As the leaves fall and the air turns crisper, the literary world prepares to embrace a new harvest of vibrant voices and groundbreaking stories. This November, we’re thrilled to present our most anticipated LGBTQIA literature: a cornucopia of compelling narratives that will warm your heart and ignite your imagination. From Lambda-finalist Vincent X. Kirsch’s heartwarming celebration of friendship and first love to the newest detective thriller by mystery master (and two-time Lambda winner) Greg Herren, these works have so much to offer you this winter. So, grab your favorite cozy blanket and a hot beverage, because the literary feast of November is about to begin, and it’s bound to be a season of discovery, celebration, and transformation.
Bio/Memoir
- Touching the Art by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Soft Skill*
- Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences by Jedidiah Jenkins, Convergent Books
- The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation by Raquel Willis, St. Martin’s Press
Fiction
- Alice Sadie Celine: A Novel by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, Simon & Schuster
- The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan, Ecco Press
- Underburn: A Novel by Bill Gaythwaite, Delphinium
- My Worst Ideas by Michael Jeffrey Lee, Spurl Editions
- Heading North by Holly M. Wendt, Braddock Avenue Books
- Theorem by Pier Paolo Pasolini (Author) and Stuart Hood (Translator), NYRB Classics
- The Worst Thing of All Is the Light by José Luis Serrano (Author) and Lawrence Schimel (Translator), Seagull Books
- Today Tonight Forever by Madeline Kay Sneed, Graydon House
- Something About Her by Clementine Taylor, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Nonfiction
- Gender Rebels: 30 Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Expansive Heroes Past and Present by Katherine Locke (Author) and Shanee Benjamin (Illustrator), Running Press Kids
- Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games by Carmen Maria Machado and J. Robert Lennon, Graywolf Press
- Southern Fried Sass: A Queen’s Guide to Cooking, Decorating, and Living Just a Little “Extra” by Ginger Minj (Author) and Jenna Glatzer, Atria Books
- A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home: Housekeeping Hacks You Can’t Live Without by Melissa Dilkes Pateras and Carla Sosenko, Dial Press
- The Old Gays Guide to the Good Life: Lessons Learned About Love and Death, Sex and Sin, and Saving the Best for Last by Mick Peterson (Author), Bill Lyons (Author), Robert Reeves (Author) and Jessay Martin (Author), Harper Wave
LGBTQ Studies
- Intoxicated: Race, Disability, and Chemical Intimacy across Empire by Mel Y. Chen, Duke University Press
- Beyond Ridiculous: Making Gay Theatre with Charles Busch in 1980s New York by Kenneth Elliott, University of Iowa Press
- Care without Pathology: How Trans- Health Activists Are Changing Medicine by Christoph Hanssmann, University Of Minnesota Press
- Queer Callings: Untimely Notes on Names and Desires by Mark D. Jordan, Fordham University Press
- Pakistan Desires Queer Futures Elsewhere edited by Omar Kasmani, Duke University Press
- Decolonize Drag by Kareem Khubchandani (Author) and Bhakti Shringarpure (Editor), OR Books
- On Community by Casey Plett, Biblioasis
- k.d. lang’s Ingénue by Joanna McNaney Stein, Bloomsbury Academic
- Normporn: Queer Viewers and the TV That Soothes Us by Karen Tongson, New York University Press
Romance
- Whiskey and Wine by Kelly Fireside and Tana Fireside, Bold Strokes Books
- For Never & Always by Helena Greer, Forever Books
- Ride with Me by Jenna Jarvis, Bold Strokes Books
- An Atlas to Forever by Krystina Rivers, Bold Strokes Books
- Rivals for Love by Ali Vali, Bold Strokes Books
- Finding My Elf by David Valdes, Harperteen
Mystery/Thriller
- Death on the Water by CJ Birch, Bold Strokes Books
- Come Find Me in the Midnight Sun by Bailey Bridgewater, Bold Strokes Books
- Bait and Witch by Clifford Mae Henderson, Bold Strokes Books
- Mississippi River Mischief by Greg Herren, Bold Strokes Books*
- Vicarious by Chloe Spencer, Slashic Horror Press
- Buried Secrets by Sheri Lewis Wohl, Bold Strokes Books
Speculative Fiction
- Valid: Dystopian Autofiction by Chris Bergeron (Author) and Natalia Hero (Translator), Arachnide Editions
- The Manor House Governess: A Novel by C. A. Castle, Alcove Press
- Living for You by Jenny Frame, Bold Strokes Books
- A Talent Ignited by Suzanne Lenoir, Bold Strokes Books
- A Power Unbound by Freya Marske, Tordotcom
- Warrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Orbit
- Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha, Montlake
Young Adult Literature
- Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng, Roaring Brook Press
- Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher, Wednesday Books
- Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt, Peachtree Publishers, U.S.
- Godly Heathens by H. E. Edgmon, Wednesday Books
- No One Left But You by Tash McAdam, Soho Teen
- Pritty by Keith F. Miller, Jr., HarperTeen
- How to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships for Everyone by Alex Norris, Walker Books US
- Dark Heir by C. S. Pacat, Quill Tree Books
- Emmett by L. C. Rosen, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- The Queer Girl is Going to Be Okay by Dale Walls, Levine Querido
Children’s/Middle Grade Literature
- From Archie to Zach by Vincent Kirsch, Abrams Books for Young Readers*
- You Owe Me One, Universe by Chad Lucas, Amulet Books
- Sir Callie and the Dragon’s Roost by Esme Symes-Smith, Labyrinth Road
- Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid, Clarion Books
Poetry
- People Not Things: Love Poems and Paintings for Humanity by Genesis Be, Andrew McMeel Publishing
- Dark Water, Sweet Fire by Joseph Escobar, BookBaby
- A Beauty Has Come by Jasmine Gibson, Nightboat Books
- Imperative to Spare by Scott Hightower, Rebel Satori Press
- Paper Banners by Jane Miller, Copper Canyon Press
- From Gold, Ghosts: Alchemy Erasures by Remi Reccia, Gasher Press
- Just the Thing: Selected Letters of James Schuyler, 1951-1991 by James Schuyler (Author) and William Corbett (Editor), Turtle Point Press
- Bathhouse and Other Tanka by Ishii Tatsuhiko (Author) and Hiroaki Sato (Translator), New Directions
Comics/Graphic Novels
- Skip! A Graphic Novel by Sarah Burgess, Andrews McMeel Publishing
- PeePee PooPoo #80085 by Caroline Cash, Silver Sprocket
- Transitions: A Mother’s Journey by Élodie Durand, Top Shelf Productions
- Langosh and Peppi: Hot to Trot by Veronica Post, Conundrum Press
