DIVERSE LGBTQ BOOKS RECOMMENDATIONS!

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  • čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
  • I am obsessed with queer literature so here are 50 of my favorites for all of you! 🏳️‍🌈👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏳️‍⚧️
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  • @joanbereading
    @joanbereading Před 3 lety +562

    an HOUR? lemme get comfortable

    • @joanbereading
      @joanbereading Před 3 lety +20

      also naamah sounds so good, reminds me a lot of book of longings which u DEF need to read if u havent

    • @asunnybooknook
      @asunnybooknook  Před 3 lety +22

      @@joanbereading omg that's been on my tbr for foreverrrrrr!! tysm

  • @strawbself
    @strawbself Před 3 lety +484

    books mentioned:
    adult
    1. the death of vivek oji by akwaeke emezi
    2. the prophets by robert jones jr.
    3. we ride upon sticks by quan barry
    4. naamah by sarah blake
    5. her body and other parties by carmen maria machado
    6. in the dream house by carmen maria machado
    7. this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar and max gladstone
    8. the order of the pure moon reflected in water by zen cho
    9. girls made of snow and glass by melissa bashardoust
    10. the first sister by linden a. lewis
    11. the broken earth trilogy by n.k. jemisin (the fifth season, the obelisk gate, and the stone sky)
    12. docile by k.m. szpara
    13. the monster of elendhaven by jennifer giesbrecht
    14. less by andrew sean greer
    15. real life by brandon taylor
    16. exciting times by naoise dolan
    17. conversations with friends by sally rooney
    18. the lady's guide to celestial mechanics by olivia waite
    19. written in the stars by alexandria bellefleur
    20. fortune favors the dead by stephen spotswood
    21. how long 'til Black future month? by n.k. jemisin
    22. fierce femmes and notorious liars by kai cheng thom
    23. a history of my brief body by billy-ray belcourt
    24. girl, woman, other by bernardine evaristo
    25. the subtweet by vivek shraya
    26. the deep by rivers solomon
    27. the house in the cerulean sea by t.j. klune
    28. kissing the witch: old tales in new skins by emma donoghue
    young adult
    29. anger is a gift by mark oshiro
    30. the henna wars by adiba jaigirdar
    31. the last true poets of the sea by julia drake
    32. her royal highness by rachel hawkins
    33. the falling in love montage by ciara smyth
    34. we set the dark on fire (we set the dark on fire #1) by tehlor kay mejia
    35. we unleash the merciless storm (we set the dark on fire #2) by tehlor kay mejia
    36. the midnight lie by marie rutkoski
    37. of fire and stars by audrey coulthurst
    38. an absolutely remarkable thing by hank green
    39. foolish hearts by emma mills
    40. the black flamingo by dean atta
    41. an unkindness of ghosts by rivers solomon
    42. all boys aren't blue by george m. johnson
    43. darius the great is not okay by adib khorram
    44. foundryside by robert jackson bennett
    graphic novels
    45. monstress by marjorie m. liu
    46. bury the lede by gaby dunn
    47. the one hundred nights of hero by isabel greenberg
    poetry
    48. homie by danez smith
    49. don't call us dead by danez smith
    50. the tradition by jericho brown

    • @mmmmmm-bu3du
      @mmmmmm-bu3du Před 3 lety +9

      I really needed this post haha🔥

    • @Megan-eh5on
      @Megan-eh5on Před 3 lety +5

      So helpful 💖

    • @abhayk5491
      @abhayk5491 Před 3 lety +5

      The fact that I've read 21 of these, and that some are absolute favourites - Vivek Oji, Fierce Femmes, Time War. I need to subscribe tf now.

    • @toffi5710
      @toffi5710 Před 3 lety +4

      You’re a legend, and absolute legend muah

    • @beardedbaee
      @beardedbaee Před 3 lety +1

      🙏🏼

  • @unviincible
    @unviincible Před 2 lety +105

    I love how concisely you break down these books and talk about their themes while also sounding super passionate about them! definitely got a few more for my tbr

  • @-luxery-otaku-2848
    @-luxery-otaku-2848 Před 3 lety +31

    putting this out there so i can remember and order these tomorrow-
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  • @Hana-cs6ms
    @Hana-cs6ms Před 3 lety +90

    i think you are such a GOD for this literally the saviour of my life this was such an amazing list tysm!

  • @BooksWaffles
    @BooksWaffles Před 3 lety +37

    an hour? what a treat✨

  • @kikibrown1010
    @kikibrown1010 Před 3 lety +21

    You’re one of the only people who has actually recommended books I haven’t already heard a ton about or read before and actually sound interesting literally all of these are going on my tbr
    Edit: AND THEY AREN’T ALL YA!! As much as I love YA I don’t want to be limited to just that and weird voyeuristic romance novels with cheesy covers written by straight men. (No hate if you like airport books I just am not interested)

    • @asunnybooknook
      @asunnybooknook  Před 3 lety +1

      thank you! and hahahah yeah I totally feel you :)

  • @KateORAGE
    @KateORAGE Před 3 lety +48

    This is great! Definitely going to pick a couple of these up. You are so eloquent. Some of these books I heard about on other lists and thought "meh", but the way you described them has me eager to read them now!

