It’s that horrible, horrible time of year again, when we look at what’s going to get published next year and make ourselves choose one (1) LGBT book per month that we’re most excited about. It’s not easy, it’s not pretty; sometimes we fight over books, sometimes we cry a little because we can’t decide on just one…
To make things marginally more manageable, like in previous years, we’re sticking only to books we haven’t read ARCs of yet. (So if there’s something huge and obvious missing here, that’s probably why!) Enjoy!
Related: Twitter’s anticipated releases in 2022.
January
Charlotte
Tiger Honor
Yoon Ha Lee
Release date: 4th January
Goodreads
Rep: Korean-coded nonbinary mc
Genre & tropes: middle grade, science fiction
Anna
Icebreaker
A.L. Graziadei
Release date: 28th January
Goodreads
Rep: bi mc, gay Black li, lesbian & bi side characters
Genre & tropes: contemporary, romance, rivals to lovers, hockey
February
Charlotte
Last Exit
Max Gladstone
Release date: 22nd February
Goodreads
Rep: lesbian mc
Genre & tropes: science fiction, wormhole roadtrip
Anna
From Dust, a Flame
Rebecca Podos
Release date: 8th February
Goodreads
Rep: f/f relationship
Genre & tropes: contemporary fantasy, Jewish folklore
March
Charlotte
Wild and Wicked Things
Francesca May
Release date: 29th March
Goodreads
Rep: lesbian mc, f/f
Genre & tropes: historical fantasy, Great Gatsby adaptation
Anna
The City of Dusk
Tara Sim
Release date: 22nd March
Goodreads
Rep: bi mcs, lesbian mc, f/f relationship, m/m relationship, ace mc
Genre & tropes: fantasy, necromancy, demons
April
Charlotte
Sofi and the Bone Song
Adrienne Tooley
Release date: 19th April
Goodreads
Rep: f/f
Genre & tropes: fantasy
Anna
Violets
Shin Kyung-sook
Release date: 14th April
Goodreads
Rep: Korean cast & setting, sapphic mc
Genre & tropes: historical fiction
May
Charlotte
Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches
Kate Scelsa
Release date: 3rd May
Goodreads
Rep: f/f
Genre & tropes: urban fantasy
Anna
Moonflower
Kacen Callender
Release date: 3rd May
Goodreads
Rep: nonbinary mc with depression
Genre & tropes: middle grade, fantasy
June
Charlotte
Locklands
Robert Jackson Bennett
Release date: 21st June
Goodreads
Rep: f/f
Genre & tropes: fantasy, series ending
Anna
Valiant Ladies
Melissa Grey
Release date: 14thJune
Goodreads
Rep: Peruvian lesbian mcs, f/f relationship
Genre & tropes: historical fiction, vigilante crime-fighters
Are any of your most anticipated releases on here? What else would you add?
Don’t forget to check back each month for the news of all LGBT books coming out!
