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• What Is Queer Food?

  How We Served a Revolution

  Birdsall, John, 1959-

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  The food on our plates has long been designed, twisted, and elevated by queer hands. Piecing together a dazzling mosaic of queer lives, spaces, and meals, beloved food writer John Birdsall unfolds the complex story of how, through times of fear and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Missing Sam

  a Novel

  Umrigar, Thrity N.,

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  One night after a party, married couple Aliya and Sam end the night with a heated argument. Sam goes for a run early the next morning to clear her head—and doesn’t come back. Aliya reports her wife missing, but as a gay, Muslim daughter of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Marsha

  the Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

  Tourmaline,

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  Black trans 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 LGBTQ+ history, revealing her story, her impact, and her legacy.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lucky Seed

  Huang, Justinian,

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  Succession meets Crazy Rich Asians in this chaotic, darkly funny romp about the lengths a wealthy family will take to ensure the birth of a male heir from the gay black sheep of their clan.

• Simply More

  a Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too Much

  Erivo, Cynthia, 1987-

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  Cynthia Erivo learned the music to Wicked a decade before she needed it, not knowing those same lyrics would change her life. Now she has performed those songs on the world stage, showing us there is always time to keep discovering ourselves--and to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Minor Black Figures

  Taylor, Brandon (Brandon L. G.),

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  A newcomer to New York, Wyeth is a Black painter who grew up in the South and is trying to find his place in the contemporary Manhattan art scene. It's challenging. Gallery shows displaying bad art. Pretentious artists jockeying for attention. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• So Many Stars

  An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-spirit People of Color

  De Robertis, Caro,

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  So Many Stars knits together the voices of trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and two-spirit elders of color as they share authentic, intimate accounts of how they created space for themselves and their communities in the world. This singular project…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disappoint Me

  a Novel

  Dinan, Nicola,

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  Approaching thirty, Max, a trans woman, attempts to embrace heteronormativity by dating Vincent, but as his past resurfaces, she must use love and forgiveness to determine whether it’s possible to move beyond her dissatisfaction and their shared…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Baldwin

  a Love Story

  Boggs, Nicholas, 1973-

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  the first major biography of James Baldwin in three decades, reveals how profoundly the writer’s personal relationships shaped his life and work. Drawing on newly uncovered archival material and original research and interviews, this spellbinding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Lady for All Seasons

  Alexander, T. J.,

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  Beautiful, cunning Verbena Montrose must marry to save herself and her family from poverty, relying on gossip rather than a dowry. When a dangerous rumor threatens her queer friend Étienne, she proposes a marriage of convenience to protect him. Soon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gaysians

  Curato, Mike,

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  When AJ moves to Seattle in the early aughts, he's ready to reinvent himself as a gay Asian man--but his dreams hit reality fast with no friends, no job, and an apartment so far out, 'not even lesbians live there.' Then a spilled drink at a bar…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)

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  Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, convicted for public indecency. An unlikely bond forms as Molina recounts a Hollywood musical plot.

• Flirting Lessons

  Guillory, Jasmine,

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  One of the biggest names in contemporary romance returns with a sweet and fizzy f/f pairing set in Napa Valley. Avery is a newly single event planner with limited dating experience but an interest in exploring her sexuality. Taylor is a classic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The History of Sound

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  Two young music students, Lionel and David, attending the Boston Conservatory in 1917, bond over their shared love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.

• Mutual Interest

  a Novel

  Wolfgang-Smith, Olivia,

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  Hernan Diaz’s Trust but make it gay? Narrated in the sly-eyed style of Plain Bad Heroines? I am absolutely buying what this book is selling, an epic and intimate tale of three secretly queer aspiring business titans who band together—and in the case…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Horse Barbie

  a Memoir

  Rocero, Geena, 1983-

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  The heartfelt memoir of a trans pageant queen from the Philippines who went back into the closet to model in New York City — until she realized that living her truth was the only way to step into her full power. A dazzling testimony from an icon who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wedding Banquet

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  Angela and her partner Lee have been unlucky with their IVF treatments but can't afford to pay for another round. Meanwhile their friend Min, the closeted scion of a multinational corporate empire, has plenty of family money but a soon-to-expire…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Sleep at Night

  a Novel

  Harris, Elizabeth, 1983-

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  At the table one evening Ethan declares to his very liberal husband, Gabe, that he is planning to run for Congress…as a Republican. Just as his campaign is set to begin, Ethan’s sister Kate, a reporter at a top-tier newspaper who’s grown tired of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gay Science

  the Totally Scientific Examination of LGBTQ+ Culture, Myths, and Stereotypes

  Anderson, Rob (Comedian),

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  Comedian Rob Anderson examines queer stereotypes and LGBTQ+ culture with humorous explanations borrowed from real principles across multiple fields of science.

• Gay USA

  Snapshots of 1970s LGBT Resistance

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  Stepping out of the sixties and in the wake of the Stonewall Riots, (considered the birth of the modern LGBTQIA+ liberation movement), the 1970s would prove to be a decade energized by queer activism, political and social change, and pride.…Read moreRead more of this annotation