🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this August? Which books are you excited for? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Any other queer releases you know of?
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🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this August? Which books are you excited for? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Any other queer rel
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Tales of the Tongue: A Queer Folktale Anthology curated by H.S. Wolfe & mars adler, edited by Nelka Mazur
Backward Motion (Crossroads Book 1) by Sydney Rutherford
Checked Out by Kellen Tucker
Boss & Brat (Foggy Basin Season Three) by Brina Brady
Ghosts That We Knew by Amity Malcom
His Eternal Temptation (Bound in Blood Book 1) by Colette Rivera
Slow Brew by D.G. Holloway
Howling Hearth by Jana Sun
Love Bites Vol 1 by Alicia Wallace, adapted by Ele
Liars in Paradise by Olesya Lyuzna
When Lemons Give You Life by Anna Johnston
All We Hide by Robyn Gigl
Find My Way Down to You by Julian Winters
Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning
Immortal Game by Allison Saft
Survival Show by Juno Dawson
Sunsplitter (Beasts of the Void Book 2) by S. A. Maclean
The Hardest Ones to Fool by Christina Li
Just Another Summer by Susan & Tilly Bridges, Giulia Rinaldo (Illustrator), Gaia Fredella (Illustrator), Valentina Briški (Colorist), Chas Pangburn (Letterer)
Liberation Now! by Seb Doubinsky
The Nightingales by Emil Wilson
Beware Her Fury by Mirion Malle, Aleshia Jensen (Translator)
Seer's Path (Storm Captain Book 3) by E.L. Reeves
The Unexpected Afterlife of Salon Rose: A Coming-of-Age While Dead Story by Amy B. Scher
Concentration Play (Leather & Lattes Book 5) by Katherine McIntyre
Accidentally Falling (Sapphire Falls Orchard Book 2) by Shannon O'Connor
Merrick (Ink & Ember Book 2) by Kate Hawthorne
Take It From the Top by Sadie Hepworth
Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour
International Relations by Zac Hammett
Devour Me (Devour Me Book 1) by Emily Rath
Intrusive Intentions by Sebastian J. Plata
Aliens in New Florida by Carmen Loup
The Dream Thieves: Graphic Novel by Maggie Stiefvater and Sas Milledge (Adapter & Illustrator)
Hopefinder by Keir Hudson
Love on the Main Stage by Maude Winters
Hellhound AU (Because Canon Sucks) by Shannon Mae
Silk & Honey (Foggy Basin Season Three) by Kota Quinn
Playing the Backbeat by Jane Haynes
Hunt Me (Murder Hearts Book 1) by Cora Rose & E.M. Lindsey
Tossing the Caber (Marriage Market Misadventures) by Jem Zero
Fruit & Flash (Foggy Basin Season Three) by R.A. Frick
Under (Descent into Darkness Book 1) by Lily Fay
Keystrokes & Kittens (Foggy Basin Season Three) by Gabbi Gray
Playing His Game by Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James
Risk Aware by Emily Alter
Summer Nights & Security Lights (Seasons in the Hollow Book 3) by Anouk de Rooij
How to Survive this Fairytale by S.M. Hallow
Kiss Me Cursed (Flipped Fairytales) by Sierra Scandella
Curse Me Silent (Flipped Fairytales) by Tereza Kane
A Streetcar Named Shenanigans by Rob Byrnes & J.M. Redmann
The Rewind Effect by Morgan Lee Miller
The Bayou Keeps the Bones by Bailey Bridgewater
Never Date a Celebrity by Claire Forsythe
Life, Love, & Other Messes by Erin Kaste
Back to Square One by Georgia Beers
A World Enough by Jenny Frame
Strangers' Gate by Eric Blair
Unsafe: The Carceral Roots of the Anti-Trans Backlash by Sarah Lamble
The Light of Ordinary Days: An Irish American Journey of Healing and Homeland by Carolyn Brigit Flynn
Jazzed: Jack Cole and Twentieth-Century American Dance by Debra Levine
The Witch Queen (The Crimson Crown Duology Book 2) by Heather Walter
Don't Cross Mo Ellery by Birdie Horne
Death Card by Jasmine Smith
Bridget & Gabe Are Not Okay (The Camelot Disasters Book 2) by Lex Croucher
