Here are the bt LGBTQ books wh gay characters or by thors who intify as LGBTQ+. Fd romance, spirg nonfictn and YA reads for adults and teens.
Contents:
- 10 QUEER ROMANCE NOVELS TO READ ON THE GAY BEACH THIS SUMMER
- GAY BEACH - SUMMERY READS
- FAVE FIVE: GAY BEACH READS
- FAVE FIVE: GAY BEACH READS
10 QUEER ROMANCE NOVELS TO READ ON THE GAY BEACH THIS SUMMER
To my md—as a wrer, edor, and lifetime book lover—a great beach book has three thgs: a pellg plot that keeps you oriented to what’s happeng even if you only open on Summer Fridays when you get to dip out at 3 p.m.; an overall vibe that n be funny or swoony or adventurome or even ocsnally difficult but has a clear and strong optimism to ; and somethg at least as lic as is nutr.On the nutr-to-lic sle, we have assembled a selectn of lights for your gay-ass lectatn at the beach: some classics and some new releas, mysteri and romanc and thrillers and g-of-age stori, sexy books and sweet books and several that are plenty of both.*Could this be a book download to your phone or e-rear? (And if anyone asks about , you n always let them borrow and jot your number si the ont ver for when they’re ready to brg back.)Got ‘til It’s Gone by Larry Duplechan30 years after his first book about protagonist Johnnie Ray (and one of the first Black gay g out novels ever, Blackbird), Duplechan’s wrten a thoroughly grown-people romance om the perspective of middle-aged Johnnie Ray—who’s now the Daddy, and is navigatg his life and relatnships om the other si of what he se as a great divi.
GAY BEACH - SUMMERY READS
Funny Boy by Shyam SelvaduraiFramed by the impendg Ta-Shale nflict Sri Lanka, Funny Boy is fely a non-tradnal choice for a “beach read” but: This is a classic gay g-of-age novel, full of big feelgs and big risks.
FAVE FIVE: GAY BEACH READS
(It’s also available for Kdle.) B-Boy Blu is so sweet and so real and such a moment—Black gay men, right the moment of Tongu Untied and Rotimi Fani-Kayo and a ltle explosn of Black queer projects reachg the mastream.
FAVE FIVE: GAY BEACH READS
Image Comics has llected the first seven issu of this ic as an annual for anyone who lov snappy dialogue, fightg for jtice, or any movie where a dirt-streaked woman wearg tall boots sav the world.Lay Your Sleepg Head: A Henry Rs Novel by Michael NavaAnother mystery, this one an atmospheric and fast-paced thriller, wh a gay tective and a throwback 80s vibe.