LGBT Bookrec List

*Please read before going below*

- We are in the middle of reformatting. The final product will be like the lesbian section.
- You all are granted comment privileges. This is how you will use them:
- To have a book added, highlight the heading of that section and add a ​comment (do
not add a suggestion)​. In this comment add the title, author, which characters fit the
category, and (optional) a Goodreads link. After you make the comment I will add it to
the list.
- If you see a mistake (wrong link, wrong character, wrong section, etc) just add a
comment on the mistake and let me know what I need to do to change it.
- Character descriptions: under each title, there is a list of characters who fit the category.
Here’s what each means (remember, just use your best judgment):
- Main character: Most books have one main character, some have more than one
- Supporting character: characters that have a big role in the story but are not the
main character
- Side characters: characters with small roles; anyone who doesn’t meet the
supporting character mark
- Because of this sorting system, some books are on here more than once (which is
good!)
- I tried to be as detailed as possible with each group so please do the same (ex. Don’t
put a non-binary character in the transgender section even though they are under the
same umbrella)
- If there’s a missing category for a character comment on the “other” section and I’ll add
another category
- NOT ALL THE BOOKS HAVE LGBT MAIN CHARACTERS!! Just because a book is
under the “bisexual” section, that doesn’t mean that book has big bisexual rep (read the
character descriptions)
- Remember this is an incomplete list, some sections will have more books than others
 - Always check content warnings of books before reading them. Not all of these books are
YA
If you have any questions contact me on any of my socials below:
- Goodreads: Irish Valentine
- Instagram: @_irishvalentine
- TikTok: @teabagearring
Happy reading!

Lesbian

Title Author Characters Goodreads Link

10 Things I Can See Carrie Mac Main, side https://www.goodread
From Here s.com/book/show/310
19571-10-things-i-ca
n-see-from-here

Annie On My Mind Nancy Garden Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/595
375.Annie_on_My_Mi
nd

Ask the Passengers A.S. King Main, side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/130
69935-ask-the-passe
ngers

Beauty Queens Libba Bray Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/946
4733-beauty-queens

Cinderella is Dead Kalynn Bayron Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/439
00612-cinderella-is-d
ead

Clap When You Land Elizabeth Acevedo Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/525
16332-clap-when-you
-land

Crier’s War Nina Varela Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/419
51626-crier-s-war
Gifted Teen (series) Talia Jager Supporting (second https://www.goodread
book) s.com/series/75633-t
he-gifted-teens

Girl, Serpent, Thorn Melissa Bashardoust Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/511
82650-girl-serpent-th
orn

Girl of Paper and Fire Natasha Ngan (someone comment https://www.goodread

which character) s.com/book/show/344
33755-girls-of-paper-
and-fire

Going Off Script Jen Wilde Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/390
71056-going-off-scrip
t

Heartstopper Alice Oseman Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/404
95957-heartstopper

Honey Girl Morgan Rogers Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/493
62138-honey-girl

It’s Not Like It’s a Misa Sugiura Main https://www.goodread

Secret s.com/book/show/290
73707-it-s-not-like-it-s
-a-secret

Last Night at the Malinda Lo Main, supporting, https://www.goodread

Telegraph Club side s.com/book/show/352
24992-last-night-at-th
e-telegraph-club

Late to the Party Kelly Quindlen Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/445
81495-late-to-the-part
y

Love and Other Florence Gonsalves Main, supporting https://www.goodread

Carnivorous Plants s.com/book/show/316
81354-love-other-car
nivorous-plants

Loveless Alice Oseman Supporting https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/421
15981-loveless?from
_search=true&from_s
 rp=true&qid=5E1ZoQ
8wim&rank=1

Most Ardently Susan Mesler-Evans Supporting https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/438
07023-most-ardently
?ac=1&from_search=
true&qid=ZZtkT05bA
7&rank=1

Ms. Marvel G. Willow Wilson Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/257
56608-ms-marvel-20
14-2015-1

Of Fire and Stars Audrey Coulthurst Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/251
64304-of-fire-and-star
s?ac=1&from_search
=true&qid=KvGh4Cje
SD&rank=1

On a Sunbeam Tillie Walden Main, supporting, https://www.goodread

side s.com/book/show/369
52615-on-a-sunbeam

Oranges Are Not the Jeanette Winterson Main https://www.goodread

Only Fruit s.com/book/show/150
55.Oranges_Are_Not
_the_Only_Fruit?ac=
1&from_search=true
&qid=mYmHiKg7dC&
rank=1

