LGBTQIA+ Fiction bestsellers

The Song of Achilles

A Novel

By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

“This is one of the best books I've ever read. Do your heart a favor and read this beautiful, tender, heartbreaking book. Read more

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles: Book #1

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

“Genevieve of A Great Good Place for Books said it best when she said, "It's part fantasy, part love story and all heart." I couldn't agree more. I could feel my heart swell as I read. I laughed. I cried. I fell for all the characters. I loved this book! Read more

Bury Your Gays

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: André Santana, Charlie Jane Anders, CJ Leede, Georgia Bird, Liz Kerin, Mara Wilson, Mark Oshiro, Sarah Gailey, Stephen Graham Jones, T. Kingfisher & TJ Klune
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

“Bury Your Gays is the right amount of fun, gore and emotional that I expected and I totally LOVED IT. The cynical gaze on the instrumentalisation of the LGBTQIA+ representation and the multiple twists on why everything is happening made it an instant book crush for me. Read more

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

A Novel

By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan & Robin Miles
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

“Steeped in the glory of Hollywood when marriages were made for reasons other than love and could be slipped on and off like a fine dinner jacket, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo reveals the behind-the-scenes stories of lives full of hunger, self-pity, jealousy, and rage, as well as lost love. This is a story that could have been pulled from... Read more

The Lost Story

A Novel

By: Meg Shaffer
Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

“I loved Meg Shaffer's debut novel The Wishing Game so much, but The Lost Story is even better! This adult fairytale with a mystery is set in an enchanted land called Shenandoah with very vivid descriptions. It’s filled with wonderful friendships, love and romance. This book covers important issues like suicide, adoption, and family issues. I... Read more

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Wayfarers: Book #1

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
Length: 14 hours 23 minutes

“This is the funnest, tenderest, most lovable space romp you’ll ever take. There’s a fun plot but the real reason to read this book is the crew of the Wayfarer. Fair warning: You’ll want to follow them anywhere! With inter-species romance, plenty of pronouns, and space-age wisdom, this book made us feel more tender to our own young species of... Read more

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Tomes & Tea: Book #1

By: Rebecca Thorne
Narrated by: Jessica Threet
Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

“Cute cozy sapphic romantasy about a royal guard and a mage running away together to open a book and tea shop. Narrator is excellent. Read more

The Pairing

By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Emma Galvin & Max Meyers
Length: 14 hours 14 minutes

“I like everything about this story. The characters, the way it is told, the foooooood and drinks, the narrators. And it is spicy. 10/10 Read more

Here We Go Again

A Novel

By: Alison Cochrun
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus & Jeremy Carlisle Parker
Length: 12 hours 27 minutes

“SOB!!! This was the friends-to-rivals-to-lovers queer neurodivergent road trip romcom of my dreams! I would absolutely recommend it to any fans of Casey McQuiston. My heart was full of emotions reading this book, and it had plenty of humor to break up the ugly crying. Bring this one up to the desk on a Saturday evening if you want your... Read more

The Guncle

THE GUNCLE: Book #1

By: Steven Rowley
Narrated by: Steven Rowley
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

“If you know me, you know I love Steven Rowley's books, and this is his best one yet! Read more

Martyr!

A novel

By: Kaveh Akbar
Narrated by: Arian Moayed
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

“Kaveh Akbar is a major new voice in American literature and Martyr! is his tour de force. In a mix of penetrating insight and profoundly funny stories, this entertaining and moving tale holds a mirror up to our society. Read more

The Guncle Abroad

THE GUNCLE: Book #2

By: Steven Rowley
Narrated by: Steven Rowley
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

“I love, love, loved The Guncle Abroad! But Mr. Rowley, you gotta stop making me cry! Infused with the Rowley magic, The Guncle Abroad gives readers a front row seat as Patrick, Maisie and Grant trek their way through Europe trying to learn 'the Guncle’s love language.' Full of humor, love and teenage angst, Rowley once again makes everyone wish... Read more

Nicked

A Novel

By: M. T. Anderson
Narrated by: Euan Morton
Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

“Before reading this, would I have said we needed a madcap queer romantic historical adventure about based on the true story of an earnest monk and a rakish pirate stealing the sacred bones of Saint Nicholas? No, I wouldn't have, but it was delightfully unpredictable, witty, and fun! Based on real historical events, with a touch of whimsy added,... Read more

