Recs if you like The Beheading Game: A Novel...

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!

Book titles that represent reasons you might go to the doctor, what you might say to each other, or what treatments might be offered to cure your ailments. It's up to you to decide what is what😉

(This is not a commentary on these books or authors! The focus of this list is purely on the titles---but if you find a favorite new read here, I'd love to know🤭)

collecting all 2026 releases featuring sapphic romance!!

Not a comprehensive list, definitely open to suggestions. I'll try to update this fairly often! This list features a wide variety of genres and representations!

a diverse selection of alternate history novels & stories (that aren’t just about WW2/nazism)

get your hands up, get this party buzzing you want a queen bee? well, there’s half a dozen

pls don’t ask how many times I’ve listened to the SIX soundtrack in the last 48 hours

fiction and non-fiction about Henry VIII’s wives (and Henry too, i guess)

fictional works that explore the lives of Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr - aka the six wives of Henry VIII.

p.s. for my fellow musical theatre lovers, I encourage you to check out SIX by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss!

Both Fiction and Non-fiction books around War Of The Roses and Tudor era.

Feel free to comment additional books! I'm just adding books as I find them.

great stand alone books i read this year

My favourites