An LGBTQIA+ reading list (part 1).

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog. Today I am here to offer a list of LGBTQIA+ books to read this pride month and beyond. LGBTQIA+ books do not have to be read only in pride month. Now my list contains books I have, books I want to read or books that I heard about which seem to be some top picks.

I will do my reading list in two parts and part 1 will books that I have read, of which I think are the some of my favourites.


1: Girl, Woman, Other (2019) by Bernardine Evaristo.

As I am always going on about it, this book is my favourite ever! It tells the lives of twelve characters across decades. Most of them are black and most are women. It full of life and bursting with vividness and vitality. This is a book for the modern day reader, telling the tale of modern day Britain. It is funny, serious, loving and saddening all throughout. This is one not to be missed. If you want to you can also read my blog post on which I reviewed this fine specimen of fiction. 



2: Trumpet (1998) by Jackie Kay.

Another book that I loved to read and have reviewed (do check it out) is Jackie Kay's Trumpet. Kay's debut novel tells the life and death of Joss Moody after he has gone. Moody, who is a black Scottish jazz trumpet player has his private life put through a shredder and made highly public. With past secrets revealed and true love shining brighter than the hatred injected by certain characters, this novel stands tall on books I love. My fourth favourite novel. Yes I know, I'm different for having a fourth favourite...




3: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart.

1980s Glasgow. The mines are shut down. Your father abandons you. Your mother becomes an addict to cope with the pain your father put her through. She becomes a liability and slowly one by one, you lose everyone. Here lies Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain. This novel is an impressive novel and illustrates how tough being gay in the 1980s was. I reviewed this novel last month when Douglas Stuart was author of the month so have a look.



4: Release the Beast by Bimini Bon Boulash.

This is a great book that I recently reviewed. I attest that this is such a good book when it comes to giving advice. No one does it better or funnier or more honestly then Bimini does. This is just one reason I aspire to be like them. They are a role model for all non-binary! Even if you are not a part of the LGBTQIA+ community then you have something to learn from reading this glorious book. Read my review for an in depth discussion of my opinions.


5: Gender Euphoria edited by Kate Laura Dale.

The final book from my list is this essay anthology, Gender Euphoria, edited by Laura Kate Dale. You only have to read my review to see why it is called Gender Euphoria. Have you ever heard of gender dysphoria? Maybe it is something you even struggle with? I consider this book an antidote to gender dysphoria, hatred, transphobia, enbyphobia and intersexist-phobia.



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