Books with Queer Representation

Happy pride! I make a point to read queer all year, but if you’re just looking for some books with LGBTQIA+ representation, look no further. In this post I’ve compiled all the books that I’ve tagged as featuring queer main characters, regardless of identity. In my “Read Queer All Year” post, I break down the representation more specifically to help readers find exactly what they’re looking for.

I would love to hear some of your recommendations as well. Drop them in the comments if they seem to align with my favorites!

Happy reading!

Books with Queer Representation:


Timothy Janovsky | The Merriest Misters

The Plot (from Goodreads):Patrick Hargrave and Quinn Muller have been married for less than a year, but their passionate romance is cracking under the pressures of domestic life and a…

Rachel Runya Katz | Whenever You’re Ready

The Plot (Goodreads): After reconnecting on a road trip, two friends must decide if love is the ultimate risk worth taking in this funny, emotional sapphic romance. Nia and Jade…

Andie Burke | Fly With Me

The Plot (from Goodreads): A sparkling and steamy opposites-attract romance, Fly with Me by Andie Burke is filled with sharp banter and that sweet, swooping feeling of finding “the one”…

Meryl Wilsner | Cleat Cute

The Plot (from Goodreads): Grace Henderson has been a star of the US Women’s National Team for ten years, even though she’s only 26. But when she’s sidelined with an…

Steven Rowley | The Guncle Abroad

The Plot (from Goodreads): Patrick O’Hara is finally in a league of his own…professionally. Inspired by his stint as Grant and Maisie’s caretaker after their mother’s passing, Patrick has “un-stalled”…

Mazey Eddings | Late Bloomer

The Plot (from Goodreads): Winning the lottery has ruined Opal Devlin’s’s life. After quitting her dead-end job where she’d earned minimum wage and even less respect, she’s bombarded by people…

Jessica Knoll | Bright Young Women

The Book:  Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll September 19, 2023 by S&S/ Marysue Rucci BooksDate read: May 23, 2023 The Characters:  PamelaRuth Buy it on Bookshop.org | Amazon This…

Kimmery Martin | The Antidote for Everything

The Plot (from Goodreads): Georgia Brown’s profession as a urologist requires her to interact with plenty of naked men, but her romantic prospects have fizzled. The most important person in…

Casey McQuiston | Red, White, & Royal Blue

The Plot (Goodreads): First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the…

Julie Murphy | A Merry Little Meet Cute

The Plot (from Goodreads): Bee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star. With a huge following and two supportive moms, Bee couldn’t…

Helena Greer | Season of Love

The Plot (from Goodreads): Miriam Blum has no choice but to face the past she thought she’d left behind when she inherits her great-aunt’s Christmas tree farm in this witty,…

Roan Parrish | The Holiday Trap

The Plot (from Goodreads): Greta Russakoff loves her tight-knit family and tiny Maine hometown, even if they don’t always understand what it’s like to be a lesbian living in such…

TJ Alexander | Chef’s Kiss

The Plot (from Goodreads): Simone Larkspur is a perfectionist pastry expert with a dream job at The Discerning Chef, a venerable cookbook publisher in New York City. All she wants…

Georgia Clark | Island Time

The Plot (from Goodreads): The Kellys are messy, loud, loving Australians. The Lees are sophisticated, aloof, buttoned-up Americans. They have nothing in common…except for the fact that their daughters are…

Courtney Kae | In The Event of Love

The Plot (from Goodreads): Offering a steamy, queer spin on the feel-good tropes of a Hallmark movie, this sweet, funny #OwnVoices rom-com is perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and…

Alexis Hall | Husband Material

The Plot (from Goodreads): Wanted: One (very real) husband Nowhere near perfect but desperately trying his best In BOYFRIEND MATERIAL, Luc and Oliver met, pretended to fall in love, fell…

Timothy Janovsky | Never Been Kissed

The Book:  Never Been Kissed by Timothy JanovskyPublished May 3rd 2022 by Sourcebooks CasablancaDate read: April 28, 2022 The Characters:  Wren and Derick Buy it on Bookshop.org | Amazon The…

Kosoko Jackson | I’m So (Not) Over You

The Plot (from Goodreads): It’s been months since aspiring journalist Kian Andrews has heard from his ex-boyfriend, Hudson Rivers, but an urgent text has them meeting at a café. Maybe…

Thomas Olde Heuvelt | Echo

The Plot (from Goodreads): Travel journalist and mountaineer Nick Grevers awakes from a coma to find that his climbing buddy, Augustin, is missing and presumed dead. Nick’s own injuries are…

Marie Rutkoski | Real Easy

The Plot (from Goodreads): It’s 1999 and Samantha has danced for years at the Lovely Lady strip club. She’s not used to mixing work and friendship―after all, between her jealous…

Anita Kelly | Love & Other Disasters

The Plot (from Goodreads): Recently divorced and on the verge of bankruptcy, Dahlia Woodson is ready to reinvent herself on the popular reality competition show Chef’s Special. Too bad the…

Alison Cochrun | The Charm Offensive

The Plot (from Goodreads): Dev Deshpande has always believed in fairy tales. So it’s no wonder then that he’s spent his career crafting them on the long-running reality dating show…

Caitlin Wahrer | The Damage

The Plot (from Goodreads): Tony has always looked out for his younger brother, Nick. So when he’s called to a hospital bed where Nick is lying battered and bruised after…

Karelia Stetz-Waters | Satisfaction Guaranteed

The Book:  Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-WatersPublished June 1st 2021 by ForeverDate read: July 18, 2021 The Characters:  CadeSelena Buy it on Bookshop.org | Amazon The Plot (from Goodreads): When…

Morgan Rogers | Honey Girl

The Plot (from Goodreads): With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter goes on a girls’ trip to Vegas to celebrate. She’s a straight A, work-through-the-summer…

Wendy Heard | She’s Too Pretty To Burn

The Plot (from Goodreads): The summer is winding down in San Diego. Veronica is bored, caustically charismatic, and uninspired in her photography. Nico is insatiable, subversive, and obsessed with chaotic…

Zak Salih | Let’s Get Back to the Party

The Plot (from Goodreads): It’s just weeks after the historic Supreme Court marriage equality ruling, and all Sebastian Mote wants is to settle down. A high school art history teacher,…

Chad Musick | Not My Ruckus

The Plot (from Goodreads): Folks know 14-year-old Clare isn’t normal, even for a tomboy. She runs too much, talks too little, carries a gun too often, and holds a grudge…

Kacen Callender | Felix Ever After

The Plot (from Goodreads): Felix Love has never been in love—and, yes, he’s painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it’s like and why it seems…

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