9 Queer BIPOC Books

Pride Month ain’t over yet! I’ve got 9 Queer BIPOC Books for y’all to enjoy.

These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa

Queer Young Adult Fantasy

In a world bound by violence, a teen descended from the god of Death must keep their true identity a secret as they fight their way through a gladiator-style competition towards victory and rebellion against the gods who murdered their family.

The Broposal by Sonora Reyes

Gay New Adult Romance

A queer romance about lifelong best friends entering a marriage of convenience to avoid the looming shadow of deportation. I really enjoyed this book! It’s got depth, sweetness, drama, & spice.

Heat and Run by Adriana Herrera

Sapphic Romance Novella

Heat and Run is a steamy sapphic omegaverse novella where insatiable lust meets the magic of the holiday season. Omega Melina thought she’d spend the chaos of her 1st heat cycle on an Tribarian island retreat, until she crashes, literally, into the mountain lodge of an irresistible alpha the broody & mysterious Dhanyaris.

The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

Queer Romantasy Novella

Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.

Loving Safoa by Liza Wemakor

Sapphic Paranormal Romance

When schoolteacher Cynthia gets a tattoo at a block party in 1991 Flatbush, she doesn’t realize she’s embarking on a life-changing romance w/ an immortal Ghanaian vampire. This tale spans time & defies the utopian/dystopian binary.

The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

Sapphic Historical Fiction

In the tumultuous town of Yáquimo, Jacquotte Delahaye is a shipwright, but her ambitions are bound by the confines of her self-seeking father. When her way of life is threatened, she is forced to flee her home & become a pirate w/ a motley crew of refugees, including the mysterious Teresa.

Blood & Brujas by Mikayla D. Hornedo

Queer Fantasy Romance

For most of her life, Dayanara has been used as a weapon for Caldera, a kingdom of fierce brujas. After centuries of war against the vampire kingdom at their border, her mother offers their king Dayanara's hand in marriage as a truce. Their agreement is bound by magic, & Dayanara must decide if she wants to kill the king, seduce the king, or embrace the union.

Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

Gay Young Adult Historical Fiction

Only This Beautiful Moment is a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family.

2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed.

1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran.

1939. Bobby, the son of a calculating Hollywood stage mother, lands a coveted MGM studio contract.

Guapa by Saleem Haddad

Gay Literary Fiction

Set over the course of 24 hours, Guapa follows Rasa, a gay man living in an unnamed Arab country, as he tries to carve out a life for himself in the midst of political & social upheaval. Each new encounter leads him closer to confronting his own identity, as he revisits his childhood & probes the secrets that haunt his family. As Rasa confronts the simultaneous collapse of political hope & his closest relationships, he is forced to discover the roots of his alienation & try to re-emerge into a society that may never accept him.

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