Recs if you like Hold Me Like a Grudge...

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!

Are you tired of how white MM sports romance is?? Gather round, homos!

🤎At least one of the MMCs is a person of colour 🤎

*includes bi & pan characters and everyone under the queer & trans umbrella

Romance books to read for the aesthetic (usually cartoon covers because I’m trash for character art)

Sport (fictional + real) and competition queer romance recommendations!

Feel free to leave your own recommendations in the comments and I will add them to the list! :)

Fiction books with at least one main character identifying as Asian and LGBTQ (queer and/or trans) — continuously updated!

this is an ongoing list of lgbtqiap+ books (across all genres, and age groups) that are planned to be released in 2026. if you’re an arc reader, you can also check whether any of them are available as arcs!! feel free to suggest books to add, since I’ll work on this list over time as well 🥰

last books added in: january!

A curated list of 2026 debuts, all with LGBTQIA+ representation

I love hockey romances as much as the next person but sometimes you want another sport to take center stage. So here is a collection of sports romance books where one (or all of them) is playing a sport that isn't hockey.

Feel free to leave any recomendations for the list.

(Contains both YA and Adult romance)

Yes, queer and trans folks play sports. These are those books.

Be the trend setter of your book club or bookish friend group by getting to know the authors of next year’s publication cycle. These books are all by new talent in the publishing world from both the Big 5 and small, traditional publishers.

Be sure to also check out these authors on social media for ARC opportunities, and show these authors some love by requesting a purchase with your local library, or pre-ordering a copy yourself!

Fiction reads featuring characters with disabilities, physical and/or mental health both included.

Recommendations welcome!

*Liberties were taken. Inspired by @ErinYeager 's list That's Not a Fall Out Boy song?? This list is purely based on the titles of books!

Every year we get more and more queer books in more and more diverse genres and I for one would like to roll around in all of them from sheer joy 🙂‍↕️ since I can’t do that here is a list to metaphorically roll around in instead.

Disclaimer: all books had 2026 releases at the time of adding. The publishing industry does change things around though.

fun/casual lgbt books. predominantly contemporary romance, trying to avoid lit fic. more for when i am looking for a palette cleanse.

A list of books (both fiction and non-fiction) featuring LGBTQ+ characters and/or theme, written by authors from Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam). Will be updated continuously.

Romance books with neurodivergent characters. This primarily includes ADHD and autism but I also included some with dyslexia and sensory processing disorder representation as well.

Achillean/MM sports romance

• Hockey
• Ballet / Dance
• Tennis
• Wrestling
• Football
• Exy
• Formula 1
• Fencing
• Motocross
• Baseball
• Jousting
• Soccer ...

Book covers featuring (human) characters wearing collars and/or leashes, typically also being held by another character in a kink and/or bdsm way

Qwordy's Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 5 Word Titles Prompt You must find TEN titles total with the total number words in the title going from one all the way through ten. I'll break these lists down into the total number of words in the title to make planning easier. This is an on going list and always open for recommendations

My fave MM romances (most are hockey related lol)!