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20 Must-Read New Queer Books Out in May 2026

BOOK RIOT·Danika Ellis·21 days ago
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May is a huge publishing month in general, and it’s even bigger in queer books, as publishers rush to get titles to shelves in time for Pride month. I have a big list of 20 books to share with you today, but this barely scratches the surface! My personal spreadsheet has over 100 May releases on it, and it’s only growing. Highlights of the new queer books out in May include a nonbinary epic, a gay secret society mystery, an oblivious-to-lovers M/M romantasy, an aromantic anthology, and a trans mash-up of Sailor Moon ,  Sex and the City , and  House of Leaves . John of John by Douglas Stuart (May 5) Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart delivers  John of John , one of the most highly anticipated novels of the year, about a young man who returns to his home in the Hebrides islands to reckon with the tension between his family’s expectations and his own desires.…

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