Robbie Couch, Meryl Wilsner, and more pick books by other queer writers that bring them joy.

Add some joy to your bookshelf!

We asked LGBTQ authors to pick books by other queer authors that bring them joy.

Out of the Blue by Jason June

HarperTeen

And I mean that literally because this book follows a merperson.

Need I say more?

Perhaps it was too white or too straight for me.

Kings of B’More

Kokila

The book is a coming of age story for when you’re already an adult.

It’s soft and beautiful while it deals with the ways life can be hard and ugly.

Hilarious and full of heart, this book was such a joy to read.

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Park Row

More Isaac, more Diegomore from Julian!

The book is so sweet and delightful, celebrating queer happy endings in all the right ways.

And if you love a good geeky love triangle?

Small Town Pride

HarperCollins

A truly fresh and modern fairytale, this book is hilarious, charming, and refreshingly earnest.

Man o' War by Cory McCarthy

Dutton Books for Young Readers

You Can Vibe Me On My FemmePhone

Co—Conspirator Press

Golden Boys by Phil Stamper

Bloomsbury YA

Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters

Viking Books for Young Readers

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring

Berkley

In the Key of Us

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Dauntless by Elisa A. Bonnin

Swoon Reads

Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

Flatiron Books

The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

Viking Books for Young Readers