  • @george-vk8ke
    @george-vk8ke Před 3 lety +40

    THANK U SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO !!!! wow, usually when i watch videos like this it's like 5 books and i've read 4 of them but this... WOW how do you even FIND so many lgbt books ?? thank u sm for sharing with the class 😭 🙏

    • @asunnybooknook
      @asunnybooknook  Před 3 lety +7

      omg hahahah yeah I find that the rec videos I stumble upon are like that too which is why I wanted to make this video

    • @george-vk8ke
      @george-vk8ke Před 3 lety +4

      @@asunnybooknook this might be a bad tactic because it will make doing vids like these harder in the future, but would u like.. idk, consider making a video talking about *how* u find so many diverse books ? idk if that's even something you actively think about vs the books just showing up in ur corner of the bookish web, but i'd be interested !!!

    • @asunnybooknook
      @asunnybooknook  Před 3 lety +6

      @@george-vk8ke that's such a good idea! I will definitely make that video :)

  • @emeliasversion
    @emeliasversion Před 3 lety +29

    sorry i’m late! so i have a book to suggest! this book is just a cute, short, book that i sped through when i first read it. it’s called “date me, bryson keller” and it’s literally AMAZING! i loved it so much, and couldn’t stop turning the pages. you should definitely read it!

  • @LazyFangs
    @LazyFangs Před 10 měsíci

    What a great resource! Thanks for reading all of those books. My TBR list just had a growth spurt.

  • @poppyngbaronye-burgess1686

    I have been looking for this for so long its not even funny. I can't wait!! I realised the other day when one of my friends asked me what my favourite queer ships were, I had nothing to say and that really hit hard, so its amazing to find a comprehensive, diverse list to start from!

  • @ode4126
    @ode4126 Před 2 lety

    I'm so happy you talked about The last true poets of the Sea! I picked it up randomly at a bookshop and loved it a lot, but I hadn't seen anyone talk about it

  • @Steve19906
    @Steve19906 Před 2 lety +1

    looking for book recs for my best friend for the holidays. This video is going to be so helpful

  • @watanabeshiho5473
    @watanabeshiho5473 Před 2 lety

    thank you so damn much for creating this video! i've been feeling a bit stuck with my current reads, as i've been mostly reading classics, esp russian. i felt the need to explore a new genre and i've made so many notes from your video! will definitely get at least 10 from your recommendations. once again, thank you!

  • @jcmnaomi88
    @jcmnaomi88 Před rokem

    So happy I found your video! I wanted books exactly in this area. I was looking for one genere and was planning to do another search for the rest but you hit them all in one. I'm so so happy you introduced People of Color. These all seem like a must to check out. Thank you!

  • @frannook
    @frannook Před 2 lety +2

    This was such a wonderful video! I knew almost all of these books (and many either I've read ore they're on my tbr!) but I had never ever heard of Bury the lede and I love the art and the synopsis, so I will be adding that one to my tbr as well

  • @yerinbaekscandlelight
    @yerinbaekscandlelight Před rokem +1

    48:41 Woah...this is so crazy to me because Hank Green is the host of Crash Course aka a psychology/science series that is showed a lot in schools. It just blows my mind that he wrote a queer book because a lot of influential straight men are very anti-lgbtq. It's like my two worlds are mending.

  • @guilhermef.7401
    @guilhermef.7401 Před 2 lety

    OMG. This video. I can't. Juust ordered 6 books! I think I love you now.

  • @RaspberryDevil
    @RaspberryDevil Před 3 lety +5

    Ohhhh, that's a great list! I've heard about most of them and at least half of it is on my tbr. But there are two or three titles I haven't heard about yet so thanks for sharing these, I'd love to look into those 💖🌈

  • @filipab0oks
    @filipab0oks Před 3 lety +4

    CZcams recommended me this video and I've just added so many books to my TBR. Thaaaanks 😚

  • @poeticfire258
    @poeticfire258 Před 3 lety +1

    Super excited about this! Just discovered Olivia Gatwood's book of queer poetry and it was everything I never knew I always needed! Thanks for doing this vid!

  • @elishanabong9597
    @elishanabong9597 Před 2 lety +2

    help the way i am a queer woc but i always thought bipoc meant bisexual poc efjaknf

  • @facialteeth1629
    @facialteeth1629 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks you so much for doing this! These are exactly the kind of recs I’ve been looking for and they’re so hard to come by.

