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Some strange music draws me in : a novel
by Griffin Hansbury
It's the summer of 1984 in Swaffham, Massachusetts, when Mel (short for Melanie) meets Sylvia, a tough-as-nails trans woman whose shameless swagger inspires Mel's dawning self-awareness. But Sylvia's presence sparks fury among her neighbors and throws Mel into conflict with her mother and best friend. Decades later, in 2019, Max (formerly Mel) is on probation from his teaching job for, ironically, defying speech codes around trans identity. Back in Swaffham, he must navigate life as part of a fractured family and face his own role in the disasters of the past.
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Aunt Tigress
by Emily Yu-Hsuan Qin
Tam, a reformed predator turned vegan, is thrust back into her dangerous past after inheriting an undead fox and old enemies from her murdered Aunt Tigress as she ties up loose ends and prevents the end of the world.
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Go Luck Yourself
by Sara Raasch
While investigating stolen Christmas magic, Kris clashes with his rival, Prince Lochlann of St. Patrick's Day, but discovers they must team up, in the second novel of the series following The Nightmare Before Kissmas.
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A gentleman's gentleman
by T. J. Alexander
Eccentric Lord Christopher Eden must navigate London's Season to secure a wife or risk losing his fortune, but his plans unravel when his handsome new valet, James, stirs a slow-burn romance that defies tradition and hides deeper secrets.
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Harriet Tubman: live in concert : a novel
by Bob the Drag Queen
In an age where the greatest heroes from history have magically returned to help save the world, Harriet Tubman returns to create a hip-hop album with a fallen producer, forging powerful music that inspires a divided nation.
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I leave it up to you : a novel
by Jinwoo Chong
Jack Jr. awakens from a coma to an unfamiliar world, so he returns to Korean American enclave Fort Lee, New Jersey, to work at his parents' restaurant Ioja, spar with alcoholic brother James, connect with the male nurse who cared for him, and become underqualified sage to his teenage nephew.
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The shots you take
by Rachel Reid
After moving back to his hometown ten years ago, Riley Tuck thought he had left his major league hockey career--and his broken heart--far behind. But when an unexpected tragedy strikes, it brings ex-teammate and former best friend with benefits Adam Sheppard back into his life.
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Stag dance : a novel & stories
by Torrey Peters
This collection of one novel and three novellas explores community, desire and the complexities of gender through stories of lumberjacks navigating identity in Stag Dance, a gender apocalypse in Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones, boarding school intrigue in The Chaser and dark choices on the Vegas strip in The Masker..
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Woodworking
by Emily St. James
In small-town South Dakota, newly divorced Erica, a closeted trans teacher, forms an unlikely bond with Abigail, a bold trans student navigating senior year, as their friendship withstands community scrutiny as it shapes their journeys toward self-acceptance and authenticity.
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Self-sabotage : and other ways I've spent my time
by Jeffery Self
The author's debut book for adults is a personal exploration of his life that asks the profound question of how you become the person you want to be when so much of yourself is a secret—and how to accept yourself when it's not.
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Fable for the end of the world
by Ava Reid
In a society controlled by one corporation, Inesa's mother has accrued enormous debt and offers Inesa as a sacrifice, who is then pursued by Melinoe, an assassin, in a dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice and love that risks everything.
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How to survive a slasher
by Justine Pucella Winans
CJ Smith's hometown of Satterville was the site of two massacres, which CJ and his dad survived, and when an unpublished manuscript from a mysterious writer shows up addressed to CJ predicting new murders, CJ sets out to stop them..
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Love points to you
by Alice Lin
When Angela Wu offers Lynda Fan the chance to design characters for her Otome game, Lynda discovers things she never knew about herself or her heart.
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Say a little prayer
by Jenna Voris
After being sentenced to a week of church camp as punishment, Riley Ackerman decides to commit all seven deadly sins while there.
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Kirby's lessons for falling (in love)
by Laura Gao
After Kirby Tan breaks her arm at the rock-climbing invitationals she joins the newspaper club, where she meets and falls for astrology-obsessed Bex and then struggles to balance her queer identity with her obligations to family and community.
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Strange bedfellows
by Ariel Slamet Ries
In the not-too-distant future, most of humanity resides on its last-ditch effort at utopia: Meridian, a remote alien planet where you're more likely to be born superhuman than left-handed. None of that is important to Oberon Afolayan. Since his mildly public breakdown, his whole life seems to be spiraling out of control--from dropping out of university to breaking up with his boyfriend, it seems like only a karmic inevitability when he wakes up one day with the ability to conjure his dreams in the real world. Oberon's newfound powers come with a facsimile of his high school crush, Kon, who mysteriously dropped off the face of the planet almost three years ago and who is a little more infuriating (if not also infuriatingly hot) than Oberon remembers. Kon makes it his mission to turn Oberon's life around, and while they struggle to get a handle on his powers and his disastrous personal life (not to mention the appearance of strange nightmare creatures), it turns out this dream version of Kon has secrets of his own--dangerous ones. Oberon might have more on his plate than he originally thought, but is giving up his dreams--even the one he might have accidentally fallen in love with--the only way to find happiness in reality?
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Glitch girl!
by Rainie Oet
J– is navigating ADHD, the loneliness of middle school and a crush on a girl when she meets Sam, a nonbinary classmate, and realizes it's okay not to fit into neat, pixelated boxes, in a novel in verse.
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My Little Golden Book about Pride
by Kyle Lukoff
Offers a way for families with young children to begin addressing themes of diversity and equality. It does so with an introduction to the history of Pride parades and the meaning behind each color of the LGBTQ+ rainbow flag.
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A song for you & I
by Kay O'Neill
Rowan knows what they want: to be a ranger, protecting their village alongside their flying horse Kes, but when Kes is injured, Rowan is paired with lackadaisical sheep herder Leone, whose own struggles and endless support brings new possibilities.
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