Celebrate Queer Literature with Word Up!

Collection of queer books from the Word Up collective that range from kids to adults.

Organized by reading level and genre.

Being You: A First Conversation About Gender (First Conversations) By Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Anne/Andy Passchier (Illustrator) Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593382646
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Published: Rise x Penguin Workshop - August 17th, 2021

Together: A First Conversation About Love (First Conversations) By Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Anne/Andy Passchier (Illustrator) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593520963
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Published: Rise x Penguin Workshop - December 27th, 2022

A is for Activist By Innosanto Nagara Cover Image
$11.95
ISBN: 9781609805395
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Published: Triangle Square - November 19th, 2013

The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish By Lil Miss Hot Mess, Olga de Dios Ruiz (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780762467655
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Published: Running Press Kids - May 5th, 2020

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Téo's Tutu By Maryann Jacob Macias, Alea Marley (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Maryann Jacob Macias, Alea Marley (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781984815521
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Published: Dial Books - November 2nd, 2021

Julián Is a Mermaid By Jessica Love, Jessica Love (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jessica Love, Jessica Love (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780763690458
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Published: Candlewick - April 23rd, 2018

Who Are You?: The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity By Brook Pessin-Whedbee, Naomi Bardoff (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781785927287
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Published: Jessica Kingsley Publishers - December 21st, 2016

What You Don't Know: A Story of Liberated Childhood By Anastasia Higginbotham, Anastasia Higginbotham (Illustrator) Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781948340298
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Published: Dottir Press - January 26th, 2021

Frog and Toad Are Friends: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (I Can Read Level 2) By Arnold Lobel, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Arnold Lobel, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)
$4.99
ISBN: 9780064440202
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Published: HarperCollins - February 18th, 2003

The Real Riley Mayes By Rachel Elliott, Rachel Elliott (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Rachel Elliott, Rachel Elliott (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062995742
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 3rd, 2022

King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) By Kacen Callender Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781338129342
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Published: Scholastic Press - May 3rd, 2022

Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power! (Lumberjanes #1) By Mariko Tamaki, Gus Allen (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mariko Tamaki, Gus Allen (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781419727269
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Published: Amulet Paperbacks - August 13th, 2019

Princess Princess Ever After By K. O'Neill Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9781620103401
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Published: Oni Press - September 6th, 2016

The Witch Boy: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #1) By Molly Knox Ostertag Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9781338089516
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Published: Graphix - October 31st, 2017

The Hidden Witch: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #2) By Molly Knox Ostertag, Molly Knox Ostertag (Illustrator) Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9781338253757
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Published: Graphix - October 30th, 2018

The Midwinter Witch: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #3) By Molly Knox Ostertag Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9781338540550
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Published: Graphix - November 5th, 2019

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All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto By George M. Johnson Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374312718
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - April 28th, 2020

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Last Night at the Telegraph Club By Malinda Lo Cover Image
$11.99
ISBN: 9780525555278
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Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - December 28th, 2021

Clap When You Land By Elizabeth Acevedo Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062882769
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Published: Quill Tree Books - May 5th, 2020

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Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel By Casey McQuiston Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250316776
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - May 14th, 2019

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Juliet Takes a Breath By Gabby Rivera Cover Image
$11.99
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ISBN: 9780593108192
Published: Dial Books - May 11th, 2021

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe By Benjamin Alire Sáenz Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9781442408937
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - April 1st, 2014

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Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World By Benjamin Alire Sáenz Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781534496194
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - October 12th, 2021

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Felix Ever After By Kacen Callender Cover Image
$11.99
ISBN: 9780062820266
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Published: Balzer + Bray - April 20th, 2021

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Heartstopper #1: A Graphic Novel By Alice Oseman, Alice Oseman (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Alice Oseman, Alice Oseman (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781338617436
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Published: Graphix - May 5th, 2020

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Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy By Faith Erin Hicks Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250321503
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Published: First Second - October 3rd, 2023

Gender Queer: A Memoir Deluxe Edition By Maia Kobabe Cover Image
$34.99
ISBN: 9781637150726
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Published: Oni Press - July 5th, 2022

Two Serious Ladies: A Novel By Jane Bowles Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062283122
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Published: Ecco - February 25th, 2014

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Last Call at the Nightingale: A Mystery (The Nightingale Mysteries #1) By Katharine Schellman Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781250888228
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Published: Minotaur Books - June 6th, 2023

Nightwood By Djuna Barnes, Jeanette Winterson (Preface by), T. S. Eliot (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Djuna Barnes, Jeanette Winterson (Preface by), T. S. Eliot (Introduction by)
$14.95
ISBN: 9780811216715
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Published: New Directions - September 26th, 2006

