A Celebration of DC's LGBTQIA+ Characters Celebrate Pride with DC's LGBTQIA+ Super Heroes. Written and curated by DC expert Jadzia Axelrod, The DC Book of Pride profiles more than 50 LGBTQIA+ characters in detail, including Harley Quinn, Superman, Nubia, Robin, Batwoman, Aqualad, Dreamer, Green...

A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage girl competing in a televised baking competition, with contestants including her ex-girlfriend and a potential new crush - perfect for fans of The Great British Bake Off...

One of the English language's best-loved living poets, in Red: Politics - one of four themed collections - Carol Ann Duffy presents us with her favourites among her political poetry. Drawing on work written over four decades and arranged chronologically, Duffy also adds to...

A moving middle-grade novel in verse, about a young trans boy dealing with the loss of his friend by writing to his favourite cryptid, Mothman Halfway through sixth grade, Noah's best friend and the only other trans boy in his school, Lewis, passed away...

This singular history of a prison, and the queer women and trans people held there, is a window into the policing of queerness and radical politics in the twentieth century. The Women’s House of Detention, a landmark that ushered in the modern era of...

Sexuality, Gender, and Race in the Middle Ages A fascinating history of marginalized identities in the medieval world While the term "intersectionality" was coined in 1989, the existence of marginalized identities extends back over millennia. Byzantine Intersectionality reveals the fascinating, little-examined conversations in medieval thought...

The longer the marriage, the harder truth becomes... Meet the Hanrahan family, gathering for a momentous weekend as famous artist and notorious egoist Ray Hanrahan prepares for a new exhibition of his art - the first in many decades - and one he is...

'After the painfully affecting [A Little Life] To Paradise gives us three stories far apart in space and time but each unique in their power to summon the joy and complexity of love, the pain of loss. I'm not sure I've ever missed the...

Love, loss, and gunslinging meet in this dazzling debut for fans of Becky Chambers and Mary Robinette Kowal. In the distant future, climate change has reduced Earth to a hard-scrabble wasteland. Saints and sinners, lawmakers and sheriffs, gunslingers and horse thieves abound.Folk are as...

Stories from an Extraordinary Life  Join us on another unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes. 'My new book is called OH MIRIAM! - something that has been said to me a lot over the years, often in tones...

Cassie and her mother were both murdered, not knowing who their killer was. Cassie, a fifteen-year-old rage fueled girl who loves to bake now works in the corporate afterlife, exacting revenges for clients to work up the ranks and finally be given the name...

When Leon’s camera unexpectedly breaks, he is forced to borrow a used one from his mom’s antique store. As he snaps the first picture, the ghost of the camera’s former owner is released and the two are inexplicably linked. After taking Leon’s body for...

A modern and masterful collection of ghost stories from Sunday Times bestselling author Jeanette Winterson Our lives are digital, exposed and always-on. We track our friends and family wherever they go. We have millennia of knowledge at our fingertips. We know everything about our world. But...

A gripping debut novel about a survival reality show gone wrong that leaves a group of strangers stranded in the northern wilds Four strangers and six weeks: this is all that separates Mara from one life-changing payday. She was surprised when reality TV producers...

Featured on the cover of Time as a Next Generation Leader and shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, New York Times bestselling author Akwaeke Emezi makes their sizzling hot entrance into the world of romance. 'Emezi is a dream of a writer. My heart...

Bridgerton goes Gothic in this sweeping Regency romance by celebrated author KJ Charles. Major Rufus d'Aumesty has unexpectedly become the Earl of Oxney, master of a remote Norman manor on the edge of the infamous Romney Marsh. There he's beset on all sides, his...

 Seven Hidden Histories  'With originality and subtlety, Diarmuid Hester examines how the gay imagination deals with place and with displacement, allowing for mystery and a kind of magic' Colm Toibin, 'Hester is a fizzingly brilliant writer' Robert Macfarlane, 'Haunted and haunting - totally riveting' Chris...

There's a new governess at Fairmont House, and she's going to be nothing but trouble. Emily Laurence is a liar. She is not polite, she's not polished, and she has never taught a child in her life. This position was meant to be her...

Set in Cuba in 1998, Sacrificio is a triumphant and mesmeric work of violence, loss, and identity, following a group of young HIV-positive counterrevolutionaries who seek to overthrow the Castro government. Cuba, 1998: Rafa, an Afro-Cuban orphan, moves to Havana with nothing to his name...

Words for You and Me Board Book Introduce the youngest readers to inclusive pronouns with this beautifully illustrated board book from Mudpuppy. They, He, She: Words for You and Me Board Book includes easy to read text and bright and colorful artwork to provide children...

In the world-sized city of Jadzia, magic and ancient science merge into something dark and wondrous. Kore's life is consumed by power, politics, sex and vengeance, and as courtesan to the wealthy and powerful, he is privy to all manner of secrets. He knows...

100 great movies that tell LGBTQIA+ stories Beginning with early trailblazers like Different from the Others, Kyle Turner has selected 100 of cinema's greatest queer films to guide you through the eras. From Hitchcock's Rope and cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show through the...

'Masterful, audacious storytelling. Relentless, unsentimental, a completely wild ride' Tamsyn Muir, New York Times-bestselling author of Gideon the Ninth 'Deserves a space on shelves alongside genre titans like Ursula K. Le Guin and Octavia Butler'Publishers Weekly (starred review)A thrillingly told space opera about the...

A delightfully playful, strikingly illustrated fairy tale that flips gender and sexual norms on their head, while highlighting the power of humility and perseverance. When knight after knight tries to rescue the princess and fails, who will succeed in saving her? Somewhere far away,...

While Cinder dreams of a girl with eyes the colour of the sea, Princess Ella longs for something she can not yet imagine. When the two girls meet, their hearts are filled with joy, but what will happen when the clock strikes midnight?With one...

"Look no further for your next favourite read, because The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester has it all: a gripping murder mystery that will keep you turning pages, ghosts, romance, and a treasure trove of queer characters with depth and heart. Here's something...

A purrfect cure for lonely humans awaits Five strangers meet at a cat sanctuary after each facing difficulties in their lives - leading them to the calming nature of the feline refuge. Sasha is struggling with the heartbreak of her past and is trying...

'Prepare to lose yourself in a tale of love, loss and deceit' SARA COX, RADIO 2 DJ AND HOST OF BBC 2'S BETWEEN THE COVERS. 'I was hooked from the beginning' CLARE CHAMBERS, AUTHOR OF SMALL PLEASURES.  'Broke me, put me back together and...

Enter a world where, watched by millions, prisoners fight like gladiators for the ultimate prize: their freedom. Perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale, Squid Game and Watchmen**A MOST ANTICIPATED TITLE OF 2023 from The Independent. Welcome to Chain-Gang All-Stars - the highly popular,...

The anthology will be published in May 2023, just ahead of Pride. Containing 30 stories, non-fiction pieces, flash fiction and poetry, the winning entries from an international competition to capture the best of Queer writing today. Entry is open to anyone, without restriction. Submissions...