Gay literature 2022
Pride reads Classic story tropes, but make them queer
Conjured up by bookseller Anthony, here are some books featuring classic story tropes but you know *insert manicure emjoi here*
Fake Dating:
Enemies to Lovers:
The Ingénue:
Escape a Stalker:
The Double Life:
The Quest:
Angst with a Happy Ending:
And They Were Roommates:
The Meet Cute:
The Corrupt One:
The C is yet another year full of incredible queer (adult) science fiction and fantasy releases. From debuts, over sequels, to series conclusions, and standalones in between, there is something for everyone. While these lists get longer every year, people still sound to think adult SFF doesnt have a lot to offer, which is why I put in all the work for these lists. These are all stories that feature (main) characters who are homosexual. Thats all. It doesnt have to be stories about being queer. We just want to occur and have adventures too. Ive already done the same release lists for the two previous years, s queer releases as well as s gender non-conforming releases. Release dates are always subject to change and I cant guarantee that this list is always exact, but Ill always be looking out for newly announced release dates, especially for those books that have no date yet as of me adding them to the list. (Blurbs are from authors or their publishers, not written by me). This list is a work in progress as of now and constantly updated, so excuse the occasional missing dat This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Laura Sackton is a gay book nerd and freelance writer, known on the internet for loving winter, despising summer, and going overboard with extravagant baking projects. In addition to her work at Manual Riot, she reviews for BookPage and AudioFile, and writes a weekly newsletter, Books & Bakes, celebrating queer lit and tasty treats. You can hold her on Instagram shouting about the queer books she loves and sharing photos of the walks she takes in the hills of Western Mass (while listening to audiobooks, of course). View All posts by Laura Sackton Every year, a ton of lgbtq+ books come out during Pride Month. I missing track of how many it was this year, but a quick glance at my new emit spreadsheet (yes, I hold one) reminded me that there were 10 homosexual releases on June 7th alone that Id either read or was planning to read. And that was just one let go day, and just the books that interested me, one reader. All of these new queer books are very exciting, but, news flash: queer people occur year round. The deluge of queer books in June sometimes feels a litt .
JANUARY RETURNING HEROES by Harry F. Rey:
Pub Date: 1/7/
m/m(/m), all-queer cast
sixth and last in super queer cosmos opera
a captain returns home, changed, to galaxy in flux
threatened by disastrous politics and immortals, war is inevitableBATTLE OF THE LINGUIST MAGES by Scotto Moore:
Pub Date: 1/11/
f/f
in a rave-themed VR game, words can kill
smash morphemes and punctuation together for a c-c-COMBO
but can the queen of the game accomplish anything in the genuine world?SERVANT MAGE by Kate Elliott:
Pub Date: 1/18/
polyamory, bi
lamplighter becomes a reluctant revolutionary
magic inherited from dragons, mages forced into servitude
portals and demons and soul-wraiths, ohmySEVEN MERCIES by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May:
Pub Date: 1/25/
f/f, trans, bi, & ace
sequel to SEVEN DEVILS
gay found family traveling through space and rebelling against empire 💪💪
seven queers vs a rogue AIGOLIATH by Tochi Onyebuchi:
Pub Date: 1/25/
m/m established couple
in the s, those who can flee our poisoned Earth, do; those who cant salvage what they can
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