Recs if you like You Pierce My Soul...

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!

collecting all 2026 releases featuring sapphic romance!!

Romance books to read for the aesthetic (usually cartoon covers because I’m trash for character art)

i'm kicking my feet with anticipation for these books to finally be in my hands (physically or digitally but as always, mostly through my library apps) so it was only right i make a list to share with the class! happy lezzing out in 2026 💌

the coquette femme aesthetic is of the utmost importance

Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉

this is an ongoing list of lgbtqiap+ books (across all genres, and age groups) that are planned to be released in 2026. if you’re an arc reader, you can also check whether any of them are available as arcs!! feel free to suggest books to add, since I’ll work on this list over time as well 🥰

last books added in: january!

Every year we get more and more queer books in more and more diverse genres and I for one would like to roll around in all of them from sheer joy 🙂‍↕️ since I can’t do that here is a list to metaphorically roll around in instead.

Disclaimer: all books had 2026 releases at the time of adding. The publishing industry does change things around though.

put!! them!! both!! on!! the!! cover!! we want chemistry, detailing and design!! WUH! LUH! WUH! shakes the publisher some of these are series so check out the rest!

If you're a podcast addict like myself, you know that a lot of hosts also write books! Recs are welcome and appreciated 🩷

(mostly sapphic) good queer books on my personal wishlist that have an added benefit of looking beautiful on the shelf!

sapphic romance

this list features upcoming books that feature sapphic MCs or romance and are releasing in 2026!

romance releases i’m looking forward to

Books with covers I find delicious, because yes, I judge books by their covers, a good cover could convince me to read a book🙂‍↕️