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Tag some authors here on tumblr (or share some of your favorite reads!) I'll start with a few!!

@ashen-crest cozy fantasy for the win

@crossroadart-seabear selkie comics and gorgeous art

@ninawolv3rina feral vampire on a ship, and pathetic fella with Issues meets Bard with Issues

@tesscarletta sensual plant fantasy world with bodyguards and princes

@authorkarajorgensen whoops you died let's fix that and be gay

@authormicahflowers haven't read but damn those covers are pretty

@franklyn-newt trans starship captain in Dudes Rock

@magicariot magical trans girls

@kay-claire full moon problem; imo werewolves are not a problem

@ladzwriting dark fantasy; need to hurry up and read fealty of monsters

@robinjomargaret monster fucking and aro ace in all it's forms

@wolfehorror has a ton of horror books and put together an anthology with @marsadler

@hedonsgaybookshelf haunt that man

@natalieironside transbian anarchists vs Nazis vs Draculas in post apocalyptic America

@renthony nonbinary asexual captain of a sailing ship seeks the blessing of an Oracle for their ship

@johannestevans too prolific to summarise. The brandosando of queer erotica

Essential Pride Month Horror Reads It’s Pride all year here, but I love giving you some special queer horror picks every Pride! This year, I am featuring some of the best queer horror books that I cannot get out of my head. I still think about all of these books, and to me, that marks a true must read. Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer Read My Review: When That Perfect Life Doesn’t Turn Out the…

HAPPY PRIDE! It’s time for our fourth-annual Pride Bundle charity drive! We’ve got three bundles this year: a general imprint bundle with 25 titles totaling 381 pages; an explicit bundle of 15 stories, 237 pages; and an art bundle with 10 artworks, 250 mb of digital artwork! In the first three years of this initiative, we’ve raised over $725 for the charities we’ve selected, and we’re delighted to be back, this time in an effort to raise money for the Queer Liberation Library ( @queerliblib ) and the Transgender Law Center.

The General Imprint Bundle costs $25 USD (60% off normal!). 40% of this sales price will be divided equally between the two charities.

The Explicit Imprint Bundle costs $15 USD (60% off normal!). 44% of this sales price will be divided equally between the two charities.

The Art Bundle costs $10 USD (66% off normal!). 24% of this sales price will be divided equally between the two charities.

How This Works

You buy one or both bundles between now and June 30th, 2026.

We tally up all the proceeds earned and do some math-e-magic to figure out how much we’re donating!

Before the end of July, we divide our total raised amount in half and donate equal amounts to the Queer Liberation Library and the Transgender Law Center.

We post the proof that we’ve made the donation (you can see past proof here, here, and here.)

You get fantastic stories!

We all get that happy, glowy feeling of knowing that money has been well-spent on fantastic causes!

About the Press

Duck Prints Press is a queer-owned indie press, founded to publish original works by fancreators. We’ve been in operation for over 5.5 years, and in that time we’ve worked with well over 150 creators to publish ten anthologies and over 200 other stories, from shorts to novels, and we’ve got more on the works (five anthologies in progress, multiple novels slated for the later half of 2026, an art project, and more). The vast majority of our creators and their creations are queer/LGTBQIA+ (maybe even all, but we don’t out anyone and we don’t ask demography because, frankly, it’s none of our business).

About Our Selected Charities

Note: These charities are not affiliated with the Press, do not know we’re doing this fundraiser, have not endorsed this in anyway and are, as such, utterly uninvolved in this beyond being the beneficiaries of our efforts! Text is from their webpages.

The Queer Liberation Library: “Queer Liberation Library (QLL) is fighting to build a vibrant, flourishing queer future by connecting LGBTQ+ people with literature, information, and resources that celebrate the unique and empowering diversity of our community.”

The Transgender Law Center: “Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Since 2002 we’ve been organizing, assisting, informing and empowering thousands of individual community members towards a long-term, national, trans-led movement for liberation.”

About the Bundles

We are offering three bundles: general imprint stories, with 25 works; explicit imprint stories, with 15 works; and art, with 10 works. The shop listings include details about and excerpts from all the stories and previews of all the art. Purchasing book bundles gets you access to the e-book (in ePub and PDF formats) of each title included in the bundle. Purchasing the art bundle gets you access to high-quality print-ready images, sized to print clearly at 8.5 in x 11 in (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm) (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!). Here’s what you’ll get!

