Best lgbtq novels 2021

By ODLOS Staff

CHICAGO &#; The Over the Rainbow committee of ALA�s Rainbow Roundtable gave careful consideration to books across all genres, including memoir, history, accurate crime, mystery, romance, fiction, poetry, and more. The final ten selections showcased a wide range of queer stories and experiences, working to dispel, one book at a age, the single narrative.  

The Top 10 selections in fiction and non-fiction were:

  • &#;Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir&#; by Hari Ziyad; Published by Adj A
  • &#;The Natural Mother of the Child&#; by Krys Malcolm Belc; Published by Counterpoint
  • &#;Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness and Anti-Blackness&#; by Da&#;Shaun Harrison; Published by North Atlantic Books
  • &#;With Teeth&#; by Kristen Arnett; Published by Riverhead Books
  • &#;Milk Fed&#; by Melissa Broder; Published by Scribner
  • &#;One Last Stop&#; by Casey McQuiston; Published by St. Martin&#;s Griffin, and imprint of St. Martin&#;s Publishing Group
  • &#;Detransition Baby: A Novel&#; by Torrey Peters; Published by One World, an imprint of Random House, a division of P

    Fall if my favorite season, when I get to dig out my well-loved cardigans, throw on my combat boots, and the time of year no one in their right minds will look at me and say &#;that woman is straight.&#; It’s the time of year I feel like myself. And I’m only myself when I’m snuggled under the covers in a too-cold environment, reading fantasy novels. The queerer the better. Also the sexier the better—but that’s for another round up. So, I took the liberty of compiling some much anticipated fall LGBTQ+ reads for you to insert on your radar now. I also made sure to compile my list including some wonderful Authors of Color. Here’s to a lovely, cozy, literary fall, everyone!

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    Picture Books

    Adventures with My Daddies

    Gareth Peter, illus. by Gary Parsons. Peachtree, Apr. 1 $ ISBN Ages 4–8.

    Peter and Parsons follow a loving and diverse family, featuring an interracial gay couple and an adopted nongendered young protagonist, as they explore the different worlds that reading stories transports them to.


    Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope

    Jodie Patterson, illus. by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow. Crown, Apr. 20 $ ISBN Ages 4–8.

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    For Shizuka Satomi, her stress comes from a deal with the devil. To escape damnation, she needs to lure seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She&#;s delivered six, but has yet to meet her mark.

    Then she meets Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway with amazing talent, that just might be her final soul needed. But, soon after, she also meets Lan Tran, a retired starship captain, refugee and mom of four, and starts falling for her, realizing that there&#;s no rules when it comes to love and fate.

    When asked about the novel, the author said: “I wanted to evoke the names and faces of people I’ve known all my life.&#;

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