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Too Queer for the East. Too Muslim for the West.

by NasIsReading

A growing list of books by LGBTQ+ authors of Muslim backgrounds (or from the general SWANA region) and/or focusing on such experiences in the text.

Based on books I have read or keen to do so. Recommendations are welcome

Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between

Guapa

This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers

The Queer Arab Glossary

Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between

Guapa

Booker Prize Eligible for 2026

Lost Lambs

Vigil

John of John

This Is Where the Serpent Lives

Lost Lambs

Vigil

alphabet soup group

Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.

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The Lost Language of Cranes

Women's Hotel

No One Dies Yet

I Can Fix Her

The Lost Language of Cranes

Women's Hotel

2026 Release by SWANA (decolonial MENA) Authors

This includes books coming out by SWANA* authors in Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Lit-Fic and more!

*SWANA: South West Asia or North Africa (decolonial term for MENA or Middle East & North Africa)

Everything Comes Back To You

Our Ex's Wedding

Where No Shadow Stays

The Republic of Memory

Everything Comes Back To You

Our Ex's Wedding

Indie Pubbed

by lit_with_kit

Small independent presses rule

My Brilliant Friend

Fire Exit

On the Calculation of Volume I

The Salvage

My Brilliant Friend

Fire Exit

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