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georgvweasley:

I often see people talking about how they would like to read more lgbt+ books/series but do not know where to find them. SO I’ve made this list to give people somewhere to start !

PLEASE NOTE; I’ve written which stories are #ownvoices that I know of, some of them that I didn’t mention may be - sometimes it is hard to know, especially since it’s not something all authors write in bio’s ect. :) Please forgive and correct if you know some are #ownvoices that I have not mentioned. 

f/f

• counting to zero - a.j quinn (#ownvoices)
• everything leads to you - nina lacour
  
• of fire and stars - audrey coulthurst
  
• not your sidekick - c.b lee (poc)
  
• the long way to a small, angry planet - becky chambers (#ownvoices)
• a closed and common orbit - becky chambers (#ownvoices)
• ice massacre - tiana warner
  
• axiom: the last hope - marie rachel pearcy (#ownvoices)
  
• get it together, delilah ! - erin gough
  
• empress of the world - sara ryan
  
• the upside down of unrequited - becky albertalli
  
• girls man up - m-e girard
  
• tell me again how a crush should feel - sara farizan
  
• juliet takes a breath - gabby rivera

m/m

• the foxhole court - nora sakavic (also poc)
  
• the raven cycle - maggie stiefvater
  
• six of crows duology - leigh bardugo (also poc)
  
• aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe - benjamin alire saez (ft. poc characters) (#ownvoices)
  
• will grayson, will grayson - john green and david levithan (semi #ownvoices)
  
• we are the ants - shaun david hutchinson (#ownvoices)
  
• the five stages of andrew brawley - shaun david hutchinson (#ownvoices)
  
• the mortal instruments - cassandra clare (also bi rep, poc)
• the dark artifices - cassandra clare (also bi rep)
• the love interest - cale dietrich
  
• captive prince series - c.s pacat
• the song of achilles - medeline miller
  
• whatever. or how junior year became totally fucked - s.j goslee
  
• grasshopper jungle - andrew smith
  
• ill give you the sun - jandy nelson
  
• simon vs the homosapiens agenda - becky albertalli
  
• carry on - rainbow rowell
  
• boy meets boy - david levithan (#ownvoices)
  
• two boys kissing - david levithan (#ownvoices)
• the perks of being a wallflower - stephen chbosky
• the gone series - michael grant (also, lesbian character. However, both side characters (though major ones), and not explored until later books. both poc )

trans

• a kind of justice - renee james (#ownvoices)
  
• if i was your girl - meredith russo (#ownvoices)
  
• the art of being normal - lisa williamson
  
• george - alex gino (#ownvoices)
  
• every heart a doorway - seanan mcguire (asexual character)
  
• coffee boy - austin chant
  
• when the moon was ours - anna-marie mclemore 
• roller girl - vanessa north (also f/f couple)

bi

• adaptation - malinda lo (#ownvoices)
• ash - malinda lo (#ownvoices)
• radio silence - alice oseman
  
  

other lgbt:

• magnus chase and the gods of asgard - rick riordan (genderfluid character)
• every heart a doorway - seanan mcguire (asexual character)
• the long way to a small, angry planet - becky chambers (gender fluid and non-binary characters - NOTE: this is a space opera and features aliens who are non-binary/gender fluid not humans. however, the main character who is human is lgbt - this is a very socially aware book and I recommend it even if it’s non-human characters) 

FINAL NOTE: I have not read all these books and cannot comment on the representation in all of them, but I have only included books I’ve heard good reception about. 

feel free to add on !! or check my READING LIST for more

rykesmeadow:

since it’s pride month i decided to just go on a lgbt+ binge read and i thought you guys would like to too, so below are some lgbt+ books you can check out if you want to.

children/middle grade:

• lily and dunkin by donna gephart 
  

young adult

• simon vs. the home sapiens agenda by becky albertalli
  
• aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by alire saenz benjamin 
• far from you by tess sharpe 
• everything leads to you by nina lacour 
• carry on by rainbow rowell
• i’ll give you the sun by jandy nelson
• the song of achilles by madeline miller 
• the darkest parts of the forest by holly black
• know not why by hannah johnson
• even in paradise by chelsey philpot 
• freshmen year by annameekee hesik
• tell me again how a crush should feel by sara farizan
• under the lights by dahlia adler 
• lies we tell ourselves by robin talley 
• the scorpion rules by erin bow
• beauty queens by libba bray 
• empress of the world by sara ryan
• huntress by malinda lo
• because you’ll never meet me by leah thomas 
• fans of the impossible life by kate scelsa
• fan art by sarah tregay
• the summer i wasn’t me by jessica verdi 
• taking flight by siera maley
• this is where it ends by marieke nijkamp 
• afterworlds by scott westerfeld 
• if you could be mine by sara farizan
• the rest of us just live here by patrick ness 
• more than this by patrick ness
• two boys kissing by david levithan
• the art of being normal by lisa williamson 
• ash by malinda lo
• more happy than not by adam silvera 
• shallow graves by kali wallace 
• brooklyn, burning by steve brezenoff
• the shattering by karen healey 
• wildthorn by jane eagland 
• kiss the morning star by elissa janine hoole
• ask the passengers by a.s. king
• a love story starring my dead best friend by emily horner 
• beautiful music for ugly children by kirstin cronn-mills
• keeping you a secret by julie anne peters
• hero by perry moore
• you know me well by nina lacour and david levithan
• the miseducation of cameron post by emily m, danforth
• symptoms of being human by jeff garvin
• proxy by alex london, c. 
• read me like a book by liz kessler
• the dark wife by sarah diemer 
• the abyss surrounds us by emily skrutskie

new adult/adult

• captive prince by c.s. pacat *** (check for trigger warnings first before reading)
• all for the game by nora sakavic
• black iris by leah raeder
• the plumber’s mate by j.l. merrow
• the adrien english mysteries by josh lanyon 
• cut and run by abigail roux 
• him by sarina bowen and elle jennedy
• magic’s pawn by mercedes lackey
• luck in the shadows by lynn flewelling 
• fingersmith by sarah waters