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25 Pride book recs

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Kristin June 13, 2025
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Pride Month is here, and it’s time to celebrate the strength, resilience, and beauty of the LGBTQIA+ community. June is more than just a month, it’s a movement honoring stories of courage, identity, and the ongoing fight for equality and love. Books have always been a powerful way to share stories. So this year, we’re excited to share our selection of 25 Pride books that shine a light on LGBTQIA+ journeys. Whether you’re into romance, fantasy, or darker horror stories, there’s a book for every taste. Happy reading and Happy Pride!

Romance Pride Books

Love & Monsters by Max Walker  

A queer romance between two men navigating love amidst supernatural chaos and monstrous threats.

And They Were Roommates by Page Powars

A hilarious, unputdownable second-chance-romance about the most unlikely, gay roommate mishap. Perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Gwen & Art Are Not in Love.

Once Upon You and Me by Timothy Janovsky

Charming fairy tale meets spicy bedtime story in this deliciously enchanting age-gap LGBTQIA+ romance.

Bears and Bakeries by Dylan Drakes

A cozy cooking romance with low angst and high heat.

Pritty by Keith F. Miller Jr

A tender queer romance between two young men finding connection and love amid family struggles and neighborhood tensions.

A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves

A dark and raw MM romance that explores trauma, healing, and the complexities of love.

A Banh Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen

Two foodies in love spend the semester unraveling their families’ histories while eating all the street food in Sài Gòn.

Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System by Robin Jo Margaret

A sweet queer romance where a reluctant Cupid helps a lonely woman find love. However, their mission might lead to unexpected feelings.

2 Screams 1 Sugar by Sula Sullivan

A sapphic friends to lovers romance. It’s equal parts twisty mystery and quirky rom-com.

Fantasy Pride Books

The Flowered Blade by Taylor Hubbard

A queer fantasy about love, magic, and destinies.

Swordcrossed by Freya Marske

An epic fantasy romance where two fierce warriors’ destinies intertwine amid political intrigue.

The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi Pearson

A space fantasy following a time-traveler’s forbidden Regency love and a daring rescue mission in the distant future, where two souls fight against time, tyranny, and ancient prophecies.

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

A historical fantasy inspired by the rise of the Ming Dynasty with a queer twist.

The Diablo’s Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa

A high-stakes story about defeating a curse designed to kill a teen demon who wants to be human, a boy cursed to die young, and the murderous island destined to bury them both.

YA Pride Books

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

A coming-of-age story about identity, friendship, and the messy path to self-discovery.

If I Can Give You That by Michael Gray Bulla

For fans of Kacen Callender and Mason Deaver comes a heart-tugging coming-of-age YA debut that takes a poignant look at gender identity, sexuality, friendship, and family—both the one we’re born into and the one we find for ourselves.

If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So

An exploration of memory, identity, and reconnection.

It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland

Four queer teens realize that sometimes you have to risk hitting repeat heartbreak.

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

Three young semidioses travel through a dark monster-infested world, facing down chaotic Obsidian gods, in a quest to save their friends and return the sun to the sky.

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

A dark fairy tale retelling with a queer protagonist facing magical and moral challenges.

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

Ace of Spades meets House of Hollow in this villain origin story.

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

A young noblewoman must pair up with a rumoured witch to ward off a curse.

Literary Pride Books

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Exploration of Black British women’s lives, identity, and relationships.

A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle

A tender queer love story about body, healing, and the complexities of intimacy.

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe

A collection of speculative stories exploring identity, memory, and resistance.

Happy Pride Month, everyone! Let’s continue to spread love, acceptance, and equality every day.

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