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11 Queer Books to Vote for in the Final Round of the Goodreads Choice Awards

Here are the 11 queer books that made it to the final round of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards, from YA fantasy to memoirs and more.

Let’s Help a Queer Bookstore and Community Center in Utah Survive

This bookstore has faced multiple bomb threats for hosting Drag Story Hours, and now it might shut down—but we can help it survive.

The Best Queer Audiobooks of 2024, According to Audible

Audible has released its list of their picks for the best audiobooks in a range of categories. Here are the 14 queer audiobooks included.

7 Queer Books to Vote for in the Goodreads Choice Awards

Diverse books have a hard time making it through the Goodreads Choice Awards. Here are the queer books you can vote for in the opening round!

A Memoir of a Beloved Trans Activist, Author, and Artist

FALTAS is absolutely a heavy book. It's about rape and ongoing trauma. It's also hilarious and juicy, full of sly jokes and fashion advice.

The Best Queer Books of 2024, According to Amazon Books Editors

These are the queer books that made the Amazon Books Editors' Best Books of 2024 lists, from kidlit to SFF to nonfiction.

Groundbreaking Lesbian Author Dorothy Allison Has Died, and More Queer Book News

Dorothy Allison, author of BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA, has died at 75 years old. Plus, more queer book news and recommendations.

5 Cozy and Comforting Queer Books, Because We Need That Right Now

Here are five gentle, comforting queer books to fortify you in these trying times, from cozy fantasy to a nonbinary FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF.

8 Books About Transgender Characters with a Happily Ever After

These books, from romance to cozy sci-fi, star transgender characters who get a happily ever after, offering hope and comfort to readers.

10 Immersive Queer Historical Romances

Sapphic island princess have Parisian romances, 19th-century activists save the world together, and '50s lesbian bars are where it's at.