Recs if you like The Disappointment...

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!

a collection of books im interested in which are releasing this year (2026). no particular order

it's queer and it's all pretty horrorble

Showing love to the upcoming and newly-ish released debut novels.

The Disappointment | RELEASED Honey | RELEASED The Cloak and Dagger Club | RELEASED The Death Row Club | RELEASED Henry Tudor Must Die | RELEASED Wings of Wren | RELEASED Spoiled Milk | RELEASED Lunatide | RELEASED Girl's Girl | RELEASED Their Will Undone | RELEASED Soft Spots | RELEASED Queen Mab | RELEASED The Project: A Novel | RELEASED Appraisals: A Novel | RELEASED Kitten: A Novel | RELEASED The Responsible Party: A Novel | 8/11/2026 Mia | 8/11/2026 Death Card | 8/11/2026 Bound By Fury | 8/18/2026 First Summer | 8/18/2026 Hellbound | 08/28/2026 The Fractured Life of Lucy Hughes | 9/22/2026 Strange Lights | 10/6/2026 Reap & Sow | 10/6/2026 Nanny Nanny: A Novel | 11/17/2026 Viper & Lilies | 2/2/2027 Worth Playing For | 04/27/2027* Dreams of Ruin | 6/22/2027 Hollow's Scales | 07/07/2027*

*not currently on Pagebound