Legend of Exorcism Vol. 6 by Fei Tian Ye Xiang, Ruthie (Illustrator), Eli (Translator) and Louise (Translator)
A Dance of Burning Blades (Invoker Trilogy Book 2) by M.H. Ayinde
Mages & Martinis by Jennifer Aline
Hollow Magic by Mars Lauderbaugh
Of Bards & Quests & Falling in Love by Rita A. Rubin
Quite the Pair by Tobias Madden
She Haunts Me Still by De Elizabeth
There Are Ghosts Here by Adrienne Tooley
Drawn to You (A Pride in Pine Grove Novella) by Rochelle Wolf
Stay Buried by Jennifer McMahon
In What World by Bridget Morrissey
For the Love of the Quest by Alexandra Ammon Parthun
Worth Melting For (Sleighbell Springs Book 8) by Bellamy West
Winterborne (Winterborne Book 1) by J. D. Netto
When the Bell Rings by Claire Donniere
Drown Me Gently (Flipped Fairytales) by Tereza Kane
Gastronomique Vol. 1 by Marguerite Bennett, Helena Masellis (Illustrator)
Dragonfly Dynasty (Flight of the Forgotten Book 1) by Jade Nioma
Selkie AU (Because Canon Sucks) by Arlo August
Dreams & Reptiles (Foggy Basin Season Three) by R.L. Merrill
Blood Sisters (Blood Sisters Saga Book 1) by Jay Vert
The A-Listers by Berlin Wick
Blurred Boundaries (Unintended Urges Book 2) by G.T. Dípè
Flights & Sights (Foggy Basin Season Three) by Riley Long
A Match Made in Slumber (Marriage Market Misadventures) by Kasia Bacon
Sandro (Vittone's Vampires Book 2) by Taylor Rylan
Illuminated (Vampire Tales) by Alexa Piper
Kissing the Opps (Hot Mic Book 3) by L.M. Bennett
Rob Me Blindly (Flipped Fairytales) by Harlowe Savage
The Ink Eater by Alice G. Brooks
Shadows of a Distant Shore by Eric Sean Turner
Bales & Brawn (Foggy Basin Season Three) by Jem Wendel
Fibre & Ink (Foggy Basin Season Three) by Jamie Sands
Ship Happens by Mason Deaver
Bratva's Wrath (Bratva's Undoing Book 4) by Gianni Holmes
Homeward for a Spell (Homegrown Magic Book 2) by Becca Podos & Jamie Pacton
And the Sea Gave Up the Dead by William Friend
Families We Lose: A New Explanation for Family Estrangement by Rin Reczek
First Summer by Ekin Oklap
Season of the Serpent (The Nameless Republic Book 3) by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
The Salt King by Natasha Pulley
In Vacuo by Andrea Morstabilini
A (Dead) Thing Like Me by E.G. Young
Bound By Fury by Noelle Monét
Finding My Spark by Isabelle Jameson, Sylvain Cabot (translator)
Not Here to Make Friends by Casey Swain
The Last Infinity by Alexis Ames
Hello, Limerence by Momo Yamaguchi
We Are Just Us by Jude Bradley
Outline by Michèle Fischels
Better Than Revenge by Bea Fitzgerald
Suhwa (Guardians of Dawn Book 4) by S. Jae-Jones
The Lost Brontë by Catherine Friend
Like Maybe I'll Marry Her Someday by Lili Key
Vicious Miscreations by Jenn Neal
The Minimalist by Kailee Pedersen
Dragon's Liberty by K.B. Diaz
The Blue Moon Cafe & 24-Hour Occult Emporium by Lexie Sharabianlou
Unprecedented Times by Malavika Kannan
The Divine Gardener's Handbook: Or What To Do If Your Girlfriend Accidentally Turns Off the Sun by Eli Snow
The Halls of the Dead by S. M. Hallow
Comeback After Fate by Anji Seina
Werewolves & Witches AU (Because Canon Sucks) by Sam Northman
Herds & Hooves (Foggy Basin Season Three) by B.L. Maxwell
Until I Feel Safe by Kirk Holland
The Art of Drowning by E.M. Denning
Closed Off (Love Concealed Book 2) by Terri Ronald
Stay & Surrender by Azarie Reign
Black Creative Healing: Arts-based Approaches to Imagining Liberation and Addressing Race-based Trauma by Adenike Webb, PhD, MT-BC and Natasha Thomas, PhD, MT-BC
Supporting Sex Workers: Community-Developed Guidelines for Creating Safe and Affirming Therapy and Care Spaces by Alessandra Lanti
A Practice-Led Handbook of Art Therapy with Children and Young People: An Ethical & Effective Approach edited by Mary Rose Brady
The Blood Rites by Silens Vice
Expanding Command (Intricate Ties Book 6) by A.E. LeMercier
Ruined (Wrecked & Wrong) by Ally Avery
The Eternity of the Orisa by Lani Leigh