Hell Followed with Us

By: Andrew Joseph White
Narrated by: Shaan Dasani, Graham Halstead & Avi Roque
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

“With much inspiration taken from the ancient horror stories of The Bible, Hell Followed with Us is a post-apocalyptic adventure featuring queer teens as the heroes. A new plague has been released upon the world by an evangelical cult, The Angels. Benji’s mother is one of their leaders, his father his greatest ally, and he: a trans boy trapped... Read more

The Once and Future Witches

By: Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 16 hours 3 minutes

“Alix E. Harrow's second novel propels the listener from the year 1893 through a past and the future, with fantasy releasing the spells the Sisters Grimm have hidden in plain sight. I also delighted in the witchy affirmation of historical moments and unions at the turn of the 20th Century. Read more

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

A Novel

The Mischief & Matchmaking Series: Book #1

By: Emma R. Alban
Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells & Morag Sims
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

“What a vibrant beginning to a new historical romance series! Full of intrigue, stolen kisses, and London drama, this sweet queer love story follows two women who dare to hope in a world not built for them. Read more

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

Cerulean Chronicles: Book #2

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 15 hours 47 minutes

“TJ Klune has done it again. Continuing the story of the magical youth of Marsyas and their caregiver Arthur, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, which I admit I call 'Cerulean the Second' because of the persistence of earworms, thank you, Lucy, takes it charmingly into dual narration, with Arthur providing some of the story as well as Linus. I am... Read more

The Rachel Incident

A novel

By: Caroline O'Donoghue
Narrated by: Tara Flynn
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

“This is pretty much a perfect book. I loved the humour, the characters, the sometimes heartbreaking, always realistic and well-told story. And the audiobook narration was *chefs kiss emoji* This was a fun, smart, deeply satisfying read and I loved every moment. Read more

Evenings and Weekends

A Novel

By: Oisín McKenna
Narrated by: Isabel Adomakoh-Young
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

“It's like the T.V. show Friends except the friends are queer and massively disjointed. This contemporary novel follows the lives of a group of people over the course of one weekend. Mothers face terminal illnesses, couples face insurmountable differences, relationship boundaries are challenged, and generational divides are flagrantly... Read more

The Honey Witch

By: Sydney J. Shields
Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson Shaw
Length: 13 hours 1 minute

“The Honey Witch was incredibly adorable and had me squealing at some points. This was absolutely so endearing! The story was incredibly unique, and I feel like I learned a lot about being a Honey Witch! Read more

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

By: Malinda Lo
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

“This coming of age story about a young woman growing up queer in 1950s Chinatown, San Francisco, was brilliant. I loved the rich historical detail, believable characters, exploration of intersectional identities, romance, and sense of place, made even stronger by the excellent narration. Best book I've read in quite some time and highly... Read more

Under the Whispering Door

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

“One reviewer called Under the Whispering Door "A Man Called Ove meets The Good Place", which pretty accurately sums it up. A love story as well as a story of grief, regrets, and living a meaningful life, Under the Whispering Door is ultimately a story of hope and second chances. This book is delightfully weird and quirky, and a wonderful follow... Read more

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail

By: Ashley Herring Blake
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

“Astrid was my favorite from Delilah Green Doesn't Care, so it was a delight to get her story! This one's for anyone who has ever looked around and wondered how they ended up here, in this entirely unsuitable life. Astrid blew up her life, but not quite enough...until she meets Jordan. Sexy & fun. Queer girl romance at its best! Read more

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

A Novel

By: Ocean Vuong
Narrated by: Ocean Vuong
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

“Written as a letter from son to mother, Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is desolately beautiful. Each carefully crafted sentence builds upon the last, a momentum that carries you through a hundred pages before you remember to take a breath. Bleak, brilliant, it is the book other books will be compared to for years. Honestly, I... Read more

Red, White & Royal Blue

A Novel

By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

“Fresh, irreverent, and funny, Red, White & Royal Blue is a delight and a treasure. With subtle jabs, Casey McQuiston pokes fun at both the public face of the British monarchy as well as the back-door politicking that dominates the U.S. political scene. The story follows the self-centered Alex Claremont-Diaz (America’s First Son) and his... Read more

Fevered Star

Between Earth and Sky: Book #2

By: Rebecca Roanhorse
Narrated by: Christian Barillas, Darrell Dennis, Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis & Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 12 hours 57 minutes

“Once again, Rebecca Roanhorse has crafted a magnificent book continuing her Between Earth and Sky series. The Crow God has risen, and war seems inevitable between the clans, dragging Tova further into darkness. Toying with living legends, loyalty, and fate is a dangerous endeavor - whose side will you be on once the battle lines are drawn? This... Read more

Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

A Novel

By: Lex Croucher
Narrated by: Alex Singh & Sarah Ovens
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

“Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher is a queer Arthurian YA rom-com, and it is such a fun romp. It hits all the emotional pitches and has everything you want from a medieval story: a little bit of magic, a tournament, betrayal, subterfuge, romance, and social mishaps. Don't tell the others, but Sydney is my favorite character. I... Read more

The Celebrants

A Read with Jenna Pick (A Novel)

By: Steven Rowley
Narrated by: Steven Rowley
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

New York Times Bestseller
A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick

A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises—especially to ourselves—by the bestselling and beloved author of The Guncle.

It’s been a minute—or five years—since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their... Read more

Our Wives Under the Sea

By: Julia Armfield
Narrated by: Annabel Baldwin & Robyn Holdaway
Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

“For quite some time, Our Wives Under the Sea has been one of my favorite books to recommend. Despite this, I still struggle to explain this plot without eventually resorting to saying something like, “Just read it. Trust me.” This little book is a short read, best described as an agonizingly surreal depiction of a slowly unraveling, completely... Read more

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date

By: Ashley Herring Blake
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

“The final book in Ashley Bright's Falls trilogy, you will fall head over heels for both Stevie and Iris. And no, you don’t have to have read the first two books to enjoy this one but I recommend it because they are both so good. A one night stand gone horribly wrong, this is a story about falling in love but also being brave and choosing... Read more

Light From Uncommon Stars

By: Ryka Aoki
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

“Narrated by Cindy Kay who lends her melodic voice to bolster the story and gives characters respectful, authentic accents. I love this story! Read more

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

By: Ashley Herring Blake
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

“So fun and sweet. I loved this enemies to lovers romance about a prickly photographer who returns to her hometown for her estranged stepsister's wedding only to fall for one of the stepsister's best friends. It was light and fresh and entirely sexy and I cannot wait to listen to the sequel! Read more

10 Things That Never Happened

Material World: Book #1

By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Will Watt
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Sam Becker loves—or, okay, likes—his job. Sure, managing a bed-and-bath retailer isn't exactly glamorous, but it's good work, and he gets on well with the band of misfits who keep the store running. He could see himself being content here for the long haul. Too bad, then, that the owner is an infuriating git. Jonathan Forest should never have... Read more

Rainbow Black

A Novel

By: Maggie Thrash
Narrated by: Hope Newhouse
Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

“A weird, and yet utterly compelling, look at the consequences of a child getting caught in the American 'justice' system. Thrash captures both the uncertainty and impulsiveness of a young teen who has both utterly lost her way and has been put in a situation where she needs to make life-changing decisions. Excellent on audio, as the narrator... Read more

A Marvellous Light

The Last Binding: Book #1

By: Freya Marske
Narrated by: David Thorpe
Length: 14 hours 30 minutes

“Robin Blyth is in over his head at this new weird magical liaison job he was shoved into, and now he’s cursed to boot. Edwin Courcey is trying to figure out what happened to Robin’s predecessor and remove the curse. They’ve both got a lot going on and the growing attraction between them is really not helping. A Marvellous Light revels in the... Read more

Mortal Follies

A Novel

The Mortal Follies series: Book #1

By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

“To survive a mysterious and malicious curse and find the figure behind it, a young noblewoman must encounter mischievous fairies, queer priestesses, ancient deities - and a strangely alluring, potentially 'malign witch' (who may have murdered her own male relations to inherit her dukedom) in this feverishly fun sapphic fantasy wittily and... Read more

Camp Damascus

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

“Neverton is home to the only gay conversion camp in the country to boast a 100% success rate: Camp Damascus. God-fearing Rose Darling knows all about the camp from the commercials starring the charismatic Pastor Pete Bend. But when Rose starts coughing up flies and getting flashes of a life she doesn't remember living -- and a girl she doesn't... Read more

Pole Position

By: Rebecca J. Caffery
Narrated by: Joshua Chase & James Joseph
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

