Recs if you like Perverts...

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!

an oddly specific trend i’ve noticed, mostly in genres like horror, weird girl, feminine rage, etc. (but there are some others here, too).

Weird, unusual, or taboo LGBTQ books that may make you slightly uncomfortable

Suggestions always welcome

These books are deeply human, and they aren't afraid to make you uncomfortable along the way. Whether the characters are unlikeable or the author seems to be rudely calling you out or the content is critiquing an aspect of the human experience (or all the above), these books are unflinching in the face of their consumers. Recommendations are welcome!

Name-calling and insults you might hear on the playground and beyond...

Anything can be an insult if you believe it! My kid brother used to get in trouble for calling us "you...you BEAN" with all the spite his little preschool self could manage 🥹

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.

books in which the cover has lime green font

(weirdly lots of horror?)

books that uses neon green💚 on their cover! usually for the title and sometimes as a background color!

sadly, the default pagebound editions might not be the correct ones so you’ll have to look through the available editions. pagebound please let us choose</3

open to recs!

messy characters + bad decisions

"Weird girl literature" by trans authors and/or featuring trans experiences

💜 yarnandbooks

get a tiny taste of layered, intricate topics with these subversive short stories and nuanced novellas! all genres included!