Pride Month: New and Recommended YA Reading

Updated June 1, 2026
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Amelia, if only
Albertalli, Becky
Paper Book
The beautiful and heartwarming new romance from Becky Albertalli, best-selling author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Amelia Applebaum isn't in love with Walter Holland. He just happens to be her favorite moderately famous, chaotically bisexual YouTuber. Who she just...
Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak out
Kuklin, Susan
Ebook
A 2015 Stonewall Honor Book A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used...
I can't even think straight
Atta, Dean
Paper Book
Big decisions and messy relationships. It's all part of life for Kai. A must-read queer coming of age story for fans of Sarah Crossan and Sex Education, written in verse by Stonewall-Award-winning, Carnegie-shortlisted author Dean Atta. Kai...
Fable for the end of the world
Reid, Ava
Paper Book
The epic standalone dystopian romance from the Sunday Time bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Lady Macbeth. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and The Last of Us SURVIVAL SACRIFICE A LOVE THAT RISKS EVERYTHING ...
Lady's knight
Kaufman, Amie
Paper Book
A rollercoaster of a medieval romp and a sapphic love story, set in a world of dragons, witches and excellent snacks from NYT bestselling duo, Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner. Perfect for fans of Gwen and Art are Not in Love, Twin Crowns and My Lady Jane. ⚔️ 'More fun...
The last bookstore on Earth
Braun-Arnold, Lily
Paper Book
The instant New York Times bestseller. A heartbreaking and high-stakes story of queer love and survival set against the backdrop of a climate change apocalypse, this book is Station Eleven and The Last of Us meets All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown.
Nobody in particular
Gonzales, Sophie
Paper Book
Rose is a disgraced princess. Danni is a scholarship student. They're also secretly in love. A scandalous sapphic royal romance, from the bestselling co-author of If This Gets Out. Perfect for fans of Young Royals. 'So good. I'm breathless.' - Becky...
Not for the faint of heart : a novel
Croucher, Lex
Paper Book
Rip-roaringly romantic, fast-paced and funny - discover the brand new Sapphic historical fantasy adventure from the author of Cafe Nero Award shortlisted, YA Book Prize winner and Books Are My Bag Reader's Award winner, Gwen and Art Are Not in Love 'You aren't...
Old wounds
Kisner, Logan-Ashley
Paper Book
"Subversive and scary, with compelling characterisation, this YA horror thriller is a pulse-pounding debut." The Guardian "Had me on the edge of my seat." Bill Wood, author of Let's Split Up Two trans teens end up in a small, isolated town, where they must escape the locals...
Our infinite fates : a novel
Steven, Laura
Paper Book
'Impossible to put down' V.E. Schwab, international bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue A star-crossed lovers romance that spans a millennia, for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, They Both Die at the End and One Day ...
Queer : the ultimate LGBTQ guide for teens
Belge, Kathy
Ebook
Honest and engaging, Queer takes LGBT teens on an awesome and enlightening journey through the sometimes scary, sometimes silly, and always fabulous world of queer life. With advice on coming out, navigating a queer social life, dealing with queerphobia, and having safe sex, Queer is a must-have...
Queer, there, and everywhere : 23 people who changed the world
Prager, Sarah
Ebook
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2017 * A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book for Teens 2017 This first-ever LGBTQ history book of its kind for young adults will appeal to fans of fun, empowering pop-culture books like Rad American Women A-Z and Notorious RBG....
The romantic tragedies of a drama king
Trevaldwyn, Harry
Paper Book
First there was Bridget Jones. Then there was Georgia Nicolson. Now get ready to meet Patch Simmons . . .The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King is the hilarious rom-com debut from rising star Harry Trevaldwyn, perfect for fans of Heartstopper.Patch has decided that this is the year he will get a...
This book is gay
Dawson, Juno (Young adult fiction writer)
Paper Book
A funny and pertinent book about being lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer, transgender or just curious - for everybody, no matter their gender or sexuality
When devils sing
Kaur, Xan
Paper Book
When Devils Sing is a rural, atmospheric YA horror, perfect for fans of Stephen King. In the shadows of a small Georgia town, four unlikely allies must unravel the sinister secrets behind a local teen's disappearance during the eerie Cicada Festival. When...

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