Book Lists

My 6 Favorite LGBTQ+ Books Read in 2025 (so far)

Whether you’re a fan of romance, fantasy, contemporary fiction, or historical fiction, I’ve got a book recommendation for you! These are my six favorite queer books that I’ve read (not released) so far this year. My 6 Favorite LGBTQ+ Books Read in 2025 (so far) What are your favorite books that you’ve read so far…

My 9 Favorite Queer Books Read in 2023

From graphic novels to epic fantasies to novella memoirs, the LGBTQ+ books that I read and loved the most this year cover a fairly broad range of genre and emotional intensity. My 9 Favorite Queer Books Read in 2023 At the Feet of the Sun by Victoria Goddard. A compulsive doorstopper of a novel that…

6 Queer Books I Read While Wedding Planning

Wedding planning really took the wind out of my blogging sails, but I’m back, and I want to talk about the queer books that I read during those months that I was MIA. From memoirs to graphic novels to YA to historical nonfiction, I’ve got a book recommendation for you! 6 Queer Books I Read…

Diversity Book Club List

When I moved to Vancouver in 2018, one of my ploys to make friends was to start a book club. Of the original group that got together, three of us have continued to meet for the last four years, every month without fail. Sometimes means meeting in a café for hot chocolate, and for a…

My Favorite Books Read in 2022

From graphic novels to epic fantasies to novella memoirs, the LGBTQ+ books that I read and loved the most this year cover a fairly broad range of genre and emotional intensity. My Favorite Books Read in 2022 Snapdragon by Kat Leyh. This middle grade graphic novel became a fast favorite because of its intergenerational friendship,…

Christmas Gift Guide: Queer Book Edition

I love to give people books for the holidays, and it is a particular delight to try to match my favorite books to my favorite people. While I’m at it, I like to prioritize giving LGBTQ+ books for the holidays. There are so many excellent books to choose from, but here are some that I’m…

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