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.
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. (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. 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.
GAY BEACH - SUMMERY READS
If you love a good chase afoot but get tired of the ual homophobic “humor” that the genre seems to love so arly, Henry Rs is your guy. Vicissus giv you 100 percent of the unmoored, unmasked romance vibe along wh a story that feels excgly new to read between vers.Magic’s Pawn (The Last Herald Mage Trilogy) by Merces LackeyI’ve never que unrstood why this seri isn’t more popular among the gay younglgs, but for a full-fledged Rennaisaance Faire gay romance adventure, really n’t be beat. There’s romance and heartbreak and revenge and magic and gay bird-uncl, pl: a seri!
Pair g-out drama and very tenrly wrten gay love scen wh a lot of High Fantasy Magic and ’s a beach-book shoo-. I’m talkg about the crème la crème of summertime: The elive perfect gay beach lerary world is hontly leaps and bounds ahead of the film and TV worlds when to Sapphic storytellg.
Girls Can Kiss Now tracks how Gutowz me to her own lbian inty alongsi the mastreamg of lbian culture as a whole, touchg on everythg om the rurgence of MILFs to Orange is the New Black’s impact on Sapphic parts hilar and tenrly personal, Girls Can Kiss is a worthy love letter to the very gay, the very onle, and all the pop culture that bds the bt of what’s queer. It’s almost summer and you know what that means: time for the gay beach!
FAVE FIVE: GAY BEACH READS
Cameron giv this old tale a super-gay twist. Cassidy troduc Katie to gay bar culture, and, soon, a close iendship be somethg much more. Hana stggl wh mental illns and Cldia is explorg her own gay inty, and a summer romance seems like a perfect solutn to both.
FAVE FIVE: GAY BEACH READS
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And while you n always zy up on the uch and prs play on a movie about queer love, the LGBTQ books will take thgs one step of the classics, bt-sellers and new releas on this list put gay characters at the heart of the story — or at the very least, are wrten by thors who intify as LGBTQ+. As the end of his life draws near, Jab hop to the right the wrongs that ed his relatnship wh his gay son, Isaac.