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If you haven’t walked into a bookstore in the past two years, you’re not alone. However, you are missing out on a time when the shelves are teeming with great new, diverse queer books published week after week, for readers of all ages and identities.
Find here the ten best queer books that we think you should bring to the beach this summer – some that will make you say “I wish I had this book when I was in high school”, and some that no high school kid won’t should never be caught reading.
All of the titles mentioned here landed on shelves in the first half of 2021 and are available now.
Rising in the sun by Léa Johnson | YA
Last year, Leah Johnson’s debut album, You Should See Me in a Crown, a Midwestern prom with a black homosexual leading the way, was YA’s first-ever choice for Reese’s Book Club. Her follow-up is an emotional and romantic YA who follows two teenage girls to a life-changing music festival. Olivia and Toni are a complicated and eventful main couple, and Leah Johnson’s writing is full of jaw-dropping moments that will make you want to dance and cry in Lalapalooza.
Available on Amazon.