A Witch's Curse by Laura Catherine
Fortune's Wake by C.L. Clark
Hammer & Hops (Foggy Basin Season Three) by Lynn Michaels
Senpai Is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate 7 by POM
Witch's Favor (Favor Trilogy Book 1) by Victoria Szalay
The Shame Compass: A Radical Framework for Trauma Healing and Self-Acceptance by Frank Spinelli, MD
Books, Iced Coffee & a Side of Dragons by Amanda Lovelace, Raquel Travé (Illustrator)
Fruits of Our Labor by Ian Patterson
The Burn Line by Jonathan Sims
Gender Rituals: Creating a Sacred Space for Your Body, Your Gender, and Your Becoming by Eli Lawliet, PhD
Hellbound by Stephanie Binx
A Viper Among Kings by Sydney Olivia
If We Survive the Night (The Dead Weight Book 1) by Jo Salazar
The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls by Jessica Spotswood
Bite Me by Jennifer Dugan & Kit Seaton
Case File Compendium Vol. 9 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Ben Bingham (Translator)
The Lucky Egg Game Book 1: Death Game by Bo Mu Bing Lun, Suika (Translator), Divetus (Translator) and nokdock4 (Illustrator)
The Travelers by Greg Howard
The Last Room in Haven House by M. Kayes
This Hurts: A Redemption Story by Joelle Lynne
Whispers of Shadows & Gold by Meghan Saint
Natural Selection by Clare Edge
The Marriage Rebound (Atlanta Cannons Book 2) by Meka James
But I Hate Him by Page Powars
I Kissed Her First by Betty Cayouette
Love Me Like a Rock Song by Shelly Jay Shore
Crocodilopolis by John Manuel Arias
Summer Coven (A Dead & Breakfast Mystery Book 2) by Kat Hillis & Rosiee Thor
Daggerbound (Swordheart Book 2) by T. Kingfisher
Queens of the Crypt Vol. 1 by Dom & Ink
The City of Slaughter (The City Beautiful Book 2) by Aden Polydoros
Hymn of the Hanging Albatross (A Dread South Novella) by Sirius
The Torment of Tides (The Sound of Storms Duology Book 2) by Anya Keeler
Forced Proximity by Dana Hawkins
Crash Course (The Boys of Elmwood U Book 3) by Hayden Hall
Craving Sin (Sinful Things Book 1) by Riley Hart
Earthbound (Faebound Book 3) by Saara El-Arifi
Zero Chill for the Vamp King by J.F. Miev
The Haunting of Avis Lovelock by MK Hardy
Billion-Dollar California Fairytale by Jenny Lane
Nicks & Cuts (Foggy Basin Season Three) by TJ Nichols
Lifted With Love (A Crum University Book) by Aricka Alexander
Miles by Tilly Ridge & C.S. Silverne
To Love the Stars too Fondly by SD Simper
Menagerie: A Cluster of Loss edited by Jonah Barnett
Our Final Game by Cherie Angels
The One-Night Heist (Stolen Art, Stolen Hearts Book 1) by C. Rochelle
Sixty Percent Chance of Rain by Audrey Beth Stein
Farah's Familiars: A Creature Cafe by Holland E. Armeta
Now Shake It, Baby! by Micah Flowers
The Infirmary for Dragon Burns & Midair Mishaps (The Ember Ridge Series Book 1) by Elizabeth Hrib
Omega Hunted (The Raines Pack Book 1) by RJ Scott
In the Frame (The London Arts Club Book 2) by Hayden Stone
The Boy I Never Met by Elen Chase
Curse of the Damned (The Seven Duet) by Adriana Sargent
Love Bites by Persephone R.P. Schaaf
Braving All Borders: Translatina Testimonios and Decolonial Defiance by Karla M. Padron
ID: A post of eighteen slides. The background is made up of a diagonal oriented 6-stripe rainbow for each slide. Slide 1 has a white square which reads "203 queer books coming out in August". The 203 is in matching horizontal rainbow stripes and August is in purple text. Text between the number and month are all caps black font.
Slides 2-17 features a white grid outline with a column on the left that has the release date in white font over a purple rectangle and book covers in three rows of 4 book covers each.
Slide 18 features a similar set up but with 11 books displayed. Rows 1 and 2 are full with 4 book covers. Row 3 has 3 book covers and 1 pale purple rectangle. The column on the left has the release date in black font over a purple rectangle. End ID.
