Reading With Pride - Adult, Rainbow Male Character

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This is a list of books that will help you complete the first section of the challenge - reading a book with a rainbow male character.

This is the Adult list.

Updated May 11, 2026
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The South
Aw, Tash.
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 'Spellbinding' THE TIMES 'An exquisite, languorous novel' OBSERVER 'Heartstoppingly vivid' OISÍN MCKENNA A radiant novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer - about family,...
The binding
Collins, Bridget
Paper Book
LOSE YOURSELF IN THE BREAKOUT SENSATION OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 'Brilliant' Joanna Cannon 'Spellbinding' Guardian 'Magic' Erin Kelly 'Immersive' Sunday Times 'Gorgeous' Stella Duffy
The new life : a novel
Crewe, Tom
Paper Book
Discover Tom Crewe's magnificent debut novel about forbidden desire and the search for freedom in Victorian England... 'Beautifully written' Graham Norton 'Subtle, sexy and beautifully crafted' Sarah Waters 'Lavishly imagined' Sunday Times _____...
Baxter's requiem
Crow, Matthew
Paper Book
'The fact that this novel is so witty is incidental to how good it is - it has characters you care about deeply and a heart as big as a cathedral' Miles Jupp Let me tell you a story, about a man I knew, and a man I know... Mr Baxter is ninety-four...
The armour of light
Follett, Ken
Paper Book
The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters.Revolution is in the air1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In...
A place called Winter
Gale, Patrick
Paper Book
** Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2015 ** Picked for the BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club To find yourself, sometimes you must lose everything. A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Even...
The sweetness of water : a novel
Harris, Nathan
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE A TIMES BEST PAPERBACK 2022, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 2021, OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK AND BARACK OBAMA SELECTION 'A fine,...
Mothers and sons : a novel
Haslett, Adam
Paper Book
A mother and son, estranged for many years, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generation At forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated....
Our evenings
Hollinghurst, Alan
Paper Book
A 'Book of the Year' for The Guardian, The Observer, The Times, Daily Express, The Spectator, The Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and the I 'I must confess my devotion immediately: I read every word this man writes. I wait for every new...
Speak no evil
Iweala, Uzodinma
Paper Book
'Elegant and elegiac' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Guardian 'A writer of spectacular talent' Observer On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, DC, he's a top student and a track star at his...
Elevation
King, Stephen
Paper Book
From the ultimate storyteller Stephen King comes, a 'joyful, uplifting' (Entertainment Weekly) tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. In the small town of Castle Rock word gets around quickly. That's why Scott Carey only confides in his friend...
Somewhere beyond the sea
Klune, TJ
Paper Book
A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything. The number one New York Times bestselling sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea. Winner of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy Arthur...
HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA
KLUNE, TJ.
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER! A 2021 Alex Award winner! The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner! An Indie Next Pick! One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020"...
The silver book
Laing, Olivia
Paper Book
'It is dangerous to want someone this much. He has always known it, from the very first night.' It is September 1974. Two men meet by chance in Venice. One is a young English artist, in panicked flight from London. The other is Danilo Donati, the magician of Italian cinema, the...
The Nancys
McDonald, R. W. R.
The song of Achilles
Miller, Madeline
Paper Book
**OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD** WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Captivating' DONNA TARTT 'A book I could not put down'...
The starless sea
Morgenstern, Erin
Paper Book
'A journey of wonder and imagination' Stylist You are invited to join Zachary on the starless sea- the home of storytellers, story-lovers and those who will protect our stories at all costs. Discover the enchanting, magical new...
The beasts of Paris : a novel
Penney, Stef
Paper Book
In Paris 1870, three wandering souls find themselves in a city set to descend into war. 'A historical epic that Jessie Burton fans will adore' GRAZIA 'Exquisite, relevant and immersive' ANNA MAZZOLA 'A triumph' GUARDIAN
Greta And Valdin
Reilly, Rebecca K.
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Delightfully confident . . . a total pleasure' TIMES 'Warm, witty and utterly idiosyncratic' ALICE SLATER 'Hilarious, touching and hotly sublime' JULIA...
Young Mungo
Stuart, Douglas
Paper Book
The number one Sunday Times bestseller, from the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain. 'Beautiful and moving, a gay Romeo and Juliet set in the brutal world of Glasgow's housing estates' - The Observer A...
John of John
Stuart, Douglas.
Paper Book
From Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo comes a stunning new novel, John of John. Set in the Isle of Harris, John of John is a tender and devastating story of love...
Bury your gays
Tingle, Chuck
Paper Book
Misha knows that chasing success in Hollywood can be hell. But finally, after years of trying to make it, his big moment is here: an Oscar nomination. And the executives at the studio for his long-running streaming series know just the thing to kick his career to the next level: kill...
Valentine Grey
Toksvig, Sandi.
Audiobook
The in-between
Tsiolkas, Christos
Paper Book
A long winter
Tóibín, Colm
Paper Book
An unforgettable story about loss and new love from the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island. 'The most striking example of Tóibín's emotional control . . . [An] eloquent expression of the bond between a mother and a son' - Guardian ...

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