'No one. No dark knight in shinin armour. Not even someone I'd let fiddle with me on a regular basis. Went through all my twenties thinkin don't worry he'll come. Well, I'm almost forty now, and he still hasn't, has he?'David is in love...

Friends to lovers? There’s a lot to consider, a lot to hope for, and a lot at risk in a steamy and emotional romance by the bestselling author of Can’t Resist Her. Peaches Monroe and Jamie Hunt are core members of their Texas friend squad...

Two Muslim teens in Texas fight for access to abortion while one harbors a painful secret in this funny and heartfelt near-future speculative novel perfect for fans of Unpregnant .In a not-too-distant America, abortions are prosecuted and the right to choose is no longer...

The inaugural title from Roxane Gay Books, And Then He Sang a Lullaby is a searingly honest and resonant debut from a 23-year-old Nigerian writer and queer liberation activist, exploring what love and freedom cost in a society steeped in homophobia.August is a God-fearing track star who leaves Enugu City to attend university...

Swashbuckling, romantic, and full of the sights and sounds of Shakespeare's London, this sweeping YA fantasy trilogy debut is perfect for fans of Holly Black, Leigh Bardugo and J. Elle. Joan touched her fingers to the blade, felt the metal sing to her. It...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY. The Tradition by Jericho Brown, is a cutting and necessary collection, relentless in its quest for survival while revelling in a celebration of contradiction. A Poetry Book Society Choice. 'To read Jericho Brown's poems is to encounter...

Smart, swoony, and pitch-perfect, Right Where I Left You is ideal for every reader who's just as likely to geek out over a new issue of Superman: Son of Kal-El as they are the quintessential meet-cute." -LEAH JOHNSON, bestselling author of You Should See...

Recent years have seen increased scholarly and media interest in the cross-border movements of LGBT persons, particularly those seeking protection in the Global North . While this has helped focus attention on the plight of individuals fleeing homophobic or transphobic persecution, it has also...

A hypnotic debut novel about a boy's life-changing summer in rural Pakistan: a story of fathers, sons, and the consequences of desire. On the train from Karachi, as dusk begins to fall, Fahad's dreams of his summer in London are fading. He is headed...

WINNER OF THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY TOP 20 LITERARY FICTION BOOKS OF 2022. OPRAH DAILY: BOOKS TO READ BY THE FIRE? When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the perils of white...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of QUEENIE comes a propulsive story of heart, humour, homecoming. People Person is a triumph. Caleb Azumah Nelson Wonderful. Marian Keyes I loved it. Sara Collins It's as warm and infectious, as familiar and true as Queenie. Diana Evans...

In this moving and lyrical collection of essays, the award-winning poet and novelist Kei Miller explores the silence in which so many important things are kept. He examines the experience of discrimination through this silence and what it means to breach it: to risk...

Black, weird, awkward and proud of it. Welcome to the club! Tired of feeling like you don t belong? Join the club. It s called the Section. You'd think a spot to chill, chat, and find community would be much easier to come by...

The gripping sequel to the action-packed fantasy debut THE GOOD LUCK GIRLS - perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Aster. Violet.Tansy. Mallow. Clementine.THE GOOD LUCK GIRLS are back and they mean business...Aster is on a...

Winner of the Stonewall Book Award and the Lambda Literary Award By National Book Award winner Kacen Callender, this exquisite novel reminds us that grief and love can open the world in mystical ways. "The stakes are high, the revelations are serious, and Callender...

For the last ten years, Martin King has been a rift repair technician for the Multi-verse Protection Corporation (MVP), closing gaps between universes. But he is ready for a change and joins a research team tasked with answering some exciting questions. “Exciting” quickly becomes...

A chaotic LGBTQ+ road trip!A workaholic scientist who wants to save the world and a woman who fears nothing but discovering her own destiny find themselves mixed up in a chaotic, on-the-road adventure through Europe.Will they manage to find a middle ground between their...

Cinderelliot is stuck at home taking care of his ungrateful stepsister and stepbrother. When Prince Samuel announces a kingdom-wide competition to join the royal staff as his baker, the stepsiblings insist that Cinderelliot bake their entries, leaving no time for he, himself, to compete....

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing A vivid and powerful story ... Another tour de force by Alex Wheatle, a truly gifted storyteller' David OlusogaKemosha and her brother have lived their whole lives in slavery. Sold away to work in lawless Port Royal,...

In the first major biography of Baldwin in more than a decade, Bill V. Mullen celebrates the personal and political life of the great African-American writer who changed the face of Western politics and culture. As a lifelong anti-imperialist, black queer advocate, and feminist,...

A shocking, spine-chilling YA horror slasher about a girl searching for her dead mother’s body at the summer camp that was once her serial killer father’s home—perfect for fans of Friday the 13th and White SmokeTemple Baker knows that evil runs in her blood....

The sensational debut novel about love, friendship and finding happiness in the most unexpected places. 'It's as fun as it is thoughtful: a tender and generous novel about finding your people, getting vulnerable, and celebrating every joy - big or small.' Buzzfeed 'Elvin James...

A Story of American Ideas and African LGBT Lives In 2009 Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill became a top global news story. Two years later Hillary Clinton declared "Gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights," but still today there is little consensus...

New York Times bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo) tell this lyrical story about hope, courage, and love that speaks to anyone who's struggled to find their voice. And the surprise ending shines a spotlight on the issues related to our...

THE TIMES '100 BEST SUMMER READS' 'Dazzling... With urgent, vital insights into questions of class, gender, race, history, queerness and sex' New York Times. An unexpected teenage pregnancy brings together two families from different social classes, and exposes the private hopes, disappointments and longings that...

Boxing, Olympics and my life outside the ring. THE STORY BEHIND THE WOMAN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF BOXING FOREVER, OBE NICOLA ADAMS. At London 2012, Nicola Adams made history when she became the first woman ever to win an Olympic Gold medal for...

An important and timely anthology of black British writing, edited and curated by the authors of the highly acclaimed, ground-breaking Slay In Your Lane. Slay in Your Lane Presents: Loud Black Girls features essays from the diverse voices of twenty established and emerging black...

The Bloods are in control and they're desperate to turn Britain into the world they want to see: right, white, Christian supremist. Anyone who they call abnormal is a target. Amidst the chaos of civil war the country is on the move as small...

One of PopSugar's Best New YA Novels of 2021A Buzzfeed Top LGBTQ+ YA Book A Lambda Literary YA Book to Add to Your TBR Pile. A Goodreads Pride Month Pick. An epic, heartfelt romance about a boy torn between two loves, one in his...

A heart-warming story of kindness, courage and love in all its forms. Perfect for 9+ readers and fans of Elle McNicoll, Lisa Thompson and Onjali Rauf. Bea's family are happy.  Like, really happy. Like, kind of gross but also cute happy. So when they...