Favorite LGBT Fiction

A Novel in Verse

by Carson, Anne

Book - 1998

Anne Carson's beautiful coming-of-age novel, written in verse and inspired by Greek mythology. Anne Carson's beautiful coming-of-age novel, written in verse and inspired by Greek mythology. Show less

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Angels in America

A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

by Kushner, Tony

Book - 2003

Tony Kushner's ambitious and dazzling play about the AIDS epidemic in New York is, by turn, satirical, raucous, heartbreaking and fantastic. Tony Kushner's ambitious and dazzling play about the AIDS epidemic in New York is, by turn, satirical, raucous, heartbreaking and fantastic. Show less

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Confessions of A Mask

by Mishima

Book - 2007

Yukio Mishima's elegant book about desire, attraction, and repression. Yukio Mishima's elegant book about desire, attraction, and repression. Show less

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The Price of Salt

by Highsmith, Patricia

Book - 2004

The inspiration for 2016's "Carol," originally written under the pseudonym Claire Morgan so that readers would not recognize bestselling mystery writer Patricia Highsmith in this tender portrait of same-sex love in the 1950s. The inspiration for 2016's "Carol," originally written under the pseudonym Claire Morgan so that readers would not recognize bestselling mystery writer Patricia Highsmith in this tender portrait of same-sex love in the 1950s. Show less

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Giovanni's Room

by Baldwin, James

Book - 2013

A classic of not just LGBTQ literature, but of all literature, Giovanni's Room shows Baldwin's skill and sensitivity as a writer, attuned to all the nuances and contradictions of human behavior. A classic of not just LGBTQ literature, but of all literature, Giovanni's Room shows Baldwin's skill and sensitivity as a writer, attuned to all the nuances and contradictions of human behavior. Show less

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Narrow Rooms

by Purdy, James

Book - 1978

A brilliantly written and also totally outrageous book that hums with the lyricism of Flannery O'Connor and the shock value of a John Waters movie. One of a kind. A brilliantly written and also totally outrageous book that hums with the lyricism of Flannery O'Connor and the shock value of a John Waters movie. One of a kind. Show less

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Orlando

A Biography

by Woolf, Virginia

Book - 1973

Virginia Woolf's classic novella is remarkable for its easy and early embrace of gender fluidity. Virginia Woolf's classic novella is remarkable for its easy and early embrace of gender fluidity. Show less

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Chelsea Girls

by Myles, Eileen

Book - 2015

Eileen Myles' early classic about lesbians in New York combines the poet's gift for language with her observational humor and insight. Eileen Myles' early classic about lesbians in New York combines the poet's gift for language with her observational humor and insight. Show less

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Fun Home

A Family Tragicomic

by Bechdel, Alison

Graphic Novel - 2006

Alison Bechdel's funny, tragic, and complicated coming-of-age story. Alison Bechdel's funny, tragic, and complicated coming-of-age story. Show less

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Annie on My Mind

by Garden, Nancy

Book - 1982

The cause of a minor uproar in the 80's and 90's, Nancy Garden's YA classic is actually one of the few books of its time to focus on what girls do besides chase boys: they stage plays, go to museums, navigate friendships and grow as people. The cause of a minor uproar in the 80's and 90's, Nancy Garden's YA classic is actually one of the few books of its time to focus on what girls do besides chase boys: they stage plays, go to museums, navigate friendships and grow as people. Show less

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