The Little Gay Book Club

Hello Stranger

Musings on Modern Intimacies

By: Manuel Betancourt
Narrated by: Manuel Betancourt
Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Manuel Betancourt's Hello Stranger explores modern queer romance and the expansive possibilities of ephemeral intimacies



"Hello stranger." As an opening line, you really can't ask for better.



Hello Stranger is a book about chance encounters—at a bar, through social media, in a bathhouse—and what a stranger can reveal about who we are and who we... Read more

Thirsty: A Novel

By: Jas Hammonds
Narrated by: Alaska Jackson
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

“Honest and sometimes brutal story of teen drinking, peer pressure, toxic relationships, and racism, with a positive outcome. Blake is a vibrant character that readers will relate to and root for. Read more

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

A Novel

By: Emily Austin
Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

“Gilda never wants to disappoint anyone, which is exactly how she ends up with a job as a secretary at a Catholic church. As a gay atheist, it's problematic. Alternatively hilarious and tragic, Gilda’s story is one that stays with you. Read more

Babel

By: R.F. Kuang
Narrated by: Nuria Samsó
Length: 23 hours 58 minutes

1828. El Instituto Real de Traducción de Oxford, también conocido como Babel, es la institución mágica más importante del mundo. La magia con plata capaz de revelar significados ocultos perdidos en la traducción que allí se practica le ha otorgado al Imperio británico un poder sin parangón. Robin, un huérfano cantonés que ha terminado siendo... Read more

We Were the Universe

A novel

By: Kimberly King Parsons
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh & Justis Bolding
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • A young mother, in denial after the death of her sister, navigates the dizzying landscapes of desire, guilt, and grief in this darkly comic, highly anticipated debut novel from Kimberly King Parsons, author of the story collection, Black Light (long-listed for the National Book Award).

"Kimberly King Parsons... Read more

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

By: Kalynn Bayron
Narrated by: Hewot Tedla
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Bloomsbury presents You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron, read by Hewot Tedla.

Instant New York Times bestseller!

At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?

This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Fear Street.

Charity has the... Read more

American Teenager

How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era

By: Nico Lang
Narrated by: Nico Lang
Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

From an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight
trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily
triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America
today.
Media coverage tends to sensationalize the fight over how trans kids should be
allowed to live, but what is incredibly... Read more

The Sunbearer Trials

The Sunbearer Duology: Book #1

By: Aiden Thomas
Narrated by: André Santana
Length: 13 hours 44 minutes

“Thrilling fantasy with deities, semideities (demigods) and humans. It is great to read, that being trans* is normalized in this society, there is even a solemn gender affirmation ceremony for trans* people and there is a beautifully narrated gender-euphoric moment for the main trans* character. But he is also othered by his comrades-in-arms and... Read more

Let This Radicalize You

Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

By: Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba
Narrated by: Diana Blue
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe.



Longtime organizers and movement educators Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes examine some of the... Read more

Flamboyants

The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known

By: George M. Johnson
Narrated by: George M. Johnson
Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

“An impassioned whirlwind introduction to the bold, bright, and often queer, voices of the Harlem Renaissance. If only history lessons at school had been this fascinating! Read more

The Merriest Misters

A Novel

By: Timothy Janovsky
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin & Zach Barela
Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

“The Santa Clause but gayer and better. A delightful holiday romance full of love, cheer, and joy. Read more

The Future Is Disabled

Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs

By: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Narrated by: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

In The Future Is Disabled, Leah Laksmi Piepzna-Samarasinha asks some provocative questions: What if, in the near future, the majority of people will be disabled—and what if that's not a bad thing? And what if disability justice and disabled wisdom are crucial to creating a future in which it's possible to survive fascism, climate change, and... Read more

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

A Bright Falls Novel: Book #1

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

“Like binging your favorite Gilmore Girls arc, this tender-hearted romance is full of small town charm and a cast of characters you won't want to leave. Delilah Green is a toughened New York photographer who just wants financial stability, and someone in her bed at night. Now, if only she could convince her lonely heart of that. Claire Sutherland... Read more

Bad Girls

By: Camila Sosa Villada & Kit Maude - Translator
Narrated by: Sena Bryer
Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Gritty and unflinching, yet also tender, fantastical, and funny, a trans woman’s coming-of-age tale about finding a community among fellow outcasts.

Camila Sosa Villada’s extraordinary first novel is a rich, nuanced portrait of a marginalized community: their romantic relationships, friendships and squabbles, difficulties at work, aspirations and... Read more

It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful

How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic

By: Jack Lowery
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 14 hours 9 minutes

The story of art collective Gran Fury—which fought back during the AIDS crisis through direct action and community-made propaganda—offers lessons in love and grief.

In the late 1980s, the AIDS pandemic was annihilating queer people, intravenous drug users, and communities of color in America, and disinformation about the disease ran rampant. Out... Read more

Ace of Spades

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Narrated by: Jeanette Illidge & Tapiwa Mugweni
Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

“This thriller (think Get Out) had me on the edge of my seat. Read more

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

By: John Wiswell
Narrated by: Carmen Rose
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

“This book was impeccable, from the characters to the plot to the narrator. I loved the way the characters grew together, learned, loved, and had each other's backs. If you're looking for an adorable romance of people falling in love for the first time set in a wonderful fantasy world, this book is perfect for you! Read more

Cuckoo

By: Gretchen Felker-Martin
Narrated by: Amy Landon, Avi Roque, Grace Rolek, Kirt Graves, Nicky Endres, Sena Bryer, Zeno Robinson & Zim Avaltrades
Length: 14 hours 17 minutes

This program features multicast narration.

From Gretchen Felker-Martin, the acclaimed author of Manhunt, comes a vicious new novel about a group of teens who must stay true to themselves while in a conversion camp from hell.

"A soaring, boundless ode to queer survival. It's flat-out mesmerizing."—Paul Tremblay, author of The Pallbearers... 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

“I never thought I'd describe a horror novel as joyful but here we are. Chuck Tingle has managed to create a story that is both utterly horrifying AND full of joy. I was elated to see an asexual hero, and the commentary this book makes about how queer folks are treated in media is spot on. With creative monsters, an interesting plot, characters... Read more

Canto Contigo

A Novel

By: Jonny Garza Villa
Narrated by: Alejandro Antonio Ruiz
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

“Loved this book centered around queer joy and Mariachi. When a mariachi high school star, Rafael, transfers to a new school in his senior year, he's arrogant, entitled, and wrapped in grief. Rey, his competition, is Rafie's crush as well as his obstacle and seeing Rafie, work through his issues and tried, and learning to let people in, was just... Read more