Pride Month Books for Adults

Updated June 5, 2026
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All fired up : a novel
England, M. K.
Paper Book
"A red-hot sapphic romance that's perfect for Ali Hazelwood fans."--Timothy Janovsky, USA Today bestselling author of The (Fake) Dating Game A fire-starting scientist and a bi firefighter team up to save their best friend from an epic mistake in this celebration of queer...
Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die
Stothers, Greer
Paper Book
In Which Many Dangerous and Homosexual Things Happen. All his life, Sir Cameron has stayed as far away from danger as possible. He is quite frankly too handsome to die a pointless death in battle. But then the Church hands down a prophecy to his fellow knights: the only way to defeat their...
A Black Queer History of the United States
Snorton, C Riley
Paper Book
The first-ever Black history to center queer voices, this landmark study traces the lives of LGBTQ+ Black Americans from slavery to present day Gender and sexual expression have always been part of the Black freedom struggle In this latest book in Beacon's award...
Dirtbag queen : a memoir of my mother
Corren, Andy
Paper Book
In this "utterly unhinged, hilarious" memoir, a son pays tribute to his larger than life 'zaftig good time gal' mother and his unusual childhood (Jenny Lawson, New York Times bestselling author). "Because she was my mother, the death of zaftig good-time...
Disco witches of Fire Island : a novel
Fell, Blair
Paper Book
It's 1989, and Joe Agabian and his best friend Ronnie set out to spend their first summer working in the hedonistic gay paradise of Fire Island Pines. Joe is desperate to let loose and finally move beyond the heartbreak of having lost his boyfriend to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The two friends are...
Father Material
Hall, Alexis
Paper Book
From the USA Today bestselling author of Boyfriend Material and Husband Material comes the hotly anticipated third book in the London Calling series--a charming, pitch-perfect opposites attract romcom. *** First came love. Then came marriage. Now...
How to have a killer time in D.C.
Lumley, Sam
Paper Book
A young, gay, autistic travel writer takes a head-spinning detour when murder and romance unbalance his well-planned life and career in this fun, quirky debut mystery . . . For twenty-four-year-old Oliver Popp, autism is just another fact of life. As long as Oliver sticks to a...
Is This a Cry for Help?
Austin, Emily
Paper Book
Emily Austin, the bestselling "queen of darkly quirky, endearingly flawed heroines" (Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus), returns with a luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story...
John of John
Stuart, Douglas
Paper Book
AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Oprah Daily, and Vogue "Douglas Stuart brilliantly weaved a layered, compelling and yet so intimate a story...
Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000
Walters, Barry
"An excellent history of the queer world's countless music scenes." --Emma Alpern, Vulture "An essential book for this moment." --Rob Sheffield The definitive history of LGBTQ music, from Stonewall to RuPaul, and its impact on culture and American life...
Missing Sam
Umrigar, Thrity
Paper Book
A tense and twisty story of a woman who goes missing on a morning run and her wife's determination to both find her and clear her own name--from the bestselling author of Honor. One night after a party, old grievances surface between married couple...
Morning after the revolution : dispatches from the wrong side of history
Bowles, Nellie
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people in America lost their minds--and how she almost did, too. As a Hillary voter, a New York Times reporter, and frequent...
Mothers and sons : a novel
Haslett, Adam
Paper Book
A mother and son, estranged for years, must grapple with the shared secret that drove their lives apart in this enthralling story about family, forgiveness--and how a fleeting act of violence can change a life forever. At forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York...
A Murder Most Camp: A Mystery
Didomizio, Nicolas
Paper Book
The Guncle meets Every Time I Go On Vacation Someone Dies in this fun, twisty mystery following a spoiled nepo baby forced to work at a struggling summer camp who stumbles into a real-life murder mystery he has no choice but to solve. Rustic cabins. Lakefront bonfires. A painfully hot...
