LGBTQIA+ Authors

Blue-Skinned Gods

By: SJ Sindu

Narrated by: Varun Sathi

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

From the award-winning author of Marriage of a Thousand Lies comes a brilliantly written, globe-spanning novel about identity, faith, family, and sexuality.In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy is born with blue skin. His father sets up an ashram, and the family makes a living off of the pilgrims who seek the child’s blessings and miracles, believing... Read more

Sisters of the Great War

By: Suzanne Feldman

Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by real women, this powerful novel tells the story of two unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War I

August 1914. While Europe enters a brutal conflict unlike any waged before, the Duncan household in Baltimore, Maryland, is the setting for a different struggle. Ruth and Elise Duncan long to escape the... Read more

Heresy

By: Melissa Lenhardt

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Bailey Carr, Ella Turenne, Nikk...

Length: 14 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"An all-out women-driven, queer, transgender, multiracial takeover of the Old West . . . and that's exactly what Melissa Lenhardt delivers in her unapologetically badass western, Heresy." - New York Times

"Lenhardt has created a bold new story where women have taken their rightful place in the narrative of the Outlaw Western genre; where wit,... Read more

Las Biuty Queens

By: Iván Monalisa Ojeda

Narrated by: Luis Chavez

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Drawing from his/her own experience as a trans performer, sex worker, and undocumented immigrant, Iván Monalisa Ojeda chronicles the lives of Latinx queer and trans immigrants in New York City. Whether she is struggling with addiction, clashing with law enforcement, or is being subjected to personal violence, each character choses her own path... Read more

House Fires

By: Connor Franta

Narrated by: Connor Franta

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of A Work in Progress and Note to Self moves fully into adulthood with his illuminating, soulful, bleeding collection of narrative, poetry, and original film photography.

Humanitarian, entrepreneur, and content creator Connor Franta first captivated readers with A Work In Progress, ruminating on his... Read more

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST AUDIOBOOK, NARRATION, AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
2022 BEST MALE NARRATOR AUDIE AWARD WINNER!

A #1 New York Times bestseller
Four starred reviews!
“Messily human and sincerely insightful.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning novel Aristotle... Read more

The Light Streamed Beneath It

By: Shawn Hitchins

Narrated by: Shawn Hitchins

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A Publishers Weekly Notable Book
49th Shelf Recommended Read A modern gay memoir exploring love, death, pain, and community that will resonate long after the last page. “This is an embodied story of love, loss, and recovery — raw, candid, and filled with a sense of awe at human resilience.” — Shelf Awareness “A timely story so human,... Read more

Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much

By: Jen Winston

Narrated by: Jen Winston

Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Named one of the Best Books of 2021 by Oprah Daily, Glamour, Shondaland, BuzzFeed, and more!

A hilarious and whip-smart collection of essays, offering an intimate look at bisexuality, gender, and, of course, sex. Perfect for fans of Lindy West, Samantha Irby, and Rebecca Solnit—and anyone who wants, and deserves, to be seen.

If Jen Winston knows... Read more

Every Good Boy Does Fine

By: Calvin Arsenia

Narrated by: Calvin Arsenia

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

“Glowing with warmth, vulnerability, and a heavy heart, Arsenia’s intimate reflections depict the past and present wrestling within the individual as he endeavors to chart his own course in the world.”—Atwood Magazine

Both a journey of individual healing and a call for action, these poems show that, with a little love and acceptance, anyone can... Read more

The Lights on Knockbridge Lane

By: Roan Parrish

Narrated by: Michael Dean

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Can one man’s crowded, messy life fill another man’s empty heart?

Raising a family was always Adam Mills’ dream, although solo parenting and moving back to tiny Garnet Run certainly were not. After a messy breakup, Adam is doing his best to give his young daughter the life she deserves—including accepting help from their new, reclusive neighbor... Read more

At Your Most Beautiful

By: Harper Bliss

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Some nights are unforgettable . . .



Ten years ago, Quinn Hathaway and Maya Mercer shared a night of forbidden passion they vowed to keep secret forever.



