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24 books with the same feel
Hide books by the same authorAm I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence
Lois Lowry, Francesca Lia Block, Nancy Garden, James Cross Giblin, Ellen Howard, M.E. Kerr, Jonathan London, Jacqueline Woodson, Bruce Coville, Gregory Maguire, Leslea Newman, Jane Yolen, Cristina Salat, William Sleator, C.S. Adler · 273 pages
A collection of short stories about homosexuality by such authors as Bruce Coville, M.E. Kerr, William Sleator, and Jane Yolen.
How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity
Francesca Lia Block, David Levithan, Ron Koertge, Eric Shanower, Julie Anne Peters, Jennifer Finney Boylan, William Sleater, Emma Donoghue, Jacqueline Woodson, Ariel Schrag, Margo Lanagan, Gregory Maguire · 350 pages
A girl thought to be a boy steals her sister's skirt, while a boy thought to be a girl refuses to wear a cornflower blue dress. One boy's love of a soldier leads to the death of a stranger. The present takes a bittersweet journey into the past when a man revisits the summer school where he had "an accidental romance." And a forgotten mother writes a poignant letter to the teenage daughter she hasn
To Belong Here: A New Generation of Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Appalachian Writers (Appalachian Futures Black Native & Queer Voices)
Rae Garringer · 112 pages
Purple Panties: An Eroticanoir.com Anthology
Zane · 320 pages
Boys Getting Ahead
Logan Zachary, Mark Apoapsis, R.W. Clinger, Landon Dixon, Jay Starre, Diesel King, Jesse Monteaugudo, Michael Backen, Shane Allison, David Holly, Wayne Mansfield, John Stewart, Rob Rosen, Michael Roberts, Stephen Osborne, Derrick Della Giorgia
No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics
Justin Hall · 306 pages
Queer cartooning encompasses some of the best and most interesting comics of the last four decades, with creators tackling complex issues of identity and a changing society with intelligence, humor, and imagination. This book celebrates this vibrant artistic underground by gathering together a collection of excellent stories that can be enjoyed by all. No Straight Lines showcases major names su
The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Question
David Levithan, Billy Merrell · 280 pages
Teens are more aware of sexuality and identity than ever, and they're looking for answers and insights, as well as a community of others. In order to help create that community, YA authors David Levithan and Billy Merrell have collected original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in their teens and early 20s. The Full Spectrum includes a variety of writers--gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight
Beyond: the Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology
Sfe R. Monster, Taneka Stotts · 271 pages
BEYOND the queer sci-fi & fantasy comic anthology features 18 stories by 26 incredible contributors, celebrating unquestionably queer characters hailing from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality, front and centre as the heroes of their own stories. The softcover edition of the Beyond Anthology is 272 pages of black and white comics from a diverse roster of contributors, with stories star
Trash: Stories
Dorothy Allison · 237 pages
First published in 1988, the award-winning Trash showcases Allison at her most fearlessly honest and startlingly vivid. The limitless scope of human emotion and experience are depicted in stories that give aching and eloquent voice to the terrible wounds we inflict on those closest to us. These are tales of loss and redemption; of shame and forgiveness; of love and abuse and the healing power of s
Grand Adventures
John Amory, J.E. Birk, Sophie Bonaste, K.C. Burn, Cardeno C., Mary Calmes, Ellis Carrington, Shae Connor, C.C. Dado, Phoenix Emrys, John Goode, C.R. Guiliano, Dawn Kimberly Johnson, Mia Kerick, Amy Lane, Garrett Leigh, Rowan McAllister, Moria McCain, Tempeste O'Riley, Zahra Owens, Madison Parker, Ja
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Julie Anne Peters · 160 pages
In this honest, emotionally captivating short story collection, renowned author and National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters offers a stunning portrayal of young women as they navigate the hurdles of relationships and sexual identity. From the young lesbian taking her first steps toward coming out to the two strangers who lock eyes across a crowded train, from the transgender teen longing fo
Shifting Sands
Ally Blue, J.L. Langley, Brenda Bryce, Kimberly Gardner, Jet Mykles, Willa Okati
Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out
Loraine Hutchins, Lani Ka'ahumanu · 408 pages
His for the Holidays
Josh Lanyon, L.B. Gregg, Harper Fox, Z.A. Maxfield
Mundo Cruel: Stories
Luis Negron · 96 pages
Luis Negrón’s debut collection reveals the intimate world of a small community in Puerto Rico joined together by its transgressive sexuality. The writing straddles the shifting line between pure, unadorned storytelling and satire, exploring the sometimes hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking nature of survival in a decidedly cruel world.
My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
Holly Black, Ally Carter, Matt de la Pena, Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Myra McEntire, Rainbow Rowell, Laini Taylor, Kiersten White · 321 pages
"If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, you're going to fall in love with My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by the international bestselling Stephanie Perkins. Whether you enjoy celebrating Christmas or Hanuk
Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories
Leigh Bardugo, Francesca Lia Block, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Brandy Colbert, Tim Federle, Lev Grossman, Nina LaCour, Veronica Roth, Jon Skovron, Jennifer E. Smith · 399 pages
Summer is the perfect time for love to bloom, and these short stories of teenagers facing the confusing maze of first love will have you dreaming of sunset strolls by the lake. The selections range from heartfelt to outlandish, as the characters find passion in some very unexpected places.
Charmed and Dangerous
Rhys Ford, Ginn Hale, Nicole Kimberling, Jordan L. Hawk, Charlie Cochet, Lou Harper, Andrea Speed, Astrid Amara, K.J. Charles
Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women
Candace Walsh, Laura Andre · 270 pages
The Ties That Bind
Laura Baumbach, Kimberly Gardner, J.L. Langley, Dick D., Jet Mykles · 234 pages
Her Body and Other Parties
Carmen Maria Machado · 248 pages
In this electric and provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado bends genre to shape startling narratives that map the realities of women's lives and the violence visited upon their bodies. A wife refuses her husband's entreaties to remove the green ribbon from around her neck. A woman recounts her sexual encounters as a plague slowly consumes humanity. A salesclerk in a mall makes a horrifying di
Another Place in Time
Tamara Allen, Joanna Chambers, K.J. Charles, Kaje Harper, Jordan L. Hawk, Aleksandr Voinov · 232 pages
A Tyranny of Petticoats
J. Anderson Coats, Andrea Cremer, Y.S. Lee, Katherine Longshore, Marie Lu, Kekla Magoon, Marissa Meyer, Saundra Mitchell, Beth Revis, Caroline Tung Richmond, Lindsay Smith, Robin Talley, Leslye Walton, Elizabeth Wein · 354 pages
Criss-cross America on dogsleds and ships, stagecoaches and trains from pirate ships off the coast of the Carolinas to the peace, love, and protests of 1960s Chicago. Join fifteen of today s most talented writers of young adult literature on a thrill ride through history with American girls charting their own course. They are monsters and mediums, bodyguards and barkeeps, screenwriters and sch