Red, White & Royal Casey McQuiston Side https://www.goodread

Blue s.com/book/show/411
50487-red-white-roya
l-blue

Ruin and Rising Leigh Bardugo Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/140
61957-ruin-and-rising
?ac=1&from_search=
true&qid=d1FJUBVE
Sy&rank=1

Ruinsong Julia Ember Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/527
51122-ruinsong

Sawkill Girls Claire Legrand Main and supporting https://www.goodread

 s.com/book/show/381
39409-sawkill-girls

Shadow and Bone Leigh Bardugo Supporting and side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/101
94157-shadow-and-b
one?ac=1&from_sear
ch=true&qid=yb9kGq
Jx8d&rank=1

She Drives Me Crazy Kelly Quindlen Main https://www.goodread

(Releases 4/20/21) s.com/book/show/525
16406-she-drives-me
-crazy

Siege and storm Leigh Bardugo Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/140
61955-siege-and-stor
m?ac=1&from_searc
h=true&qid=ykAvQnL
ALP&rank=1

Spinning Tillie Walden Main and side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/331
63388-spinning

The Falling in Love Ciara Smyth Main https://www.goodread

Montage s.com/book/show/530
66661-the-falling-in-lo
ve-montage

The Hearts We Sold Emily Loyd-Jones Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/263
09792-the-hearts-we-
sold

The Henna Wars Adiba Jaigirdir Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/442
86258-the-henna-war
s

The Hours Micheal Cunningham Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/118
99.The_Hours?ac=1
&from_search=true&
qid=Wb0eAV1rns&ra
nk=1

The Miseducation of Emily M. Danforth Main https://www.goodread

Cameron Post s.com/book/show/408
01157-the-miseducati
 on-of-cameron-post

The Priory of the Samantha Shannon Main https://www.goodread

Orange Tree s.com/book/show/402
75288-the-priory-of-th
e-orange-tree

The Prom Saudra Mitchel Main and supporting https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/436
67490-the-prom

The Summer of Rachael Allen Main https://www.goodread

Impossibilities s.com/book/show/500
82853-the-summer-of
-impossibilities

The Traitor Baru Seth Dickinson Main https://www.goodread

Cormorant s.com/book/show/234
44482-the-traitor-bar
u-cormorant

These Witches Don’t Isabel Sterling Main https://www.goodread

Burn s.com/book/show/364
84081-these-witches-
don-t-burn

This is How You Lose Amal El-Mohtar and Main https://www.goodread

the Time War Max Gladstone s.com/book/show/433
52954-this-is-how-yo
u-lose-the-time-war

Under The Udala Chinelo Okparanta Main https://www.goodread

Trees s.com/book/show/237
19408-under-the-udal
a-trees?ac=1&from_s
earch=true&qid=Zen
Bbkhsca&rank=1

We Are Okay Nina Lacour Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/282
43032-we-are-okay

We Were Promised Lindsay Sproul Main, side https://www.goodread

Spotlights s.com/book/show/509
15029-we-were-prom
ised-spotlights

Wilder Girls Rory Power Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/425
05366-wilder-girls
Without hesitation Talia Jager Main, supporting, and https://www.goodread
side s.com/book/show/354
53067-without-hesitat
ion?ac=1&from_sear
ch=true&qid=Y28oXc
SoAL&rank=1

