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Bustle's 21 LGBTQ+ Authors On The Books They Wish They’d Had As Teenagers | SansFiction

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Bustle's 21 LGBTQ+ Authors On The Books They Wish They’d Had As Teenagers

Learning from our own lived experiences help us thrive. Bustle's K.W. Colyard's Bustle has gathered 21 insightful books—fiction and non-fiction—LGBTQ+ authors wish they had as teenagers themselves.

Cover of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir, 2019

Cover of Lady Hotspur by Tessa Gratton

Lady Hotspur

Tessa Gratton, 2020

Cover of Sadie by Courtney Summers

Sadie

Courtney Summers, 2015

Cover of The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

The Black Flamingo

Dean Atta, 2019

Cover of Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi, 2018

Cover of Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Squad

Maggie Tokuda-Hall, 2021

Cover of Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano

Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity

Julia Serano, 2007

Cover of Dear Senthuran

Dear Senthuran

2021

Cover of Memorial by Bryan Washington

Memorial

Bryan Washington, 2020

Cover of Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

T Kira Madden, 2019

Cover of Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Sexuality by Mae Martin

Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

Mae Martin, 2019

Cover of When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

When the Moon Was Ours

Anna-Marie McLemore, 2016

Cover of i'm alive / it hurts / i love it by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza

i'm alive / it hurts / i love it

Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, 2014

Cover of À pleines dents by Kristen Arnett

À pleines dents

Kristen Arnett, 2021

Cover of Reverse Cowgirl by McKenzie Wark

Reverse Cowgirl

McKenzie Wark, 2020

Cover of A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett

A Safe Girl to Love

Casey Plett, 2014

Cover of ZOM-FAM by Kama La Mackerel

ZOM-FAM

Kama La Mackerel, 2020

Cover of The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

The Henna Wars

Adiba Jaigirdar, 2020

Cover of Edinburgh by Alexander Chee

Edinburgh

Alexander Chee, 2001

Cover of Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa

Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

Jonny Garza Villa, 2021