Readers dear and queer: it’s October. As we shroud ourselves in woolen layers and await The Great Pumpkin, let us dive into this month’s most anticipated LGBTQIA+ books. Please, enjoy October’s fortifying brew of queer magic…!
As always, if our list is missing an author or a book, or if you have a book coming out next month, please email us with the month of your pub date in the subject line.
Fiction
- The Balance Tips by Joy Huang Clark, Interlude Press
- The Blue Moth Motel by Olivia Robinson, Breakwater Books
- Breaking Points by Chelsea Stickle, Black Lawrence Press
- Caged in Fire by Amy Thorn
- Collar Confessions: Sharing the Man of God by Dwight Allen O’Neal
- Deceptive Cadence by Kora Reydgar, Ananke Press
- Dreaming of You: A Novel in Verse by Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Astra House
- Eleven-Inch by Michał Witkowski, translated by W. Martin, Seagull Books
- Finches by A.M. Muffaz, Vernacular Books
- Fungirl by Elizabeth Pich, Silver Sprocket
- Game Over by Elliot Torres
- The Gold Persimmon by Lindsay Merbaum, Creature Publishing, LLC
- Helping Howard by Sally Schloss, Atmosphere Press
- Impulsive by Jasmine Dowell, BookBaby
- Keen by Erin Stalcup, Gold Wake Press Collective
- Oldladyvoice by Elisa Victoria, translated by Charlotte Whittle, And Other Stories
- Personal Attention Roleplay by Helen Chau Bradley, Metonymy Press
- Sisters of the Great War by Suzanne Feldman, Mira Books
- Sylvie by Sharon Kreider, Gray Wolf Books
- Until We Fall by Nicole Zelniker, Jaded Ibis Press
- What We Pick Up by Stacy Brewter, Buckman Publishing LLC
Bio/Memoir
- Any Kind of Luck at All by Mary Fairhurst Breen, Second Story Press
- Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming, Dey Street Books
- Between Worlds: A Queer Boy from the Valleys by Jeffrey Weeks, Parthian
- Four Funerals, No Marriage by Mike Keren, Woodhall Press
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way by Nancy Spain, George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much by Jen Winston, Atria Books
- Hear’s the Thing: Lessons on Listening, Life, and Love by Cody Alan, Harper Horizon
- House Fires by Connor Franta, Atria Books
- How to Be a Girl: A Mother’s Memoir of Raising Her Transgender Daughter by Marlo Mack, Experiment
- In Search of Emma: How We Created Our Family by Armando Lucas Correa, translated by Cecilia Molinari, HarperOne
- The Light Streamed Beneath It: A Memoir of Grief and Celebration by Shawn Hitchins, ECW Press
- Madder: A Memoir in Weeds by Marco Wilkinson, Coffee House Press
- The Making of a Woman: From the Inside Out by Marlayna Glynn, Birthright Books LLC
- Never Silent: ACT Up and My Life in Activism by Peter Staley, Chicago Review Press
- The One You Want to Marry (and Other Identities I’ve Had) by Sophie Santos, Topple Books & Little a
- Oscar Wilde: A Life by Matthew Sturgis, Knopf Publishing Group
- Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who’ve Inspired Me by Shelby Criswell, Street Noise Books
- Stroke Book: The Diary of a Blindspot by Jonathan Alexander, Fordham University Press
- A Tale of Two Omars: A Memoir of Family, Revolution, and Coming Out During the Arab Spring by Omar Sharif Jr., Counterpoint LLC
- Unprotected by Billy Porter, Abrams Press
Nonfiction
- Bee Reaved by Dodie Bellamy, Semiotext(e)
- The Beginner’s Guide to Being a Trans Ally by Christy Whittlesey, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis by Mattilda Berstein Sycamore, Arsenal Pulp Press
- Destination Pride: A Little Book for the Best LGBTQ Vacations by Andrew Collins, Hardie Grant Books
- Poetry is Queer by J Kirby, Palimpsest Press
- Special Topics in Being a Human: A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I’ve Learned the Hard Way about Caring for People, Including Myself by S. Bear Bergman, illustrated by Saul Freedman-Lawson, Arsenal Pulp Press
- WHY DESIGN MATTERS: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People by Debbie Millman, Harper Design
LGBTQ Studies
- The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory and Transformative Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health by Zena Sharman, Arsenal Pulp Press
- King of Hearts: Drag Kings in the American South by Baker A. Rogers, Rutgers University Press
Romance
- A Gym Rat’s Guide to Love by Ian M. Keller, Rainbow Dog Books
- A Period of unCertainty by Sheryn Munir, Bella Books
- Astrid Inside/Out by Louise McBain, Bella Books
- Can’t Leave Love by Kimberly Cooper Griffin, Bold Strokes Books
- The Club Revisited by A.L. Brooks, Ylva Publishing
- Love’s Compromise by Cass Sellars, Bold Strokes Books
