If you are looking for some great LGBT books for Pride month, I got you.
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"Every Heart a Doorway" by Seanan McGuire (2016) - Welcome to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, a sanctuary for the kids who've journeyed to magical realms and returned to our world, forever changed. This Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella is a poignant exploration of identity and belonging, with a dash of murder mystery. It's a love letter to everyone who's ever felt out of place in their own world after tasting the fantastical.
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"This Is How You Lose the Time War" by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (2019) - This is a love story stitched across time and war. Red and Blue, agents on opposite sides of a vast time war, start exchanging letters that shouldn't exist. As they fall for each other, they risk everything for a love that may spell their doom. This novella is a lyrical masterpiece, a dance of words and emotions that transcends time and space. I devoured this book like a pint of Jeni's ice cream.
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"Binti" by Nnedi Okorafor (2015) - Binti is the first of the Himba people to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But accepting the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. This novella is a powerful exploration of culture and identity, set against a backdrop of interstellar travel.
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"The Tea Master and the Detective" by Aliette de Bodard (2018) - Welcome to the Scattered Pearls Belt, a collection of ring habitats and orbitals ruled by exiled human scholars and powerful families, and held together by living mindships. This gender-swapped Sherlock Holmes retelling in a Vietnamese-inspired space setting is a refreshing take on the classic detective story.
Each of these novellas offers a unique journey, a testament to the boundless creativity and emotional depth that the fantasy genre has to offer and the exploration of the LGBTQIA+ soul. Happy reading and Pride, fellow queer adventurers!