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel By Ocean Vuong Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525562047
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Published: Penguin Books - June 1st, 2021

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Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) By Bernardine Evaristo Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780802156983
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Published: Grove Press, Black Cat - November 5th, 2019

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Giovanni's Room (Vintage International) By James Baldwin Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780345806567
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Published: Vintage - September 12th, 2013

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The Prophets By Robert Jones, Jr. Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593085691
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - February 8th, 2022

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Mistakes Were Made: A Novel By Meryl Wilsner Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250841001
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - October 11th, 2022

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Rubyfruit Jungle: A Novel By Rita Mae Brown Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781101965122
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Published: Bantam - June 23rd, 2015

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Cantoras By Carolina De Robertis Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525563433
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Published: Vintage - June 2nd, 2020

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Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): A Novel (The Arthur Less Books #1) By Andrew Sean Greer Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316316132
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Published: Back Bay Books - May 22nd, 2018

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The Death of Vivek Oji: A Novel By Akwaeke Emezi Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525541622
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Published: Riverhead Books - May 25th, 2021

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Chlorine: A Novel By Jade Song Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063257603
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Published: William Morrow - March 28th, 2023

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With Love, from Cold World By Alicia Thompson Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593438671
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Published: Berkley - August 1st, 2023

Chef's Kiss: A Novel By TJ Alexander Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781982189082
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Published: Atria/Emily Bestler Books - May 3rd, 2022

Chef's Choice: A Novel (Chef's Kiss #2) By TJ Alexander Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781982189105
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Published: Atria/Emily Bestler Books - May 30th, 2023

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Homebodies: A Novel By Tembe Denton-Hurst Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780063274280
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Published: Harper - May 2nd, 2023

The Left Hand of Darkness: 50th Anniversary Edition By Ursula K. Le Guin, David Mitchell (Foreword by), Charlie Jane Anders (Afterword by) Cover Image
By Ursula K. Le Guin, David Mitchell (Foreword by), Charlie Jane Anders (Afterword by)
$10.99
ISBN: 9780441478125
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Published: Ace - March 15th, 1987

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Olga Dies Dreaming: A Novel By Xochitl Gonzalez Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250786180
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Published: Flatiron Books - February 7th, 2023

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The Price of Salt: Or Carol By Patricia Highsmith Cover Image
$9.95
ISBN: 9780486800295
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Published: Dover Publications - January 14th, 2015

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Lot: Stories By Bryan Washington Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525533689
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Published: Riverhead Books - March 17th, 2020

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Her Body and Other Parties: Stories By Carmen Maria Machado Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781555977887
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Published: Graywolf Press - October 3rd, 2017

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The Charioteer By Mary Renault Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780375714184
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Published: Vintage - May 13th, 2003

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Summer Fun By Jeanne Thornton Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781641293730
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Published: Soho Press - June 7th, 2022

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The Song of Achilles: A Novel By Madeline Miller Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062060624
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Published: Ecco - August 28th, 2012

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The House in the Cerulean Sea By TJ Klune Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250217318
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Published: Tor Books - December 29th, 2020

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The Well of Loneliness (Wordsworth Classics) By Radclyffe Hall, Esther Saxey (Introduction by), Keith Carabine (Editor) Cover Image
By Radclyffe Hall, Esther Saxey (Introduction by), Keith Carabine (Editor)
$7.99
ISBN: 9781840224559
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Published: Wordsworth Editions - January 7th, 2014

Prisoner of Love By Jean Genet, Ahdaf Soueif (Introduction by), Barbara Bray (Translated by) Cover Image
By Jean Genet, Ahdaf Soueif (Introduction by), Barbara Bray (Translated by)
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ISBN: 9781590170281
Published: NYRB Classics - January 31st, 2003

MARVEL'S VOICES: PRIDE By Luciano Vecchio, Marvel Various, Luciano Vecchio (Illustrator), Marvel Various (Illustrator), Luciano Vecchio (Cover design or artwork by) Cover Image
By Luciano Vecchio, Marvel Various, Luciano Vecchio (Illustrator), Marvel Various (Illustrator), Luciano Vecchio (Cover design or artwork by)
$24.99
ISBN: 9781302933692
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Published: Marvel Universe - June 21st, 2022

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Potential: The High School Comic Chronicles of Ariel Schrag By Ariel Schrag Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9781416552352
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Published: Touchstone - May 6th, 2008

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Likewise: The High School Comic Chronicles of Ariel Schrag By Ariel Schrag Cover Image
$16.00
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ISBN: 9781416552376
Published: Gallery Books - April 7th, 2009

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Apsara Engine By Bishakh Som Cover Image
$24.95
ISBN: 9781936932818
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Published: Feminist Press - April 14th, 2020

