LGBTQIA+ Fiction audiobooks

Salt Kiss

By: Sierra Simone

Narrated by: Oscar Reyes

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

After being a soldier, working as a bodyguard should have been simple: keep the owner of DC’s ultra-secret club safe, don’t think about his midnight eyes or his devil’s smile, don’t surrender my body to his wicked desires.But I underestimated Mark Trevena and the power of his dark, seductive world. I underestimated the hold he’d have on me, the... Read more

A Shot in the Dark

By: Victoria Lee

Narrated by: Scott Turner Schofield & Gilli Messer

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A passionate and powerful romance featuring a transgender man and an ex-Orthodox woman who find each other through their devotion to art, and fall in love despite all odds, from bestselling author Victoria Lee

“A sensual love story about art and passion . . . emotional and heart-aching.”—Ashley Poston, New York Times... Read more

Speech Team

By: Tim Murphy

Narrated by: Daniel Henning

Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

“A tender-hearted novel and a dream to read. I loved this book.” -- Matt Haig #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library

“so so so so good…[Speech Team] is a MUST…It has all the feels and brilliant writing to boot.”  -- Elin Hilderband (on Instagram) #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Five Star Weekend

A funny, gossipy... Read more

Where Echoes Die

By: Courtney Gould

Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc

Length: 11 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Two sisters travel to an isolated Arizona town to investigate its connection to their mother’s death, but uncover more than they bargained for in this supernatural thriller from the author of The Dead and the Dark.

Beck Birsching has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled investigative reporter. She can’t stop herself... Read more

The Dos and Donuts of Love

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

Narrated by: Priya Ayyar

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Shireen Malik is still reeling from the breakup with her ex-girlfriend, Chris, when she receives news that she’s been accepted as a contestant on a new televised baking competition show. This is Shireen’s dream come true! Winning will not only mean prize money, but it will also bring some much-needed attention to You Drive Me Glazy, her parents’... Read more

Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style

By: Paul Rudnick

Narrated by: Daniel Henning

Length: 14 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

“A case study in elegant, honest tragicomedy…by the genuinely hilarious Paul Rudnick” (Gary Shteyngart, New York Times bestselling author) that follows the decades-long, rule-breaking romance between the son of one of America’s wealthiest families and a middle-class aspiring author.

Devastatingly handsome and insanely rich, Farrell Covington is... Read more

The Alchemy of Moonlight

By: David Ferraro

Narrated by: Will Watt

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

When Emile’s aunt declares he must marry or be disowned for being gay, he runs away to hide as a servant in Count Montoni’s mansion. In their service, Emile tends to the family who all suffer a strange affliction on the full moon. And after overhearing suspicious family arguments, he finds a body on the estate, drawing the attention of a... Read more

Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

By: g. haron davis

Narrated by: Qamar Yochanan, Nicky Endres, Vico Ortiz & Avi ...

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for fans of All Out and Cemetery Boys, this anthology claims a seat at the table of fantasy literature for trans and gender nonconforming stories. Transness is as varied and colorful as magic can be. In Transmogrify!, you’ll embark on fourteen different adventures alongside unforgettable characters who embody many different genders and... Read more

Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

Narrated by: Rocky Anicette

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning YA author Leah Johnson comes her middle grade debut: a laugh-until-you-cry, cry-until-you-laugh story about friendship, change, and the power we have to love ourselves. Ellie Engle doesn't stand out. Not at home, where she's alone with her pet fish since her dad moved away and her mom has to work around the clock . Not at the... Read more

Becoming a Queen

By: Dan Clay

Narrated by: Dan Clay

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

A vibrant and emotional novel from debut author Dan Clay about a boy who turns toward love, self-expression, and drag when the unthinkable happens, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Julie Murphy.

If only Mark Davis hadn’t put on a dress for the talent show. It was a joke—other guys did it too—but when his... Read more

Pomegranate

By: Helen Elaine Lee

Narrated by: Machelle Williams & Janina Edwards

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION

The acclaimed author of The Serpent’s Gift returns with this “deep and beautiful” (Jaqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author) story about a queer Black woman working to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from prison.

