Queer Jocks in Love

Who Is Megan Rapinoe?

Who HQ Now

By: Stefanie Loh & Who HQ
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Length: 35 minutes

Learn about the bold and courageous life of soccer champion and activist Megan Rapinoe in the new Who HQ Now format of #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series.

On July 7, 2019, Megan Rapinoe ran out onto the field to play in her third Women's World Cup final. Determined to succeed after having to sit out of the semifinals due to an injury,... Read more

Camp

By: L. C. Rosen
Narrated by: Drew Caiden
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“An adorable, very campy (ba-dum-tssss) rom-com with a lot to say about what it means to be out, to be queer, and to be wholly ourselves. This messy young queer community felt so, so real to me, and listening to the audiobook made this book so much fun - there was just something so homey and queer about the voices the narrator chose for various... Read more

Ana on the Edge

By: A. J. Sass
Narrated by: Sagan Chen
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

“Ana, twelve years old, is a champion figure skater—but why should that mean she has to wear a dress for her next routine? And what does it mean that she feels so uncomfortable with that idea? Follow Ana as she discovers her nonbinary gender identity, and builds a path forward that allows her true self to shine. Read more

Fence: Striking Distance

By: Sarah Rees Brennan
Narrated by: Will Collyer
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

The boys of Kings Row bout with drama, rivalry, and romance in this original YA novel by The New York Times bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan — inspired by the award-nominated comic series by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad. Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion who dreams of getting the proper... Read more

A High Five for Glenn Burke

By: Phil Bildner
Narrated by: Michael Crouch
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

A heartfelt and relatable novel from Phil Bildner, weaving the real history of Los Angeles Dodger and Oakland Athletic Glenn Burke—the first professional baseball player to come out as gay—into the story of a middle-school kid learning to be himself.When sixth grader Silas Wade does a school presentation on former Major Leaguer Glenn Burke, it’s... Read more

Home Field Advantage

By: Dahlia Adler
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus & Lori Prince
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

"Home Field Advantage has it all. A swoony romance, characters you will be cheering for from start to finish, and a plot that sucks you in from the very first page. An instant favorite, perfectly capturing the power in being true to yourself and fighting for what is right." - Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five... Read more

The Passing Playbook

By: Isaac Fitzsimons
Narrated by: Jamie K. Brown
Length: 7 hours

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

Icebreaker

By: A.L. Graziadei
Narrated by: Tom Picasso
Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

“I'm going to level with you - everything I know about sports I either learned against my will or from other queer media (hello, Check, Please!) and I still absolutely loved this enemies-to-lovers college hockey romance. I was not quite expecting the relatable representation of anxiety and depression, or such a poignant exploration of what it... Read more

Singled Out

The True Story of Glenn Burke

By: Andrew Maraniss
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

*"[An] excellent exercise in narrative nonfiction." --Booklist (starred review)

From New York Times bestselling author Andrew Maraniss comes the remarkable true story of Glenn Burke, a "hidden figure" in the history of sports: the inventor of the high five and the first openly gay MLB player. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James... Read more

The Yards Between Us

A Memoir of Life, Love, and Football

By: R.K. Russell
Narrated by: R.K. Russell
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

In 2019, R.K. Russell broke the mold when he came out as bisexual in an essay for ESPN that ignited the sports world. Now, in his powerful memoir, THE YARDS BETWEEN US, he shares his story and explores his love of football, men and women, walking the devastating tightrope of keeping his sexuality secret, the tension between his private and... Read more

I Like Me Better

By: Robby Weber
Narrated by: Amin El Gamal
Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

A joyful summer romance that Jason June, New York Times bestselling author of Out of the Blue, calls "Swoon-worthy!”

This is not how soccer-star Zack Martin thought his summer would go. When the captain's prank means trouble for the whole squad, Zack’s left with no choice but to take one for the team and cover for him.

Now he’s trading parties and... Read more

She Drives Me Crazy

By: Kelly Quindlen
Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

After an embarrassing loss to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game of the season, Scottie Zajac gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her nemesis, Irene Abraham, who is as beautiful as she is mean. When the damage sends Irene's car to the shop for weeks' worth of repairs, the girls are forced to carpool for the... Read more

May the Best Man Win

By: Z. R. Ellor
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

A trans boy enters a throw-down battle for the title of Homecoming King with the boy he dumped last summer in ZR Ellor's contemporary YA debut.

Jeremy Harkiss, cheer captain and student body president, won’t let coming out as a transgender boy ruin his senior year. Instead of bowing to the bigots and outdate school administration, Jeremy decides... Read more

You Don't Have a Shot

By: Racquel Marie
Narrated by: Marisol Ramirez
Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans of She Drives Me Crazy.Valentina “Vale” Castillo-Green’s life revolves around soccer. Her friends, her future, and her father’s intense expectations are all wrapped up in the beautiful game. But after she incites a fight during playoffs with her long-time... Read more

Cleat Cute

A Novel

By: Meryl Wilsner
Narrated by: Dana Varden & Zim Avaltrades
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

“Everything you could want in a sapphic soccer romance. Friendly competition between two neurodivergent queers turns super STEAMY in the locker room only to cool down into a thoughtful friendship with the potential for so much more. Including all the great character development you'd get from a Ted Lasso-esque show! Great Chemistry! Read more