Works in the General Imprint Charity Bundle:

Farm to Table by Andi Rigby

The Problem with Wishes by Annabeth Lynch

Of Loops and Weaves by Catherine E. Green

Starstruck, Adrift by Cedar D. McCafferty-Svec

Let the Solstice Come by D. V. Morse

Red Ink, Black Water by Dei Walker

Old Books, New Friends by Genevieve Maxwell

A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less by J. D. Harlock

Seal Island by K. B. Vimes

Quintessentially You by Len Amin

Sonic Boom of My Heart by Linnea Peterson

Night Birds by Max Jason Peterson

Snow Day Memories by Merlin Grey

Sarisa by N. C. Farrell

Wolven Dance by Neo Scarlett

It’s Witchcraft! by Nicola Kapron

Living Room Beauty Shop by O. E. Hendrickson

One Moon at a Time by R. L. Houck

a name to call by Rascal Hartley

Nycticorax by S. J. Ralston

Bubble, Bubble by Sage Mooreland

The Wayward Timekeeper by Terra P. Waters

To Fill My Cup by Violet J. Hayes

Tincture of Clarity by Willa Blythe

Chrysopoeia by Zel Howland

25 stories. 381 pages. 130,140 words of fiction! Price: $25.00 USD

GET THE GENERAL IMPRINT BUNDLE

Approximately 40% of the list price of this bundle will go to charity.

Works in the Explicit Imprint Charity Bundle:

Snowbound and Love Sick by A. L. Heard

Heart’s Scaffold by Alec J. Marsh

Heated Desperation by Aria L. Deair

A Safe Place to Land by boneturtle

Can’t Let Go by Dei Walker

Like it Sharp by E. V. Dean

then, too, at sea by ilgaksu

Sinking by Lyn Weaver

We the Hunters by Lyonel Loy

Goals by R. L. Houck

Easier Than Expected by Samantha M. Piper

Worlds Apart (but Still Close)by Sanne Burg

Taken at Sea by Shea Sullivan

Warm Anything You Want by Tris Lawrence

Allay the Burning Fever in My Blood by YF Ollwell

15 stories. 237 pages. 80,768 words of fiction! Price: $15.00 USD

GET THE EXPLICIT IMPRINT BUNDLE

Approximately 44% of the list price of this bundle will go to charity.

Works in the Art Charity Bundle:

Devour by Aaron Kotze

Warm by Aceriee

Aurora by æonswinter

Forever Halloween by Max Jason Peterson

Demi Dragon by May Barros

Bar on the outskirts. by MizuShiba

old truths, new patches by radicalhoodie

The Riddle by Shea Sullivan

[untitled] by swev.art

Another Spring by Zel Howland

10 artworks. 247 mb of art! Price: $10.00 USD

GET THE ART PRINT BUNDLE

Approximately 24% of the list price of this bundle will go to charity.

Check out our bundles for charity now, and help us help others!!

Aidan E. Messer has made a few of their books free! I'm not sure how long they'll be free.

Absurd - Outcast queer teens looks for a serial killer, who may be one of them . Gay MC, trans MC, lesbian side character

Castle of Flesh - Betrayed rebel is tortured by a woman who turns people into furniture. Bisexual and trans main characters

The Thylsnean Chronicles: Earth - Coming-of-age portal fantasy. Trans, gay, and bisexual main characters, and poly side characters

Links above go to the Smashwords pages.

Full covers and summaries are below the read-more.

Happy Pride lovlies ❤️🧡💚💙💜🩷

Here’s some Queer books for you to enjoy this pride month and all year round. These are categorized by gender & sexuality instead of genre so please do your own research into any titles or authors that spark your interest. Queer books are released every day, I tried to keep up with newer books as well as I could but there’s just so many. There should be roughly 280 here, I may have stopped counting at some point, I honestly don't know if I added too many books as to be overwhelming but have fun!

If you have triggers please check content warnings before going into any book as some may have heavy topics.

