
๐ What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this April? Which books are you excited for? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Any other queer releases you know of?
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Note: Some dates may have changed. We havenโt read all of these books, so please check reviews for more details on queer identities represented andย The StoryGraph for content warnings!
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Holy Terrors (Little Thieves Book 3) by Margaret Owens
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The Payack Girls by Alex Travis
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Covenant Volume 3 by Lysandra Vuong
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The Central Avenue Poetry Prize 2025 edited by Beau Adler
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Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging by Rachel Phan
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The Ephemera Collector by Stacy Nathaniel Jacksonย
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A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan Book 2) by Robert Jackson Bennett
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Reluctant Witch (A Course in Magic Book 2) by Melissa Marr
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Run Away with Me by Brian Selznick
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Sweet Obsession (Dark Olympus Book 8) by Katee Robert
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Where Shadows Meet (Where Shadows Meet Book 1) by Patrice Caldwell
- A/S/L by Jeanne Thornton

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Ecstasy: Poems by Alex Dimitrov
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Worthy of the Event: An Essay by Vivian Blaxell
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Realistic Fiction by Anton Solomonik
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Super Gay Poems: LGBTQIA+ Poetry after Stonewall by Stephanie Burt
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Renegade Girls by Nora Neus, Illustrated by Julie Robine
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Freakslaw by Jane Flett
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Messy Perfect by Tanya Boteju
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Unsex Me Here by Aurora Mattia
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Glitter in the Dark by Olesya Lyuzna
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The Coven Tendency by Zoe Hana Mikuta
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Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff
- Deadstream by Mar Romasco-Moore

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Blackblood by Kree Sullivan
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Kingโs Legacy (Tennessee Russo Book 2) by L.C. Rosen
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Hiraeth (The Tempest Series Book 5) by T.D. Cloud & Ambi Sun (illustrator)
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Pink Zombie Rose: Major Arcana, Volume 1 by Dia VanGunten, Beppi
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The Break of Dawn by Eule Grey
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The Essence of the Eye (Terat Series Book 2) by Jemma Topaz
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Just a Peck by Chelsea Jean
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My Lady Hiraya by Steven Sy
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Air & Essence (Fate of the Acna Book 2) by Mikayla Hornedo
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Waters of Destruction (An Orchid Isle Mystery Book 2) by Leslie Karst
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You are Not Your Bones & Lesser Misfortunes by Alice Scott
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- Blood Cypress (Selected Papers from the Consortium for the Study of Anomalous Phenomena Book 7) by Elizabeth Broadbent

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Only Hope by Ruby Landers
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The Villain's Beast by Kate Hawthorne
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Call Forth the Moonlight: A Magรญqon's Guide to Gryphon Liberation by Z.M. Celestaire
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Into the Fiery Woods by Riley Taylor
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Black Smoke Rising by Caroline Cuell
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Storm & Sea (Storm & Sea Saga Book 1) by Tereza Kane
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Roll for Love by M.K. England
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Slayers, Every One of Us: How One Girl in All the World Showed Us How to Hold On by Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs
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Donโt Sleep With the Dead by Nghi Vo
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Make Sure You Die Screaming by Zee Carlstrom
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Boys with Sharp Teeth by Jenni Howellย
- Ollie In Between by Jess Callans

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Authority: Essays by Andrea Long Chu
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She Was Monstress: An Anthology of Monster Women curated by Robin Jo Margaret
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Nightingale (Birds and Butterflies Book 3) by Frances M. Thompson
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Below the Hunter Moon (Silver Rapids Book 2) by A. Knightley
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Rabbis of the Garden State by Daniel Meltz
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A Vow of Wrath & Ruin by K.W. Foster
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Tonight, I Bleed (The Witches of Halstett Book 2) by Katharine J. Adam
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i cut my tongue on a broken country by Kyo Lee
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I Love you Sโmore by Auriane Desombre
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Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory
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Lies of a Toymaker by Kelly Ann Jacobson
- Legacy of the Gods (The Black Rose/White Orchid Trilogy Book 2) by Eleanor Rose, Chase St. Clare and August Oliverย

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Holy Wrath by Victoria Mier
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Wishing Well, Wishing Well by Jubilee Cho
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Motes of Inspiration (Chronicles of Nerezia Book 5) by Claudie Arseneault
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A Line You Have Traced by Roisin Dunnett
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Vincent & Sivan (Rum-Soaked Awakenings Book 1) by Cali Kitsu
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Kylan (The Wydle Street Boys Book 3) by N.R. Walker
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The Revenge Game (The Revenge Club Book 1) by Jax Calder
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A Ballad for Slayers & Monsters by Rita A. Rubin
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Chaos King (Infinity Alchemist Book 2) by Kacen Callender
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Firecamp by Jaycie Morrison
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a body more tolerable by jaye simpson
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Pride or Die by CL Montblanc

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Notes From a Regicide by Isaac Fellman
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Francineโs Spectacular Crash and Burn by Renee Swindle
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You Belong to Me by Hayley Krischer
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Family Week by Sarah Moon
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The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore
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Thatโs What She Said by Eleanor Pilcher
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The Queen Bees of Tybee County by Kyle Casey Chu
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Futbolista by Jonny Garza Villa
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No One Taught Me How to Be a Man: What a Trans Man's Experience Reveals about Masculinity by Shannon T. L. Kearns
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The Gentleman & His Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide
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Hey, Mary! By Andrew Wheeler & Rye Hickman
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I Hated You in High School by Kathleen Gros