When Quinn and Maya meet again, old sparks fly, but none of the reasons to hide their passion have changed. Quinn is still much younger and Maya has never told her son that she's attracted to... Read more

The Breaks

By: Julietta Singh

Narrated by: Julietta Singh

Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A profound meditation on race, inheritance, and queer mothering at the end of the worldIn a letter to her six-year-old daughter, Julietta Singh writes toward a tender vision of the world, offering children’s radical embrace of possibility as a model for how we might live. In order to survive looming political and ecological disasters, Singh... Read more

The Passenger

By: Chaney Kwak

Narrated by: Keong Sim

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In March 2019, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the North Atlantic. Rocked by fifty-foot swells and forty-knot gales, the ship lost power and began to drift straight toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway. This is the suspenseful, harrowing, funny, touching story by one passenger who contemplated... Read more

Obie Is Man Enough

By: Schuyler Bailar

Narrated by: Schuyler Bailar

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such a splash. For fans of Alex Gino's George and Lisa Bunker's Felix Yz.

Obie knew his transition would have ripple effects. He has to leave his swim coach, his pool, and his best friends. But it’s time for Obie to find where he truly belongs.
 
As Obie... Read more

How We Do Family

By: Trystan Reese

Narrated by: Trystan Reese

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

One LGBTQ family's inspiring, heartfelt story of the many alternative paths that lead to a loving family, with lessons for every parent



Trystan and Biff had been dating for just a year when the couple learned that Biff's niece and nephew were about to be removed from their home by Child Protective Services. Immediately, Trystan and Biff took in... Read more

Future Feeling

By: Joss Lake

Narrated by: MW Cartozian Wilson

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: No

An embittered dog walker obsessed with a social media influencer inadvertently puts a curse on a young man—and must adventure into a mysterious dimension in order to save him—in this wildly inventive, delightfully subversive, genre-nonconforming debut novel about illusion, magic, technology, kinship, and the emergent future.The year is 20__, and... Read more

I Kissed a Girl

By: Jennet Alexander

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Lilah Silver's a young actress who dreams of climbing out of B-list stardom. She's been cast as the final girl in what could be her breakout performance... but if she wants to prove herself to everyone who’s ever doubted her, she's going to need major help along the way. Noa Birnbaum may be a brilliant makeup artist and special-effects whiz-kid,... Read more

In Deeper Waters

By: F.T. Lukens

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

“A frothy confection of sea-foam, young love, and derring-do.” —NPR

From the New York Times bestselling author of So This Is Ever After, a young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his coming-of-age tour in this swoony adventure that is The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Pirates of the... Read more

Raising LGBTQ Allies

By: Chris Tompkins

Narrated by: Greg Tremblay

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

No matter who we are or where we come from, we all play on the same playground. There are certain collective societal messages we hear growing up that we either consciously or subconsciously believe. As a result, we develop certain belief systems from which we operate our lives. Chris Tompkins’s Raising LGBTQ Allies sheds light on the deeper,... Read more

This Poison Heart

By: Kalynn Bayron

Narrated by: Jordan Cobb

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron, read by Jordan Cobb.

Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron’s new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power.

Briseis has a gift: with a single touch she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms.

When Briseis’s aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated... Read more

The Natural Mother of the Child

By: Krys Malcolm Belc

Narrated by: Krys Malcolm Belc

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Krys Malcolm Belc has thought a lot about the interplay between parenthood and gender. As a nonbinary, transmasculine parent, giving birth to his son Samson clarified his gender identity. And yet, when his partner Anna adopted Samson, the legal documents listed Belc as the natural mother of the child. By considering how the experiences contained... Read more

The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

By: Dani Jansen

Narrated by: Rebecca Auerbach

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Alison Green, desperate Valedictorian-wannabe, agrees to produce her school’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. That’s her first big mistake. The second is accidentally saying yes to a date with her oldest friend, Jack, even though she’s crushing on Charlotte. Alison manages to stay positive, even when her best friend starts referring... Read more

As a Woman

By: Paula Stone Williams

Narrated by: Paula Stone Williams

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This moving and unforgettable memoir of a transgender pastor’s transition from male to female is an “audacious, gripping, and profoundly real journey that speaks to the mind, heart, and soul” (Joshua J. Dickson, director of Faith Based Initiatives, Biden Campaign)—perfect for fans of Redefining Realness and There Is Room for You.

As a father of... Read more

The Passing Playbook

By: Isaac Fitzsimons

Narrated by: Jamie K. Brown

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

Love, Simon meets Bend It Like Beckham in this feel-good contemporary romance about a trans athlete who must decide between fighting for his right to play and staying stealth.

“A sharply observant and vividly drawn debut. I loved every minute I spent in this story, and I’ve never rooted harder for a jock in my life.” – New York Times bestselling... Read more