MLM: 💙🩵💙/🩷💜💙/🩷💛🩵

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

The Alchemy of Moonlight by David Ferraro

Lord of Eternal Night by Ben Alderson

A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson

Bend Him, Break Him by MN Bennet

Cubs & Campfires by Dylan Drakes

Fraternity by Andy Mientus

The Island of Forever by Jeremy Harrison

The Haunting Between Us by Paul Michael Winters

Last First Kiss by Julian Winters

A Curse of Scales and Flame by Max Walker

When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

Meet Me in the Sky by Jeffery K. Davenport

One and Done by Frederick Smith

Blood Depts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

My Govenerment Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson

Boys Come First by Aaron Foley

Breeze Spells & Bridegrooms by Sarah Wallace

The Prince of the Sorrow by Kellen Graves

Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

Winter's Obit by Everina Maxwell

Isaac's Song by Daniel Black

Kings of B'More by R. Eric Thomas

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

The Fever King by Victoria Lee

A Happy Beginning by B.A. Richards

The Lost Book of Lancelot by John Glynn

Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs To Die by Greer Stothers

Hinterland by Logan Spurgeon

Matters of The Heart by Benjamin Lund

How to Date a Prince by Hayden Stone

All That’s Left in The World by Erik J. Brown

Fruitbat by Micah Carver

Such a Small World by Jordan Clayden-Lewis

The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards

You Had Me At Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky

A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy

A Spell For Heartsickness by Alistair Reeves

Goldheart by Tess Carletta

Summer of Love by Lily Easton

Finding Prince Charming by Jamar J. Perry

He's To Die For by Erin Dunn

Crash Test by Amy James

The Last Boyfriends Rule For Revenge by Matthew Hubbard

A Darker Mischief by Derek Milman

The Boy in The Red Dress by Kristin Lambert

The Long Run by James Acker

Always The Almost by Edward Underhill

Our Immortal Bind by Christopher Hartland

The Alpha's Son by Penny Jessup

Trailer Park Prince by Andre L. Bradley

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

Bite Marks and Broken Hearts by T.J. Rose

Like Real People Do by E.L. Massey

Dragon Falls by Davis Lavender

Earthflown by Frances Wren

Far From Neverland by River Hale

Keep It In The Dark by Justin Arnold

The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raash

The Last Best Quest Ever by F.T. Lukens

Most Valuable Play by A.M Woody

Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes

Flirty Dancing by Jennifer Moffatt

The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich

When Love Gives You Lemons by Steven Salvatore

It Had To Be Him by Adib Khorram

Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

See You At The Finish Line by Zac Hammett

Everything About You by Robby Weber

The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala

Witchlore by Emma Hinds

Ancient History by A.J. Truman

If All The Stars Go Dark by S.G Prince

Love and Video Games by Zachary Sergi

Kestrel by Adrienne Lothy

WLW: 🧡🤍🩷/🩷💜💙/🩷💛🩵

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldtree

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Good Luck, Babe by Erin Baldwin

Homeward for a Spell by Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos

Furious by Rebecca Podos

A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Malice by Heather Walter

Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson

The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong

the Great Tree of Iris by Jess Skultety

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

A Nest Of Magic by Kate Moseman

Oblivion’s Hymn by A.J. Peterson

The River and The Star by Gabriela Romero Lacruz

The Flowers I Deserve by Tamera Jerée

When They Burned The Butterfly by Wen-Yi Lee

The Hearth Witches Guide To Magic & Murder by Kiri Callaghan

Gladiator Goddess by Morgan H. Owen

The Isle In The Silver Sea by Tasha Suri

No Charm Done by Tori Anne Martin

Deadly Ever After by Brittany Johnson

Sirens Last Song by Ashleigh Martin

Summer Official by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Her Wicked Roots by Tanya Pell

Crafting For Sinners by Jenny Kiefer

Herculine by Grace Byron

Track Four Is Not For You by L.M Bennett

More Like Enemigas by Stephanie Hope

Veal by Mackenzie Nolan

Vile Lady Vilians by Danai Christopoulou

The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Where There’s Room For Us by Hayley Kiyoko

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

Gay The Pray Away by Natalie Naudus

The Night’s Bloom by M. Anderson

Yours For The Weekend by Briegh Parker

A Lesson In Vengeance by Victoria Lee

Set Point by Meg Jones

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Not For The Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher

One Knight Stand by Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner

Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

All The Painted Stars by Emma Denny

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

Fable For The End of The World by Ava Reid

Nobody in Particular by Sophie Gonzales

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude

The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall

The Bone Heart by Ivy Warren

Breadwinner by Cass Morgan

The Lightyears Between Us by Shannon K. English

Blackblood by Kree Sullivan

Girls Night by I.S. Belle

sWitch by Kat Blackthorne

Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield

Shifting Gears by Jazz Forrester

Here For The Wrong Reasons by Annabel Paulsen & Lydia Wang

Wake Up, Nat and Darcy by Kate Cochrane

The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur

Fire & Ice by Lily Seabrooke

Taken by The Deadlands by Elle Mae

Don't Let It Break Your Heart by Maggie Horne

A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen

Love Points To You by Alice Lin

I Really Do by Emily K. Hardy

Only Hope by Ruby Landers

Like First Love, Again by J.J. Arias

Can We Skip To The Good Part by Melissa Brayden

Sweet Home Alabarden Park by T.J. O'Shea

Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton

Dream on, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring-Blake

Here For The Weekend by Helena Greer

The Lovers by Rebekah Faubion

Anywhere You Go by Bridget Morrissey

If I Told You, I'd Have To Kiss You by Mae Marvel

Bed and Breakup by Susie Dumond

Ready To Score by Jodie Slaughter

Learning Curves by Rachel Lacey

Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gomez

The Secret Crush Book Club by Karmen Lee

Taste The Love by Karelia Stetz-Waters & Fay Stetz-Waters

Side By Side by Nicole Pyland

From Hell, With Love by Bryce Oakley

Smash or Pass by Birdie Schae

The Hells of Notre Dame by R.L Davennor

Heavy Metal Lover by Isabel Agajanian

Down South Bayou by Aricka Alexander

Trans, Nonbinary: 🩷🤍🩵/💛🖤💜

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore

A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves

Make Room For Love by Darcie Liao

Donut Summer by Anita Kelly

One of The Boys by Victoria Zeller

The Feast of a Life by Cynthia So

Ollie In Between by Jess Callens

Finding My Name by Estelle Grant

The Build-a-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver

Between The Walls by Caspian Faye

Blackblood by Kree Sullivan

Make Room For Love by Darcy Liao

Chef’s Choice by T.J. Alexander

The Summer Love Strategy by Ray Stoeve

Blessed By The Cupid Distribution System by Robin Jo Margaret

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi Vo

All Things Devour by Mawce Hanlin

Plastic, Prism, Void by Violet Allen

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

Tethered by TJ Williams

If I Can Give You That by Michael Gray Bulla

The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonido Reyes

But I Hate Him by Page Powers

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Home Grown Magic by Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Pados

Where The Petals Remain by Micah Flowers

Polyamory: ❤️💙🖤

Iron Widow by Xiren Jay Zhao

The Halls of The Dead by S.M Hallow

To Shape a Dragon's Bretah by Moniquill Blackgoose

A Flame In The Night by Morgan Dante

Unholy With Eyes Like Wolves by Morgan Dante

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

Just For The Cameras by Viano Oniomoh

The Companion by EE Ottomon

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender

A Fae's Two Alphas by Jem Zero

The Prince's Dearest Guards by Beau Van Dalen

Evocation by S.T Gibson

Triple Sec by T.J Alexander

You're Ours by D.C Emerson

In The Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland

Death's Country by R.M. Romero

Song of Phoenix and Ink by Margherita Scialla

Unwrapping Chase by Mars Quinn

Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden

A Vow Made Twice by Emma Denny

All Things Devour by Mawce Hanlin

Let Them Fall by Simone Holiday

Aspec: 🩶🖤💜

Cage of Starlight by Jules Arbeaux

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

A Happy Beginning by B.A. Richards

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

The Day Death Stripped by Rebecca Thorne

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Dearly Wendy by Ann Zhao

Is Love The Answer by Uta Isaki

Someone to Dream About by Sydney Langford

The Sun King’s Dawn by Briar Niran

Shapes of Love by L.V. Peñalba

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

To a Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz

Arospec:🩶🖤💚

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows

The Last 8 by Laura Pohl

Moonshine by Jasmine Gower

Latchkey by Nicole Kornher-Stace

Come Drink With Me by Michelle Kan

The Trouble by Daria Defore

Phoenix Mind by Sadie N. Rhoff

In Shadowed Dreams by S. Judith Burnstein

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Natural Outlaws and Fractured Sovereignty by S.M Pearce

