Queer Men Books By Queer Men

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10 participants (73 books)

Overview

I realized I was reading lots of MLM books, but not many by MLM authors. So I made this challenge to change that. To qualify, a book must A- be written by a queer male author, and B- have a main character who is a queer man.

Note: Both gender and sexuality are complex and fluid, and whether or not an author or a character is a “queer man” is potentially difficult to say, especially if an author keeps their life private. All I ask is that participants use their best judgement, based on how authors/characters self-identify when possible.

Challenge Books

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The New Life by Tom Crewe

The New Life

Tom Crewe

376 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Rapture Practice: A True Story about Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family by Aaron Hartzler

Rapture Practice: A True Story about Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family

Aaron Hartzler

416 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir religion challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass

Your Lonely Nights Are Over

Adam Sass

417 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
I Like Me Better by Robby Weber

I Like Me Better

Robby Weber

325 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas

Before Night Falls

Reinaldo Arenas

398 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional sad slow-paced
Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution by David Carter

Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution

David Carter

352 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ politics challenging informative slow-paced
Closeted: My Life as a Gay BYU Student : A Memoir by Jonathan Alder

Closeted: My Life as a Gay BYU Student : A Memoir

Jonathan Alder

368 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry M. Benshoff

Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film

Harry M. Benshoff

304 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history horror lgbtqia+ challenging informative slow-paced
Long Before Stonewall: Histories of Same-Sex Sexuality in Early America by John Saillant, Laura Mandell, Lillian Faderman, Mark E. Kann, Elizabeth Reis, Rámon A. Gutiérrez, Richard Godbeer, Anne G. Myles, Lisa L. Moore, Stephen Shapiro, Clare A. Lyons, Tracy Brown, Caleb Crain, Thomas A. Foster, John D'Emilio, Gunlög Fur

Long Before Stonewall: Histories of Same-Sex Sexuality in Early America

John Saillant, Laura Mandell, Lillian Faderman, Mark E. Kann, Elizabeth Reis, Rámon A. Gutiérrez, Richard Godbeer, Anne G. Myles, Lisa L. Moore, Stephen Shapiro, Clare A. Lyons, Tracy Brown, Caleb Crain, Thomas A. Foster, John D'Emilio, Gunlög Fur

405 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Flamer by Mike Curato

Flamer

Mike Curato

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced