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LGBTQIA+ @ DML October 2025 |
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Her body and other parties : stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
Contains short stories about the realities of women's lives and the violence visited upon their bodies.
Please see here for more information about the October 20th discussion.
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Every step she takes
by Alison Cochrun
Sadie accepts her injured sister's place on a tour along Portugal's Camino de Santiago, which turns out to be a trip for queer women, and after coming out to seatmate Mal, Mal offers to help Sadie relive the queer adolescence she missed.
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Middle spoon
by Alejandro Varela
The narrator has a husband, two children, and a comfortable bourgeois life—and a sexy younger boyfriend to accompany him to farmers markets and cocktail parties, but when his boyfriend dumps him, he is heartbroken and must confront a world struggling to understand polyamorous relationships.
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Guest Privileges
by Gaar Adams
Weaving memoir with unprecedented reportage, Guest Privileges is a decade-long journey of discovery through the clandestine queer communities of the Gulf States, and into the very nature of home and belonging.
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Raising trans kids : what to expect when you weren't expecting this
by Rebecca Minor
Raising Trans Kids is the essential guide for parents, families, and educators committed to creating a world where transgender and nonbinary youth can thrive. With compassionate insights, evidence-based research, and practical advice, this groundbreaking book provides the clarity and reassurance needed to navigate the complex journey of raising trans and gender-expansive children. At a time when trans youth face unprecedented legislative attacks and alarming mental health challenges, Raising Trans Kids is more than a guide--it's a lifeline. By addressing fears and misconceptions, it helps families move past uncertainty and fear into pride, joy, and unconditional love for their child's authentic self.
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Bad in the blood
by Matteo L. Cerilli
In the city of Puck's Port...something rotten is lurking under the surface. A violent murder at the docks seems to point to a fey killer, igniting a powder keg of distrust between the city's humans and its fey inhabitants...Gristle Senan Maxim Junior finds himself caught in the middle. Forced into the reluctant role of private investigator...he's working to solve the mystery of this fiery murder mainly because his sister, Hawthorne Stregoni, is a fey herself with an unfortunate penchant for setting things ablaze. Hawthorne is part of an experimental study to control feyism but struggles to keep her powerful magic in check in a country that hates what she is.
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Everything she does is magic
by Bridget Morrissey
In the Halloween-obsessed town of Fableview, sunny Darcy and brooding almost-witch Anya team up in a fake magical pact that turns into something more, as they navigate fall festivities, personal dreams and the surprising power of unexpected feelings.
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The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar
by Sonora Reyes
Seventeen-year-old Cesar Flores is finally ready to win back his ex-boyfriend. Since breaking up with Jamal in a last-ditch effort to stay in the closet, he’s come out to Mami, his sister, Yami, and their friends, taken his meds faithfully, and gotten his therapist’s blessing to reunite with Jamal.
Everything would be perfect if it weren’t for The Thoughts—the ones that won’t let all his Catholic guilt and internalizations stay buried where he wants them. The louder they become, the more Cesar is once again convinced that he doesn't deserve someone like Jamal—or anyone really.
Cesar can hide a fair amount of shame behind jokes and his “gifted” reputation, but when a manic episode makes his inner turmoil impossible to hide, he’s faced with a stark choice: burn every bridge he has left or, worse—ask for help. But is the mortifying vulnerability of being loved by the people he’s hurt the most a risk he’s willing to take?
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The good vampire's guide to blood & boyfriends
by J. L. D'Amato
Nineteen-year-old Brennan, a college freshman who becomes a vampire after a suicide attempt, navigates his new life in an underground vampire society, keeps his secret from Cole, the cute campus librarian, and deals with rising dangers while balancing his humanity and growing feelings for Cole.
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Lady dragon
by AdriAnne Strickland
Humans and dragons are living under a tentative truce, and after Samansa, the reluctant human princess, and Kirek, the favored contender for the draconic queenship, grow closer, they discover a potential breach of the treaty.
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The map that led to you
by Ella McLeod
Told through three perspectives and timelines, Reggie and Maeve are tasked with a history assignment about the rise and fall of a pirate Republic from their island home, uncovering long-forgotten legends and discovering that magic may be closer than they ever imagined.
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This Is How We Roll
by Rosiee Thor
From exploring gender identity with an oath-bound paladin to playing out an in-game romance with your best friend, tabletop gaming paves the way for new relationships and shows us the richness of the worlds we inhabit, both fictional and real. Within these pages, adventure awaits―but first, it’s time to roll for Initiative.
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Pizza Witch
by Sarah Graley
All Roxy wants is to become the most legendary Pizza Witch ever! But when her uninspired boss and her well-meaning parents put her dream in jeopardy, she's stuck in a pizza-flavored rut. That is, until she's sent off on a quest for a powerful artifact of pizza magic--the Remarkable Oregano! With her feisty cat George by her side, Roxy sets off on her broom to lands unknown! Will this be the adventure she's been waiting for--filled with advanced pizza magic, wild challenges, and maybe even a little romance? Or will her dream be squashed like an overripe tomato?
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