- Meet Me in Madrid by Verity Lowell, Carina Adores
- The Other Man by Farhad J. Dadyburjor, Brilliance Audio
- The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley, Forever
- The Price of Betrayal by Brenda Adcock, Flashpoint Publications
- Protecting the Lady by Amanda Radley, Bold Strokes Books
- The Secrets of Willowra by Kadyan, Bold Strokes Books
- Trial by Fire by Carsen Taite, Bold Strokes Books
Mystery/Thriller
- Free Fall at Angel Creek by Julie Tizard, Bold Strokes Books
- Graveneye by Sloane Leong and illustrated by Anna Bowles, TKO Studios
- Investigating Helen by Benna Bos, Flashpoint Publications
- The Last Blue Plate Special by Abigal Padgett, Bywater Books
- On the Fence by Cade Haddock Strong, Bella Books
- Party & Prey by Steve Orlando & Steve Foxe, Aftershock Comics
- Reprieve by James Han Mattson, William Morrow & Company
- The Savage Kind by John Copenhaver, Pegasus Crime
- Unbreakable by Cari Hunter, Bold Strokes Books
- What’s the Matter with Mary Jane? By Candas Jane Dorsey, ECW Press
Fantasy/Horror
- A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow, Tordotcom
- Ace of Blades by Michael Knightley, Cat & Key Books
- Blood on His Hands edited by Michael Carte, Lethe Books
- The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros, Inkyard Press
- City of Floods: The Fall of the Crow King by D.M. Callahan, Danielle Callahan
- Eros/Psyche by Maria Llovet, Ablaze
- Fit For Consumption by Steve Berman, Lethe Books
- Goddess of Limbo by Lea Falls, Zauberfalls Publishing
- The Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat Rector, Tychis Media
- Moth by Michael Takeda, Hot Redhead Media
- Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper, Berkley Books
- Trailer Park Trickster by David R. Slayton, Blackstone Publishing
- Turbulent Waves by Ali Vali, Bold Strokes Books
- Where the Stars Sing by Aminah Fox, 22nd Light LLC
Young Adult and Children’s Literature
- Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Bury Me in Shadows by Greg Herren, Bold Strokes Books
- Calm Undone by Garth A. Fowler, Bqb Publishing
- Dead at Eighteen by D.A.E. Jackson
- The Golden Hour by Niki Smith, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Just Ash by Sol Santana, Carolrhoda Lab
- A King and a Monster by Danielle K. Roux, The Parliament House
- Longshadow by Olivia Atwater, Starwatch Press
- The Love We Hide by Damien Benoit-Ledoux, Purple Spekter™ Press
- Needlework by Julia Watts, Three Rooms Press
- On Top of Glass: My Stories as a Queer Girl in Figure Skating by Karina Manta, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Rebel Boys & Rescue Dogs, or Things That Kiss with Teeth by Brianna R. Shrum, Sky Pony
- Still Stace: My Gay Christian Coming-of-Age Story by Stacey Chomiak, Beaming Books
- Tink and Wendy by Kelly Ann Jacobson, Three Rooms Press
- Tonight We Rule the World by Zack Smedley, Page Street Kids
- Urchin by Kate Story, Running the Goat
Children’s/Middle Grade Literature
- Frankie & Bug by Gayle Forman, Aladdin Paperbacks
- The Loudest Bark by Gail Schwartz and Lucie Gagnon, illustrated by Amélie Ayotte, Rebel Mountain Press
- Mr. Watson’s Chickens by Jarrett Dapier, illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi, Chronicle Books
- The Pronoun Book: She, He, They, and Me! by Cassandra Jules Corrigan, illustrated by Jem Milton, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt by Rob Sanders, illustrated by Jamey Christoph, Magination Press
- They’re So Flamboyant by Michael Genhart, illustrated by Tony Neal, Magination Press
- This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us edited by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Unicorn Horn Mountain by Ammie Elliott, Woodhall Press
Poetry
- All This Time by Cedar Sigo, Wave Books
- Aux Ark Trypt Ich: Poppycock and Assphodel; Winter; A Night of Dark Trees by Cody-Rose Clevidence, Nightboat Books
- Bimboland by Erin Taylor, Archway Editions
- Blue Suitcase: Documentary Poetics by Jim Nason, Mansfield Press
- C+nto: & Othered Poems by Joelle Taylor
- Dolls by Claire Millikin, 2leaf Press
- Focal Point by Jenny Qi, Steel Toe Books
- From the Silence of Duchamp to the Noise of Boys by Mykki Blanco, Kmec
- Like We Still Speak by Danielle Badra, University of Arkansas Press
- The Lost Time Accidents by Síle Englert, Goose Lane Editions
- Myself a Paperclip by Triny Finlay, Goose Lane Editions
- OЯACULE by Nicole Raziya Fong, Talonbooks
- The Pit by Tara Borin, Nightwood Editions
- A Socially Acceptable Breakdown by Patrick Roche, Button Poetry
- A Symmetry by Ari Banias, W. W. Norton & Company
- Thoughts in My Heart: From Me to You by Sevyn Bodhi
