Recs if you like Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You: A Novel...

We should all be reading queer, all year, but this list is full of upcoming queer books of all makes and models coming out in 2026. If you have a rec to add, just please keep in mind we’re looking for 2026 releases!

ownvoices books across genres by queer men/masc authors that feature queer men as main characters

disclaimer: this is all just based on my own research and may not always be 100% accurate to the author’s identity - feel free to comment any edits or suggestions!

Books that feature Trans* Characters or Non-Fiction about Trans People (Ongoing project). Disclaimer: I haven't read all of these books yet, if there is an issue with the book/author, let me know. German and English

Shamelessly yoinked from a certain other reading app that shall not be named... this is a list of recently published (2025-2026) LGBTQ+ fiction across a spectrum of genres and identities!

(Disclaimer: I haven't read most of these, but so many compelling covers made me want to save them all in a list to continue referencing into the future.)

Ongoing. Fiction and non-fiction exploration of grief: anticipatory, grieving death of a loved one (including pets), loosing pregnancy, etc, and how to live with it.

A mix of genres by queer authors from South America, set in (or partially in) the nation. Preference given to books in translation. Not every nation is represented yet—I'm still researching them! Maximum 3 books per nation!

Argentina: Brickmakers; Kiss of the Spider Woman; Bad Girls Brazil: The Words that Remain; We All Loved Cowboys Chile: My Tender Matador; The Remainder Colombia: Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You; Like This Afternoon Forever Ecuador: Jawbone Peru: The Glory of Gold; Nine Moons Suriname: On a Woman's Madness Uruguay: Cantoras

Please leave suggestions if you have them :)

a list about books I've read with mental health representation (that has a critical weight in the book).

so far this includes: suicide (both in teenage years and in adult life), anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia, sexual (child) abuse, autism spectrum disorder, eating disorders, intergenerational trauma in christian black environmetns, violent trauma and dissociative related disorders.

i'll keep adding as i consider the books i read (always open to suggestions 🤗)

Books set in Colombia

To stick it to Bret Stephens for his dumb op-ed in the NYT, here is a list of all the 77th Annual National Book Award Long List Honorees.

NBA Honoree Categories: Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Translated Literature Young People's Literature

If they release any others, I'll update this list!

Books requested to be added to PB: Still House (poetry)

The ten contenders for the National Book Award for the categories of Translated Literature, Nonfiction, Young People's Literature and Fiction.