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A Rainbow of Queer Books for Pride 2025: Turquoise

HAPPY PRIDE 2025! For Pride this year, we’re changing up our usual rec lists. Instead of doing books with specific identities or themes, we’re focused this time on cover color! Throughout the month of June, we’ll be doing 8 rec lists, each with covers inspired by one of the colors of the original Gilbert Baker Pride Flag. We drew a little additional inspiration from the meaning behind the color and why it was included in the original LGBTQIA+ flag (in this case, turquoise = magic), but we prioritized color over meaning. The contributors to this list are: May Barros, Rhosyn Goodfellow, Linnea Peterson, Tris Lawrence, Sebastian Marie, Shannon, Rascal Hartley, and Nina Waters.

Journey Home by May Barros

Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

The Salt in the Sea by J.D. Rivers

Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani

Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

Like Real People Do by E.L. Massey

Like You’ve Nothing Left to Prove by E.L. Massey

Deadendia: The Broken Halo by Hamish Steele

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas

Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland

Submerged by Vita Ayala

Artifice & Access: A Disability in Fantasy Anthology by Ella T. Holmes

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

Twilight Out of Focus by Jyanome

Thousand Autumns by Meng Xi Shi

If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

Many Drops Make a Stream by Adrian Harley

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) by Kathleen Gros

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

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Holy shit, this book was amazing.

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I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley, MCD, and Tess Sharpe for this opportunity. No Body, No Crime is a thriller/romance novel that weaves storytelling together through a non-linear timeline. Chloe Harper and Mel Tillman have been in love since they were sixteen years old and the flame burns bright throughout the entire book. Getting caught up in a murder, they both take different turns in life. Chloe is on the run from a threat Mel doesn't know about, and Mel, a Private Investigator, is determined to find Chloe and bring her home. When they finally meet again, they have to face down an enemy Chloe has protected Mel from for all these years. The relationship between the two women, who only want to protect one another, is one aspect of the book I loved. How they interact and care so deeply for one another was wonderfully written - the way they have each other's backs even when the plot thickens and takes a turn neither expect. The thriller aspect of the book had me trying to piece together the clues when each new part of the story was revealed. It kept me wanting to continue reading and not stop. There were twists I didn't see coming, and some I did see coming. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I'll definitely be buying a copy when it comes out.

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🩷 LESBIAN BOOKS FOR EVERY READER 🩷

QOTD: What’s your favourite book with a lesbian main character?

It’s lesbian visibility week and that means it’s time to add some lesbian books to your tbr!

No matter your favourite genre, I’ve got you covered with this rec list, so no more excuses for not reading lesbian stories!

Please note that a main character is the character(s) whose POV the story is from, not love interests or other key characters.

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Slide 2: Romance:

- Ribbonwood by Ruby Landers

- Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao

- Not Just Gal Pals by Elizabeth Luly

- How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly

- Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blame

- Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Slide 3: Fantasy:

- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

- Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

- Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

- Skysong by CA Wright

- Enemies to Booksellers by Laura Catherine

Slide 4: Romantasy:

- A Crimson Covenant by Aimee Donnellan

- Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

- Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

- Pinned by Love by Elaine J Daniels

Slide 5: Sci-fi

- Countess by Suzan Palumbo

- This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

- The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard

- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Slide 6: Horror/Thriller/Mystery

- Lucy Undying by Kiersten White

- My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna Van Veen

- Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth

- Murder Most Actual by Alexis Hall

- Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Slide 7: Historical

- The MoonStone Girls by Brooke Skipstone

- Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

- Winter of the Wolf by Amanda Willimott

- Devotion by Hannah Kent

Slide 8: Comics/Graphic Novels

- West Coast Avengers by Thompson, Caselli and Farrell

- I Hated You in High School by Kathleen Gros

- Shades of Magic by VE Schwab

- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemarey Valero-O’Connell

- Navigating With You by Jeremy Whitley

Slide 9: Young Adult Romance

- Lover Birds by Leanne Egan

- Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield

- The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

- Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan

- Dancing Barefoot by Alice Boyle

- Furious by Rebecca Podos and Jamie Pacton

Slide 10: Young Adult Fantasy/Romantasy

- A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

- These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

- Gentlest of Wild Things by Sarah Underwood

- Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

- Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

- The Merciless King of Moore High by Lily Sparks

Slide 11: Young Adult Horror/Thriller/Mystery

- The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland

- Into the Mouth of the Wolf by Erin Gough

- You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

- This is the Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde

- The Killing Code by Ellie Marney

- Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven

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ocean books 🌊📘🐟

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Putting books on hold at the library has the same thrill of ordering books online, but with the added benefit of not losing any money over titles I might not enjoy.

10/10 would recommend.

