LGBTQ+ Reading Rainbow Recommendations Masterlist (52 books)

Books with queer rep that have been recommended by members of the Reading Rainbow book club. Both fiction and nonfiction can be found on the list.

Join us at https://discord.gg/vfSep3jk if you're looking for a tight-knit community of queer book lovers!

flag

All Votes Add Books To This List

1	Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1) by Aiden Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 108,513 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 366,807 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 29,206 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	The Lodestar of Ys (The Stories of Ys, #1) by Amy Rae Durreson (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,911 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The High King's Golden Tongue (Tales of the High Court, #1) by Megan Derr (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 6,124 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Strange and Stubborn Endurance (The Tithenai Chronicles, #1) by Foz Meadows (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 11,303 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 327,138 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Wolf at the Door (Big Bad Wolf, #1) by Charlie Adhara (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 12,985 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Space Trash Vol. 1 (Space Trash, #1) by Jenn Woodall 3.90 avg rating — 744 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Nimona by N.D. Stevenson 4.18 avg rating — 186,804 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Leeward (Nightingale & Courtney, #1) by Katie Daysh (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 677 ratings score: 140, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Witchlore by Emma Hinds 3.85 avg rating — 646 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) by Tamsyn Muir (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 182,001 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Honeys by Ryan La Sala (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 20,423 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 10,943 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 4.21 avg rating — 66,528 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary by Travis Alabanza 4.35 avg rating — 2,396 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 13,070 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Bisexuality in the Ancient World by Eva Cantarella 4.14 avg rating — 683 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 18,303 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Hands of the Emperor (Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1) by Victoria Goddard (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 3,933 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me (I Feed Her to the Beast, #1) by Jamison Shea (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 6,484 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 374,903 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen 4.34 avg rating — 19,418 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	soft magic. by Upile Chisala 3.90 avg rating — 3,625 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib 4.16 avg rating — 19,352 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson 4.19 avg rating — 46,930 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Mallory Ortberg 3.84 avg rating — 3,630 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1) by Emily Tesh (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 23,765 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Firewatching (Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler, #1) by Russ Thomas 3.68 avg rating — 3,530 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, #1) by Natasha Pulley 3.73 avg rating — 38,380 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Witchmark (The Kingston Cycle, #1) by C.L. Polk (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 16,422 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 5,511 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 59,777 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley 4.02 avg rating — 11,100 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Tears in the Water by Margherita Scialla (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 641 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Back in a Spell (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #3) by Lana Harper 3.71 avg rating — 9,842 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Always the Almost by Edward Underhill (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 3,445 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Infinite Miles by Hannah Fergesen (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 388 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Midnight Lie (Forgotten Gods, #1) by Marie Rutkoski (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 14,138 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Gearbreakers (Gearbreakers, #1) by Zoe Hana Mikuta (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 9,991 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Salt Magic, Skin Magic by Lee Welch (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 3,236 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	After by Fatimah Asghar 4.55 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, #1) by K.J. Charles (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 14,227 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Where All Paths Meet (The Adventures of Holloway Holmes #3) by Gregory Ashe (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 474 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2) by Everina Maxwell (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 9,441 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 2,349 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Digging for Heaven (Dragon Circle, #1) by Jenna Jarvis (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1) by Freya Marske (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 50,996 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2) by Freya Marske (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 17,476 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	A Power Unbound (The Last Binding, #3) by Freya Marske (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 12,226 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	A Taste of Gold and Iron (Mahisti Dynasty, #1) by Alexandra Rowland (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 13,142 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars