27 Best LGBTQ Books
Goal: Find the best LGBTQ books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best lgbtq books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
27 Best LGBTQ Books
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The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
Also recommended by:
Hillary Clinton, Emma Watson, Shonda Rhimes, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Call Me by Your Name
A Novel
by André Aciman
Also recommended by:
Giovanni's Room
by James Baldwin
The Great Believers
by Rebecca Makkai
The Guncle
by Steven Rowley
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
Also recommended by:
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
Also recommended by:
Detransition, Baby
A Novel
by Torrey Peters
Felix Ever After
by Kacen Callender
Fun Home
A Family Tragicomic
by Alison Bechdel
Here Comes the Sun
A Novel
by Nicole Dennis-Benn
How We Fight for Our Lives
A Memoir
by Saeed Jones
I Kissed Shara Wheeler
A Novel
by Casey McQuiston
I Wish You All the Best
by Mason Deaver
Juliet Takes a Breath
by Gabby Rivera
Mrs. Everything
by Jennifer Weiner
One Last Stop
by Casey McQuiston
Rubyfruit Jungle
A Novel
by Rita Mae Brown
The Price of Salt
by Patricia Highsmith
Under the Udala Trees
by Chinelo Okparanta
We Do What We Do in the Dark
A Novel
by Michelle Hart
You Exist Too Much
A Novel
by Zaina Arafat
Sources
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1052854kaylen Ralphbest Lgbtq Books
parade.com
- 2
Popculturebest Lgbtq Books T256271
today.com
- 3
40 Best LGBTQ Books You Should Read This Month 2023
goodhousekeeping.com
- 4
22 Best LGBTQ Novels of All Time 2023 - The Literary Lifestyle
julesbuono.com
- 5
The best LGBTQIA+ books: your essential reading list - Pan Macmillan
panmacmillan.com
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