Add These LGBTQ+ Books to Your Reading List

During Pride month every June, a lot of attention turns to LGBTQ+ culture, including its artists, creators and authors. For 30 days, every product from T-shirts to bagels come in a rainbow motif in a nod toward supporting (and earning money from) the LGBTQ+ community. But this increased visibility during Pride month shouldn't be a one-month thing — it's an opportunity to expand the diversity of our media consumption all year long.

These books by gay authors and LGBTQ+ writers, as well as fantastic reads with characters who identify as part of the rainbow of identities the acronym encompasses, show us that our literary worlds can (and should!) be as beautifully diverse as the one we live in. All of us deserve to see our lived experiences reflected in the stories we love, and that's especially important for young people or those who can't express the fullness of their identity in their everyday lives. And just like the rest of the literary canon, LGBTQ+ books come in all genres. We've got something for fans of thrillers and crime, romance novels, humor, standby classics, new releases and of course, literary fiction and memoir. Add them all to your own tbr list or pick up a few as the perfect gift for the book-lover in your life. And once you're done here, head on over to the GH Book Club to check out even more feel-good reads.