January means I tell you about all the LGBT YA books that we know of for this year. Well, this half of the year. So let’s do that. Have fun browsing through about 140 titles.
Enjoy and preorder! And hey, a lot of those titles are (or will be) available on Scribd (I refuse to remember the new name), so if you want to check out that service but don’t have an account yet, use my invite code to get 2 months for free! (This also gives me one free month.)
See also: LGBT YA books of 2023 – January-June & July-December; 2019-2024 releases by rep and genre
JANUARY
Out of Our League ed. by Dahlia Adler and Jennifer Iacopelli (lgbt stories)
Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia (Indian American sapphic trans mc, f/f relationship)
Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver (nonbinary mc)
Not Just Friends by Jordan Meadows (f/f relationship)
My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy (m/m relationship)
The Summer Queen by Rochelle Hassan (bi mc)
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole (Jamaican lesbian mc)
Evergreen by Devin Greenlee (m/m relationship)
A Reckless Oath by Kaylie Smith (bi mc)
The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland (f/f relationship)
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney (Black sapphic mcs, f/f relationship)
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (gay transmasc mc, gay li, m/m relationship)
Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill (Black mcs, m/m relationship)
FEBRUARY
Good Christian Girls by Elizabeth Bradshaw (f/f relationship)
The Girl, The Ring, and the Baseball Bat by Camille Gomera-Tavarez (pan/bi mc)
Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada (m/m relationship)
King Cheer by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm & Jamie Green (demi mc, lgbt side characters)
We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller (lesbian mc, f/f relationship)
Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos (Black Latino autistic achillean mc, nonbinary li)
Breaks, Vol. 1 by Emma Vieceli & Malin Ryden (m/m relationship)
Proud: 5th Anniversary Edition ed. by Juno Dawson (lgbt stories)
Samson & Domingo by Gume Laurel III (m/m relationship)
Who We Are in Real Life by Victoria Koops (bi mc, f/m relationship, sapphic parents)
No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub (gay mc, m/m relationship)
Disciples of Chaos by M. K. Lobb (bi mc, f/m relationship)
For the Stolen Fates by Gwendolyn Clare (pan mc, transfem lesbian mc)
Kindling by Traci Chee (lesbian mcs)
The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha (Korean sapphic mc)
Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye (f/f relationship)
The Diablo’s Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa (genderfluid mc)
Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories ed. by Sandra Proudman (lgbt characters)
Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender (transmasc mc, genderfluid mc, polyamory)
In the Shallows by Tanya Byrne (f/f relationship) UK; US in May
Clarion Call by Cayla Fay (f/f relationship)
The Cursed Rose by Leslie Vedder (f/f relationship)
The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton (f/f relationship)
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr. (memoir in verse)
Bless the Blood by Walela Nehanda (memoir in verse)
MARCH
The No Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall (bi mc, f/f relationship)
The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp (f/f relationship)
Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia A. Cole (sapphic mc with OCD)
Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman (gay mc)
We Are Mayhem by Beck Rourke-Mooney (gnc mc, nonbinary character)
Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari (f/f relationship)
The Feast Makers by august clarke (nonbinary butch lesbian mc, Black sapphic character, Chinese American bi character, femme lesbian character, achillean nonbinary side character, achillean side characters)
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste (Black bi mc, Black pan nonbinary li, f/nb relationship)
The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught (nonbinary characters)
Heirs of Bone and Sea by Kay Adams (f/f relationship)
Infinity Kings by Adam Silvera (m/m relationship)
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (f/f relationship)
Icarus by K. Ancrum (achillean mc with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, achillean intersex li, achillean side character)
Only the Trees Know by Heather Hansen (gay mc)
A Different Kind of Brave by Lee Wind (gay mcs)
One Last Breath by Ginny Myers Sain (f/f relationship)
Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis (f/f relationship)
Monstercrush by Erin Ellie Franey (f/f relationship)
These Bodies Between Us by Sarah Van Name (bi mc)
APRIL
Girls Night by I. S. Belle (sapphic mcs)
Something Kindred by Ciera Burch (f/f relationship)
Finally Fitz by Marisa Kanter (bi mc, f/m relationship, past f/f relationship)
This Is Me Trying by Racquel Marie (achillean mc)
Punk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise (nonbinary mc)
Every Time You Hear That Song by Jenna Voris (f/f relationship)
Teenage Dirtbags by James Acker (m/m relationship)
