LGBTQIA+ Authors
Listen to audiobooks by LGBTQIA+ authors.
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Length: 10 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST AUDIOBOOK, NARRATION, AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
2022 BEST MALE NARRATOR AUDIE AWARD WINNER!
A #1 New York Times bestseller
Four starred reviews!
“Messily human and sincerely insightful.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning novel Aristotle... Read more
Iris Kelly Doesn't Date
By: Ashley Herring Blake
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
A fake relationship after a horrible one-night stand is anything but an act in this witty and heartfelt new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake.
Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love. Her best friends are all coupled up, her siblings have partners that are perfect for them, and her parents are still blissfully married. And she’s happy for... Read more
The Z Word
By: Lindsay King-Miller
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 7 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Packed with action, humor, sex, and big gay feelings, The Z Word is the queer Zombieland you didn’t know you needed.Chaotic bisexual Wendy is trying to find her place in the queer community of San Lazaro, Arizona, after a bad breakup—which is particularly difficult because her ex is hooking up with some of her friends. And when the people around... Read more
View audiobookThe Mars House
By: Natasha Pulley
Narrated by: Daniel de Bourg
Length: 18 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
A compulsively readable queer sci-fi novel about a marriage of convenience between a Mars politician and an Earth refugee.
As Recommended By: Amazon * LitHub * Gizmodo * New Scientist * LGBTQ Reads * Reactor Magazine * KOBO Canada * BookRiot
In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become... Read more
The Sleeping Car Porter
By: Suzette Mayr
Narrated by: Chris McPherson
Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
WINNER OF THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE PUBLISHERS WEEKLY TOP 20 LITERARY FICTION BOOKS OF 2022 OPRAH DAILY: BOOKS TO READ BY THE FIRE THE GLOBE 100: THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 CBC BOOKS: THE BEST CANADIAN FICTION OF 2022 When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the perils of... Read more
View audiobookOld Enough
By: Haley Jakobson
Narrated by: Jenna Kray & Haley Jakobson
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Bisexual Fiction
“Old Enough is full of growth, heartbreak, and winsome bisexual chaos.”—Vogue
A debut novel “as astute, funny, and loving as your best friend from college”* about a young bisexual woman who is pulled between a new sense of community and loyalty to a friendship she’s outgrown
*Isle... Read more
Creep
By: Myriam Gurba
Narrated by: Myriam Gurba
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALIST
A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST
“Quite simply one of the best books of the decade.” —Los Angeles Review of Books * “The mother of intersectional Latinx identity.” —Cosmopolitan * “Brilliant…a hopeful book…rooted in the steadfast belief other worlds are possible.” —The New York Observer * “Witty,... Read more
The Diablo's Curse
By: Gabe Cole Novoa
Narrated by: Vico Ortiz
Length: 11 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Bargain and Most Ardently comes a high-stakes race to defeat a curse designed to kill--about a teen demon who wants to be human, a boy cursed to die young, and the murderous island destined to bury them both.
Dami is a demon determined to cancel every deal they've ever... Read more
Mean Boys
By: Geoffrey Mak
Narrated by: Geoffrey Mak
Length: 7 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY DEBUTIFUL, LIT HUB, PASTE MAGAZINE, BOOK RIOT, INSIDE HOOK, AND NYLON
"This book is a rare comfort, a companion . . . Makes you say: yes, that is exactly how it is.”—Torrey Peters
A ferocious inquiry into art and desire, style and politics, madness and salvation, and coming of age in our volatile, image-obsessed... Read more
A Lady for a Duke
By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Kay Eluvian
Length: 15 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
From the bestselling author of Husband Material comes a lush, sweeping queer historical romance where sparks fly between childhood friends after a life-changing separation—perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Evie Dunmore, and Lisa Kleypas!
When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But... Read more
In the Form of a Question
By: Amy Schneider
Narrated by: Amy Schneider
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
“Warm and funny.” —The New York Times * “Refreshingly no-holds-barred.” —USA TODAY * “Delightful.” —San Francisco Chronicle
An inspirational, witty, and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!—an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of yourself as well as a passionate “ode to learning”... Read more
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria!
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)
Dive into the award-winning, internationally renowned book that is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) and distills lyrical truths about family and friendship—featuring images from the film!