  • @blonduose
    @blonduose Před 3 lety

    yesss a bipoc lgbtqia+ list is what i was looking for

  • @Megan-eh5on
    @Megan-eh5on Před 3 lety +2

    You have SUCH good taste! I can't wait to read these books full of beautiful diversity🖤

  • @sasha7628
    @sasha7628 Před 3 lety +3

    Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars!! i love this book so much, it's brilliant.
    Monstress's art is to die for, I only read vol1 &2 couple of years ago, i need to reread them and continue on with the story.

  • @devilsgirl4407
    @devilsgirl4407 Před 3 lety +2

    An HOURR ?!! Goddamn Thanks

  • @ElzaBuder
    @ElzaBuder Před 2 lety +4

    I'm binge-watching all of your videos and I just wanna say that I love every single one of them so damn much. your videos really comfort me and inspire me; thank you for creating 🌙 also- you always look so cute! I love your makeup and your earrings

  • @overBookedd
    @overBookedd Před 3 lety

    thank you so much for this video! i didn't read as much LGBTQ books as i would've liked last year and i really want to make sure to read more this year. This video was just so helpful and i got so many new books on my want to read list!

    • @asunnybooknook
      @asunnybooknook  Před 3 lety +1

      thank you for watching, im glad I could help you out!

  • @noorsbookshelf
    @noorsbookshelf Před 3 lety

    furiously taking notes any time you post a video 😌👼 this list is fantastic!!

  • @tweetypieplansandreads

    Thank you so much for this. For as long as I’ve been watching booktube you’ve still managed to recommend to me some new reads. Appreciated 💜

  • @pam1256
    @pam1256 Před 3 lety +9

    This was amazinnnnng! Loved every second of this video!!! And my wishlist has grownnnnn some more XD

  • @joyrowancasey788
    @joyrowancasey788 Před 10 měsíci

    Read This Is How You Lose The Time War this year and it was easily my favourite romance novel I’ve ever read, it was so beautifully written and I adore sci-fi and time travel stories, my copy is annotated out the wazoo because every single line is just heartbreakingly beautiful

  • @hemmarattenberger1444

    I enjoy this video so much! Thank you for all the books and btw I hope it doesn't sound weird but I love the way you speak ♥️♥️♥️

  • @Tasmetu
    @Tasmetu Před 2 lety +1

    thanks for this video! What a great ressource 🥰

  • @AnniesBookNook
    @AnniesBookNook Před 3 lety +9

    Wow there are so many great books I want to read here, especially We Ride Upon Sticks and Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars

    • @asunnybooknook
      @asunnybooknook  Před 3 lety

      ahhhh I hope you get to them soon and enjoy them!!

  • @rorbephobic
    @rorbephobic Před 2 lety +1

    love these recs! thank you!

  • @illreadwhatshesreading
    @illreadwhatshesreading Před 2 lety +1

    this vid is actually everything wow

  • @mmmmmm-bu3du
    @mmmmmm-bu3du Před 3 lety +1

    I AM SO happy!!! To discover your lovely channel! 💗💗

  • @courtney125
    @courtney125 Před 3 lety +2

    1:05 this literally made me so happy!

  • @nessataylor8745
    @nessataylor8745 Před 3 lety

    Was not expecting and didn’t know about the Irish authors/books, will be 100% start look into them. Hope they use our slang and way of speaking

    • @asunnybooknook
      @asunnybooknook  Před 3 lety

      thank you for commenting! I hope you enjoy them if you get to them

  • @agnese9931
    @agnese9931 Před 2 lety

    I love the way you are able to break down those books and introduce them, I wish there were someone that did that with books in Italian, or at least with books that had an Italian translation.

    • @agnese9931
      @agnese9931 Před 2 lety

      Obviously I meant books that also deal with those same topics

  • @cherryredmarlene
    @cherryredmarlene Před 3 lety

    OMG I haven't even watched this video but that title alone is enough to know that I'm going to love it

  • @litnana8916
    @litnana8916 Před 3 lety

    I love this vid!!
    My library has naamah & girls made of snow and glass, yay!

  • @Tiffany_jade_m
    @Tiffany_jade_m Před 3 lety

    Also The Deep is based off a song of the same name by Daveed Diggs’ group clipping hence the coauthors.

  • @perksofstef
    @perksofstef Před 3 lety

    Okay you've manage to convince me to read in the dream house haha, i keep seeing it everywhere. also this video is a masterpiece!!

    • @asunnybooknook
      @asunnybooknook  Před 3 lety +2

      omg thank you so much!! in the dream house is probably the most universally likable and tender book I can think of tbh

  • @lrs7838
    @lrs7838 Před 3 lety +2

    I’m late but.... Love this! Also, have you read House of Names by Colm Toíbín? It is SUCH a good book, one of my all time favorites! It’s set in ancient greece and retells a really dark myth from the pov of 3 characters, with 1 gay storyline, and holy hell it is magnificent. The first line of the book is the best I’ve ever read (I won’t spoil it for you if you’d want to read it 😆) and I genuinely hope you might read it one day!

