So many books, so little time.
Check out these books curated for you to add to your Pride Month TBR ("to be read") list.
“Monstrilio: A Novel” by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
A genuinely devastating and scary horror; grieving mother, Magos, cuts out a piece of her deceased son’s lung. As she nurtures the lung, it grows into a creature, both charming and deadly.
“Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe
Maia, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, explores eir journey of self-identity in this graphic memoir, including confusing crushes during adolescence, coming out to eir family and bonding with other queer people.
“Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel
Alison’s family jokingly called the funeral home her father was director of “Fun Home.” In this graphic memoir, Alison unravels a mystery about her dad, while exploring her own identity as a lesbian.
“The Membranes” by Chi Ta-Wei
T City is located at the bottom of the sea due to devastating effects of climate change. Momo is a celebrated dermal care technician who discreetly cares for celebrities. When Momo meets her estranged mother, she begins to inspect her own identity.
“Real Life” by Brandon Taylor
Wallace is a queer Black man from Alabama, working toward a biochem degree at a Midwestern university. He has his walls up to everyone, even his closest friends. After an encounter with a straight, white man, his defenses become fractured.
“Hungerstone” by Kat Dunn
A feminist redux of “Carmilla.” Ten years into Lenore’s marriage to Henry, the mysterious and unsettling Carmilla overstays her welcome in their home. The presence of Carmilla causes Lenore to question her past and who she is becoming.
“Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about desire, society, and the meaning of sex” by Angela Chen
Journalist Angela Chen creates her path to understanding her own asexuality with the perspectives of a diverse group of asexual people.
“Outlawed” by Anna North
In an alternate history, when the great flu has wiped out most of the U.S. population, Ada walks away from her engagement with man to join a group of queer desert bandits.