‘This was freaking phenomenal. [The] chemistry and banter was off the charts!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Reviewer Featured in Us Weekly's 'Hottest New LGBTQIA+ Romances to Read during Pride Month 2024' ‘I flew through this book… I am literally rereading just because it is sooo bingeable’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader... Read more

Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)

A Novel

By: Andrew Sean Greer
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

“When novelist Arthur Less learns that his longtime boyfriend is marrying another man, he accepts every invitation he's received and travels around the world. This novel of a man facing 50 and looking back at his life and love is an utter delight. Read more

Memorial

A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)

By: Bryan Washington
Narrated by: Bryan Washington & Akie Kotabe
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

“Don’t let the simplicity of Washington’s story and prose deceive you. This quiet story of two young gay men at the end of their relationship dives deep into the emotional truths we learn when we allow ourselves to try to fully understand those who surround us. Read more

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

A Novel

By: Akwaeke Emezi
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

“This lush, moving, queer, & deliciously dramatic romance follows Feyi, a widowed young artist, who finds herself falling for her new boyfriend’s father, a celebrity chef and a widower himself, while staying in his home on a Caribbean island. There's lots of great spice in this novel, but even more, I loved what it had to say about grief,... Read more

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

“Extraordinary . . . A future sci-fi masterwork in a new and welcome tradition.” -- Joanne Harris, author of ChocolatA stand-alone science fiction novella from the award-winning, bestselling, critically-acclaimed author of the Wayfarer series.At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a... Read more

Honey Girl

By: Morgan Rogers
Narrated by: York Whitaker
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

“This Grace and Yuki's story was ethereal and wonderfully different from many other romance fiction I've read. Rogers took a trope and crafted a story full of characters you feel you've known your whole life without too much endless exposition, almost like magic. I cried as Grace battled her familial, mental health and career concerns and laughed... Read more

A Botanical Daughter

By: Noah Medlock
Narrated by: Keval Shah
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

“This farcical and grotesque romp details the lives of a gay couple in Victorian England who create their very own Frankenstein-esque daughter out of a propagating mushroom species and the housemaid who falls in love with her. With an Oscar Wilde level of capriciousness and camp, horrific descriptions of gore and murder, sapphic yearnings, and... Read more

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

A Novel

Wayfarers: Book #4

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Return to the sprawling, Hugo Award-winning universe of the Galactic Commons to explore another corner of the cosmos—one often mentioned, but not yet explored—in this absorbing entry in the Wayfarers series, which blends heart-warming characters and imaginative adventure.

With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable.... Read more

In the Lives of Puppets

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 15 hours 22 minutes

“TJ Klune has never let me down, but I wasn't expecting In The Lives of Puppets to outshine the rest like it has. A Pinocchio retelling with a queer, dystopian setting? This book tore my heart out and then threw it back into my chest three times larger. The descriptions, the characters, the representation!! I cannot recommend this enough. If... Read more

The Emperor and the Endless Palace

By: Justinian Huang
Narrated by: Dylan J. Locke, Will Dao & Telly Leung
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

“The Emperor and the Endless Palace is a hard novel to sum up, but let me try: an erotic love story, three eras, loyalty, betrayal, intrigue, mythology. The story is gloriously addictive and will keep you turning page after page! Read more

The Water Outlaws

By: S. L. Huang
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 19 hours 43 minutes

Lin Chong is an expert arms instructor, training the Emperor's soldiers in sword and truncheon, battle axe and spear, lance and crossbow. Unlike bolder friends who flirt with challenging the unequal hierarchies and values of Imperial society, she believes in keeping her head down and doing her job. But then a powerful man with a vendetta rips... Read more

The Jasmine Throne

The Burning Kingdoms: Book #1

By: Tasha Suri
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
Length: 19 hours 42 minutes

"RAISES THE BAR FOR WHAT EPIC FANTASY SHOULD BE." —Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights

A ruthless princess and a powerful priestess come together to rewrite the fate of an empire in this “fiercely and unapologetically feminist tale of endurance and revolution set against a gorgeous, unique magical world” (S. A. Chakraborty).

Exiled by her... Read more

One Last Stop

By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

“Red, White, and Royal Blue fans rejoice: Casey McQuiston is back and better than ever! This book has everything I wanted and more. We've got time warps, we've got a found family dynamic, we've got a diner to save, and, of course, we've got Casey's delightfully funny writing style. What more is there to ask for? If you're looking for a fun... Read more