June 2025 Queer Releases

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🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this May? 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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The Stolen Kingdom (The Queen & the Heiress Book 2) by C.C. González

Rubies & Revenge (A Cardinal Families Novel) by Lexie A. Lynn

Hounded Ashes to Ashes (Hounded Book 2) by Quinn Cameron

Letters from my Dead Ex-girlfriend by Emily M. Syn

 

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Dumpster Kid by Cameron James

Where There's Smoke…: A Small Town Sapphic Romance by Aricka Alexander

When In Erebus by Vivian Paris

 

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Devils like Us by L.T. Thompson

Nobody in Particular by Sophie Gonzales

That Devil, Ambition by Linsey Miller

Emerge: 2024 Lambda Literary Anthology edited by monét cooper

Deep House: The Gayest Love Story Ever Told by Jeremy Atherton Lin

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Angel Eye by Madeleine Nakamura

Be Gay, Do Crime: Sixteen Stories of Queer Chaos edited by Molly Llewellyn & Kristel Buckley

I Can Fix Her by Rae Wilde

All This Can Be True by Jen Michalski 

Crueler Mercies by Maren Chase

Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

Black Salt Queen (Letters from Maynara Book 1) by Samantha Bansil

Like That Eleanor: The Amazing Power of Being an Ally by Lee Wind, Kelly Mangan (Illustrator)

Your Final Moments by Jay Coles

Pioneer Summer (Pioneer Book 1) by Elena Malisova, Katerina Silvanova, Anne O. Fisher (Translator)

Sick and Dirty: Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness by Michael Koresky

Ready to Score by Jodie Slaughter

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Tramps Like Us by Joe Westmoreland

He’s to Die For by Erin Dunn

So Gay for You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started It All by Leisha Hailey & Kate Moennig

Lady’s Knight by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

A Song for Wildcats: Stories by Caitlin Galway

The Lure of Their Graves (The Cursed Crown Book 1) by Laura R. Samotin

Now She’s Dead by Roselyn Clarke

It’s Not the End of the World by Jonathan Parks-Ramage

A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle

The Uncertainty Principle by Joshua Davis & Kal Kini-Davis

Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare

Castle Swimmer Volume 2 by Wendy Martin

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Songs of No Provenance by Lydi Conklin

Boyfriends Volume Four by refrainbow

Dan in Green Gables A Modern Reimagining of Anne of Green Gables by Rey Terciero, Claudia Aguirre (Illustrator)

The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick: Sex and the Supreme Court in the Age of AIDS by Martin Padgett

What Is Queer Food?: How We Served a Revolution by John Birdsall

Fight AIDS!: How Activism, Art, and Protest Changed the Course of a Deadly Epidemic and Reshaped a Nation by Michael G. Long

I’ll Pretend You’re Mine Tashie Bhuiyan

A Queer Case (The Selby Bigge Mysteries Book 1) by Robert Holtom

Bond Strength (Brannon Boys 2) by Katherine McIntyre

In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson

The Slip by Lucas Schaefer

A Family Matter by Claire Lynch

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Daughter of Doom by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem

Dining Out: First Dates, Defiant Nights, and Last Call Disco Fries at America's Gay Restaurants by Erik Piepenburg

Gaysians by Mike Curato

Lovesick Falls by Julie K. Drake

Teacher of the Year (Teachers in Love Book 1) by M.A. Wardell

Dyke Delusions: Essays & Observations by Samantha Mann

There Are Reasons for This by Nini Berndt

A Place for Us by Patricia Grayhall

The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King

The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O’Keefe

All (Dead) Girls Lie by Piper L. White

Running with the Alpha’s Son (The Alpha’s Son Book 3) by Penny Jessup

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Winging It (Lucky in Love Book 2) by Jen Desmarais

Chocolate Chip City by Be Steadwell

Star Fruit by Kamryn Kingsberry

Veiled in Argent (Once & Forever Kings Book 2) by Jonathan Hawker

Maybe We Can Fake It by Tammy Sabia

By Her Sword: A Sapphic Fantasy Romance Anthology 

Secrets of Elyron by Sierra Covey

Teach Me K-Pop by Kaenyn King

Holy Water Hurts: A Vampire's Guide To Vampire Hunting (Sanguine and Clover) by Gabryel Grimm-Goretez