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When the Harvest Comes by Denne Michele Norris
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Love at First Spin by Lauren R. Stephens
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Fixed Up by Aurora Rey
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Crossing Arizona by Bree Wiley
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Every Reason to Stay (Bears of Firefly Valley Book 3) by Ryder OโMalley
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French 75 (Miami Nights & Club Lights Book 3) by Addison Beck
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A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic (Adenashire Book 1) by J. Penner
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The Forgotten Summer of Seneca by Camryn Garrett
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Coming Up Clutch by Anna Gram
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Stranded by Ronica Black
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Whisk Me Away by Georgia Beers
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Open, Heaven by Seรกn Hewitt

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Girl Crush by C.H. Williams
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Some Body like Me by Lucy Lapinska
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Acts of Cupidity (Afterlife Agency Book 1) by E.S. Drake
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Survival and Other Surprises by Casper E. Fallsย
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Lone Yellow Flower by Erika Gill
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Defective by Ivy Lovell
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Venom Bound (Blood Tethered Book 2) by I.S. Belle
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Jeevansaathi (Janam Janam Ka Saath Book 2) by Talia Bhatt
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Steamy On Set by D.S. Walls
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Hands On: Stories of Sexuality Work, Intimacy, and Healing edited by Remi Newman
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Notes From A Queer Cripple: How to Cultivate Queer Disabled Joy (and Be Hot While Doing It!) by Andrew Gurza
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If We Were a Movie by Zakiya N Jamal

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Eat the Ones you Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
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Down in the Sea of Angels by Khan Wong
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Anywhere You Go by Bridget Morrissey
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Tales from Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ Fairy Tales Proudly Reclaimed by Pete Jordi Wood
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The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum
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Toxic Summer by Derek Charm
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The Fantasies of Future Things by Doug Jones
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When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
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Saint Deathโs Herald (Saint Death Book 2) by C.S.E. Cooneyย
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Advocate (The Warden Book 3) by Daniel M. Ford
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Eleven Percent by Maren Uthaug
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Everything Is Fine Here by Iryn Tushabe

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My Dad Is the Best by Fran Pintadera
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KinnPorsche Vol. 3 by Daemi & Avaritia (illustrator)
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The Pool of Aeslin (Erwain Trilogy Book 2) by Mariah Stillbrook
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Errant Wings by S. Jeanย
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An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys by Rob Costello
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Love in Magnolia by Nicole Spencer-Skillen
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Genocide Bad: Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation by Sim Kern
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Mothers of Fate by Lynne Hugo
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That Broke into Shining Crystals by Richard Scott
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Letโs Talk About Abortion by Carly Kol & Illustrated by Emulsify Art
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Iron Tongue of Midnight (Forge & Fracture Saga Book 3) by Brittany N. Williams
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Every Sweet Thing is Bitter by Samantha Crewson

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Bone Dresser by Nico Vincenty
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Shape Families by Lynn Parrish Sutton, illustrated by Jake Tebbit
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Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli, Simon Pleasance (Translator)ย
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The Lost Selkie by Eule Grey
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I Remember Lights by Ben Ladouceur
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Cocky Bastard by Charlie Novak
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The Floral Arrangement by Elizabeth Luly
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A Single Dad to Heal Him by Traci Douglass
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The Stand-In Dad by Alex Summers
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The Prodigal Son (The Goode Brothers Book 4) by Sara Cate
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Romanced and Ridden (Consorting with Monsters Book 1 ) by Rowan Merrick
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A Body Not Her Own by Eileen Farren

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Gross Misconduct by AJ Truman
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One Love by Matt Cain
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A Vampire in the Bathhouse by Niko Izuki
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Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens
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All Fired Up by M.K. England
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Sleeping Children by Anthony Passeron, Frank Wynne (translator)
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My Best Friendโs Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner
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Once Upon You and Me: A Spicy Gay Age-Gap Romance by Timothy Janovsky
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The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod
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Right Beside You by Tucker Shaw
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Beetle & the Chimera Carnival (Beetle & the Hollowbones Book 2) by Aliza Layne
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Nav's Foolproof Guide to Falling in Love by Jessica Lewis

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How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. (Oliver Popp's Travel Guides to Murder Book 1) by Sam Lumley
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Unstoppable You (Sapph in the City: Book Six) by Chelsea M. Cameron
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The Case of the Tortured Souls by Travis E Holley
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Manzakar (The Slave-Soldier Series Book 1) by R. Laham
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Awakened by A.E. Osworth
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The Lilac People by Milo Todd
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Low Orbit by Kazimir Lee
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Shattered Star (Mechanized Hearts Book 2) by Fae Rynn
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Just A Little Fling (Just A Little Book 3) by Kerry Kilpatrick
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Kill Your Darlings (Hunters of Ironport Book 3) by Lou Wilham
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Siren Protection Factor (Wet Hot Monster Summer Book 5) by Latrexa Nova

ID: A post of fifteen slides. Background is made up of a diagonal oriented 6-stripe rainbow for each slide. Slide 1 has a white square which reads "167 queer books coming out this April!". The 167 is in matching horizontal rainbow stripes and April is in purple text. Text between the number and month are all caps black font. Slide 2-14 features a white grid outline with a column on the left that has the release date in white over a purple rectangle and book covers in three rows of 4 book covers each. Slide 15 features the same setup with 11 book covers and 1 pale purple rectangle. End ID.ย