Recs if you like Ship Happens...

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!

Books with fat and plus size main characters. (leave a comment with recommendations!)

Please let me know if there are any I should add.

adult genre romance stories where at least one main character is trans and/or non-binary! i haven’t necessarily read or recommend all the books included here; please lmk if anything is incorrect. Also this list is white and transmasc leaning so def please leave any recs in the comments! i’ve mainly excluded erotica, as my goal for this list is genre romance, but most books listed do contain sexual scenes (varying levels of explicitness)

Romances with Fat MCs for you to fall in love with in any subgenre! Some I have read, some are on my tbr.

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

My favorite trans romances. Notes: Trans used as the umbrella term. My reading has been severely lacking in MTF romance and I am correcting that! Will be updating this list regularly 💜

Books where one of the MCs is a plus size king/queen!

The title speaks for itself 🤝

links for the full year in the comments

Will be updated as the year goes on ✨ open to comments ✨

Please let me know if there are any I should add.