LGBTQ+ Book List
I work in a library, and I’m pretty good at finding LGBT+ books. My boyfriend @another-broken-heart-cafe , who works with me, has also found quite a few. I finally decided to make an organized list of those and any others I could think of for anyone who’s looking for these kinds of books. I’ve sorted them the best I can and separated them to make what you want as easy to find as possible. There is an adult category, a teen/YA category, and a child category. I’ve read a few of these, but not many, so there’s probably going to be mistakes. I looked up every individual book to organize them the best I could (which took a while because this list currently has 140 books, if I counted correctly). If you find a mistake, just let me know and I’ll fix it in the next update. I plan to make updates occasionally as I find more. Feel free to add on any LGBT+ books you want!
Key
# - First in a series
* - Manga
ADULT
Novels
Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly [Gay] #
It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian [Gay]
The One by John Marrs [Gay]
A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood [Gay]
The Arrangement by Felice Stevens [Gay]
The Intern by John S. Daniels [Gay]
She Rises by Kate Worsley [Lesbian]
Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear [Lesbian] #
Stray City by Chelsey Johnson [Lesbian]
First Position by Melissa Brayden [Lesbian]
Wishing on a Dream by Julie Cannon [Lesbian]
Sidebar by Carsen Taite [Lesbian]
A More Perfect Union by Carsen Taite [Lesbian]
Love in the Stacks by Cara Malone [Lesbian]
Falling Gracefully by Cara Malone [Lesbian]
Camp Rewind by Meghan O'Brien [Lesbian]
No More Pretending by Bette Hawkins [Lesbian]
Built to Last by Aurora Rey [Lesbian]
Summer's Cove by Aurora Rey [Lesbian]
The Daughters of Palatine Hill by Phyllis T. Smith [Lesbian?]
Goddess by Kelly Gardiner [Bi/Pan/Poly?]
Enigma Variations by André Aciman [Bi/Pan/Poly?]
Oola by Brittany Newell [Bisexual]
Adverbs by Daniel Handler [?]
Queer by William S. Burroughs [?]
Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg [Transgender, FTM]
Bad Boy by Elliot Ware [Transgender, FTM]
Peter Darling by Austin Chant [Transgender, FTM]
For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu [Transgender, MTF]
The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan [Transgender, MTF]
Graphic Novels & Manga
Maiden Rose by Fusanosuke Inariya [Gay] # *
What Did You Eat Yesterday? by Fumi Yoshinaga [Gay] # *
Giant Days by John Allison [Lesbian] #
Heavy Vinyl by Carly Usdin [Lesbian] #
Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan [Lesbian] #
Snotgirl by Bryan Lee O’Malley [Lesbian] #
Bingo Love by Tee Franklin [Lesbian]
Sweet Blue Flowers by Takako Shimura [Lesbian] # *
After Hours by Yuhta Nishio [Lesbian] # *
Bloom Into You by Nakatani Nio [Lesbian] # *
Girl Friends by Milk Morinaga [Lesbian] # *
Nameless Asterism by Kina Kobayashi [Lesbian] # *
Eclair - A Girls' Love Anthology That Resonates in Your Heart [Lesbian] *
Citrus by Saburouta [Lesbian] # *
Their Story by Tan Jiu [Lesbian] # *
Battle Royale: Angels’ Border [Lesbian] # *
Claudine by Riyoko Ikeda [Transgender] *
TEEN / YOUNG ADULT
Novels
Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips [Gay]
Perfect Ten by L. Philips [Gay]
Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey [Gay]
Boomerang by Helene Dunbar [Gay]
Running with Lions by Julian Winters [Gay]
Been Here All Along by Sandy Hall [Gay]
Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz [Gay]
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz [Gay]
The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis [Gay]
One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva [Gay]
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg [Gay]
It Looks Like this by Rafi Mittlefehldt [Gay]
When Love Comes to Town by Tom Lennon [Gay]
We Now Return to Regular Life by Martin Wilson [Gay]
You and Me and Him by Kris Dinnison [Gay]
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson [Gay]
Fan Art by Sarah Tregay [Gay]
At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson [Gay]
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli [Gay]
Dramarama by E. Lockhart [Gay]
Draw the Line by Laurent Linn [Gay]
Whatever by S.J. Goslee [Gay]
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan [Gay]
Weird Girl and What's His Name by Meagan Brothers [Gay]
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera [Gay]
History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera [Gay]
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera [Gay + Bisexual]
Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinski [Gay + Lesbian]
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst [Lesbian + Bisexual] #
Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst [Lesbian + Bisexual]
The Summer I Wasn't Me by Jessica Verdi [Lesbian + Gay]
Ask the Passengers by A.S. King [Lesbian]
The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson [Lesbian]
Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell [Lesbian]
As I Descended by Robin Talley [Lesbian]
Read Me Like a Book by Liz Kessler [Lesbian]
Ash by Malinda Lo [Lesbian]
Huntress by Malinda Lo [Lesbian]
Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown [Lesbian]
The Summer of Jordi Perez [Lesbian]
Super Moon by H.A. Swain [Lesbian]
Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie [Lesbian]
Nothing Happened by Molly Booth [Lesbian]
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth [Lesbian]
Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta [Lesbian]
It's Not Like it's a Secret by Misa Sugiyura [Lesbian]
If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan [Lesbian]
Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan [Lesbian]
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden [Lesbian]
Lizzie by Dawn Ius [Lesbian]
Get it Together, Delilah! by Erin Gough [Lesbian]
About a Girl by Sarah McCarry [Lesbian]
South of Sunshine by Dana Elmendorf [Lesbian]
Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hocking [Bi/Pan/Poly?]
Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley [Bi/Pan/Poly?]
Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry [Bi/Pan/Poly?]
Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert [Bi/Pan/Poly?]
How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake [Bisexual + Lesbian]
Adaptation by Malinda Lo [Bisexual] #
Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee [Bisexual] #
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren [Bisexual]
Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky [Transgender, FTM]
Dreadnought by April Daniels [Transgender, MTF] #
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart [Transgender, MTF]
Miles Away from You by A. B. Rutledge [Transgender, MTF]
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo [Transgender, MTF]
Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity by Kristin Elizabeth Clark [Transgender, MTF]
Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark [Transgender]
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin [Genderfluid]
Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann [Asexual + Lesbian]
Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee [Asexual]
None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio [Intersex]
Every Day by David Levithan #
The Inside of Out by Jenn Marie Thorne [?]
Graphic Novels & Manga
Spinning by Tillie Walden [Lesbian]
I Love This Part by Tillie Walden [Lesbian]
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden [Lesbian]
Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash [Lesbian]
Decelerate Blue by Adam Rapp [Lesbian]
As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman [Lesbian]
Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O'Neill [Lesbian]
Hana & Hina After School [Lesbian] # *
Kiss and White Lily for my Dearest Girl [Lesbian] # *
Kase-san and Morning Glories by Hiromi Takashima [Lesbian] # *
Wandering Son by Takako Shimura [Transgender, FTM + MTF] # *
The Bride Was a Boy by Chii [Transgender, MTF] *
Skim by Mariko Tamaki [?]
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang [?]
CHILDREN
Novels
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake [Lesbian]
Star Crossed by Barbara Dee [Bisexual]
The Other Boy by M. G. Hennessey [Transgender, FTM]
George by Alex Gino [Transgender, FTM]
Graphic Novels & Manga
Drama by Raina Telgemeier [Gay]
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