20 Must-Read New Queer Books Out in May 2026

20 Must-Read New Queer Books Out in May 2026
Books

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Beloved Disciples by Mario Elías (Queer Guy Fiction)

This Is Why I Need You by Alecsandra Kakon (Sapphic Fiction)

Love Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Swati Hegde (Bisexual M/F Romance)

It’s Never Going to Happen by Sarah G. Levine (F/F Romance)

Vile Lady Villains by Danai Christopoulou (F/F Fantasy)

The Lost Book of Lancelot by John Glynn (Queer Fantasy)

The Bone Door by Frances White (Queer Fantasy)

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Ignore All Previous Instructions by Ada Hoffman (Queer, Cis F/Trans M Science Fiction)

Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 8 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (M/M Science Fiction)

Make Me Better by Sarah Gailey (Queer Horror/Thriller)

Wish You Weren’t Here by Erin Baldwin (Sapphic YA Contemporary) (Paperback release)

In Between Days by Camryn Garrett (Sapphic YA Contemporary)

The House You Pass On the Way by Jacqueline Woodson, narrated by Imani Jade Powers (Sapphic YA Contemporary) (Audiobook Release)

The Hanging Bones by Elle Tesch (Asexual/Aromantic YA Fantasy)

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Poppy’s Question by Nicole Melleby, illustrated by Forrest Burdett (Queer Picture Book)

Laughter in the Sunshine by Fuuki Maru (M/M Manga)

A Starlit Darkness by Yuu Toyota, translated by Kiki Piatkowska (M/M Historical Manga)

Dear. Door, Vol 3 by Pluto (M/M Fantasy Manga)

Accidental Devotions by Kelli Russell Agodon (Queer Poetry)

One Moment: Poems by Luis Muñoz, translated by Idra Novey and Garth Greenwell (Queer Poetry)

Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000 by Barry Walters (LGBTQ Nonfiction)

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