Our Favorite Queer Books!

‘Still Life’ by Sarah Winman certainly does exactly that: leaving a mark. And the author shares a beautiful perspective on a world full of pain. Set mostly in Florence and London, this book covers almost the entire 20th century. The story begins in Tuscany in 1944. Coincidentally brought together at the end of World War II, Evelyn Skinner, an art historian in her sixties, meets Ulysses Temper, a young soldier. This brief encounter stays with them for decades.

‘The Afterward’ by E.K. Johnston might be one of the best YA fantasy books (or maybe even the best one) I have ever read. A year ago, the heroes of the realm saved the king and all of Cadrium: a group of knights, an apprentice knight, a thief (all female), and a powerful mage, the only male member of the group. Now, each of them lives their own life, some happier than others.

She was the perfect reckless. ‘The Stars and the Blackness Between Them’ by Junauda Petrus is so sweet—and heartbreaking. And although...

'Islands of Blood and Storm' is a two book fantasy series by Kacen Callender. Girls aren’t supposed to ask as many questions as she does;...

Two-legs had specific ways of classifying the world that Yetu didn’t like. She remembered that, at least. They organized the world as two...