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Let the books save you.

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botanical books 🌷🌸

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remember what’s really truly important in life : local bookstore

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🌈 Queer Young Adult Books of 2025

🩵 Good afternoon, my beloved bookish bats. Whether your goal is to read more young adult books or to read queer all year in 2025, I have you covered. Check out these queer young adult books to be released in 2025!

💙 Fable for the End of the World - Ava Reid 💙 These Vengeful Gods - Gabe Cole Novoa 💙 It's a Love/Skate Relationship - Carli J. Corson 💙 All's Fair in Love and Field Hockey - Kit Rosewater 💙 Love at Second Sight - F.T. Lukens 💙 Marisol Acts the Part - Elle Gonzalez Rose 💙 For One Night Only - Jessica James 💙 Lovely Dark and Deep - Elisa A. Bonnin 💙 Don't Let Me Go - Kevin Christopher Snipes

🩵 Say a Little Prayer - Jenna Voris 🩵 Brewed with Love - Shelly Page 🩵 Roll for Love - M.K. England 🩵 Vesuvius - Cass Biehn 🩵 I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Mariama J. Lockington 🩵 Out of Step, into You - Ciera Burch 🩵 Solo Stan - Talia Tucker 🩵 And They Were Roommates - Page Powars 🩵 I Love You S'more - Auriane Desombre

💙 One of the Boys - Victoria Zeller 💙 The Broposal - Sonora Reyes 💙 Summer Girls - Jennifer Dugan 💙 If We Survive This - Racquel Marie 💙 Nobody in Particular - Sophie Gonzales 💙 When Love Gives You Lemons - Steven Salvatore 💙 The Afterdark - E. Latimer 💙 Amelia, If Only - Becky Albertalli 💙 A Treachery of Swans - A.B. Poranek

🩵 In Case You Read This - Edward Underhill 🩵 We Are Villains - Kacen Callender 🩵 The Duke Steals Hearts & Other Body Parts - Elias Cold 🩵 Run Away with Me - Brian Selznick 🩵 Right Beside You - Tucker Shaw 🩵 Leo Martino Steals Back His Heart - Eric Geron 🩵 Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe - C.B. Lee 🩵 Call Your Boyfriend - Olivia A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk 🩵 A Traitorous Heart - Erin Cotter

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Rei Kurahashi aka くらはしれい aka Kurahashi Rei (Japanese, b. Gifu Prefecture, Japan) - 猫の居場所 (A Place for Cats), Painting

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🩷 sapphic books by black authors for Black History Month

🦇 happy black history month, my bookish bats! part of my mission on this account is to amplify queer, bipoc, & diverse voices. with that in mind, here are some sapphic books by black authors to add to your tbr for Black History Month!

Escaping Mr. Rochester - L.L. McKinney The Relationship Mechanic - Karmen Lee Thirsty - Jas Hammonds So Let Them Burn - Kamilah Cole Broughtupsy - Christina Cooke Second Night Stand - Karelia Stetz-Waters & Fay Stetz-Waters Incendiant - Virginia Black Faebound - Saara El-Arifi Dead Girls Walking - Sami Ellis

Dead in Long Beach, California - Venita Blackburn Flirting Lessons - Jasmine Guillory The Payback Girls by Alex Travis Faebound - Saara El-Arifi A Little Kissing Between Friends - Chencia C. Higgins French Pressed Love - M C Hutson Brewed with Love - Shelly Page Something Kindred - Ciera Burch These Poisons We Drink - Bethany Baptiste String Theory - L.M. Bennett

Where Sleeping Girls Lie - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Those Beyond the Wall - Micaiah Johnson These Letters End in Tears - Musih Tedji Xaviere This Ends in Embers - Kamilah Cole Pomegranate - Helen Elaine Lee Where Shadows Meet - Patrice Caldwell Taste the Love - Karelia Stetz-Waters & Fay Stetz-Waters

The Secret Crush Book Club - Karmen Lee

Cursebound - Saara El-Arifi The 7-10 Split - Karmen Lee The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye - Briony Cameron Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn - Renee Swindle Sleep Like Death - Kalynn Bayron Iron Tongue of Midnight - Brittany N. Williams Fate’s Bane - C.L. Clark

Sympathy for Wild Girls: Stories - Demree McGhee Nav’s Foolproof Guide to Falling in Love - Jessica Lewis Out of Step, into You by Ciera Burch Ready to Score - Jodie Slaughter If We Were a Movie - Zakiya N. Jamal One Summer in Miami - Amber Rose Gill Call Your Boyfriend - Olivia A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk An Arcane Inheritance - Kamilah Cole I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Mariama J. Lockington

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if you start reading books again. you will feel at least a little better. I promise