In The Care of Magic by Robin Jo Margaret

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Dearly Wendy by Ann Zhao

Common Bonds by Various Authors

Is Love The Answer by Uta Isaki

Shapes of Love by L.V. Peñalba

Intersex 💛💜💛

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

Just Ash by Sol Santana

Icarus by K. Ancrum

Flawless Girls by Anna-Marie McLemore

Across The Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston

Pantomime by L.R Lam

An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon

Waiting for Walker by Robin Reardon

Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo

Non-Fiction: 🏳️‍🌈✒️

Let Us Play by Harrison Brown

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

Inverse Cowgirl by Alicia Roth Weigel

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist

full-metel indigiqueer by Joshua Whitehead

Batty.About.Books' Queer Book Recs for UnCover's Pride Month Challenge 🌈

Good afternoon, book lovers and bookish bats! I'm so incredibly excited to share this with you today, the first day of Pride Month! As someone who constantly creates book lists (and loves a visual), Uncover is my go-to bookish app. This year, they're hosting their first Pride Month reading challenge! The categories include (drum roll please!): 🌈

Queer Non-Fiction Books ❤️ Bisexual or Pansexual MCs 🧡 Queer Coming of Age Books 💛 Gay / Achillian Books 💚 Queer Horror 💙 Trans or Nonbinary MCs 💜 Lesbian / Sapphic Books 💛 Queer Awakening Books 🧡 Asexual or Aromantic MCs ❤️

Want to challenge yourself to read more queer books this Pride Month? Download Uncover from your app store (it's available on Android and Apple devices), create your account, and start reading! Any queer books you read that fit the above categories will automatically appear on Pride Month board. Challenge yourself to read a book within every category! 🌈

While you're at it, make sure to find me @battyaboutbooks. You can find all my book guides on Uncover (where they're updated every month!). 🦇

I've also included two bonus categories for my book lovers and bookish bats who strive to read queer all year! These include: Queer Graphic Novels 🌈 Coming Out Stories 🌈

What are you planning to read for Pride Month this year? ❓ Are you joining any reading challenges (and will you join me in completing the Uncover app Pride Month Challenge)? ❓

Happy AAPI Month!

I didn’t have as much time to this put one together as I decided to do it pretty last minute but I hope someone will still find a book they’ll enjoy!

Read and support Asian authors and creators all year round.

Fantasy: 🏳‍🌈🔮

She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman

The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang

Tell Me How It Ends by Quinton Li

Muneera and the Moon by Sonia Sulaiman

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

Siren Queen by by Nghi Vo

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Mooncakes by Wendy Xu

Guardian: Zhen Hun by Priest

A Coffee Shop In an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee

The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Jade City by Fonda Lee

The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

A Clash of Steel by C.B. Lee

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom

The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera.

Sci-Fi:🏳‍🌈👽

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

The L.O.V.E Club by Lio Min

The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang

Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

The Stars Change by Mary Anne Mohanraj

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon He Lee

The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach

Hammajang Luck by Makena Yamamoto

In The Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Le

Horror:🏳‍🌈☠️

She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tan

They Bloom At Night by Trang Thanh Tan

Chlorine by Jade Song

The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren

The Wicked and the Willing by Lianyu Tan

Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Brook Tsai

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

How We End by L.M. Juniper

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

The Devourers by Indra Das

The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim

A Guide to the Dark by Meriam Metoui

The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin

Dawn’s Cozy Horror Corner by Dawn Chen

Night of the Living Queers by Shelly Page & Alex Brown

Romance:🏳‍🌈❤

Love Points to You by Alice Lin

Love In Focus by Lyla Lee

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

Love Makes Mochi by Stefany Valentine

Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen

Like Water Catching Fire by EM Lindsey

When Tara met Farah by Farah Pammi

It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura

The Other Man by Farhad J Dadyburjor

You've Found Oliver by Dustin Thao

When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

All the Right Notes by Dominic Lim

Single Player by Tara Tai

Contemporary:🏳‍🌈📖

The Perfect Match by Adiba Jaigirdar

Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

The Skin and It's Girl by Sarah Cypher

You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

Guapa by Saleem Haddad

Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

This Feat of a Life by Holden So & Cynthia So

Marriage of a Thousand Lies by S.J. Sindu

Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Every Drop is a Man’s Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya

Baby Drag Queen by C.A. Tanaka

Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabrina Khan

I'll Be The One by Lyla Lee

The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

Historical:🏳‍🌈📜

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lại

A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar

The Chosen and The Beautiful by Nghi Vo

Last Night At The Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng

Where There’s Room For Us by Hayley Kiyoko

The Book of Salt by Monique Truong

The Gardens of Yes and No by Kae So Bu

HAPPY PRIDE! It’s time for our fourth-annual Pride Bundle charity drive! We’ve got three bundles this year: a general imprint bundle with 25 titles totaling 381 pages; an explicit bundle of 15 stories, 237 pages; and an art bundle with 10 artworks, 250 mb of digital artwork! In the first three years of this initiative, we’ve raised over $725 for the charities we’ve selected, and we’re delighted to be back, this time in an effort to raise money for the Queer Liberation Library ( @queerliblib ) and the Transgender Law Center.