Pillow Talk by Stephanie Cooke & Mel Valentine Vargas (sapphic characters)
Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan (f/f relationship)
The Last Love Song by Kalie Holford (f/f relationship)
The Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram (m/m relationship)
Wrong Answers Only by Tobias Madden (m/m relationship)
Wide Awake Now by David Levithan (gay mcs)
Out of Blue Comes Green by M. E. Corey (transmasc mc, m/f relationship)
Crash Landing by Li Charmaine Anne (sapphic mc)
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao (aroace mcs)
The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge by Matthew Hubbard (gay mcs)
Otherworldly by F. T. Lukens (nonbinary li, m/nb relationship)
To A Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz (sapphic autistic mc, achillean autistic li, f/m relationship)
The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella (f/f relationship)
Saint-Seducing Gold by Brittany N. Williams (bi mc, sapphic li)
Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker (Black gay mc)
Darker by Four by June C.L. Tan (bi mcs, pan mc)
Calling of Light by Lori M. Lee (Asian-coded cast, bi mc)
Call Forth a Fox by Markelle Grabo (f/f relationship)
The Merciless King of Moore High by Lily Sparks (Indian sapphic mc, Black sapphic wheelchair-user li, f/f relationship)
Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta (f/f relationship)
Text Me When You Get This by Frances Lucas (f/f relationship)
Homebody by Theo Parish (memoir)
The Queens’ English by Chloe O. Davis (language studies)
The Black Girl Survives in This One ed. by Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell (lgbt stories)
DeadEndia: The Divine Order by Hamish Steele (nonbinary mc)
Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer (f/f relationship)
Harley Quinn: Redemption by Rachael Allen (bi mc, f/f relationship)
Flowers for Dead Girls by Abigail Collins (f/f relationship)
MAY
The Summer Love Strategy by Ray Stoeve (f/f relationship)
Thirsty by Jas Hammonds (f/f relationship)
Becoming Who We Are ed. by Sammy Lisel & Hazel Newlevant (trans & nonbinary mcs)
Don’t Be a Drag by Skye Quinlan (f/f relationship)
Queerceañera by Alex Crespo (m/m relationship)
The Redemption of Daya Keane by Gia Gordon (lesbian mc, f/f relationship)
Sunhead by Alex Assan (f/f relationship)
Hot Boy Summer by Joe Jiménez (Mexican American gay mcs)
The Worst Perfect Moment by Shivaun Plozza (f/f relationship)
True Love and Other Impossible Odds by Christina Li (f/f relationship)
The Witches of Silverlake by Simon Curtis (achillean mcs, Black sapphic mc, Indian transfem mc, Mexican Puerto Rican bi mc)
Death’s Country by R. M. Romero (bi/pan mcs, m/f/f relationship)
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher (f/f relationship) UK; US in November, under Wednesday Books
In Repair by A. L. Graziadei (nonbinary li, m/nb relationship)
Flyboy by Kasey LeBlanc (transmasc mc, m/m relationship)
Keepers of the Stones and Stars by Michael Barakiva (gay mc, lgbt cast)
The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe (bi mc, bi li, f/f relationship)
Have You Seen This Girl by Nita Tyndall (nonbinary mc, nb/f relationship)
The Lilies by Quinn Diacon-Furtado (sapphic characters)
Road Home by Rex Ogle (memoir)
Breathe by Maia Kobabe & Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier (guide book)
Malicia by Steven dos Santos (achillean mc)
The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown (gay mc, bi mc, m/m relationship)
DeadHappy by Josh Silver (gay mc)
Another First Chance by Robbie Couch (gay mc, m/m relationship)
JUNE
Something to be Proud Of by Anna Zoe Quirke (autistic nonbinary bi mc, nb/f relationship, gay mc)
Furious by Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos (f/f relationship)
Wish You Weren’t Here by Erin Baldwin (f/f relationship)
London on my Mind by Clara Alves, trans. by Nina Perrotta (f/f relationship)
Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron (Black sapphic mc)
Trailer Park Prince by Andre L. Bradley (m/m relationship)
Six of Sorrow by Amanda Linsmeier (f/f relationship)
Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights by James Persichetti & L.S. Biehler (m/m relationship)
One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans (bi mc)
Lockjaw by Matteo L. Cerilli (trans mcs)
Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kölsch (achillean mc)
Take All of Us by Natalie Leif (disabled achillean mc, m/m relationship)
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag (f/f relationship)
Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee (f/f relationship)
We Mostly Come Out at Night ed. by Rob Costello (lgbt stories)
Please note, this list excludes titles from St. Martin’s Press and its imprint, Wednesday Books. This is because SMP are subject to a boycott due to anti-Palestinian racism from one of their employees, and their own subsequent inaction to counter it. Until the point that they take action, we will not be including their titles on our lists (or, in the event that we have inadvertently done so, we will be flagging those titles) as part of the boycott. For more detail info, head to Readers for Accountability.
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