2022 gay books
The best LGBT+ Books of
To follow up our last list, in which we discussed the best queer movies and series of the year, this list instead turns to a medium which queer people have used as a mode of expression for longer. saw a cast of characters, new and aged, join the queer literary canon. New queer voices from around the world were heard, from Irish and Nigerian to Russian and Scottish. Old favourites fancy Derek Jarman and Paul B. Preciado came back with novel revolutionary writing. Queer suffering, verb, space, and happiness can be found within the pages below, whether explored through fiction, dystopia, essays, memoir, and theory.
Best American Essays edited by Alexander Chee
As this year’s editor of the annual anthology series Best American Essays, Alexander Chee works to gather the most original and thought-provoking works within the essay genre, celebrating established names in the American literary world as well as discovering the under-the-radar newcomers with huge careers ahead of them. As the first post-pandemic anthology, human contact, relationships, the Int
It was another great year for LGBTQ books, as evidenced by the sprawling list of 65 standout titles across every genre published by Casey Stepaniuk earlier this month. Her list is a great display of the range and depth of the year&#;s top queer books. But I wanted to zoom in a bit and offer a personal list, one narrowed down from my own stack of queer books I worked my way through over the past year. I thought it would be fun to do a ranked list of the 12 queer novels that stood out to me this year. And by &#;fun,&#; I mean pleasurably agonizing. This was not an easy list to put together. There are several novels that almost made the cut and might even be just as worthy of a spot on the list but were nudged out for some abstract reason that would be difficult for me to perfectly explain. What I like about this terminal 12 is that they&#;re all very distinct novels from one another, even as some of them can easily be position into conversation with one another. Together, they form a thrilling tapestry of my year in queer reading.
Many of the novels on the list do not have standalone revie
Gay books are not new to the market, but most were not well-known or readily obtainable at our local bookstores a couple of years ago. But because of social media applications like Tiktok, more queer books are coming to the surface. Queer titles of various genres are being read and recommended by thousands of people on the internet. LGBTQ+ people are not only being represented in books but our stories are also being loved by all kinds of people from around the world.
Tiktok’s “for you” page displays content unique to the user’s interests and there is actually a niche in Tiktok that bookworms have created. This is called #BookTok where diverse readers share their book recommendations, ratings, and reviews through imaginative videos. Of course, as a bookworm who also happens to be queer, a couple of #BookTok videos have landed on my for you page. Watching these #BookTok videos has led me to fill up my shopping cart with more books than I could possibly browse in a year! Of course, I&#;m going to be sharing them with you guys. Let&#;s escape this dreadful reality we live in and have
Essential LGBTQ+ Books to Read for Pride (and All Year Long)
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel by Ocean Vuong
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In this poetic novel, a son writes a letter to his mother, who cannot interpret. It explores his love for her and unpacks the deepest secrets of masculinity, race and class. This tough but tender novel is about understanding yourself and queerly demanding to be heard.
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Top Priority (The Game Series) by Cara Dee
If you’re looking for a steamy read to heat things up this Pride season, look no further than Book 1 of The Game (and the rest of the 13 books so far in the series). This is a pick for those readers who enjoy well-written realistic BDSM — none of that “fifty shades” nonsense. This is a well-written novel centering beautiful consensual kink. With a full cast of compelling gay characters, this story is one that will drag you in, and leave you literally begging for the next books in the series.
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