2024 Charis Queer Pride Picks!

A Good Happy Girl

By: Marissa Higgins
Narrated by: Ellie Gossage
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

“Higgins’ debut is a pull on the cigarette you shouldn’t be having, the shot of adrenaline you get when you wake up through the daze of a hangover and remember your bad dreams. A Good Happy Girl is a pitch-perfect entry into the lesbian canon. Read more

Rainbow Black

A Novel

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

“I was equally stressed and enthralled by this work. At times I was blown away by how well and thoroughly Thrash captured the inconsistencies and irrationality of human behavior, though some scenes were difficult to believe like some of the court scenes and who Lacey/Jo decides to trust. And I do wish some elements had been explored more, like... Read more

Survival Is a Promise

The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde

By: Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Narrated by: Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Length: 17 hours 41 minutes

“This was a book written with a smile - it's so rich with humour and humanity, mischief and reverence, respect and curiosity. It's made me reflect on Lorde's work in new ways, in the ways with which I pick up poetry or look at rocks, or in the ways I think about the physical places we build to nurture writers. I loved every page and have since... Read more

Pretty

A Memoir

By: KB Brookins
Narrated by: KB Brookins
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

“A deeply important, brave memoir of growing up vast and complex and full of questions in a Texas, Christian community and a nation that made room for none of it. With sharp precision, great poetry, and keen observations, Brookins, a Black queer trans poet, recounts the myriad traumas that accompanied their coming of age, the traps and... Read more

Housemates

A Novel

By: Emma Copley Eisenberg
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

“I fear calling it too early, but this is currently sitting in the number one spot of my list of favorite 2024 releases. I read this right when it came out and I still think about it all the time. It’s a love letter to queer friendship, love, connection (and to Philadelphia, my hometown) in the most lovely way. This book is exactly what I needed... Read more

Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)

The Natural World of Animal Sexuality

By: Eliot Schrefer
Narrated by: Joel Froomkin, Dustin Ballard, Hope Newhouse & Neo Cihi
Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

This groundbreaking YA nonfiction title from two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer is a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of the gamut of queer behaviors observed in animals.A quiet revolution has been underway in recent years, with study after study revealing substantial same-sex... Read more

The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines

By: Mo Netz
Narrated by: Hope Newhouse
Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

In this debut spooky adventure, Jerry and her trusty wheelchair move into a creepy motel at the edge of the woods where nothing is as it seems. When her mom disappears, it’s up to Jerry to brave the forest and its demons so she can save what’s left of her family.Ever since her dad died, 11-year-old Jerry Blum and her mom have bounced around... Read more

The Pairing

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

“The Pairing is Casey McQuiston’s masterwork. This was sensual, lush, and decadent in all the best ways. I fell in love with Theo and Kit, and I can’t wait to reread it and experience the magic all over again. Read more

You Should Be So Lucky

A Novel

By: Cat Sebastian
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance for fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over, about grief and found family, between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to (reluctantly) cover his first season—set in the same universe as We Could Be So Good.The 1960 baseball season is shaping up to... Read more

Lucky Red

A Novel

By: Claudia Cravens
Narrated by: Elena Rey
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“Newly orphaned sixteen-year-old Bridget arrives in Dodge City in 1877 and is recruited to work in the town's only brothel run by women. A queer coming-of-age story filled with friendship, first-time love, and freedom, this Western has a disarming voice. I wanted to read it again as soon as I finished it! Read more

Falling Back in Love with Being Human

Letters to Lost Souls

By: Kai Cheng Thom
Narrated by: Kai Cheng Thom
Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

“In this highly recommendable collection of poetic letters full of love, pain, sadness, anger, hope and forgiveness, Kai Cheng Tom speaks to her trans* feminine sisters, but also people who have hurt her or have been hostile towards her and others. Read more

Songs of Irie

By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield
Narrated by: Asha Ashanti Bromfield
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

This program is read by the author.

"Author and narrator Asha Bromfield offers an engrossing performance of this coming-of-age audiobook. Bromfield's experience as an actress and her ease with Jamaican Patois will draw listeners into a story that has multiple levels of emotional intensity." —AudioFile on Hurricane Summer

Perfect for fans of The... Read more

Cleat Cute

A Novel

By: Meryl Wilsner
Narrated by: Dana Varden & Zim Avaltrades
Length: 11 hours 10 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

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Tomes & Tea: Book #1

By: Rebecca Thorne
Narrated by: Jessica Threet
Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

“Cozy and sweet :) Read more

Girls Like Girls

By: Hayley Kiyoko
Narrated by: Brandon Flynn, Hayley Kiyoko, Katie Gavin, Malia Pyles & Natalie Naudus
Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

This program is read by an all-queer cast: the author, Hayley Kiyoko; Natalie Naudus; Malia Pyles; Katie Gavin; and Brandon Flynn.

"This quaint performance by a five-narrator ensemble will tug at the heartstrings."- AudioFile

Trailblazing pop star, actor and director, Hayley Kiyoko debuts her first novel, a coming-of-age romance based on her... 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

Sister Outsider

Essays and Speeches

Crossing Press Feminist

By: Audre Lorde
Narrated by: Robin Eller
Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature. In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action... Read more

Mean Boys

A Personal History

By: Geoffrey Mak
Narrated by: Geoffrey Mak
Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Mean Boys written and read by Geoffrey Mak.

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY DEBUTIFUL, LIT HUB, PASTE MAGAZINE, BOOK RIOT, INSIDE HOOK, AND NYLON

"This book is a rare comfort, a companion . . . Makes you say: yes, that is exactly how it is.”—Torrey Peters

A ferocious inquiry into art and desire, style and politics, madness and... Read more

Learned by Heart

By: Emma Donoghue
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

“Donoghue's exceptional research managed to capture the humanity and romance of a deeply flawed, but essential character in queer history. Anne Lister is famous for having a lot to say, and the fact that the author chose to tell her story by giving voice to the heretofore voiceless Eliza Raine was a stroke of genius. Also Shiromi Arserio's... Read more

Mechanic Shop Femme’s Guide to Car Ownership

Uncomplicating Cars for All of Us

By: Chaya M. Milchtein
Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau & Chaya M. Milchtein
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

A comprehensive guide to car ownership and maintenance intended for anyone—regardless of age, gender or experience.

When did you last pick up a book about cars? Typically written for men, particularly automotive enthusiasts and mechanics, these books rarely appeal to the everyday car owner. Mechanic Shop Femme’s Guide to Car Ownership is... Read more