Adults - Pride Month Featured Titles

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Adults - Pride Month Featured Titles

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Giovanni's room
Baldwin, James
Ebook
James Baldwin's groundbreaking novel whose frank exploration of sexuality and self-acceptance was decades ahead of its time--named one of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the past 100 years "Baldwin writes . . . with unusual candor and yet with such dignity and...
Marsha : the joy and defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
Tourmaline
Paper Book
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 figures in LGBTQIA+ history, revealing her story, her impact, and her legacy. "She is the preeminent...
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 . . . [...
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 in-between bookstore : a novel
Underhill, Edward
Paper Book
"What would you tell your teen self if you could go back in time? Underhill's tender, innovative debut is the smartest take on this trope I've ever read. . . and for the record, I read it in a single sitting. A beautiful, thoughtful study of how we find our truest selves, and whom we choose to...
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 theRandy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction, presented by The...
Murder by memory
Waite, Olivia
Paper Book
Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in this sci-fi ode to the cozy mystery, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detective A mind is a terrible thing to erase... Welcome to the HMS Fairweather, Her Majesty's most luxurious...
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,...
Bromantasy
Roche, Maire
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...
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...
Our work is everywhere : an illustrated oral history of queer & trans resistance
Rose, Syan
Paper Book
Over the past ten years, we have witnessed the rise of queer and trans communities that have defied and challenged those who have historically opposed them. Through bold, symbolic imagery and surrealist, overlapping landscapes, queer illustrator and curator Syan Rose shines a light on the faces and...
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