The General Imprint Bundle costs $25 USD (60% off normal!). 40% of this sales price will be divided equally between the two charities.

The Explicit Imprint Bundle costs $15 USD (60% off normal!). 44% of this sales price will be divided equally between the two charities.

The Art Bundle costs $10 USD (66% off normal!). 24% of this sales price will be divided equally between the two charities.

How This Works

You buy one or both bundles between now and June 30th, 2026.

We tally up all the proceeds earned and do some math-e-magic to figure out how much we’re donating!

Before the end of July, we divide our total raised amount in half and donate equal amounts to the Queer Liberation Library and the Transgender Law Center.

We post the proof that we’ve made the donation (you can see past proof here, here, and here.)

You get fantastic stories!

We all get that happy, glowy feeling of knowing that money has been well-spent on fantastic causes!

About the Press

Duck Prints Press is a queer-owned indie press, founded to publish original works by fancreators. We’ve been in operation for over 5.5 years, and in that time we’ve worked with well over 150 creators to publish ten anthologies and over 200 other stories, from shorts to novels, and we’ve got more on the works (five anthologies in progress, multiple novels slated for the later half of 2026, an art project, and more). The vast majority of our creators and their creations are queer/LGTBQIA+ (maybe even all, but we don’t out anyone and we don’t ask demography because, frankly, it’s none of our business).

About Our Selected Charities

Note: These charities are not affiliated with the Press, do not know we’re doing this fundraiser, have not endorsed this in anyway and are, as such, utterly uninvolved in this beyond being the beneficiaries of our efforts! Text is from their webpages.

The Queer Liberation Library: “Queer Liberation Library (QLL) is fighting to build a vibrant, flourishing queer future by connecting LGBTQ+ people with literature, information, and resources that celebrate the unique and empowering diversity of our community.”

The Transgender Law Center: “Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Since 2002 we’ve been organizing, assisting, informing and empowering thousands of individual community members towards a long-term, national, trans-led movement for liberation.”

About the Bundles

We are offering three bundles: general imprint stories, with 25 works; explicit imprint stories, with 15 works; and art, with 10 works. The shop listings include details about and excerpts from all the stories and previews of all the art. Purchasing book bundles gets you access to the e-book (in ePub and PDF formats) of each title included in the bundle. Purchasing the art bundle gets you access to high-quality print-ready images, sized to print clearly at 8.5 in x 11 in (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm) (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!). Here’s what you’ll get!

Works in the General Imprint Charity Bundle:

Farm to Table by Andi Rigby

The Problem with Wishes by Annabeth Lynch

Of Loops and Weaves by Catherine E. Green

Starstruck, Adrift by Cedar D. McCafferty-Svec

Let the Solstice Come by D. V. Morse

Red Ink, Black Water by Dei Walker

Old Books, New Friends by Genevieve Maxwell

A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less by J. D. Harlock

Seal Island by K. B. Vimes

Quintessentially You by Len Amin

Sonic Boom of My Heart by Linnea Peterson

Night Birds by Max Jason Peterson

Snow Day Memories by Merlin Grey

Sarisa by N. C. Farrell

Wolven Dance by Neo Scarlett

It’s Witchcraft! by Nicola Kapron

Living Room Beauty Shop by O. E. Hendrickson

One Moon at a Time by R. L. Houck

a name to call by Rascal Hartley

Nycticorax by S. J. Ralston

Bubble, Bubble by Sage Mooreland

The Wayward Timekeeper by Terra P. Waters

To Fill My Cup by Violet J. Hayes

Tincture of Clarity by Willa Blythe

Chrysopoeia by Zel Howland

25 stories. 381 pages. 130,140 words of fiction! Price: $25.00 USD

GET THE GENERAL IMPRINT BUNDLE

Approximately 40% of the list price of this bundle will go to charity.