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Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir By Bishakh Som Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781951491031
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Published: Street Noise Books - September 8th, 2020

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I Want to be a Wall, Vol. 1 By Honami Shirono Cover Image
$15.00
ISBN: 9781975338961
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Published: Yen Press - May 17th, 2022

Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays By June Jordan Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9780465036936
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Published: Civitas Books - March 15th, 2003

Queer By William S. Burroughs Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780802160560
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Published: Grove Press - September 6th, 2022

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The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For By Alison Bechdel Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780358424178
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Published: Mariner Books - September 1st, 2020

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Orlando: A Biography By Virginia Woolf Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780156701600
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Published: Mariner Books Classics - October 24th, 1973

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We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir By Samra Habib Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9780735235007
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Published: Viking - June 4th, 2019

Las Biuty Queens: Stories By Iván Monalisa Ojeda, Pedro Almodóvar (Introduction by), Hannah Kauders (Translated by) Cover Image
By Iván Monalisa Ojeda, Pedro Almodóvar (Introduction by), Hannah Kauders (Translated by)
$21.00
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ISBN: 9781662600302
Published: Astra House - June 1st, 2021

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name: A Biomythography By Audre Lorde Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780895941220
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Published: Crossing Press - January 1st, 1982

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For Today I Am A Boy By Kim Fu Cover Image
By Kim Fu
$15.99
ISBN: 9780544538528
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Published: Mariner Books - March 10th, 2015

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How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir By Saeed Jones Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781501132742
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Published: Simon & Schuster - July 7th, 2020

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In the Dream House: A Memoir By Carmen Maria Machado Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781644450383
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Published: Graywolf Press - December 1st, 2020

Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir By Lamya H Cover Image
By Lamya H
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593448762
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Published: The Dial Press - February 7th, 2023

Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir In Archives By Amelia Possanza Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781646221059
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Published: Catapult - May 30th, 2023

Phaedrus By Plato, Christopher Rowe (Translated by) Cover Image
By Plato, Christopher Rowe (Translated by)
$12.00
ISBN: 9780140449747
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Published: Penguin Classics - December 27th, 2005

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Sappho: A New Translation (World Literature in Translation) By Sappho, Mary Barnard (Translated by), Dudley Fitts (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Sappho, Mary Barnard (Translated by), Dudley Fitts (Foreword by)
$17.95
ISBN: 9780520305564
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Published: University of California Press - May 7th, 2019

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Feral City: On Finding Liberation in Lockdown New York By Jeremiah Moss Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393868470
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - October 4th, 2022

The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin By Hafizah Augustus Geter Cover Image
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Published: Random House - September 20th, 2022

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On Women By Susan Sontag, Merve Emre (Introduction by), David Rieff (Editor) Cover Image
By Susan Sontag, Merve Emre (Introduction by), David Rieff (Editor)
$16.00
ISBN: 9781250876850
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Published: Picador - May 30th, 2023

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Be Not Afraid of Love: Lessons on Fear, Intimacy, and Connection By Mimi Zhu Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780143137122
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Published: Penguin Life - August 23rd, 2022

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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror By Joe Vallese (Editor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contribution by), Bruce Owens Grimm (Contribution by) Cover Image
By Joe Vallese (Editor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contribution by), Bruce Owens Grimm (Contribution by)
$25.95
ISBN: 9781952177798
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Published: Feminist Press - October 4th, 2022

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Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex, Second Edition By Eric A. Stanley (Editor), Nat Smith (Editor), Cece McDonald (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Eric A. Stanley (Editor), Nat Smith (Editor), Cece McDonald (Foreword by)
$20.00
ISBN: 9781849352345
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Published: AK Press - October 27th, 2015

The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde By Audre Lorde Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393319729
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - February 17th, 2000

Sea & Fog (Lambda Literary Award - Lesbian Poetry) By Etel Adnan Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780984459872
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Published: Nightboat Books - January 1st, 2012

The Selected Poetry of Pier Paolo Pasolini: A Bilingual Edition By Pier Paolo Pasolini, Stephen Sartarelli (Editor), James Ivory (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Pier Paolo Pasolini, Stephen Sartarelli (Editor), James Ivory (Foreword by)
$25.00
ISBN: 9780226325446
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Published: University of Chicago Press - October 22nd, 2015

If They Come for Us: Poems By Fatimah Asghar Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780525509783
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Published: One World - August 7th, 2018

Hard Times Require Furious Dancing: New Poems By Alice Walker Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781608681884
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Published: New World Library - August 27th, 2013

Don't Call Us Dead: Poems By Danez Smith Cover Image
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Published: Graywolf Press - September 5th, 2017