10 New LGBTQ Books Out This Week To Add To Your Pride TBR

In this “steamy novel of self-discovery,” Gordon, a young man in 2001 moves from Minnesota to New York City to live his best gay life. He becomes a dog walker, which leads him to gallery owners Phillip and Nicola. He’s stunned by this wealthy couple’s life and desperately wants it for himself. He’s soon pulled into this whirlwind lifestyle, but his ambition threatens everyone around him.

Wyatt and Biz are expecting a child by surrogate in a couple of weeks. They plan to fly out to California before the due date to prepare, but there’s just one little problem…they’re completely panicking. Cracks have formed in their relationship, and now that the reality is here, they’re doubting their capability to be fathers. So they decide to go on an impromptu road trip to solidify their marriage before the baby arrives. What would go wrong?

Jin is lost, stalled out in her career as a photographer and her marriage to her college boyfriend. Then she meets Lidija, an injured world-class ballerina, and they are instantly drawn to each other. They stay up all night talking about art. Then Jin shares a secret: her family has a curse that she’s supposed to never speak about. Jin and Lidija become more and more intertwined, sparking new inspiration for Jin, but the curse could cost her everything. This one has been getting a ton of buzz!

From the author of A History of My Brief Body and A Minor Chorus comes a short story collection centering Indigenous people, including stories about queer Indigenous men. They explore dating apps, love, estrangement, prison, hauntings, and more.

In childhood, Ava and Grace were best friends. Then, one confusing kiss changed everything. Now, as adults, they’re bitter rivals working at the same high school. Ava has been trying to convince their principal for years to have a school bowling team, and he finally relents…but on the condition that she coaches alongside Grace. Now, they have to lead the team to victory together in the next six months or the team will be dissolved. But close quarters are bringing up old feelings.

From the author of Let’s Talk About Love and The Romantic Agenda comes another asexual romance, this time with a paranormal twist! Lucky is a parapsychologist whose interest in hauntings has distanced her from most people in her life. When a production company keeps having actors quit when they stay at the Hennessee House, Lucky offers her expertise. That’s where she meets Maverick, and the chemistry is intense. But Hennessee House wants her all to itself…

This is one of my most-anticipated releases of the month, so I’ll quote myself: I’m a simple reader: I hear “queer murder mystery in space,” and I add that book to my TBR. Space Habitat Altaire is a luxury space hotel that caters only to the most powerful and wealthy. It’s also where they go to angle to be accepted into the Mars colony — Earth is dying. As a 25-year class reunion takes place on board, one guest searches for answers for the murder of his brother that took place in their senior year. But a much more present threat is stalking the hallways. This promises to be “Knives Out in Space with a Parasite twist.”

This year’s DC Pride anthology collects DC Pride #1, Mysteries of Love in Space #1, New Year’s Evil #1, and Young Monsters in Love #1. It features LGBTQ DC characters like Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Midnighter, Extraño, Batwoman, Aqualad, Alan Scott, Obsidian, Future State Flash, Renee Montoya, Pied Piper, and more.

While bisexuals make up the largest LGBTQ demographic, there still is not a ton of nonfiction specifically about bisexuality. This anthology of bisexual voices celebrates the “incredible multiplicity of bisexual identities.” Essays address religion, trans identities, fatness, literature, history, and more.