You Should See Me Leah Johnson Supporting https://www.goodread

in a Crown s.com/book/show/501
60619-you-should-se
e-me-in-a-crown

Gay
- Red White and Royal Blue​ by Casey McQuiston
- supporting character
- The Dangerous Art of Blending In​ by Angelo Surmelis
- Main character, supporting character
- The Extraordinaries​ by T.J. Klune
- Main character
- De Seúl al Cielo​ (spanish) by Silvia Aliaga and Tatiana Marco
- Side character
- Less​ by Andrew Greer
- Main character
- Drama​ by Raina Telgemeier
- Side characters
- El Chico de las Estrellas​ (spanish) by Chris Pueyo
- main character
- The Raven Cycle​ (series) by Emily Skrutskie
- main character
- These Rebel Waves​ by Sara Raasch
- main character
- Ziggy, Stardust and Me ​by James Brandon
- Main character
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson​ by David Levithan and John Green
- main character
- Yesterday is History​ by Kosoko Jackson
- Main character
- A Darker Shade of Magic​ by V.E. Schwab
- Side character
- Cloaked in Shadow​ by Ben Alderson
- Main characters
- The Summer of Everything​ by Julian Winters
- main character
- Once & Future​ by A.R. Capetta and Cori Mccarthy
- Main character
- The Watchmaker​ of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
- Side character
- The Hours​ by Michael Cunningham
- Supporting character
- Check, Please!​ By Ngozi Ukazu
- main character, supporting character
- What If It’s Us​ by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
- main characters
- Cemetery Boys​ by Aiden Thomas
- main character, supporting character
- The Infinite Noise ​by Lauren Shippen
- main characters
- Suicide Notes​ by Micheal Ford
- Surprise character
- If We Were Us​ by K.L. Walther
- Main character
- These Witches Don’t Burn​ by Isabel Sterling
- Side character
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue​ by Mackenzi Lee
- supporting character
- Draw the Line​ by Laurent Linn
- main character, supporting characters
- I’ll Give You The Sun​ by Jandy Nelson
- main character
- Autoboyography​ by Christina Lauren
- supporting character
- Heartstopper​ by Alice Oseman
- Main character
- More Happy Than Not ​by Adam Silvera
- main character, side character
- The Boy in the Red Dress​ by Kristin Lambert
- main character, supporting characters
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower​ by Stephan Chbosky
- supporting character, side character
- Carry On​ by Rainbow Rowell
- Main character
- The Song of Achilles​ by Madeline Miller
- main character, supporting character
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe​ by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- main character, supporting character
- They Both Die at the End​ by Adam Silvera
- Main character
- We Are the Ants​ by Shaun David Hutchinson
- Main character, supporting characters
- Radio Silence​ by Alice Oseman
- Supporting character, side character
- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda​ by Becky Albertalli
- Main character, supporting character
- Peter Darling ​by Austin Chant
- Main characters
- Six of Crows​ by Leigh Bardugo
- main character
- We Are Lost and Found​ by Helene Dunbar
- main character, supporting character, side character
- Maurice​ by E.M. Forster
- Main character
- The House in the Cerulean Sea​ by T.J. Klune
- Main character
- The Midnight Lie​ by Matt Haig
- Side character
- The Gravity Of Us​ by Phil Stamper
- Main character, supporting character
- If We Were Villains​ by M.L. Rio
- Main character, supporting characters
- Boyfriend Material​ by Alexis Hall
- Main character
- More Than This​ by Patrick Ness
- Main character
- The Rest of Us Just Live Here​ by Patrick Ness
- Supporting character
- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous​ by Ocean Vuong
- Main character
- A Single Man​ by Christopher Isherwood
- Main character
- The Fascinators​ by Andrew Eliopulos
- Main character
- Boy Meets Boy​ by David Levithan
- Main character
- A Boy Worth Knowing​ by Jennifer Cosgrove
- Main character
- Only Mostly Devastated​ by Sophie Gonzales
- Main and supporting characters
- Bonds of Brass​ by Emily Skrutskie
- Main character
- Um milhão de finais felizes​ (brazillian book) by Vitor Martins
- Main character
- Running with lions ​by Julian Winters
- Supporting character, side characters
- How not to ask a boy to prom​ by SJ Goslee
- Main character
Bisexual
- Autoboyography​ by Christina Lauren
- Main character
- Her Royal Highness​ by Rachel Hawkins
- Main character, supporting character
- Heartstopper​ by Alice Oseman
- Supporting character
- The Raven Cycle​ (series) by Maggie Steifvater
- Main character
- Sorcery of Thorns​ by Margeret Rogerson
- supporting character
- All for the game​ (series) by Nora Sakavic
- supporting character
- The Black Veins​ by Ashia Monet
- Main character
- The Disasters​ by M.K. England
- Main character
- Red White and Royal Blue​ by Casey McQuiston
- Main character
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue​ by Mackenzi Lee
- main character
- Leah on the Offbeat ​by Becky Albertalli
- Main character
- Dress Codes for Small Towns​ by Courtney Stevens
- Main character
- These Witches Don’t Burn​ by Isabel Sterling
- Supporting character, side character
- They Both Die at the End​ by Adam Silvera
- Main character
- Written in the Stars​ by Alexandria Bellefleur
- Main characters, side character
- Girl, Serpent, Thorn​ by Melissa Bashardoust
- Main character
 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue​ by V.E. Schwab
- main character
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo​ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- main character
- Girl Made of Stars​ by Ashley Herring Blake
- main character
- The Henna Wars​ by Adiba Jaigirdir
- Supporting character
- You Should See Me in a Crown ​by Leah Johnson
- main character
- Maurice​ by E.M. Forster
- Supporting character
- Running with lions​ by Julian Winters
- Main character, side characters
- Hot dog girl​ by Jennifer Dugan
- Main character
- Most ardently​ by Susan Mesler-Evans
- Main character
- An absolutely remarkable thing​ by Hank Green
- Main character
- Six of crows​ by Leigh Bardugo
- Main characters
- Written in the stars​ by alexandria Bellefleur
- Main character

