Recs if you like Lavender House ...
Historical Fiction - Queer Edition
Historical fiction books with queer characters
be gay, do crime, go back in time
queer historical fiction! comment recs or books that should be added<3
Creepy Queers
Creepy books made better because there are queer characters
Sapphic Historical Fiction
Stories that tell the tale of sapphic life and love throughout time
the gay agenda
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!
Queer Lit Detectives
Everyone loves a good mystery, especially if there's a detective full of character on the case. Where the magic happens is if that detective is also LGBTQIAP2S+.
A version of this is now a quest!
Queer Jewish Authors, Characters, and People
This week is Jewish Book Week! To celebrate, we compiled a list of our favorite books with queer Jewish characters. Also includes queer books by Jewish authors that don't necessarily include obvious Jewish representation. (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators! A group of us collaborate to make these recommendations.)
We're Queer and We've Always Been Here
Get used to it. A list of queer historical romances. Some are also fantasy.
Books recommended by Cat Sebastian
https://catsebastian.com/bookrecs/
Not included here: "Literally everything by Alyssa Cole, no exceptions. Everything by Rose Lerner, no exceptions."
Queer Historical Fiction
Queer stories set in the past
Mysteries with Queer Characters
Today (May 22) is Sherlock Holmes Day! Whether you read queerness into the original Holmes stories or not, no one can disagree that this is a wonderful moment to highlight some mystery books starring queer characters! (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators! A group of us collaborate to make these recommendations.)
Mid Century Modern
Queer, radical and progressive books set and/or written in the 40s, 50s and 60s.
Queer Sleuthing & Solving (mysteries!)
more mystery stories with queer detectives/protagonists! cozies, noir, romance, paranormal, and sci-fi/fantasy mashups abound, but no thrillers, to my knowledge. tried not to repeat too many books also in the quest! series represented by #1
underrated queer gems 💎
Queer books that deserve more attention!!
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is one of my top pics as you can get a variety of flavors within it. Want to cry? Historical Fiction. Your skin to crawl? Historical Fiction! The world is your oyster
Sapphic Historical Fiction
Niche but underrated!
queer mystery/thriller
thrillers and/or mysteries with queer main characters. suggestions welcome!
be gay, solve crime
queer people solving mysteries
A Good Gay Mystery
We got a mystery on our hands gays,
lets split up ✂️
And look for clues 🍑
Mysteries with Queer characters, a subgenre I have found to adore and hope you do too!
LGBT+ mystery fiction
List of books with queer representation AND mystery. Can be murder mystery but not necessarily! (ps : I haven't read all the books in this list so if they suck it's not because I have bad taste)
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