Recs if you like Open, Heaven...

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!

Some classic, popular, and lesser-known books about the lives and relationships of men who love men. Recommendations welcome---I'm specifically in search of more books centering trans men! [Created Sep '25]

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!

non-fiction, contemporary fiction and thrillers set in Ireland and The North of Ireland or who center Irish characters living abroad!

Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.

A collection of books by Irish authors that I've loved or am looking forward to!

Recent beauties from the Emerald Isle.

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.)

Short books to boost you to your reading goal. A lot of these are from ‘mckenna loves content’ on YouTube

i spontaneously bought a flight to dublin so now i feel the need to read all of these. any suggestions?

hello niche community ! if u do not know kevin atwater is a kind of small artist that sometimes posts book recs, this a collection of the books he has recommended! (also these aren’t explicitly recommendations from him just the books he has posted!)

The list of books discussed at London’s very own monthly gay book club.

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