July 2025 Queer Releases

🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this July? 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 haven’t read all of these books, so please check reviews for more details on queer identities represented and The StoryGraph for content warnings!
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Infinite Archive (The Midsolar Murders Book 3) by Mur Lafferty
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Tenderly, I am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone
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Human Rites by Juno Dawson
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Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee
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Seven Days in Tokyo by José Daniel Alvior
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944 Hidalgo by Jack Davies
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Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyễn
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Am I Having Fun Now? Anxiety, Applause and Life’s Big Questions, Answered, by Suzi Ruffell
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The Original by Nell Stevens
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Thrill of the Chase by Kathryn Nolan
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After We Burned by Marieke Nijkamp
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Viscounts & Villainy (Roaring Twenties Magic Book 3) by Allie Therin

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Crash Test by Amy James
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Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr.
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Pretty Girl County by Lakita Wilson
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Daybreak Vol. 1 by Moosopp
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Stirring Spurs (Rainbow Ranch) by M.A. Wardell
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Call Your Boyfriend by Olivia A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk
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Dearly Unbeloved (Spicy in Seattle Book 3) by Sophie Snow
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Tip in (Lakeside Green Coyotes Series) by Josie Mae
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Double Hit (Chicago Cats Book 1) by Katie Steele
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Wolves & Whipped Cream at Hollow’s Cove by Ash Raven
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Sweat: An MM College Sports Romance by Jonah Yorke
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Homo for the Holidays by Matthew Cooper

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July (New Orleans Series Book 7) by Nicole Pyland
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One-Touch Pass (SCU Hockey Book 4) by J.J. Mulder
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When DC Loved Iowa by Lee Winter
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A Fuckery of Fae & Fate by A.J. Braun
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Dead Real by Poppy T. Perry
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The Way You Lie (Isle of Kala Book 1) by Crea Reitan
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Will it Hurt? By Lily X
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Earth, Beast, Metal by Eliza Leone
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A Crown of Deceit & Ruin (Cursed Kingdoms of Grimtol Book 1) by Jessaca Willis
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A Sky so Hollow (The Stardust Duology Book 2) by Craig Montgomery
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Infernal Hearts by Danny Haliwell
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Pursuit of Her (Phoenix Ridge Police Dept) by Emily Hayes

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The Courtship of Julian St. Albans (Consulting Magic) by Amy Crook (Audiobook)
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Clementine Book 3 by Tillie Walden
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The Rebel Girls of Rome by Jordyn Taylor
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Putafeminista: A Manifesto of Sex Worker Feminism by Monique Prada, Amanda De Lisio (Translator), Thayane Brêtas (Translator)
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The Gryphon King (The Chaos Constellation Book 1) by Sara Omer
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Windlass (A Seal Cove Romance) by Anna Burke
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Ascension (The Summoner’s Circle Book 2) by S.T. Gibson
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Climate by Whitney Hanson
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Snotgirl Vol. 4: Make It Make Sense! by Bryan Lee O’Malley & Leslie Hung
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The Key To Everything: May Swenson, A Writer’s Life, by Margaret A. Brucia
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Muted: Volume 1 by Miranda Mundt
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The Husky & His White Cat Vol 9 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

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The Lavender Blade: An Exorcist’s Chronicle by E.L. Deards
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Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
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Moonrising by Claire Barner
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six to carry the casket and one to say the mass by bill hulseman
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The Scrum-Half (Lincoln Knights Book 3) by Charlie Novak
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Of Thorns and Wings: The Dragon and The Devouring Tree Part 2 (Happily Ever After Dark Book 3) by Darva Green
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The Year of Us: July (The Year of Us Book 7) by Kate Hawthorne & E.M. Denning
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Something Cryptid this Way Comes (Love in Maplewood Book 9) by Susan Scott Shelley
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Between Broomsticks & Beating Wings by Marissa Serrao
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Friendly Fyre (NPSeeds SAGA) by Kia Leep
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Cosmic Captain (Cosmic Romance Book 4) by Mars Quinn
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The Rise & Fall of Conner Cody by Chelsey Lynford

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A Thousand Tiny Promises by Morgan Lee Miller
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The Rest is Silence by Yves Donlon
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A Hex for Hunger (The Rune Tithe Book 2) by Alistair Reeves
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Tangled Darkness by MM Desch
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Switch by Ann McMan
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Wayward Girls by Susan Wiggs
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No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe
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The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Epoque Paris by Jennifer Dasal
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Behold My Heart by Ronica Black
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Get it Out: On the Politics of Hysterectomy by Andrea Becker
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Lasso Lovebirds (Rainbow Ranch) by Clio Evans
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The Goldens by Lauren Wilson

