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These LGBTQ+ books should shoot to the top of your TBR this year

To celebrate Pride Month and the diverse experiences of our readers, authors, and partners, we've handpicked 18 books featuring non-binary voices, queer romances, and more. Whether you're looking to settle in with a feel-good romantic comedy or take an emotional journey through the eyes of a survivor, these new and forthcoming releases should earn a spot at the top of your reading list.

For fans of If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann, fresh takes on bold tropes, black bold female characters, and self-discovery stories.

• • • You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson
    • Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
    • The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

For fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, contemporary romance, coming-of-age stories, and feel-good friendship.

• • • Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
    • The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos
    • The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

For fans of This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel, tales of survival & healing, raw & emotional writing, and families under pressure.

• • • The Ship We Built by Lexie Bean
    • Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
    • Somebody Told Me by Mia Siegert

For fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, historical fiction & fantasy, characters with secrets, and murder mysteries & thrillers.

• • • The Boy in the Red Dress by Kristin Lambert
    • We Had No Rules by Corinne Manning
    • The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott

For fans of Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings, "Queer Eye" #realtalk, personal memoirs, and unique & powerful voices.

• • • Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness
    • Beyond the Gender Binary (Pocket Change Collective) by Alok Vaid-Menon
    • All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson

For fans of The ABC's of LGBT+: (Gender Identity Book for Teens) by Ashley Mardell, LGBTQ+ history & advice, protests, riots & activism, and nonfiction for young readers.

• • • Who Was Harvey Milk? by Corinne A. Grinapol, Who HQ, and Gregory Copeland (Illustrated by)
    • The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History & Handbook by Ashley Molesso and Chessie Needham
    • The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle E. Pitman

This post was written by Danielle Brown, Ecommerce Specialist at BookPal.  She is currently reading #ENTRYLEVELBOSS: How to Get Any Job You Want by Alexa Shoen.