LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads
April 2025
Dead girls don't dream
by Nino Cipri

Riley is murdered in a strange ritual in the woods, and Madelyn, who lives with her mother in the forest, uses magic to resurrect Riley, in a queer horror novel set in a small town. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
Not for the faint of heart
by Lex Croucher

Mariel, Robin Hood's granddaughter, kidnaps Clem, a backwoods healer, and as Mariel and Clem grow closer, Mariel starts doubting the cause she's committed her life to. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
Don't let the forest in
by C. G. Drews

High school senior Andrew must help his best friend Thomas when Thomas' macabre drawings come to life, killing anyone close to him, and battling monsters each night, Andrew begins to fear the only way to stop the creatures might be to destroy their creator. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
The rules of royalty
by Cale Dietrich

Two princes from neighboring countries fall into a whirlwind romance after one prince is asked to tutor the other, in a sparkling spin on the popular The Princess Diaries by the same author. Simultaneous and eBook.
Take all of us
by Natalie Leif

"An undead teen must find the boy he loves before he loses his mind and body"
True love and other impossible odds
by Christina Li

"Developing an algorithm to predict people's perfect matches, Grace Tang is confident it's accurate, but while trying to make things work with her own“perfect” match, she grows closer to co-worker Julia and questions who she's really attracted to. "
Don't be a drag
by Skye Quinlan

While staying with her brother, known as the drag queen Bow Regard, 18-year-old Briar signs up for the annual drag king competition and, with the help of her brother and a few new friends, becomes Edgar Allan Foe, but must overcome her depression and inner demons to win
All the truth I can stand
by Mason Stokes

Ash, a high schooler in Juniper, Wyoming, meets Jenna and Shane, with whom a romance blooms, but when Shane dies after being beaten, Shane's death becomes a rallying point for gay rights advocates, in a book exploring grief and legacy. Simultaneous eBook.
Graphic Novels
Sunhead
by Alex Assan

"Rotem is a Sunhead, a fan of the international smash hit Sunrise series of books and films. She's obsessed with the story's love interest, Edmund, and no one else gets it. But all that changes when she befriends Ayala, a shy classmate and avid book lover who's as swept away by the romance as she is. The two become fast friends, but as their deep connection grows stronger, Rotem starts to wonder: What exactly draws her to this story? Alex Assan's debut, Sunhead, is an earnest coming-of-age graphic novelthat explores how the stories we love help us understand our friendships, our relationships, and ourselves"
Ecaping from St. Hell / : My Trans Teen Life Levels Up
by Lewis Hancox

"For Lew, figuring out he was a guy and wanted to live life as a guy was the end of our journey... and the start of a whole other journey. Escape From St. Hell charts all the changes that Lew wanted to be made in order for him to live as a young trans man -- changes not just to his own body and perspective, but to the perspectives of the family, friends, and enemies around him. As he did in his bestselling graphic memoir Welcome to St. Hell, Lewis Hancox charts his journey with plenty of laughs, a good number of cringes, and an honesty that takes readers along for the ride of Lew's life"
The Witches of Silverlake 1
by Simon Curtis

It's always tough being the new kid in the coven. Elliot has had a rough year. His dad died, he had to move across the country, and now he's about to start high school at LA's prestigious Saint John the Baptist Academy, where his mom has accepted the position of Vice Principal. He's quickly taken in by the school's outcasts: the scholarship kids; the queer kids; and the ones who just don't really fit in with the glossy trust fund babies of SJTBA. They immediately let him in on their little secret...they are witches. Elliot joins them in their world among the crystal stores and occult shops of Silverlake, but just as he feels he has finally found a sense of family with his new coven, a full moon initiation ceremony goes awry and unleashes a demon with a thirst for SJTBA student and faculty blood, whose gruesome killing spree reveals that forces much bigger and darker than their worst nightmares have had their sights set on Elliot all along... With the fun and games of playing with crystals and candles over, the coven now realize that magic is powerful, real, and that it might be more dangerous than they'd ever imagined.
Ghostkeeper
by Johanna Taylor

When the key to Death's Door is stolen, trapping ghosts in the land of the living, outcast Dorian Leith, who can communicate with the dead, risks everything to find the key and stop them from being consumed by a ghostly rot. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.