Transgender
Title Author Characters Goodreads Link
19 Poemas Para Um Nee Barros Main https://www.goodread
Vírus-19 Fernández s.com/book/show/573
(portuguese) 91714-19-poemas-pa
ra-um-v-rus-19?from
_search=true&from_s
rp=true&qid=wuNWfj
Y84p&rank=2

Beauty Queens Libba Bray Side https://www.goodread

 s.com/book/show/946
4733-beauty-queens

Birthday Meredith Russo Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/398
63399-birthday

Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/523
39313-cemetery-boys

Felix Ever After Kacen Callender Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/519
31067-felix-ever-after

George Alex Gino Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/409
48486-george

Heartstopper Alice Oseman Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/404
95957-heartstopper

I Was Born For This Alice Oseman Main https://www.goodread

s.com/en/book/show/
34325090

Most Ardently Susan Mesler-Evans Side https://www.goodread

s.com/en/book/show/
43807023

Pet Akwaeke Emezi Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/386
12739-pet

Peter Darling Austin Chant Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/333
58438-peter-darling

Red, White & Royal Casey McQuiston Side https://www.goodread

Blue s.com/book/show/411
50487-red-white-roya
l-blue

Stay Gold Tobly McSmith Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/453
06326-stay-gold
Symptoms of Being Jeff Gavin Side https://www.goodread
Human s.com/book/show/226
92740-symptoms-of-
being-human

The Art of Being Lisa Williamson Main https://www.goodread

Normal s.com/book/show/230
58402-the-art-of-bein
g-normal

The Black Veins Ashia Monet Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/439
27569-the-black-vein
s

The Hearts We Sold Emily Lloyd-Jones Supporting https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/263
09792-the-hearts-we-
sold

The Other Boy M.G. Hennessey Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/283
71999-the-other-boy

These Witches Don’t Isabel Sterling Side https://www.goodread

Burn s.com/book/show/364
84081-these-witches-
don-t-burn

Non-Binary
Title Author Characters Goodreads Link
Finna Nino Cipri Main https://www.goodread
s.com/en/book/show/
44081573

Identidade (galician) Nee Barros Main https://www.goodread

Fernández s.com/book/show/573
89341-identidade?fro
m_search=true&from
_srp=true&qid=wuN
WfjY84p&rank=1

I Wish You All the Mason Deaver Main https://www.goodread

Best s.com/book/show/414
73872-i-wish-you-all-t
he-best

Loveless Alice Oseman Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/421
15981-loveless

Mooncakes Suzanne Walker Supporting https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/447
74415-mooncakes?a
c=1&from_search=tru
e&qid=Vc1IjtON85&r
ank=1

On a Sunbeam Tillie Walden Supporting https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/369
52615-on-a-sunbeam

Once & Future A.R. Capetta and Supporting https://www.goodread

Cori Mccarthy s.com/book/show/362
33085-once-future?fr
om_search=true&fro
m_srp=true&qid=Crs
ce324fI&rank=4

The Black Veins Ashia Monet Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/439
27569-the-black-vein
s

Gender-Fluid
Title Author Characters Goodreads Link
Magnus Chase and Rick Riordan Supporting https://www.goodread
the Gods of Asgard s.com/book/show/342
20579-magnus-chase
-and-the-gods-of-asg
ard?ac=1&from_sear
ch=true&qid=8JtC1m
h5zS&rank=1

