For part I, click here.
The Darkness Greeted Her by Christina Ferko (YA)
Compound Fracture (YA) and You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
Shae by Mesha Maren
The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
Jericho by Ann McMan
Category Archives: Fave Five
Fave Five: Sports Nonfiction
This post is sponsored in honor of the paperback and audiobook releases of Our of Our League, available now wherever those formats are sold!
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Athlete is Agender ed. by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby (MG)
Let Us Play: Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes by Harrison Browne and Rachel Browne
The Yards Between Us by R.K. Russell
The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports by Michael Waters
Coming Up for Air by Tom Daley
Fave Five: Novels with Korean American Protags, Part II
For Part II, click here.
Emma and the Love Spell by Meredith Ireland (MG)
The Cuffing Game (YA) and Love in Focus (F/F Romance) by Lyla Lee
Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min (YA)
I Leave it Up To You by Jinwoo Chong (Litfic)
Something Close to Nothing by Tom Pyun (Litfic)
Fave Five: M/M Second Chance Romance
Second Chances in New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander
I Think They Love You by Julian Winters
I’m So (Not) Over You by Kosoko Jackson
Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky
Ancient History by A.J. Truman
Bonus: Coming up in June, Love is a Contact Sport by Frederick Smith
Fave Five: MG with MCs of Asian Descent
The Queen Bees of Tybee County by Kyle Casey Chu
The Best At It and Nikhil Out Loud by Maulik Pancholy
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Emma and the Love Spell by Meredith Ireland
Fave Five: YA Graphic Novel Sapphic Romances
Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frazier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter
Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa
Lovely Recipe by Maya Rose Nino
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione
Fave Five: MG Starring Trans Girls
The Ink Witch by Steph Cherrywell
Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker
Magical Princess Harriet by Leiah Moser
Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet
Joy, to the World by Lisa Bunker and Kai Shappley
Bonus: These are all prose novels, but for graphic novels, check out The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith and The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St-Onge
Fave Five: Bi Adult M/F Romances, Part II
These are M/F Romances where half the couple is bi. For part I (and links to bi4bi posts), click here.
Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson
People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young
For One Night Only by Jessica James
Unromance by Erin Connor
Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi
Fave Five: Queer Hockey Romance Standalones
For more m/m hockey titles, click here.
For queer hockey romance series, click here.
It’s a Love/Skate Relationship by Charli J. Corson (f/f YA)
Time to Shine and The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid (m/m)
Shoot Your Shot by Lexi LaFleur Brown (bi m/f)
Light Up the Lamp by Kit Oliver (m/m)
Overtime by Tracey Richardson (f/f)
Bonus: Coming in 2026, A Good Puck by Rochelle Wolf (f/f), which is part of the Love on the Podium shared universe, and Peaches and Pucks by M.A. Wardell (m/m novella)
Fave Five: YA with Queer Filipino MCs
Rest in Peaches by Alex Brown
Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala
My Heart Underwater by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo
Lovely Dark and Deep by Elisa A. Bonnin
Chasing Pacquiao by Rod Pulido
Bonus: These are all Young Adult, but for Middle Grade, check out Lulu Sinagtala and the CIty of Noble Warriors by Gail D. Villanueva
Double Bonus: These are all prose novels, but for a graphic novel, check out Flamer by Mike Curato, and for short stories, check out “Murders at the Rue Apartelle, Boracay” by Rin Chupeco in His Hideous Heart, “Whatever She Wants” by Kess Costales in Keep Faith, and “Leyla Mendoza and the Last House on the Lane” by Maya Gittelman in Night of the Living Queers