Works in the Explicit Imprint Charity Bundle:

Snowbound and Love Sick by A. L. Heard

Heart’s Scaffold by Alec J. Marsh

Heated Desperation by Aria L. Deair

A Safe Place to Land by boneturtle

Can’t Let Go by Dei Walker

Like it Sharp by E. V. Dean

then, too, at sea by ilgaksu

Sinking by Lyn Weaver

We the Hunters by Lyonel Loy

Goals by R. L. Houck

Easier Than Expected by Samantha M. Piper

Worlds Apart (but Still Close)by Sanne Burg

Taken at Sea by Shea Sullivan

Warm Anything You Want by Tris Lawrence

Allay the Burning Fever in My Blood by YF Ollwell

15 stories. 237 pages. 80,768 words of fiction! Price: $15.00 USD

GET THE EXPLICIT IMPRINT BUNDLE

Approximately 44% of the list price of this bundle will go to charity.

Works in the Art Charity Bundle:

Devour by Aaron Kotze

Warm by Aceriee

Aurora by æonswinter

Forever Halloween by Max Jason Peterson

Demi Dragon by May Barros

Bar on the outskirts. by MizuShiba

old truths, new patches by radicalhoodie

The Riddle by Shea Sullivan

[untitled] by swev.art

Another Spring by Zel Howland

10 artworks. 247 mb of art! Price: $10.00 USD

GET THE ART PRINT BUNDLE

Approximately 24% of the list price of this bundle will go to charity.

Check out our bundles for charity now, and help us help others!!

Since Duck Prints Press was founded in January 2021, we have published over 200 stand-alone short stories by dozens of authors, ranging in length from just over 1,000 words up to 9,999 words. Most of these short stories are available for purchase individually from our webstore or are only available to people who back our Patreon… until now! With Ducks in a Row: A Curated Collection of Short Stories and Duxxx in a Row: A Curated Collection of Explicit Stories, Duck Prints Press dips into our vault, anthologizing stories we published from 2021 to 2023 into all-new collections!

Whether you’ve looked at our short story offerings and weren’t sure where to start, or you’ve heard about Duck Prints Press and wanted a tasting selection of what we offer, or you’ve wanted all your favorites in one lovely volume, or you had no idea we existed until today and just heard “short stories by queer authors” and said “SIGN ME UP,” Ducks in a Row and Duxxx in a Row have a little something for most everyone, with stories in different genres, with different types of characters, and by many different authors!

Ducks in a Row contains 22 short stories by 22 different authors and is 236 pages long. Duxxx in a Row features 19 short stories by 19 different authors and is 264 pages long. Each is being offered in e-book (ePub and PDF) and trade paperback formats, and we’ve also got some of our signature dux merchandise (including our first-ever dux enamel pin!) and art prints and bookmarks featuring the gorgeous artwork Pallas Perilous did for the book covers!

Visit our Kickstarter to learn more and become a backer today!

A few days ago, we shared the cover reveals for our next two anthologies, Ducks in a Row: A Curated Collection of Short Stories and Duxxx in a Row: A Curated Collection of Explicit Stories. As explained, each anthology contains stories previously published to our website and/or Patreon between 2021 and 2023. This understandably lead people to wonder: what are the stories?

Wonder no longer!

Ducks in a Row Authors and Stories:

Era J. M. Couts: Warmer Lights

Rhosyn Goodfellow: The Fairy Garden

Catherine E. Green: Of Loops and Weaves

J. D. Harlock: An Odd Gathering of Peculiar Cats

Violet J. Hayes: Meet C(omm)ute

A. L. Heard: Princess Antonia del Montari, aka The Accidental Barista

O. E. Hendrickson: Living Room Beauty Shop

R. L. Houck: Awkward and Oblivious

Zel Howland: Chrysopoeia

Nicola Kapron: Dead Man’s Bells

Nickel J. Keep: Magic in the Machine (the Patreon post for this has been lost)

Tris Lawrence: Best Friends AND…

Eliot Lovell: Commute

Kristi Mae: Chasing Montreal

Puck Malamud: A Shield for the People

Genevieve Maxwell: Waiting for the Tide to Turn

Sage Mooreland: Bubble, Bubble

D. V. Morse: Let the Solstice Come

Neo Scarlett: Whispers of Atlantis: A Tale of Discovery and Belonging

Theresa Tanner: Settling Down

K. B. Vimes: Seal Island

Nina Waters: Widow’s Black

Duxxx in a Row Authors and Stories:

boneturtle: Theirs All Along

Sanne Burg: Worlds Apart (but Still Close)

E. V. Dean: In the Moonlight

A. L. Heard: Brambles, Pollen, and Other Natural Disasters

R. L. Houck: No One Right Way

Aeryn Jemariel Knox: Pas de Deux

Tris Lawrence: Warm Anything You Want

Aria D. Leren: Heated Desperation

Mikki Madison: The Fated Prince

Robin Mal: Close and Warm

Alec J. Marsh: Heart’s Scaffold

YF Ollwell: LA Photographs Itself

Samantha M. Piper: Easier than Expected

April Steenburgh: A night such as this

Shea Sullivan: The Tangled Threads of Our Hearts

Dei Walker: Cecaelia

Nina Waters: Lust

Lyn Weaver: We All Need to Get By

Xianyu Zhou: This Treatment for Chronic Pain Has an Unbelievable Side Effect!

You can read all these authors’ biographies on our webpage!

This novel is my favorite thing I have read, and it is not close. I love the characters, the locations, so much of this novel speaks to me in ways I have not experienced before reading it. It really is a life-changing work.

Light from Uncommon Stars follows Katrina Nguyen as she studies violin under 'The Queen of Hell', Shizuka Satomi. I loved reading about the relationship between these two characters, seeing them both grow and learn together. By the end of the novel, the two are more mother and daughter than teacher and student.

Katrina was an incredibly relatable character for me. Many sections of this book felt like descriptions of things from my own life. I loved reading about her struggles and her triumphs, seeing her joy from being properly gendered really resonated with me.

The Tran family are refugees from an intergalactic war working at Starrgate Donuts. The family dynamic is a lot of fun to read, despite being an artificial intelligence created by her mother, Shirley is who I would say is the heart of the story.

Aoki's descriptions of food had me craving donuts, miso soup, roast duck, and so many other treats! There were several times where I had to run to the grocery store for donuts after finishing chapters of this novel!

Music is at the core of this novel, which comes as no surprise I'm sure. Some of the most beautiful passages are about music and its healing power. Aoki's vivid descriptions allow you to hear the music as you read about each performance. I listen to a lot of music when I read I found myself buried in anime soundtracks while reading Light from Uncommon Stars, mainly the scores of Your Lie in April and Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club!!

Being transgender is a big part of what makes me, me. I loved being able to read a work that treats us like actual people. It fills me with hope that a novel like this can be written by a transgender woman and actually be commercially successful.

So many stories centered around LGBTQ+ characters are just about suffering, it is a breath of fresh air to read a work like this during such a uncertain time for transgender people. It means so much to me that other women like me have found success in a field that I have always been so passionate about. Though I just finished reading it, I am already looking forward to rereading it again next year!

Books With Female Knights to Read for Women's History Month

Good morning, book lovers and bookish bats! Last week, I read GIdeon the Ninth, The Second Death of Locke, and The Isle of the Silver Sea back-to-back-to-back. I guess I was in the mood for a badass lady knight to sweep me off my feet! Fun fact: bae and I are going to the Georgia Renaissance Festival this year, and I am VERY eager to dress her up in a Jedi Knight / Medieval Knight / Badass Bae outfit. As for me, I'm dressing up as the evil witch she's been sworn to slay, which brings me to these books!

In honor of Women's History Month, I want to celebrate the badass women featured in our favorite books. There are many different types of strength, from these lady knights wielding their swords to women brimming with wisdom and resilience. These protagonists aren't simply strong because they fight back--they keep fighting, as a reminder that oftentimes, strength starts within. Here's my list of Books With Female Knights for Women's History Month!

Wondering what we’ve been working on? Wonder no longer! We’ll be back with our next crowdfunding campaign on March 30th to launch these two short story collections!!

Ducks in a Row and Duxxx in a Row feature short stories we’ve previously published only on our website or Patreon, all from the first three years we were in operation. All the stories in Ducks in a Row are from our general imprint – 22 of them, to be exact – and all the stories from Duxxx in a Row are in our explicit imprint – 19 spicy tales for you.

During our upcoming Kickstarter campaign, you’ll be able to buy one or both, and a small selection of related merchandise featuring the gorgeous cover art by artist and graphic designer Pallas Perilous and a new dux by Alessa Riel – including our first-ever dux enamel pin.

Follow our pre-launch to make sure you’re among the first to hear when our campaign goes live on March 30th 2026!