Bookseller Favorites: Pride Edition

Moby Dyke

An Obsessive Quest To Track Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America

By: Krista Burton
Narrated by: Sarah Beth Pfeifer
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

“Follow author Krista Burton as she embarks on a pilgrimage to the last remaining lesbian bars in the country. Part memoir, part travel essays, part social history of why lesbian bars are important, this book is both enlightening and delightful (and will make you want to sing Goodbye Earl at your next queer karaoke night). Read more

Maddalena and the Dark

A Novel

By: Julia Fine
Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

For fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Mexican Gothic, a novel set in 18th-century Venice at a prestigious music school, about two girls drawn together by a dangerous wager

“A sumptuous feast of a novel, rich and strange and heady. Julia Fine is an extraordinary writer.” —Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get In Trouble

"Julia Fine's... Read more

Lucky Red

A Novel

By: Claudia Cravens
Narrated by: Elena Rey
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A cinematic debut set in the American West about a scrappy orphan bent on making her own luck—and finding friendship, romance, and her true calling along the way

“Queer, feminist, subversive, and a good old-fashioned freight train of an adventure story.”—Sara Nović, author of True Biz
 
The heart wants what it wants. Saddle... Read more

A Little Bit Country

By: Brian D. Kennedy
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin & Andrew Gibson
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Dumplin' meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this heartfelt and funny contemporary romance inspired by Dollywood, about two boys who fall in love against the backdrop of a country music-themed amusement park, from debut author Brian D. Kennedy. Perfect for fans of Erin Hahn, Phil Stamper, and David Levithan.Emmett Maguire wants to be... Read more

Leg

The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It

By: Greg Marshall
Narrated by: Greg Marshall
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

A hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets—as a gay man and as a man living with cerebral palsy

Greg Marshall's early years were pretty bizarre. Rewind the VHS tapes and you'll see a lopsided teenager limping across a high school stage, or in a wheelchair after leg surgeries,... Read more

Pomegranate

A Novel

By: Helen Elaine Lee
Narrated by: Machelle Williams & Janina Edwards
Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

“Pomegranate is a bejeweled novel full of hidden gems. Follow Ranita who once had a promising future until bad choices sent her off the rails and into prison. You will be captivated watching Ranita claw her way back to a productive life that includes her children while reconciling her checkered past. Full disclosure, I read AND listened to this... Read more

An Island Princess Starts a Scandal

Las Leonas: Book #2

By: Adriana Herrera
Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

"Adriana Herrera is once again here to upend any outdated notions of historical romance." —Entertainment Weekly

"Adriana Herrera is a fun, frothy, feminist voice in historical romance." —New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean

One last summer. 

For Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan, the invitation to show her paintings at the 1889... Read more

The Disenchantment

A Novel

By: Celia Bell
Narrated by: Madeleine Leslay
Length: 14 hours 35 minutes

This radiant and thrilling debut follows a passionate love affair between two noblewomen who wish to free themselves from their repressive society, whatever the cost.

“Propel[s] us into the epicentre of a 17th century Paris where breaking out of the prison of arranged marriage is only one of the many challenges confronting women.” ... Read more

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen

The Doomsday Books: Book #1

By: KJ Charles
Narrated by: Martyn Swain
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abandoned by his father, Gareth Inglis grew up lonely, prickly, and used to disappointment. Still, he longs for a connection. When he meets a charming stranger, he falls head over heels?until everything goes wrong and he's left alone again. Then Gareth's father dies, turning the shabby London clerk into Sir Gareth, with a grand house on the... Read more

Forget Me Not

By: Alyson Derrick
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Longlist

Perfect for fans of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Five Feet Apart, this tender solo debut by the coauthor of New York Times bestseller She Gets the Girl is a “punch to the gut in the best way” (Booklist, starred review) about the strength of love and the power of... Read more

Ander & Santi Were Here

A Novel

By: Jonny Garza Villa
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

“This book was filled with so much queer love and most importantly, sheer queer JOY! I dare you not to fall in love with Ander and Santi as you root for their love as it unfolds. Read more

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion

A Novel

By: Bushra Rehman
Narrated by: Bushra Rehman
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

“Growing up in Corona, Queens with her loving and supportive parents, Razia struggles to balance her love for her parents and her Pakistani-American heritage with her growing self-knowledge and desire for independence. As her sexual awakening and her need to follow her own heart pull her farther from her parents’ plans for her future, inevitable... Read more

It Came from the Closet

Queer Reflections on Horror

By: Joe Vallese & various authors
Narrated by: various narrators, Graham Halstead, Aven Shore, Aida Reluzco, Mark Sanderlin, Tori Barron, Krystal Hammond, Daniel Henning, Ron Butler, Hope Newhouse, Lindsey Dorcus, André Santana, Joel Froomkin, Mike Cooper, Em Grosland & Vikas Adam
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Through the lens of horror—from Halloween to Hereditary—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their own experiences.Horror movies hold a complicated space in the hearts of the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has also been inadvertently feminist... Read more

Lavender House

A Novel

By: Lev AC Rosen
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

“I loved this fast-paced, well-written gritty 1950s noir-type mystery! It has a Queer cast of likely suspects that rivals all the remarkable personalities on display in the breakout hit movie Knives Out. A great read for murder mystery lovers interested in historical accounts of San Francisco, disgraced detectives, dirty cops, or the murder of... Read more

After Sappho

By: Selby Wynn Schwartz
Narrated by: Daniela Acitelli
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE

An exhilarating debut from a radiant new voice, After Sappho reimagines the intertwined lives of feminists at the turn of the twentieth century.

"The first thing we did was change our names. We were going to be Sappho," so begins this intrepid debut novel, centuries after the Greek poet penned her lyric... Read more

In Memoriam

A novel

By: Alice Winn
Narrated by: Christian Coulson
Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

GMA BUZZ PICK • INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER AND AWARD WINNER • A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during World War I • “Will live in your mind long after you’ve closed the final pages.” —Maggie O’Farrell, best-selling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait

“In Memoriam is the story of a great tragedy, but it... Read more

Siren Queen

By: Nghi Vo
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR NGHI VO COMES A DAZZLING NEW NOVEL WHERE IMMORTALITY IS JUST A CASTING CALL AWAY

"Natalie Naudus's skilled narration adds to the luminous and otherworldly qualities of Vo's historical fantasy." -AudioFile on Siren Queen

It was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic.

"No maids, no funny talking, no fainting... Read more

Yerba Buena

A Novel

By: Nina LaCour
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 8 hours 1 minute

“This book stole my breath away. Raw and intimate, it follows the lives of two women through heartbreak, loss, and adolescent uncertainty as they weave in and out of each other’s lives. I wanted to hug this book to my chest when I finished. Read more

Young Mungo

By: Douglas Stuart
Narrated by: Chris Reilly
Length: 13 hours 40 minutes

“A truly devastating story told in decadent, layered prose. You cannot help but to love and want the best for Mungo in the hyper-masculine, violent world he lives in. I want to protect these characters and their love with all that I have. Read more

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

By: Malinda Lo
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

“This coming of age story about a young woman growing up queer in 1950s Chinatown, San Francisco, was brilliant. I loved the rich historical detail, believable characters, exploration of intersectional identities, romance, and sense of place, made even stronger by the excellent narration. Best book I've read in quite some time and highly... Read more