This is an annual feature that runs a little differently from the rest on LGBTQReads, as the post builds on itself each year and new titles/sections are added with asterisks. These books are all queer titles by Black authors, the vast majority of which star Black main characters. (Obviously this isnāt remotely exhaustive.)
Sistahs on the Shelf ā SotS is run by Rena, a Black lesbian who reviews Black lesbian books. You can also follow on Twitter at @SotS!
WoC in Romance ā this is a site highlighting all Romance written by WoC, but thereās a page just for LGBTQ Romances. Itās run by Rebekah Weatherspoon, whose name you may recognize as being a prolific author of LGBTQ lit herself! You can follow on Twitter at @WOCInRomance, and make sure you check out their Patreon; link is in the pinned tweet!
Black Lesbian Literary Collective ā To nab from their site, āThe Black Lesbian Literary Collective creates a nurturing and sustainable environment for Black lesbian and queer women of color writers.ā Looking for more reviews of Black lesbian fic? Ta da! The site is new, so itās not packed with posts just yet, but there is already an active radio show linked to it. Find them on Twitter at @LezWriters.
The Brown Bookshelf ā this is a site dedicated to Black kidlit; here are the posts that come up if you search LGBT.
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*=new additions this year
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender (Stonewall Award Winner)
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum*
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta* (Stonewall Award winner)
This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron*
A Phoenix First Must Burn ed. by Patrice Caldwell
This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender*
Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (Stonewall Award winner)
Until You Came Back by Jay Coles
Jake in the Box by Ryan Douglass
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (National Book Award finalist)
The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson*
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson*
Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson*
Letās Talk About Love by Claire Kann
If it Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon
A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney*
Home and Away by Candice Montgomery (Bi LI)
By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus (CSK Nominee)
Running with Lions by Julian Winters
How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters
The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters*
The Beauty that Remains by Ashley Woodfolk
Black Enough ed. by Ibi Zoboi
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The Way Back List by Lily Anderson*
Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole
A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole*
Hamiltonās Battalion by Alyssa Cole, Courtney Milan, and Rose Lerner
A Hundred Thousand Words by Nyrae Dawn*
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
For Sizakele by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo*
Work For It by Talia Hibbert*
Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala
The Spies Who Loved Her series by Katrina Jackson
The Welcome to Seaport series by Katrina Jackson
Neighborly by Katrina Jackson*
The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie*
She Called Me Woman ed. by Azeenarh Mohammed, Chitra Nagarajan, and Aisha Salau
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
When We Speak of Nothing by Olumide Popoola
You Make Me Wanna by Nikki Rashan*
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers*
Real Life by Brandon Taylor*
Sugar and Ice by Brooklyn Wallace
Tailor-Made by Yolanda Wallace
Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon
So Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James*
To Terminator, With Love by Wes Kennedy
Shatterproof by Xen Sanders
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
The Deep by Rivers Solomon*
The Root by Naāamen Gobert Tilahun
Better off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Every Dark Desire by Fiona Zedde
Bingo Love by Tee Franklin
Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu
All Boys Arenāt Blue by George M. Johnson (YA)
How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me by Janet Mock
The Tradition by Jericho Brown
When the Only Light is Fire by Saeed Jones
Black Queer Hoe by Britteney Black Rose Kapri
Reacquainted With Life byĀ KOKUMį»
The Black Unicorn by Audre Lord
[insert] boy by Danez Smith
Where is the Queer Black Male Voice in YA Lit?
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Black History MonthĀ 2020 This is an annual feature that runs a little differently from the rest on LGBTQReads, as the post builds on itself each year and new titles/sections are added with asterisks.
