Our Favorite Queer Books!

‘Tin Man’ by Sarah Winman is set mostly in Oxford, mostly in the 1990s, as well as in London and France. At the heart of this story of friendship, love, and grief are Ellis, Michael, and Annie. The first half of the book is told from Ellis’s point of view. In the second half of the book, the readers read a journal written by Michael, Ellis’s best friend since childhood.

‘Sauhund’ [~sow dog, implying a bastard] by Lion Christ is set in Bavaria in the 1980s. Flori tries to find true love while continuing to flee from everything. Initially set in the Bavarian countryside in 1983, Flori is lonely. He works at a fashion store and lives with his parents. He can’t sleep. He is gay but afraid to tell anyone. HIV/AIDS has just been discovered, and the stigma surrounding this misunderstood disease is intertwined with being gay.

I was so excited to read 'Unprotected: A Memoir' by Billy Porter ever since the book was announced. And it did not disappoint. The book...

‘To Paradise’ by Hanya Yanagihara is brilliant. And I didn’t expect anything less from her. The book is divided into three sections, all...