It’s yet another round-up post! But this time it’s books by authors based in the UK and Ireland (I say “based in”, some may still be published by American publishers, but most not). Because this is one of many areas overlooked in favour of US output.
So here are 53 releases from this side of the pond that you can look forward to!
Nothing Ever Happens Here by Sarah Hagger-Holt (trans mc)
Wranglestone by Darren Charlton (m/m)
Heartstopper, Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman (m/m, bi mc)
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (f/f)
The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood (f/f, gay & bi side characters)
Firewatching by Russ Thomas (gay mc)
The Love Hypothesis by Laura Steven (f/f, bi mc)
The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley (gay mcs)
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey (wlw mcs)
🇮🇪 A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry (mlm characters)
Without a Trace by Mari Hannah (f/f, bi li)
Ride the Wave by Natasha West (f/f)
Crown of Smoke by P. M. Freestone (bi mc)
🇮🇪 Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran (f/f)
The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L. D. Lapinski (gay trans mc, wlw mc, nonbinary side character)
The Devil’s Blade by Mark Alder (bi mc, nonbinary side character)
Goldilocks by Laura Lam (lesbian characters)
Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez (gay mc)
Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn (f/f, bi mc)
🇮🇪 The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar (f/f)
Hideous Beauty by William Hussey (m/m)
Wonderland by Juno Dawson (trans mc)
Read With Pride by Lucy Powrie (f/f)
The Unbelievable Oliver and the Sawed-in-Half Dads by Pseudonymous Bosch (gay characters)
Death of a Mermaid by Lesley Thomson (lesbian mc)
The Magnificent Sons by Justin Myers (bi mc, gay & trans side characters)
Burn by Patrick Ness (mlm characters)
🇮🇪 The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth (f/f)
The Intoxicating Mr. Lavelle by Neil Blackmore (gay mc)
🇮🇪 The Circus Rose by Betsy Cornwell (bi mc, nonbinary li, lesbian mc)
Drowned Country by Emily Tesh (m/m)
Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green (m/m)
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (gay character)
The Seduction by Joanna Briscoe (lesbian character)
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho (nonbinary mc, gay side characters)
little scratch by Rebecca Watson (wlw mc)
Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter (f/f)
The Peer and the Gangster by Daniel Smith (nonfiction)
Summer by Ali Smith (wlw mc)
Skyland by Andrew Durbin (gay mc)
Death Sets Sail by Robin Stevens (lesbian mc)
Seven Devils by Laura Lam & Elizabeth May (wlw mcs)
Boy Queen by George Lester (gay mc)
Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence (lesbian mc)
The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker by Lauren James (gay & bi characters)
🇮🇪 Fence: Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan (m/m)
Islands of Mercy by Rose Tremain (f/f)
The Testimony of Alys Twist by Suzannah Dunn (wlw mc)
Cow Girl by Kirsty Eyre (lesbian mc)
What’s the T? by Juno Dawson (nonfiction)
Spirited by Julie Cohen (lesbian mc)
Captive Hearts by Natasha West (f/f)
Fall Out by C. G. Moore (gay mc)
🇮🇪 The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (lesbian mc)
The Ministry of Guidance by Golnoosh Nour (lgbt cast)
🇮🇪 Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan (bi mc)
The Island Girls by Noëlle Harrison (lesbian mc)
A Roll in the Hay by Lola Keeley (f/f)
Like the First Moon Landing by Matthew J. Metzger (f/f, trans mc)
The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky (lesbian mcs, trans mc)
Life of Riley by Simon James Green (gay mc)
There is a Light by Ban Gilmartin (m/m)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (bi mc)
The Book of Snow & Silence by Zoe Marriott (f/f)
Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh (bi mc)
No Regrets by Tabitha Webb (lesbian mc)
Sparks by Kit Mallory (lesbian mc)
Feathertide by Beth Cartwright (bi mc)
A Little London Scandal by Miranda Emmerson (gay mc)
Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola (bi mc)
Slippery Creatures by K. J. Charles (m/m, bi mc)
The Sugared Game by K. J. Charles (m/m, bi mc)
I Can’t Sleep by J. E. Rowney (lesbian mc)
Dead Lies Dreaming by Charles Stross (lgbt cast)
The Country Village Christmas Show by Cathy Lake (pan character)
Body Language by A. K. Turner (bi mc)
The Betrayals by Bridget Collins (bi mc)
The Stone Knife by Anna Stephens (mlm mcs, bi mc)
What are you looking forward to?
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