Nevada
by Imogen Binnie

Justin recommends:
"A beloved and blistering cult classic finally back in print, Nevada follows a disaffected trans woman as she embarks on a cross-country road trip."

How Do I Un-Remember This? : Unfortunately True Stories
by Danny Pellegrino

Tricia recommends:
Growing up in small-town Ohio isn't easy, particularly when you're a closeted gay kid surrounded by... no one openly gay. Luckily, Danny Pellegrino grew up in the '90s, coming of age when the internet opened up a whole new world for a curious kid itching for life outside of Midwest suburbia. Danny escaped the pains of growing up by submerging himself in a sea of pop culture-bingeing The Nanny until he had the confidence of Fran Fine, belting out Brandy songs until his heartaches were healed, and watching every semi-clothed Ryan Phillippe scene known to man. Now, as a successful podcaster interviewing the same iconic personalities that he idolized as a kid, Danny's life has only become more entertaining and delightfully chaotic. Heartfelt and hilarious, How Do I Un-Remember This? is a collection of real-life stories exploring Danny's journey from feeling like the only gay kid in Ohio to becoming a big-time podcaster in Los Angeles, and all the amusing moments life threw at him in between. With remarkable honesty and his trademark humor, Danny discusses his struggles alongside his love for all things pop culture in a way that is equally emotional and uplifting. And of course, it's all sprinkled with a little '90s nostalgia and a whole lot of comedy.

A Short History of Trans Misogyny
by Jules Gill-Peterson

Justin recommends:
This first book-length study of trans misogyny focuses on the ways that trans women are the most targeted of LGBT people and what can be done about it by activists, organizer and allies.

Seeing Gender : An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression
by Iris Gottlieb

Lisa recommends:
In this meticulously researched book that draws on their personal experiences, the author explores gender in all its complexities while also digging into history and pop culture for the stories and people who have shaped the conversation on gender.

Homebody
by Theo Parish

Lisa recommends:
In this intimate and defiantly hopeful graphic novel memoir, the author shares their journey to find a home within themself, taking readers through the experiences and everyday moments that all led up to them finding the term “nonbinary,” which finally struck a chord. 

Flawless Girls
by Anna-Marie McLemore

Renata recommends:
"When her sister Renata returns from prominent finishing school Alarie House, seemingly pleasant, unnervingly polite and possibly murderous, younger sister Isla is determined to find out want happened to Renata by going back to the school and is drawn into the opulent, unsettling place that won't give up its secrets? — or her? — without a fight."

Only This Beautiful Moment
by Abdi Nazemian

Lisa and Renata recommend:
Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this sweeping intergenerational story, examining queer identity at the end of different decades, follows three boys in the same Iranian family as they each gain a new understanding of their history, culture -- and themselves.
2024 Stonewall Award Winner

Congratulations, The Best Is Over! : Essays
by R. Eric Thomas

Renata recommends:
The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and laugh-out-loud essays about the lifelong search for community and returning home.

After going viral "reading" the chaotic political news, having one-too-many awkward social encounters, and coming to terms with his intersecting identities, R. Eric Thomas is ready to live his best life--or, if not, at least his best-ish life.

Quietly Hostile : Essays
by Samantha Irby

Tricia recommends:
In this much-anticipated new collection of hilarious essays, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author takes us on another outrageously funny tour of all the gory details that make up the true portrait of a life behind the screenshotted depression memes.

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
by KJ Charles

Shannon recommends:
The leader of the Doomsday smuggling clan, Joss Doomsday, to save his sister from a hanging offense, blackmails Sir Gareth with the secret of their relationship to force him to recant, but is unable to stary away from this well-mannered gentleman—and the danger and mystery he brings.

Have You Seen This Girl
by Nita Tyndall

Anna recommends:
"Another girl has gone missing in Cardinal Creek. Sid knows their dad didn't do it-this time. He's currently serving a life sentence for the five girls he murdered ten years ago. Girls whose bodies he dumped into the lake. The same lake where June Hargrove was just found. And while Sid's dad couldn't have done it, suspicion is now directed at Sid. The only person who doesn't suspect Sid is the new girl, Mavis-as long as Sid doesn't let her find out about their past. But Sid has another secret: They're being haunted by the ghosts of the five girls their father killed. Except now there are six. And unlike the others, June isn't content to just whisper in Sid's ear. She wants them to find out who's killing again, especially as another girl goes missing. If Sid wants any chance of solving the current disappearances, they're going to have to face what their father did-or risk being haunted forever."

