Adults - Pride Month Featured Titles

Updated April 9, 2026
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Giovanni's room
Baldwin, James
Paper Book
Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. With a sharp, probing imagination, James Baldwin's now-classic narrative delves into the mystery of loving and creates a moving, highly controversial...
Marsha : the joy and defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
Tourmaline
Paper Book
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER Featured in The New York Times's Nonfiction to Read This Spring Black transgender luminary Tourmaline brings to life the first definitive biography of the revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most important and remarkable...
All in : an autobiography
King, Billie Jean
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice. "A story about the personal strength, immense growth,...
Palaver : a novel
Washington, Bryan
Paper Book
Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction "A heart-wrenchingly honest, often luminescent exploration of how to find and cultivate true connections, sometimes in the unlikeliest of places . . . [...
The book of pride : LGBTQ heroes who changed the world
Funk, Mason
Paper Book
THE BOOK OF PRIDE captures the true story of the gay rights movement from the 1960s to the present, through richly detailed, stunning interviews with the leaders, activists, and ordinary people who witnessed the movement and made it happen. These individuals fought battles both...
Bury our bones in the midnight soil
Schwab, Victoria
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestseller * #1 USA Today bestseller * #1 National Indie bestseller * #1 IndieNext List, June 2025 * 2025 Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Fantasy A genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger from V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York...
On Earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
Vuong, Ocean
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller * Nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction * Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century ...
Stop me if you've heard this one : a novel
Arnett, Kristen
Paper Book
A TODAY SHOW SPRING PICK "Sweet, sexy, sad, articulate, and funny." - Vogue "As much heart, humor, and gritty realness as can fit between two covers." - People "A funny and heartfelt tale of one woman grappling with grief, love and...
The mayor of Castro Street : the life and times of Harvey Milk
Shilts, Randy.
Paper Book
The Stonewall reader
Baumann, Jason
Paper Book
For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it, with a foreword by Edmund White. Finalist for the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction, presented by The...
We are green and trembling
Cabezón Cámara, Gabriela
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE Deep in the wilds of the New World, Antonio de Erauso begins to write a letter to his aunt, the prioress of the Basque convent he escaped as a young girl. Since fleeing a dead-end life as a nun, he's become Antonio and undertaken...
Hombrecito
Sanchez, Santiago Jose
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND KIRKUS REVIEWS A novel by a brilliant new voice, Hombrecito is a queer coming-of-age story about a young immigrant's complex relationships with his mother...
We Burned So Bright
Klune, Tj
Paper Book
A LibraryReads pick! An Indie Next pick! A Spotify and Apple Best Books of the Year So Far! Most anticipated from People Magazine, The Portalist, Nerd Daily, Page Six, Parade, Spokesman Review. Featured in: The New York Times, SFF Insiders,...
Bromantasy
Roche, Maire
Paper Book
Two heroes. One brain cell. BROMANTASY is a cozy, queer fantasy about the mortifying ordeal of being known by your totally platonic best friend and the epic quest that might force you to confront the truth. This deluxe limited first run edition will feature...
Almost Life
Hargrave, Kiran Millwood
Paper Book
People "Best Sapphic Historical Romances" * Harper's Bazaar "Most Anticipated Books Coming Out This Spring" * Autostraddle "Most Anticipated Queer Books for March 2026" * Time "New Books You Should Read in March" "Hargrave has a great eye and ear...
Stag dance : a novel & stories
Peters, Torrey
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "This inventive, boundary-pushing follow-up to Detransition, Baby . . . [takes] on gender, transness and lives on the margins in all of their gorgeously complicated glory."--People "Hot, heartbreaking, and...

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