    • @asunnybooknook
      @asunnybooknook  Před 3 lety +1

      thank you love! I really want to get to house of names but ive heard that it's super intimidating. thanks for the rec!

  • @paperbackreader
    @paperbackreader Před 2 lety

    I just finished reading Docile… I gotta process… THANK YOU FOR THE REC!!!!

    • @asunnybooknook
      @asunnybooknook  Před 2 lety

      thank you for reading im glad you enjoyed! ive been thinking about doing a review/analysis on that book for a while

  • @francescakyanda9182
    @francescakyanda9182 Před 2 měsíci

    I adore An Absolutely Remarkable Thing!!

  • @michaelajenks
    @michaelajenks Před 3 lety

    wow you treat us so well! never leave us hungry for rep!

  • @readingwithmiles
    @readingwithmiles Před 3 lety

    this vid is so good! u r my booktube goals

  • @analola2398
    @analola2398 Před 3 lety +1

    Was just looking for a book to read. Lemme open my Amazon app real quick 👀🤳🏾

  • @leabhairagustae7279
    @leabhairagustae7279 Před 3 lety

    So many great books mentioned in this video! 🙌

  • @lisamarie9307
    @lisamarie9307 Před rokem

    All these books looks really great❤

  • @khimchii9829
    @khimchii9829 Před 3 lety +1

    I read almost all of your lgbt recommendation before 😭 and now you have 50books recommendation damn

  • @rustlingtrees8987
    @rustlingtrees8987 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you sooo much!!!

  • @johndifatta8593
    @johndifatta8593 Před 3 lety +1

    I would love to see you do a review on docile!

  • @3FrogsinTrenchCoat
    @3FrogsinTrenchCoat Před rokem

    Add more books to my already extremely long tbr list 👍

  • @prettypoetess_
    @prettypoetess_ Před 3 lety +1

    thank you so much for this!!

  • @Megan-eh5on
    @Megan-eh5on Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you!!💕

  • @snowa4444
    @snowa4444 Před rokem

    i wonder if you know any books about dealing with depression, anxiety, and dysphoria that comes with transitioning to male?

  • @clar567
    @clar567 Před 3 lety +1

    I love you sm omg

  • @xvxv711
    @xvxv711 Před 9 měsíci

    Do you read fanfic? I find that’s where I get w/w books.

  • @javawatson1350
    @javawatson1350 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for this

  • @thestory7315
    @thestory7315 Před 3 lety

    Can you do a review on the boy who fell from the stars

  • @thatmediocreartist1234

    There's another book i would want to recommend to people, it's called 'wish you all the best' and it follows a nonbinary person trying to get their life back together after their parent's kicked them out. And they fall in love with someone. It's a really cute book and I thought it would fit nicely in the comment section of this video.

  • @3FrogsinTrenchCoat
    @3FrogsinTrenchCoat Před rokem

    Unrelated I love your makeup 🫶

  • @pa04ris
    @pa04ris Před 2 lety

    Loved your video. I’m glad I found your channel! 😁
    -New Subscriber

  • @maximilianasmr7202
    @maximilianasmr7202 Před 3 lety +1

    Great review, thanks :)))

  • @emilypaigewilson8437
    @emilypaigewilson8437 Před 3 lety +2

    “Her Body & Other Parties” is such a fantastic book. Thanks for sharing this list!

  • @029afreenmalbari4
    @029afreenmalbari4 Před 2 lety

    PLEASE HELP!!!
    Is there any book where both the girls are straight but only gay for each other????

  • @haunted7937
    @haunted7937 Před 3 lety

    11:07 i think i just found my summer reading book

  • @torieodain
    @torieodain Před 3 lety

    Nothing makes me happier than people talking about Jericho Brown and Billy-Ray Belcourt.

  • @froggooooo7192
    @froggooooo7192 Před 3 lety

    Hi

  • @UncleZiggy
    @UncleZiggy Před 2 lety

    *when it’s gonna snow soon so your downloading a shit tone of book videos*

  • @taylorcapricia7593
    @taylorcapricia7593 Před 2 lety

    Left off at 14:57

  • @layma5113
    @layma5113 Před 3 lety +3

    "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" is not queer. There is no discussion of Darius' sexuality in the book. I know that in the sequel it's actually explicit, but here it isn't, so it's not really a good book for queer themes specifically.

  • @matriarchypress
    @matriarchypress Před 2 lety +1

    We publish MM TG Interracial Romance. Check us out in the about section. Thank you!

  • @pompokkko
    @pompokkko Před 4 dny

    I did not understand Her body and other parties 😭 I dnf it 🥲