Big Books of 2026

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Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van VeenMy Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van VeenWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,502 voters
Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van VeenWhen I Arrived at the Castle by E.M. CarrollThe Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood HargraveInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Queer themes and homoeroticism in vampire fiction
98 books — 42 voters

My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
Horror to Look Forward to in 2024
124 books — 179 voters
My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi NagataFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 1 by Sumiko AraiLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
881 books — 1,152 voters

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirSisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather
2022 Queer SFF
221 books — 413 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
CozySFF
370 books — 404 voters

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,959 books — 5,985 voters
The Dark Wife by Sarah DiemerHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirSpellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-DoyleAlways Human by Ari NorthThis Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling
Best F/F Romance Books
1,561 books — 1,148 voters

Carry On by Rainbow RowellAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonThe Dream Thieves by Maggie StiefvaterAsh by Malinda Lo
LGBTQ for YA
1,241 books — 2,147 voters
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirAs I Descended by Robin TalleyHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoWilder Girls by Rory Power
Queer Horror
677 books — 396 voters