Marigolds & Murder by A.K. Ikezoe

I Was An Abomination: A Memoir of Trans Survival in Conservative America by Sheryl Melanie Weikal

The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode

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The Tenth Muse: A Sapphic Anthology edited by Sarah Mesh

Love is All: A Charity Romance Anthology Vol 8

Starman: A Gay 70s High School Love Story by Will Forrest

 

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Sub-Rosa by Charlotte Mill

 

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Masquerade by Calum McSwiggan

Run Away with Me by J.L. Simmonds

Summer of Love by Lily Easton

Firerend by Emma Kennedy

Love Beneath the Guillotine by W.H. Lockwood

Kill Me Quick (QuickSilver Book 1) by Josie Jaffrey

The Woman from the Waves by Roslyn Sinclair

The Iron Ghost (The Copper Cat Book 2) by Jen Williams

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Yugen (Pebble Stone Chronicles Book 2) by Huckleberry Rahr

A Wistful Symphony by Mandy C. Rodrigues

Flare & Bind (Synchronists Book 2) by Lillian Zenzi

 

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A Kiss of the Ocean’s Breath (Dark Depths Book 2) by E. A. M. Trofimenkoff

 

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Demaris: Protocol by Brian David Randall

 

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Epsilon Nine (Twin Suns Duology Book 2) by Olive J. Kelley

Moments to Treasure by Ali Vali

Six Wild Crowns (Queens of Elben Book 1) by Holly Race

Flight of the Fallen (Magebike Courier Book 2) by Hana Lee

Don’t Drag This Out by Emery Lee

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee

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Love, Misha by Askel Aden

Ancestors (Grievers Book 3) by adrienne maree brown

Vesuvius by Cass Biehn

The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses (The Investigations of Mossa & Pleiti Book 3) by Malka Older

If I Told You, I'd Have to Kiss You by Mae Marvel

Finding Prince Charming by Jamar J. Perry

The Stolen Girl (A D.I. Jo Shaw Mystery) by Cari Hunter

A Marvelous Murder by David S. Pederson

We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon

Kingdom of Wings & Scales (Wyverealm Chronicles) by K.F. Starfell

Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertalli

Florenzer by Phil Melanson

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A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell

Solo Stan by Talia Tucker

Winging It with You by Chip Pons

Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski

The Next Chapter by Camille Kellogg

Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben Vol. 5 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

The Incorruptibles by Lauren Magaziner

Palm Meridian by Grace Flahive

Midnight at the Cinema Palace by Christopher Tradowsky

Backhanded Compliments by Katie Chandler

Human, Animal by Seth Insua

Whisked Away (Jewels of the Nine Kingdoms Book 1) by Enola M. Douglas

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O mundo que habita em mim by Luca Guadagnini

A Magnificent Disturbance by Lee Lynch

Charity Case by Jean Copeland

Big Corpse on Campus by Karis Walsh

A Conflict of Interest by Morgan Adams

As We Bloom: Wisdom from Extraordinary Everyday Women and Gender Nonconforming People by Mia Bolton

Days of Light by Megan Hunter

 

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Wars in Wonderland by E.J. Pepino

 

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Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion by Kevin Guyan

Cage of Starlight by Jules Arbeaux

Tempting Tara (Confessions Book 3) by Cozy DuBois

 

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Bite Marks & Broken Hearts (The Killigrew Street Case Files) by TJ Rose

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Damsels & Dinosaurs by Wren Jones

Maddening Mast Cell Mathematics: A Chronic Illness Calculus by Sarah Klein

Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight

 

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Perfectly Matching Again (A Novella for All Seasons) by Milena McKay

 

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Unstable Orbits by Anthony Camber

 

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Hate To Haunt You (Afterlife Incorporated Book 2) by Alli Temple

 

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If We Survive This by Racquel Marie

Beyond the Planet of the Vampires by Ulrich Baer

Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate 1 by Pom

The Other Side of the Ocean by J.D. Netto

America’s Not-So-Sweetheart by Blair Hanson

The Ripple Effect by Maggie North

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Last Dance Before Dawn (Nightingale Mysteries Book 4) by Katharine Schellman

