LGBTQIA+ Fiction
Rabble's LGBTQIA+ picks from across Biography, General Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Comics. You should be able to see the original category under the title. Feel free to let us know about any titles you think should be included!
*Work in progress*
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Button Poetry Ser.
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson is a queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection. The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of the world, exploring the expansiveness of the human experience from love to illness, from space to climate c ...Show more
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
$32.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction | Reading Level: very good
On a hot day in Bethlehem, a 12-year-old Palestinian-American girl is yelled at by a group of men outside the Church of the Nativity. She has exposed her legs in a biblical city, an act they deem forbidden, and their judgement will echo on through her adolescence. When our narrator finally admits to her ...Show more
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
A delightful, decadent romance, and a joyful celebration of Black excellence, from an award-winning author. It's the opportunity of a lifetime: Feyi is about to be given the chance to escape the City's blistering heat for a dream island holiday: poolside cocktails, beach sunsets, and elaborate meals. An ...Show more
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult
Becky Albertalli meets Jenny Han in a smart, hilarious, black girl magic, own voices rom-com by fantastic debut talent, Leah Johnson. Liz has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkwardto shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed town. But Liz has an escape plan to attend an uber-elite college, ...Show more
You'll Be a Wonderful Parent: Advice and Encouragement for Rainbow Families of All Kinds by Jasper Peach
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sexuality and Gender
You'll Be a Wonderful Parent by Jasper Peach provides a practical and emotional guide for LGBTIQA+ families around the arrival of a new baby. Becoming a parent is already a challenging time, even more so if you don't see yourself reflected in mainstream parenting resources, culture or even language. But ...Show more
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
$32.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A story of queer love and working-class families, Young Mungo is the brilliant second novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain. Douglas Stuart's first novel Shuggie Bain, winner of the 2020 Booker Prize, is one of the most successful literary debuts of the century so far. Published or ...Show more
Zami: A New Spelling of my Name by Audre Lorde
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive. A little black girl opens her eyes in 1930s Harlem. Around her, a heady swirl of passers-by, car horns, kerosene lamps, the stock market falling, fried bananas, tales of her parents' native Gr ...Show more
Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker
$42.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
The critically acclaimed author of Felix Yz crafts a bold, heartfelt story about a trans girl solving a cyber mystery and coming into her own. Zenobia July is starting a new life. She used to live in Arizona with her father; now she's in Maine with her aunts. She used to spend most of her time behind a ...Show more
¡Ay, Mija! (a Graphic Novel) - My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs
$29.99 AUD
Category: Junior Comics
"An absolutely heartwarming and vibrant story of belonging, family, and the meaning of home. This book is a treasure." - Julie Murphy, New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin' In this bilingual, inventive, and heartfelt debut, graphic novel talent Christine Suggs explores a trip they took to Mexico ...Show more
Grandad's Camper by Harry Woodgate
$29.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Discover a wonderful grandfather-granddaughter relationship, as a little girl hatches the perfect plan to get her Grandad adventuring again. Gramps and Grandad were adventurers. They would surf, climb mountains, and tour the country in their amazing camper. Gramps just made everything extra special. But ...Show more
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
$37.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult | Series: Push Ser.
A stunning debut about a nonbinary teen thrown out of their home after coming out to their parents who moves in with their sister and enrolls in a new high school. "Heartfelt, romantic, and quietly groundbreaking. This book will save lives."--Becky Albertalli, "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Sim ...Show more
Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead (Book 3) by Riordan Rick
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Series: Magnus Chase | Reading Level: very good
Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award 2017 for Best Middle Grade & Children's! Loki the trickster god is free from his chains. Now he's readying Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, armed with a host of giants and zombies, to sail against the Norse gods and begin the final battle of Ragnarok. It's up to Ma ...Show more