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Emily Austin
A warm, witty and wise novel for anyone who has ever worried that they might be a terrible person, from the author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be…
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Temim Fruchter
A rich and riveting debut spanning four generations of Eastern European Jewish women bound by blood, half-hidden secrets and the fantastical visitation of a shapeshifting stranger over the course of…
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Rebecca K Reilly
Siblings Greta and Valdin have, perhaps, too much in common. They're flatmates, beholden to the same near-unpronounceable surname, and both make questionable choices when it comes to love.
Lotte Jeffs
Find yourself in this sweeping tale of queer friendship and chosen families that will keep you laughing, crying and endlessly turning the page.
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Justin Torres
An intimate, emotionally rich novel, in which two men - young and old - reckon with queer histories and their place within them, from the critically acclaimed author of We…
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Jewelle Gomez
A masterpiece of Black feminist fiction, The Gilda Stories is the cult 90s classic that reimagines the vampire myth
Yelena Moskovich
A queer anthem for doomed youth by the author of Virtuoso and A Door Behind a Door
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Grant Morrison
A drag queen becomes obsessed with her mysterious young rival who might be an occultist, or a murderer . . . or the greatest star of all
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Christos Tsiolkas
The tender, sensual and moving new novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of The Slap and Damascus.
Lillian Fishman
A provocative debut exploring sex and sexuality as a twentysomething New Yorker pursues a sexual freedom that follows no lines other than her own desire
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Khashayar J. Khabushani
A searing, sunlit debut about the powerful bonds that make and break an Iranian-American family
Helen Macdonald, Sin Blache
Daring, surprising and superbly plotted, this is a fresh, thrilling page-turner from a dynamic new duo in genre fiction
Hannah Kent
The powerful, moving and truly unique new novel from the international bestselling author of Burial Rites and The Good People.
Abra Pressler
Serving up a swoonworthy romance full of twists and turns, Love and Other Scores is a bright and entertaining story from a new Australian voice.
Claudia Cravens
A sharply realised, caustically witty and often moving revisionist depiction of frontier life that explores through its feminist heroine queer love, female friendships and the idea of a 'found' family…
C Pam Zhang
A rapturous novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and, indirectly, the world.
K-Ming Chang
Surreal and seductive – brimming with moths, myths and mothers, nine-headed birds, ghost cousins and storm-chasers - Gods of Want is a startling first collection of short stories from a…
Lauren John Joseph
From an electrifying new voice, a stone-cold masterpiece of queer friendship, first love, and unbridled youth.
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Soraya Palmer
A dazzling debut novel weaving together Caribbean myth and the contemporary story of multiple generations of one immigrant family
A breathtakingly audacious novel by the acclaimed author of The Slap and Damascus about finding joy and beauty in a raging and punitive world, about the refractions of memory and…
Phoenicia Rogerson
A queer revisionist retelling of the story of Hercules, for fans of The Song of Achilles, A Thousand Ships and Ariadne.
Meryl Wilsner
A sapphic rivals-to-lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own
Eliot Duncan
Ponyboy pops pills, snorts speed, and attempts art as he comes to terms with his transmasculinity and addiction in Paris and Berlin, in the electric debut from Eliot Duncan.
Margot Douaihy
Sister Holiday, a chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing skills to the test in this unique and confident debut crime novel.
Nicola Dinan
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love, brimming with humour and heartbreak, Bellies asks - is it worth losing a part of yourself to become who you…
Soula Emmanuel
Debut novelist Soula Emmanuel tells the story of Phoebe Forde, an Irish trans woman living in Scandinavia who unexpectedly reconnects with her first (and only) girlfriend, igniting memories she thought…
Mecca Jamila Sullivan
Compelling and compassionate, Big Girl is an unforgettable portrait of a queer Black girl as she learns to take up space in the world on her own terms.
Neil Blackmore
A queer love story about how desire can take us to the edge of madness... and then beyond.
Tony Santorella
Juno Dawson's Her Majesty's Royal Coven meets a Jim Jarmusch movie , a directionless college-dropout deals with sexuality, minimum-wage jobs, lunar cycles, toxic masculinity and the everyday perils of life…
Elvin James Mensah
The sensational debut novel about love, friendship and finding happiness in the most unexpected places.
Brandon Taylor
The highly-anticipated new novel by the Booker-shortlisted author Brandon Taylor. An exploration of sex, love, identity and politics
Jen Beagin
This offbeat novel combines the heart and wit of Sorrow and Bliss with the joy and touch of surrealism in Schitts Creek. It is the funniest book you will…
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Jennifer Neal
The Colour of Her Blood is a novel where the strange and surreal meets the kitsch of Florida as it explores the dynamic of a family traumatised by racial violence…
Grace Curtis
Frontier is a heartfelt queer romance in a high noon standoff with Earth’s uncertain future, full of love, loss, and laser guns.
Elyse John
A stunning, enthralling story about unconventional love, the power of creativity and the courage of women who struggle to make their voices heard.
Maggie Millner
An electrifying love story about one woman's coming-out, coming-of-age, and coming-undone.
Kim E. Anderson
When two artists enter the 1943 Archibald Prize, a scandal erupts that grips not only the art world, but the nation. A poignant love story with shattering consequences, inspired by…
Priya Guns
A spiky, blackly funny reboot of the classic Taxi Driver, in which Travis Bickle is a woman of colour, left behind by the big city and out for revenge.
TJ Klune
Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E in the woods in this new standalone fantasy from beloved bestselling author TJ Klune.
Camille Kellogg
Equal parts witty and steamy, this debut rom-com brings a healthy dose of queerness and a whole lot of heart to a Pride and Prejudice-inspired enemies to lovers romance.
Liv Little
The sensational debut novel by Liv Little, founder of gal-dem. Rosewater asks, what happens when you fall through the cracks?
Constance Debre, Holly James (trans.)
A provocative and fierce novel about motherhood, self-discovery and defiance
Melissa Broder
A scathingly funny, wildly erotic and fiercely imaginative story about food, sex and god from the Women’s Prize longlisted author of The Pisces
Imogen Binnie
The cult classic that inspired the new wave of transgender fiction - widely available in Australia for the first time.
Anthony Veasna So (author)
A debut story collection about Cambodian-American life - immersive, comic and unsparing - by an indisputable talent.
Viola Di Grado, Jamie Richards (trans.)
From one of Italy’s most electrifying voices, a powerful and original writer (Michael Cunningham), a fearless story of queer love and obsession set against the glassy surfaces of Shanghai.
Kristen Arnett
A tense, funny and moving story of two mothers, their difficult son, and the limitations of marriage, parenthood and love.
Travis Baldree
A cosy, heartwarming slice-of-life fantasy about found families and fresh starts.
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