Are you participating in our 2022 LGBTQ+ Summer Book Bingo? Maybe you need just one or two more boxes to complete your bingo; if so, check out our suggestions below! These are all books that have been read and reviewed on our blog, so click the links to read a full review and see if it is the right book for you!

Roar Cat Reads Book Suggestions for Our 2022 LGBTQ+ Summer Book Bingo

Queer Memoir

• ¡Hola Papi! How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer
• How to Fail as a Popstar by Vivek Shraya
• Like Crazy: Life with My Mother and Her Invisible Friends by Dan Mathews
• Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness
• Spinning by Tillie Walden
• We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib

Reviewed on Roar Cat Reads

Check out any of our books in the LGBTQ+ Book Review list.

African-Influenced Culture

• Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
• The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
• Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi

Red Cover

• She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
• Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
• Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Trans Protagonist

• The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith
• Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
• FINNA by Nino Cipri
• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
• Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
• Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
• A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
• The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya
• Trans-Galactic Bike Ride edited by Lydia Rogue

2022 Release

• The Thousand Eyes by A.K. Larkwood
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Fairy Tale Retelling

• Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh

Audiobook

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (read by Lin Manuel Miranda)
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (read by Juan Morton)
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (read by Moira Quirk)
• I’m Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya (read by Vivek Shraya)
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (read by Alma Cuervo)

Orange Cover

• The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth
• She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
• The Councillor by E.J. Beaton
• Flamer by Mike Curato

Mystery/Thriller

• Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Asian-Influenced Culture

• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
• The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
• She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Award Winning

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
• Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
• The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
• The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya
• You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

Yellow Cover

• The Clothesline Swing by Danny Ramadan
• Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
• The Guncle by Steven Rowley
• The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Sure
• Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

European-Influenced Culture

• Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
• A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
• Matrix by Lauren Groff
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Nonfiction

• Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
• Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride

Released Before 2000

• Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

Disabled Protagonist

• The Golden Hour by Niki Smith
• Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
• More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

Green Cover

• Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
• Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
• With Teeth by Kristen Arnett

Reread a Favorite

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
• Roadqueen: Eternal Roadtrip to Love by Mira Ong Chua
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Fanfic Tropes

• The Better to Kiss You With by Michelle Osgood
• Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
• Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Abida Jaigirdar
• A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
• Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

Indigenous-Influenced Culture

• This Town Sleeps by Dennis E. Staples

Story About Siblings

• Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi 
• The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith

Blue Cover

• Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh
• Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju
• ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer
• I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre

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Want more recommendations? Try Halli and Lauren‘s Book Recommendations for our Summer Bingo. Then get reading and send in your completed Bingo sheet by August 31, 2022!