LGBTQ+ Book Club July 2026Like this list

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• Tipping the Velvet

  Waters, Sarah

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  Nan is captivated by the music hall phenomenon that is Kitty Butler, a male impersonator extraordinaire, and soon becomes Kitty's dresser.

• Tipping the Velvet

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  An adaptation of the modern classic novel of the same name, set in the hidden, decadent world of bohemian London in the 1890s.

• Bone of My Bone

  Veen, Johanna van,

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  Desperate for salvation, Ursala, a fleeing nun, and Elsebeth, a commoner, come across a powerful relic with the potential power to grant them a wish.

• The Song of Achilles

  Miller, Madeline,

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  A beloved retelling of The Illiad for readers who enjoy lyrical, emotional, romantic stories.

• Forest Euphoria

  the Abounding Queerness of Nature

  Kaishian, Patricia Ononiwu,

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  A queer, neurodivergent scientist shows how overlooked organisms challenge rigid norms, celebrate diversity and offer profound lessons about identity, acceptance and the natural world’s hidden complexities.

• Blue is the Warmest Color

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  An award-winning, erotic, controversial film explores the passionate relationship between two women over many years.

• The Spear Cuts Through Water

  Jimenez, Simon, 1989-

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  A lyrical, experimental, epic fantasy that is as much about storytelling as it is the story being told.

• Before We Were Trans

  a New History of Gender

  Heyam, Kit, 1990-

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  This global history of gender nonconformity examines the stories of people from antiquity to the present who defied categorization.

• Gay the Pray Away

  Naudus, Natalie,

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  Valerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn't know it yet. One day Riley shows up and changes everything.

• Luna Express

  Whyte, Campbell, 1984-

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  Between crummy day jobs and nights out on the town, Celeste and her friends can barely find time to use their super-powers!

• Floating Hotel

  Curtis, Grace,

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  For fans of Becky Chamber's Wayfarers series, Floating hotel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family, and a mystery that spans the stars.

• A World Worth Saving

  Lukoff, Kyle,

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  After coming out as trans, fourteen-year-old A is forced to attend weekly Save Our Sons and Daughters meetings, where he uncovers that the group is run by a demon feeding on their pain.

• A Place of Our Own

  Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  Thomas, June (Journalist),

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  As long as queer women have existed, they've created gathering grounds where they can be themselves. A Place of Our Own is a cultural history told through six iconic spaces.

• Where Am I Now?

  True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame

  Wilson, Mara,

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  A collection of personal essays from the former child actress who starred in Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire.

• Hacks. Season One

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  An Emmy-winning comedy-drama about the complicated mentorship between a legendary comic and a 25-year-old comedy writer.

• The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S.

  (as Told to His Brother)

  Levithan, David,

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  After vanishing for six days, 12-year-old Aidan suddenly reappears. He claims he was in a magical land he never wanted to leave. His parents and the police assume he's lying, but his younger brother Lucas isn't so sure.