Alive At The End of The World : Poems
by Saeed Jones

Tricia recommends:
"Like his mentors, Patricia Smith and Rigoberto Gonzalez, Saeed writes poems that are lyrical, playful, musical, and political. It troubles expectations and asks the reader to challenge their assumptions about Blackness, sexuality, and socioeconomics. Saeed is responding here to white supremacy, heteronormativity, respectability politics, and the murders of Black people. In the service of equity and peace, Saeed elevates the matters that keep him up at night. If Prelude was a jettisoning of the oppressive structures Saeed experienced during his upbringing, ALIVE is a reminder that the work goes on, that freedom and equity are inextricably linked. In fact, a character from Prelude, known as Boy, carries through into ALIVE, which continues his work in Prelude with a maturity of perspective and more weariness. This is a work that examines the nuances of grief--the grief over lost family members and lost loves; the grief of white supremacy and the myth of safety from homophobia, anti-blackness, gun violence;the grief of covid."

Radiant : The Life and Line of Keith Haring
by Brad Gooch

Justin recommends:
"A stunning life of the iconic American artist, Keith Haring, by the acclaimed biographer Brad Gooch. In the 1980s, the subways of New York City were covered with art. In the stations, black matte sheets were pasted over outdated ads, and unsigned chalk drawings often popped up on these blank spaces. These temporary chalk drawings numbered in the thousands and became synonymous with a city as diverse as it was at war with itself, ravaged by poverty and oppression but alive with art and creative energy. And every single one of these drawings was done by Keith Haring. Keith Haring was one of the most emblematic artists of the 1980s, a figure described by his contemporaries as "a prophet in his life, his person, and his work." 

The Guncle Abroad : A Novel
by Steven Rowley

Lisa recommends:
With his brother getting remarried in Italy, Patrick takes his niece and nephew back under his wing, and as they travel through Europe, he tries his best to help them understand love, while dealing with a groom with cold feet, his over-flirtatious sister and other disasters.

On a Sunbeam
by Tillie Walden

Shannon recommends:
Interweaves the story of a crew traveling into deep space to rebuild beautiful, broken structures, with that of a pair of teen girls who meet at boarding school and fall deeply in love.

Ariel Crashes a Train
by Olivia A. Cole

Anna recommends:
Afraid of her own mind and the violent fantasies she can't control, Ariel finds herself questioning everything when a summer job at a carnival brings new friends into her world who show her that just because she has OCD, she's not broken —and not alone. 

Summer Fun
by Jeanne Thornton

Justin recommends:
"Gala, a young trans woman, works at a hostel in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. She is obsessed with the Get Happies, the quintessential 1960s Californian band, helmed by its resident genius, B----. Why did the band stop making music? Why did they never release their rumored album, Summer Fun? Gala writes letters to B---- that shed light not only on the Get Happies, but paint an extraordinary portrait of Gala. The parallel narratives of B---- and Gala form a dialogue about creation-of music, identity, self, culture, and counterculture. Summer Fun is an epic and magical work of trans literature that marks Thornton as one of our most exciting and original novelists."

Cemetery Boys
by Aiden Thomas

Virginia recommends:
Determined to prove himself a real brujo to the traditional Latinx family that does not accept his true gender, a trans boy summons the ghost of the resident bad boy, who refuses to return quietly to death. A first novel.

In Limbo
by Deb J. J. Lee

Anna recommends:
Set between New Jersey and Seoul, this coming-of-age story follows the author as she goes to South Korea, where she realizes something that changes her perspective on her family, her heritage and herself.

Never Been Kissed
by Timothy Janovsky

Virginia recommends:
Wren Roland, who has never been kissed, but wants that movie-perfect ending more than anything, wonders if he'll get his chance when his #1 pre-coming-out-crush helps him on a special project to save his struggling drive-in for good.

The Charm Offensive : A Novel
by Alison Cochrun

Shannon recommends:
Successful producer on the long-running reality dating show Ever After, Dev Deshpande, with his own love life in complete disarray, falls for contestant Charlie Winshaw who has better chemistry with him than any of his female co-stars.

The Long Way To a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers

Lisa recommends:
Joining the crew of the aging Wayfarer, loner Rosemary Harper must unexpectedly risk her life when they are offered the job of a lifetime, teaching her lessons about love and trust, and that having a family is not the worst thing in the universe.
Book 1, Wayfarers Series

To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar

Virginia recommends:
En route from New York City to Hollywood for a drag queen beauty pageant, Noxeema, Vida and Chi Chi are stranded in a tiny Midwestern town when their 1967 Cadillac breaks down. When their glitz and glamour wake up the sleepy local citizens, the stage is set for an outrageously funny weekend.