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House of Beth by Kerry Cullen
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The Other Wife by Jackie Thomas-Kennedy
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Hit Me with your Best Charm by Lillie Vale
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Climate of Chaos by Cassandra Newbould
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Raging Clouds by Yudori
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Taste the Love by Karelia & Fay Stetz-Waters
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Three Shattered Souls (The Broken Blades Book 3) by Mai Corland
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Fearless Hearts by Radclyffe
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Rising Ashes (Book 2) by Harvey Oliver Baxter
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Darker than the Starless Night by Rebecca Brodkey
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Taken to the Demon Court (Stolen Demon Brides Book 3) by Elle Mae
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Blind Spot by Kate Peters

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A Dime to Say I Love You: A Journey of Love, Loss, and Spiritual Awakening by Kathryn Henry
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Stranger in the Sand by Renee Roman
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The Nursing Home Hoax: Senior Sleuths by Shelley Thrasher & Ann Faulkner
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How to Date a Prince (Being Royal Book 1) by Hayden Stone
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The Nightshade God (The Nightshade Crown Book 3) by Hannah Whitten
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Don’t Let Me Go by Rachael Sommers
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Cursed in the Lost City by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
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Ink, Blood, & Prayer by Kiera J. Gerety
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Since the World is Ending by Indyana Schneider
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Rebel Hearts by Tanya Byrne
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Subterrane by Valérie Bah
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The Accidental (A Redemption Inc Novella) by Layla Reyne

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Their Sunflower Girl by Amelia Lascaux
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The Prince of Varque by Anthony Scott
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The Count of Amaranth Moor Vol 2 by Faun V. Hartley
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Evil-ish by Kennedy Tarrell
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(So What) If I’m a Puta by Amara Moira, Amanda de Lisio(Translator) , Bruna Dantas Lobato (Translator)
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To Sketch a Scandal (Lucky Lovers of London Book 4) by Jess Everlee
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Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon
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Greenwich by Kate Broad
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The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw
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Daughters of Flood and Fury (Stormbringer Saga Book 2) by Gabriella Buba
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Nothing Compares To You: What Sinead O’Connor Means to Us, edited by Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne
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Sky on Fire by E.K. Johnston

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Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde
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First Time, Long Time by Amy Silverberg
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Red Rabbit Ghost by Jen Julian
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And They Were Neighbors (Juniper Creek Romances Book 1) by Brenna Bailey
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Bonding by Mariel Franklin
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Fanning the Flames (Vector City Supers Book 2) by Kelly Farmer
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Semantic Error Vol. 3 by J. Soori & Angy
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Yours for the Weekend by Briegh Parker
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Camp Spirits by Morgan Spellman
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The Sound of You by Simon Doyle
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Lover Boy Vol 2 by Zeo
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The Reality of Wanting Him (Love Without Labels Book 1) by Lexi Amber

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Bloody Temptations (Lead Me to Temptation Book 1) by Ali Woods
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Memories like Fangs (The Crystal Dragon Duet Book 2) by Chelsey León
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Resilience on Canvas by Logan Sage Adams
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Pit Stop by Cora Rose
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Not Good Enough by James Robert Moore
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Casthen Gain (A Novella of the Graven) by Essa Hansen
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The Memory Hunters (The Consecrated Book 1) by Mia Tsai
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Silvercloak (The Silvercloak Saga Book 1) by L.K. Steven
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Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker
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A Covenant of Ice (The Crowns of Ishia Book 3) by Karin Lowachee
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The Starlight She Becomes: Poems by Parker Lee
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The Fortune Hunter’s Guide to Love by Emma-Claire Sunday

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Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky
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Astrolabe Rebirth by Fei Tian Ye Xiang
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A Raging Heart (A Ruinous Fate Book 3) by Kaylie Smith
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Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu
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We are the Match by Mary E. Roach
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The Raven Boys (The Graphic Novels Book 1) by Maggie Stiefvater, Stephanie Williams (Adapter), & Sas Milledge (illustrator)
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Teach Like an Ally: An Educator’s guide to Nurturing LBGTQ+ Students by Flint Del Sol
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Looking for Group by Alexis Hall
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Donut Summer by Anita Kelly
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On My Side (Quiblings Book 3) by Katie Duggan
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The Set-Up Girl by Sasha Vey
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Keeping a Piece of Her by Bob Gance

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The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J.R. Dawson
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Saddle Studs (Rainbow Ranch) by Max Walker
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Harvesting Game by Mahime Paul
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Weaving Us Together by Lay Mal
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The Needfire by M.K. Hardy
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Like a Power Play (Greenrock University) by Elle Sprinkle
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Stubborn Puckboy (Puckboys Book 9) by Eden Finley and Saxon James
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The Elysium Heist by Y.M. Resnik
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Saving Sparrow (Slow Burns & Tragic Beginnings Book 2) by C.P. Harris
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Fractured Magic Volume 1 by EM. Rowene
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LGBT Politics: Asian Perspectives edited by Wataru Kusaka, Tsukasa Iga, Keiko Tsuji Tamura, Kaoru Aoyama
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This Book will Make you Cry by Daniel Tawse

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