by Ocean Vuong

This beautifully heart-wrenching novel bottles the pain of not being heard and pours it through the channels of a son’s relationship with his single mother. Ocean Vuong makes tangible the catharsis of saying the things weighing on your chest and the grief that comes from knowing your words won’t be understood.

by Megha Majumda

Megha Majumdar’s debut novel is a fast-paced, exhilarating story of what it means to hold your dreams close while trying to hold yourself together in the midst of a country’s struggle to find its balance. The three main characters find themselves intertwined in each other's lives and faced with the same question: What do you do when what's right for you might hurt someone else?

by Geena Rocero

PREORDER: SHIPS MAY 30, 2023.

When you have to censor yourself just to exist (somewhat) more safely in the world, at what point does it become impossible to find yourself again? Geena Rocero, a trans pageant queen from the Philippines, grapples with this question as she contemplates whether the risk of living unabashedly as herself is worth the reward. She realizes it is.

by Anthony Veasna So

Written in four stories, Afterparties invites us into the beautiful, complex, and emotional lives of children of refugees in California as they work to build new lives. Through these stories of queer and immigrant communities, Anthony Veasna So creates a world that is both expansive and intimate.

by Ryka Aoki

A dazzling world full of magic and donuts, Light From Uncommon Stars takes us on a fantastical ride through California’s San Gabriel Valley as Shizuka Satomi searches for the seventh and final violinist’s soul to trade for her freedom. Will Shizuka make the deadline, or will a chance encounter at a donut shop throw her off track?

by Adiba Jaigirdar

If you think this is just another “pretend they’re dating, fall in love, the end” story, guess again. Hani and Ishu do start “dating” to further each girl’s plan, and yes, they do start having feelings for each other. But when two Bengali girls start following their hearts, it’s not going to be your standard Lifetime movie plot.

by T Kira Madden

As a queer, biracial teenager living in Boca Raton, FL, acclaimed essayist T Kira Madden experienced the unique and often jarring reality of living at the intersection of multiple identities. In her absorbing debut memoir, Madden mourns her father and reflects on the duality of her childhood and the power of family in all its forms.

by Jeremy Atherton Lin

Jeremy Atherton Lin takes us on a head-spinning and unforgettable tour of the pubs, clubs, and dive bars that served as the backdrop to his life, simultaneously writing a love letter to them as we watch these spaces slowly disappear from our culture. He explores the connection between place and identity and leaves us with a new perspective from which to view queer history.