Symptoms of Being Jeff Garvin Main https://www.goodread

Human s.com/book/show/226
92740-symptoms-of-
 being-human

Genderqueer

Title Author Characters Goodreads Link

Can't Take That Steven Salvatore Main https://www.goodread
Away s.com/book/show/531
38213-can-t-take-that
-away?ac=1&from_s
earch=true&qid=roF4
7lOzcH&rank=1

Asexual
Title Author Characters Goodreads Link
How to Be a Normal TJ Klune Main https://www.goodread
Person s.com/book/show/255
48442-how-to-be-a-n
ormal-person?ac=1&f
rom_search=true&qid
=WM20jrdftf&rank=1

Let’s Talk About Love Claire Kann Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/316
25039-let-s-talk-abou
t-love?from_search=t
rue&from_srp=true&q
id=9LUbpaqbpp&ran
k=1

Loveless Alice Oseman Main and supporting https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/421
15981-loveless

Play it Again Aiden Wayne Main (someone find link)

Radio Silence Alice Oseman Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/253
 22449-radio-silence

Sawkill Girls Claire Legrand Supporting https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/381
39409-sawkill-girls

Tash Hearts Tolstoy Kathryn Ormsbee Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/294
14576-tash-hearts-tol
stoy?ac=1&from_sea
rch=true&qid=rq4WrA
1oWM&rank=1

That’s Not What Kody Keplinger Main https://www.goodread

Happened s.com/book/show/378
25410-that-s-not-wha
t-happened

The Black Veins Ashia Monet Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/439
27569-the-black-vein
s

The Ladies Guide to Mackenzi Lee Main https://www.goodread

Petticoats and Piracy s.com/book/show/378
80094-the-lady-s-gui
de-to-petticoats-and-
piracy

Upside Down N.R. Walker Main https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/442
92759-upside-down

Demisexual

Title Author Characters Goodreads Link

All for the game Nora Sakavic Main https://www.goodread
(series) s.com/series/105824-
all-for-the-game

How to Be a Movie TJ Klune Main https://www.goodread

Star s.com/book/show/399
25990-how-to-be-a-m
ovie-star?ac=1&from
 _search=true&qid=kq
gjNRC5sr&rank=1

Radio Silence Alice Oseman Supporting https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/253
22449-radio-silence?
ac=1&from_search=tr
ue&qid=ZyMdhQ2fic
&rank=1

Aromantic
Title Author Characters Goodreads Link
Radio Silence Alice Oseman Main and side https://www.goodread
s.com/book/show/253
22449-radio-silence

Sorcery of Thorns Margeret Rogerson Side https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/422
01395-sorcery-of-thor
ns

The Ladies Guide to Mackenzi Lee Main https://www.goodread

Petticoats and Piracy s.com/book/show/378
80094-the-lady-s-gui
de-to-petticoats-and-
piracy

Pansexual
Title Author Characters Goodreads Link
Loveless Alice Oseman Supporting https://www.goodread
s.com/book/show/421
15981-loveless?ac=1
&from_search=true&
qid=0FmZS8fhwS&ra
nk=1

Red, White & Royal Casey McQuiston Supporting https://www.goodread

Blue s.com/book/show/411
 50487-red-white-roya
l-blue

Ship It Britta Ludin Supporting https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/362
04669-ship-it

Unlabeled
Title Author Characters Goodreads Link
Carry On Rainbow Rowell Main (mlm & mlw) https://www.goodread
s.com/book/show/327
68522-carry-on

Left Hand of Ursula Le Guin All but main character https://www.goodread

Darkness are fluid in sexuality s.com/book/show/184
and gender 23.The_Left_Hand_of
_Darkness?ac=1&fro
m_search=true&qid=
dNOVxtVith&rank=1

Ruinsong Julia Ember Main (wlw) https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/527
51122-ruinsong

Ship It Britta Lundin Main (wlw) https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/362
04669-ship-it

Symptoms of Being Jeff Garvin Supporting https://www.goodread

Human s.com/book/show/226
92740-symptoms-of-
being-human

The Bedlam Stacks Natasha Pulley Main (mlw) https://www.goodread

s.com/book/show/314
50615-the-bedlam-st
acks?ac=1&from_sea
rch=true&qid=heAUq
9AIUC&rank=1

The Diary of Anais Anais Nin Main (someone please

provide link)
Nin (nonfiction)

The Traitor Baru Seth Dickinson Supporting (wlw & https://www.goodread

Cormorant mlm) s.com/book/show/234
44482-the-traitor-bar
u-cormorant

Other