Ranita Atwater... Read more

The Witch and the Vampire

By: Francesca Flores

Narrated by: Bailey Carr & Mary Helen Gallucci

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Ava and Kaye used to be best friends—until one night two years ago when vampires broke through the magical barrier protecting their town and, in the ensuing attack, Kaye’s mother was killed and Ava was turned into a vampire. Since then, Ava has been trapped in her house. Her mother Eugenia needs her: Ava still has her witch powers, and Eugenia... Read more

Solomon's Crown

By: Natasha Siegel

Narrated by: Ben Allen & Steve West

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

“This sumptuous romance explores the relationship between Philip II of France and Richard the Lionheart. . . . Betrayal and tragedy lurk around every corner, yet there are moments of breathtaking loveliness.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)

“Absolutely captivating and wonderfully romantic . . . I didn’t want to put this book... Read more

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix

By: Kalynn Bayron

Narrated by: Clifford Samuel

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"Clifford Samuel's low, melodious voice sounds like it was made for this atmospheric queer retelling of the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde story." - AudioFile Magazine

A teen boy tries to discover the reason behind his best friend's disappearance—and the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic stranger—in misty Victorian London, in Kalynn Bayron's My... Read more

The Mimicking of Known Successes

By: Malka Older

Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus

Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set on Jupiter, by Malka Older, author of the critically-acclaimed Centenal Cycle.On a remote, gas-wreathed outpost of a human colony on Jupiter, a man goes missing. The enigmatic Investigator Mossa follows his trail to Valdegeld, home to the colony’s... Read more

Endpapers

By: Jennifer Savran Kelly

Narrated by: Dani Martineck

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In this page-turning novel set in 2003 New York City, a genderqueer book conservator feels trapped by her gender presentation, her ill-fitting relationship, and her artistic block—until she discovers a decades-old hidden queer love letter and becomes obsessed with tracking down its author. 

It’s 2003, and artist Dawn Levit is stuck. A bookbinder... Read more

Màgòdiz

By: Gabe Calderón

Narrated by: Everett Rain

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Màgòdiz (Anishinabe language): a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of their country. Everything that was green and good is gone, scorched away by a war that no one living remembers. The small surviving human population scavenges to get by; they cannot read or write and lack the... Read more

Back in a Spell

By: Lana Harper

Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

An awkward first date leads to a sparkling romance between one of the most powerful witches in town and a magical newbie in this rom-com by Lana Harper, New York Times bestselling author of Payback’s a Witch.
 
Even though she won’t deny her love for pretty (and pricey) things, Nineve Blackmoore is almost painfully down-to-earth and sensible by... Read more

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion

By: Bushra Rehman

Narrated by: Bushra Rehman

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

For fans of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and My Brilliant Friend, an unforgettable story about female friendship and queer love in a Muslim-American community

"I LOVED EVERY MOMENT." —Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!

"Bushra Rehman performs her novel of a queer Pakistani American girl who is coming of age... Read more

Never Ever Getting Back Together

By: Sophie Gonzales

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik & Natalie Naudus

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

"Enjoy this rambunctious performance by glowing narrators Barrie Kreinik and Natalie Naudus."- AudioFile

When their now famous ex-boyfriend asks them to participate in a teen reality show, two eighteen year old girls—one bent on revenge, the other open to rekindling romance—get tangled up in an unexpected twist when they fall for each other... Read more

The Ones We Burn

By: Rebecca Mix

Narrated by: Roisin Rankin

Length: 14 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller!

Love and duty collide in this richly imagined young adult debut about a witch whose dark powers put her at the center of a brewing war between the only family she’s ever known and the enemy who makes her question everything. Featuring a brand-new short story and character art!

Monster. Butcher. Bloodwinn.
... Read more

Lark Ascending

By: Silas House

Narrated by: Charlie Thurston

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting story of survival and hope, set in the not-too-distant future, about a young man forced to flee the United States and seek refuge across the Atlantic. 

As fires devastate most of the United States, Lark and his family secure a place on a refugee boat headed to Ireland, the last country not yet overrun by extremists and rumored to be... Read more

Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta

By: James Hannaham

Narrated by: James Hannaham & Flame Monroe

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “dangerously hilarious” novel (Los Angeles Times), a trans woman reenters life on the outside after more than twenty years in a men’s prison, over one consequential Fourth of July weekend—from the author of the PEN/Faulkner Award winner Delicious Foods.

Carlotta Mercedes has been misunderstood her entire life. When she was pulled into a... Read more

My Government Means to Kill Me

By: Rasheed Newson

Narrated by: Jelani Alladin

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by actor, singer, and dancer Jelani Alladin, who originated the role of Kristoff in Broadway's Frozen musical.

A fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story following the personal and political awakening of a young gay Black man in 1980s New York City, from the television drama writer and producer of The Chi, Narcos, and... Read more