Once upon you & me
Janovsky, Timothy
Paper Book
Charming fairy tale meets spicy bedtime story in this deliciously enchanting age-gap LGBTQIA+ romance  When Taylor Frost's boss, Amy, flies him across the country to prep for her daughter's sweet sixteen at the Storybook Endings Resort in the Catskills, the solo...
One Love
Cain, Matt
Paper Book
A witty, uplifting, wonderfully honest novel about a decades-spanning friendship that might be something much more, from the acclaimed author of The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle and Becoming Ted. Full of heart, charm, and queer joy for readers of Steven Rowley, Linda Holmes,...
A pirate's life for tea
Thorne, Rebecca
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--a gorgeous paperback edition featuring vivid orange sprayed edges, a beautiful color illustration, and a never-before-seen bonus short story! Bookshops & Bonedust meets Our Flag Means Death in this cozy fantasy on the low seas, where lesbian...
Raising kids beyond the binary : celebrating God's transgender and gender-diverse children
Bruesehoff, Jamie
Paper Book
Dare to dream of a church and a world transformed by the bold celebration of transgender and gender-diverse children. The debate around transgender children rages, with some Christians being the loudest voices against loving and supporting these young people. So, now more than ever,...
The sexual evolution : how 500 million years of sex, gender, and mating shape modern relationships
Lents, Nathan H.
Paper Book
Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "A bulletproof case that sexual diversity exists in the natural world...The Sexual Evolution is a thoughtfully and delightfully written book full of illuminating and entertaining information that will be new to...
Star Shipped
Sebastian, Cat
Paper Book
Cat Sebastian's long-awaited foray into contemporary romance! A witty, emotional, and deliciously slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance between two costars on a popular sci-fi television series. Simon and Charlie, actors on a long-running sci-fi show, can't stand one another. Charlie is...
Super gay poems : LGBTQIA+ poetry after Stonewall
Burt, Stephanie
Paper Book
Winner of the 2025 New England Book Award for Poetry A major poet and literary critic leads an aesthetic adventure through poems about queer experience, by writers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans, nonbinary, gender fluid, and more. A...
The T in LGBT : everything you need to know about being trans
Raines, Jamie
Paper Book
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A practical and highly accessible guide for those navigating society as a trans person or trying to gain understanding of the trans experience, from psychologist, content creator, and LGBTQ+ advocate Jamie Raines, with over one million YouTube subscribers. Hey...
That's What Friends Are for: A Hilarious, Tender Story Based on the Golden Girls (Original)
Rouse, Wade
Paper Book
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER! USA TODAY bestseller * Today Show Best Feel Good Read * Bookbub Best New Fiction * A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Zibby Media * US Weekly Best Romance * Featured on People.com, Newsweek.com and CBS-NY/Club Calvi Book Club
I think they love you
Winters, Julian
Paper Book
"Winters's novel blends the feel-good charm of a rom-com with the familiar what-are-you-doing-dude angst of your 20s. Denzel's vibrant family and their event-planning business add delightful depth to this read." - The New York Times, "Love 'Heated Rivalry'? Read These Romance Novels...
Thirty love : a novel
Vellner, Tom
Things heat up on and off the court for two tennis rivals in this steamy debut gay sports rom-com, perfect for fans of TJ Alexander and Rachel Reid. American tennis star Leo Chambers is determined to win the US Open by thirty, the age when many players feel retirement...
To be loved : a story of truth, trauma, and transformation
Anderson, Frank G.
Paper Book
Rarely does a trauma therapist disclose their own trauma history . . . yet it's the untold, brutally honest, incredibly heartbreaking story of Dr. Frank Anderson that made him the world-renowned trauma expert he is today. Known for his magnetic and radiant personality, Frank spends his...
We Burned So Bright
Klune, Tj
Paper Book
A LibraryReads pick! An Indie Next pick! Most anticipated from People Magazine, The Portalist, Nerd Daily, Page Six, Parade, Spokesman Review. Featured in: The New York Times, SFF Insiders, New Scientist, Nerd Daily, Reactor, Goodreads, IGN,...

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