Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

By Coll Rowe | April 27 2026 | LiteratureSocial Studies

In June we celebrate Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan and highlights the accomplishments of those in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) community.

Browse our titles that celebrate LGBTQIA+ history, creators, and stories.

LGBTQIA+ Fiction & Literature

LGBTQIA+ History & Memoir

A Novel
9780593731659
This tender, elegant debut examines the struggle of holding a family together when secrets threaten to unravel it. "Both a book of demons and a book of uncommon grace; an instant classic in the queer canon. Davin Malasarn is an exquisite writer of the heart.”—Justin Torres, author of Blackouts
$28.00 US
May 05, 2026
Hardcover
304 Pages
One World

The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
9780593185667
Black trans luminary Tourmaline brings to life the first definitive biography of the revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most important and remarkable figures in LGBTQ+ history, revealing her story, her impact, and her legacy.
$30.00 US
May 20, 2025
Hardcover
320 Pages
Tiny Reparations Books

9780593710920
A thoughtful, poignant look at the AIDS crisis in the United States that includes primary source interviews, history, medical research, and cultural touchpoints.
$24.99 US
Apr 21, 2026
Hardcover
480 Pages
Knopf Books for Young Readers

Revised And Expanded
9780807023488
A revised and expanded edition of the Stonewall Book Award winner that reveals the true depth of the American queer experience, spanning over 500 years
$29.95 US
May 26, 2026
Hardcover
336 Pages
Beacon Press

A Novel
9780593802847
A stunning novel from the acclaimed young Irish poet Seán Hewitt, a luminous and intensely evocative portrayal of two teeneagers bonding with each other over one heady, transformative year. "[Open, Heaven] is a searching novel orbiting pleasure, loss, and the ecstatic release of both; which is to say it’s a novel about time. Which is to say it’s a novel about us." —Kaveh Akbar, author of Martyr!
$28.00 US
Apr 15, 2025
Hardcover
224 Pages
Knopf

9780593618240
From Stonewall Honoree Cory McCarthy, a heartbreaking, joyful, read-it-in-one-sitting YA novel about the last of us.
$19.99 US
Feb 17, 2026
Hardcover
240 Pages
Dutton Books for Young Readers

A Novel
9781640097667
"Reminiscent of Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See . . . Heart-stopping in its suspense and dramatic reveals." —The Boston Globe A moving and deeply humane story about a trans man who must relinquish the freedoms of prewar Berlin to survive first the Nazis then the Allies, all while protecting the ones he loves
$17.95 US
May 05, 2026
Paperback
320 Pages
Counterpoint