Recs if you like Loca...

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.)

Books recommended by Dakota Johnson each month for her bookclub associated with her production company TeaTime Pictures!

In the bookclub IG channel her and her @teatime.pictures team also shared deep dives into the books and insights about them, often curated by the authors themselves ✨ From October 2026 the bookclub moved to Substack!

Inspired by Autostraddle's Queer Books Across America list

Read queer all year with books from Simon & Schuster.

The TeaTime Book Club is a monthly curated book club by actress Dakota Johnson.

The Center for Fiction 2025 First Novel Prize Shortlist! "The First Novel Prize honors the best debut novel of the year and supports emerging voices in fiction."

by dakota johnson

Inspired by the NFL Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, which starred Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio as the musical headliner here is a collection of books to accompany the rich history, culture, and messaging artfully displayed by Bad Bunny.

Part 3: Paraguay to Venezuela