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QUIZ: Which New LGBTQ+ Book Should You Read This Pride Month?

Want to celebrate June by reading a bunch of wonderful new queer books? Take this Pride month quiz to find out where to start!

A History of the Lambda Literary Awards

The Lambda Literary Awards are the most prominent award in LGBTQ literature, but they have a long history of controversies.

A Pride Reading Starter Pack: 10 Queer History Books to Read This Pride

When looking for books to read this Pride, make sure to add a few Queer history classics alongside the new releases.

Your Curated Queer TBR for Pride & Beyond

From queer new releases, to LGBTQ history for Pride month, to queer beach reads, here is a curated queer reading list for your June TBR!

What Readers Should Think About When they Encounter the Label “AAPI”

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, but what does that label really mean? Here's what readers should know.

13 New LGBTQ Books by AAPI Authors to Read ASAP

May is AAPI Heritage Month and Pride Month is in June, so this is the perfect time to stock up on these excellent new queer AAPI books!

10 Books To Read for Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Day. Recognize it by picking up some of these nonfiction and fiction titles about living with mental illness, including Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot.

10 Poetry Books by LGBTQ Asian Authors To Read Right Now

Here are 10 poetry books by LGBTQ Asian authors to read as a form of solidarity against the increasing anti-Asian hate in the United States.

Indigenous Poets You Should Know

There are simply too many amazing Indigenous poets (North American or otherwise) to capture all on one list, but here is a place to start reading, including Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz.

The Best Poems of All Time

Want to read more poetry? Find the best poems of all time — the most enduring, influential, and popular poems to read.