Holly Jolly July by Lindsay Maple

Hermaphrodite Logic: A History of Intersex Liberation

Bad Creek by Peyton June

These Heathens by Mia McKenzie

Girls Girls Girls by Shoshana von Blanckensee

The Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman

Shout Loud, My Heart by Youga Rayri

Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell

The Tournament by Rebecca Barrow

Work Nights by Erica Peplin

The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A. Haynes

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The Mercy Makers (The Moon Heresies Book 1) by Tessa Gratton

Green-Eyed Monster (Court of Chains Book 3) by Rawnie Sabor

The Ice Moves for No One by Arlo Z. Graves

A Date with the Fairy Drag Queen by Julie Harthill Turner

Alphas on the Rocks (Werecreatures vs. Shifters Book 1) by Jem Zero

Love You a Latte (Stone Ridge Book 1.5) by Corina Bair

The Redemption of Alex Cade by Ali Ryecart

Cursebreakers (The Cursebreakers Series Book 1) by Madeleine Nakamura

 

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Enemies to Enemies by Ash Kreider 

A Light From the Nether by Molly Dowd Sullivan

Fall Into You by Dylan Morrison

A Question of Sincerity by Sabrina Blaum

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About Bliss: Fighting for My Trans Son's Life, Joy, and Fertility by Cristina Olivetti

Kickflip Vol 1 by L.D. Lapinski & Logan Hanning (Illustrator)

The Last Soldier of Nava by Yejin Suh

My History, My Gender, Me by Cassandra Jules Corrigan

It’s a Gang by Katrina Cross

 

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27 by Victoria Kinnaird

 

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Reflections of Lilje Damselfly by Natalie Kelda

Lust and Found by Sylvie Helstaff

 

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A Legionnaire’s Guide to Love & Peace by Emily Skrutskie

The Lost Heirs (Arcana Book 1) by Sam Prentice-Jones

The Secret Romantic’s Book of Magic edited by Marie O’Regan & Paul Kane

A Treachery of Swans by A.B. Poranek

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Peerless Vol 4 by Meng Xi Shu

Viscounts & Villainy (Roaring Twenties Magic Book 3) by Allie Therin

Bed & Breakup by Susie Dumond

Queer Lens: A History of Photography edited by Paul Martineau and Ryan Linkof

Journey to Lavender: Embracing Gender Identity with Love, Learning, and Acceptance by Josee Amiel-Perez

Incendiant by Virginia Black

Party of Three (A Sapphire Cove Suite Secrets Novella Book 4.5) by C. Travis Rice

Dessa’s Crossing: A Novel and Other Stories by Atanas Radenski

Punch Drunk Love Vol. 3 by Moscareto

Arc of the Universe by Nikki Alexander

Killjoy (Starhawk Book 2) by Adrienne Lothy

More Than A Friend by Daisy Wren

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Black Ice: Volume 2 by Bradford D. Smith II

 

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Nightly Dreams by Hannah Phillips

Goldheart (Foxgolve & Feud Book 1) by Tess Carletta

Run with the Devil by M. Anderson

 

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The Lightning People Play by Tim Cummings

One Last Try by Jemma Croft

Painted Flock (Val-de-mer Book 2) by Claudie Arseneault

16 mm by N.R. Wolfman

 

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Devoted by Van R. Som

 

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The Thief’s Familiar (Familiar Mates Book 12) by TJ Nichols

 

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Run Like Hell by Eira Brand

Love & Other Atrocities by R.H. Linehan

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ID: A post of eighteen slides. Background is made up of a diagonal oriented 6-stripe rainbow for each slide. Slide 1 has a white square which reads "204 queer books coming out this Pride Month!". The 204 is in matching horizontal rainbow stripes and Pride Month is in rainbow text. Text between the number and month are all caps black font. Slide 2-18 features a white grid outline with a column on the left that has the release date in white over a blue rectangle and book covers in three rows of 4 book covers each. 

We post an open call for new releases around the 20th of the month preceding on Twitter/X, Blue Sky and Threads. Authors can add their books to these posts to be included in future new release lists.

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