#PrideMonth: 7 LGBTQ Books You Must Read

Jun 28, 2023, 05:51 IST

Moohita Kaur Garg

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The novel tells the love story of Achilles 'the best of all the Greeks' and his lover Patroclus. The well-narrated story has swoon-worthy moments and is a perfect read if you like the romance genre.

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Alexene Farol Follmuth writes under the pseudonym Olivie Blake. This dark academic novel explores the fantasy genre and focuses on six magicians vying for membership of the prestigious Alexandrian Society. Good Housekeeping describes it as an "LGBTQ+ alternative to Hogwarts."

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

"In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness…". Set in the year 1345, this is the story of a girl forced to take on her brother's identity and fight against Mongol rule.

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Published decades ago, the novel has since times immemorial resonated with the queer community. It is the story of a young man who finds himself caught between desire and morality in 1950s expat Paris.

Radical Hope by Carolina De Robertis

This book is a collection of 'Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times'. The messages of hope, passion and courage, were written in 2017, in the wake of Trump's election. Many amazing writers, including Junot Díaz, Karen Joy Fowler, Mona Eltahawy, and Jane Smiley have contributed to this anthology.

On Being Different: What It Means to Be a Homosexual by Merle Miller

Considered one of the earliest gay memoirs, the book was originally published as an essay in response to a homophobic essay in Harper's Magazine. As the title says it is a seminal book that reaffirms the importance of coming out.

Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

Now a movie, 'Call Me By Your Name' is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between 17-year-old Elio Perlman boy and 24-year-old American Jewish scholar named Oliver, a summer guest of his parents.

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