Aristotle... Read more
I Kissed Shara Wheeler
By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER*
"Narrator Natalie Naudus admirably voices more than a half-dozen significant characters, imparting individuality and personality to teens embracing a variety of identities."- BookPage (Starred review)
From the New York Times bestselling author of One... Read more
How We Fight For Our Lives
By: Saeed Jones
Narrated by: Saeed Jones
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives—winner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Award—is a “moving, bracingly honest memoir” (The New York Times Book Review) written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power.
One of the best books of the year as selected by The New York Times; The Washington Post; NPR; Time; The... Read more
Three
By: Valérie Perrin
Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelée
Length: 21 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
1986: Adrien, Etienne, and Nina are ten years old when they meet at school and quickly become inseparable. They promise each other they will one day leave their provincial backwater, move to Paris, and never part. 2017: A car is pulled up from the bottom of the lake, a body inside. Virginie, a local journalist with an enigmatic past, reports on... Read more
View audiobookBetter Living Through Birding
By: Christian Cooper
Narrated by: Christian Cooper
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up.
"Wondrous . . . captivating.”—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of An Immense World
Christian Cooper is a self-described... Read more
Gender Outlaw
By: Kate Bornstein
Narrated by: Kate Bornstein
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
"I know I'm not a man . . . and I've come to the conclusion that I'm probably not a woman, either . . . The trouble is, we're living in a world that insists we be one or the other." With these words, Kate Bornstein ushers listeners on a funny, fearless, and wonderfully scenic journey across the terrains of gender and identity. On one level,... Read more
View audiobookBut Everyone Feels This Way
By: Paige Layle
Narrated by: Paige Layle
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Autism acceptance activist and TikTok influencer Paige Layle shares her deeply personal journey to diagnosis and living life autistically.
“For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. But knew it couldn’t be true. Living just seemed so much harder for me. This wasn’t okay. This wasn’t normal. This wasn’t functioning. And it... Read more
Book Boyfriend
By: Kris Ripper
Narrated by: Pete Cross
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
There are three things you need to know about Preston “PK” Kingsley: He’s a writer, toiling in obscurity as an editorial assistant at a New York City publishing house. He is not a cliché. No, really. He’s been secretly in love with his best friend, Art, since they once drunkenly kissed in college. When Art moves in with PK following a bad... Read more
View audiobookIsland Time
By: Georgia Clark
Narrated by: Mae Martin, Mirai, Corinne Davies, Cat Gould, D...
Length: 14 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
“A delicious escape.” —People
Love is in the salty sea air in this smart and steamy ensemble romantic comedy set in a tropical paradise, from the author of the “sparkly and entertaining” (Oprah Daily) It Had to Be You. This is one island you won’t want to be rescued from.
The Kellys are messy, loud, loving Australians. The Lees are sophisticated,... Read more
The Holiday Trap
By: Roan Parrish
Narrated by: Natalie Duke, Pete Cross & Hillary Huber
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Greta Russakoff loves her tight-knit family and tiny Maine hometown, but they can't seem to understand what it's like to be a lesbian living in such a small world. When an act of familial meddling goes way too far, she realizes just how desperately she needs space to figure out who she is. Truman Belvedere's heart is crushed when he learns that... Read more
View audiobookSmall Town Pride
By: Phil Stamper
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 5 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You’ll Take Me) comes a poignant coming-of-age, contemporary middle grade debut novel about finding your place, using your voice, and the true meaning of pride. Perfect for fans of Rick by Alex Gino and The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy.Jake is just starting to enjoy life as his... Read more
View audiobookThe Witch King
By: H.E. Edgmon
Narrated by: Dani Martineck
Length: 12 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens 2021
To save a fae kingdom, a trans witch must face his traumatic past and the royal fiancé he left behind.
In Asalin, fae rule and witches like Wyatt Croft…don’t. Wyatt’s betrothal to fae prince Emyr North was supposed to change that. But when Wyatt lost control of his magic one devastating night, he... Read more
Why Are People Into That?
By: Tina Horn
Narrated by: Tina Horn
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
From a #1 Apple podcast host, Lambda Literary fellow, and dominatrix comes a sex-positive, judgment-free cultural deep-dive into the world of kink.
When celebrated BDSM educator Tina Horn first launched Why Are People Into That?!, publications from Vice to Buzzfeed heralded it as one of the best sex podcasts around. Each episode centered... Read more
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