Our Favorite Queer Books!

Anything not saved will be lost. ‘Am Samstag gehen die Mädchen in den Wald und jagen Sachen in die Luft’ (~ on Saturday, the girls go into the forest and blow things up) by Fiona Sironic is a dystopian novel set in a nearby, but undetermined, future where the world is dying. Climate change has raised temperatures to nearly unbearable levels. Vegetables, fruits, and other fresh produce are luxuries for the super-rich. Entire species are becoming extinct. Most families decide a

‘The Happy Couple’ by Naoise Dolan is set in Dublin and London. It follows the events leading up to Celine and Luke’s wedding, told from several perspectives—and all of them are queer. Celine is a professional pianist who is brilliant at what she does. Although the piano is her true love, she is nevertheless set on marrying Luke. Despite all of his infidelity, which she artfully ignores.

‘Die Kriegerin’ by Helene Bukowski follows Lisbeth and the (initially unnamed) warrior—two women bound by a complex, painful relationship. It's a story of closeness, of silence, and of desperate attempts to harden oneself: bodies and minds steeled against the world, in the hope that pain won’t find a way in.

‘Instant Love’ by Jami Attenberg follows the lives, loves, and heartbreaks of various interconnected characters. Holly, Maggie, and Sarah Lee are at the center of the story, but the novel also introduces a diverse cast whose lives intertwine in surprising ways. Each character wrestles with loneliness and longing, navigating the complexities of relationships and self-discovery. Some of these relationships explore queer love and the challenges that come with it.

I don’t hate this town. I’m uneasy in it. In ‘The Town of Babylon’ by Alejandro Varela, Andrés returns to the town where he grew up—to...

‘Min mor siger’ (English: ‘My Mother Says,’ German: ‘Meine Mutter sagt’) by Stine Pilgaard is the Danish author’s debut and set in...