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The guncle : a novel
by Steven Rowley
When Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP) for short, takes on the role of primary guardian for his young niece and nephew, he sets “Guncle Rules,” but soon learns that parenting isn’t solved with treats or jokes as his eyes are opened to a new sense of responsibility.
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Like a house on fire : a novel
by Lauren McBrayer
Returning to her career at Jager + Brandt, Merit forms a true friendship with Jane, a brilliant and beautiful Danish architect who sees Merit for exactly who she is, and wonders if Jane is the love of her life, not the husband shes been married to for 23 years.
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Count your lucky stars : a novel
by Alexandria Bellefleur
While touring a wedding venue with a friend, Margot Cooper unexpectedly runs into Olivia Grant, her childhood friend, first love, and forever the One that Got Away and the pair try to rekindle their friendship again.
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Milk fed : a novel
by Melissa Broder
Transitioning from her Jewish faith to dieting to maintain an illusion of existential control, Rachel bonds with an Orthodox woman at a frozen yogurt shop before embarking on a journey of food, desire and spiritual fulfillment.
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Memorial
by Bryan Washington
A Japanese-American chef and a Black daycare teacher begin reevaluating their stale relationship in the wake of a father’s death and the arrival of an acerbic mother-in-law who becomes an unconventional roommate. By the award-winning author of Lot.
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With teeth
by Kristen. Arnett
Struggling to create a picture-perfect queer family, Sammie Lucas, scared of her own son, must pick up the pieces when his hostility finally spills over into physical aggression, in this thought-provoking portrait on the limitations of marriage, parenthood and love.
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Call me by your name
by André Aciman
The sudden and powerful attraction between a teenage boy and a summer guest at his parents' house on the Italian Riviera has a profound and lasting influence that will mark them both for a lifetime
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Plain bad heroines : a novel
by Emily M. Danforth
A highly anticipated adult debut from the award-winning author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows the release of a best-selling book about an early 20th-century New England boarding school where gender-diverse students died under suspicious circumstances. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Burn it all down
by Nicolas DiDomizio
"Eighteen-year-old aspiring comic Joey Rossi just found out his boyfriend has been cheating on him for the past ten months. But what did he expect? Joey was born with an addiction to toxic jerks--something he inherited from his lovably messy, wisecracking, Italian-American spitfire of a mom (and best friend): 34-year-old Gia Rossi. When Gia's latest non-relationship goes up in flames only a day later, the pair's Bayonne, New Jersey apartment can barely contain their rage. In a misguided attempt at revenge, Joey and Gia inadvertently commit a series of crimes and flee the state, running to the only good man either of them has ever known--Gia's ex, Marco."
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Something fabulous
by Alexis J. Hall
The Duke of Malvern, after a disastrous marriage proposal to Miss Arabella Tarleton, sets out after his intended along with her twin brother, Bonny, and as he spends time with Bonny, he wonders about which Tarleton he should be pursuing. Original.
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Yerba Buena
by Nina LaCour
The debut adult novel by the bestselling and award-winning YA author Nina LaCour, following two women on a star-crossed journey toward each other At once exquisite and expansive, astonishing in its humanity and heart, Yerba Buena is a love story for our time and a propulsive journey through the lives of two women finding their way in the world..
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D'Vaughn and Kris plan a wedding
by Chencia C. Higgins
To elevate her brand, a closeted social media influencer goes on a reality tv show where she must convince her family and friends shes getting married to the love of her life in 6 weeks.
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Detransition, baby : a novel
by Torrey Peters
A trans woman, her detransitioned ex and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy, in a book by the author of the novella, Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones.
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One last stop
by Casey McQuiston
Cynical August starts to believe in the impossible when meets Jane on the subway, a mysterious punk rocker she forms a crush on, who is literally displaced in time from the 1970s and is trying to find her way back. Original.
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Love & other disasters
by Anita Kelly
While competing on a popular cooking show, Dahlia Woodson stirs up trouble when she gets involved with a nonbinary contestant, and as their relationship heats up both in and out of the kitchen, she wonders if they have the right ingredients for a happily ever after.
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On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
by Ocean Vuong
A first novel by the award-winning author of Night Sky with Exit Wounds is written in the form of a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read about the impact of the Vietnam war on their family
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Less : a novel
by Andrew Sean Greer
Receiving an invitation to his ex-boyfriend's wedding, Arthur, a failed novelist on the eve of his fiftieth birthday, embarks on an international journey that finds him falling in love, risking his life, reinventing himself, and making connections with the past
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Getting clean with Stevie Green
by Swan Huntley
Tired of binge drinking and one-nighters, Stevie Green gets sober and starts a decluttering business back home in La Jolla, California where she connects with her estranged sister and rekindles a romance with her high school sweetheart..
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Real life
by Brandon Taylor
Keeping his head down at a lakeside Midwestern university where the culture is in sharp contrast to his Alabama upbringing, an introverted African-American biochem student endures unexpected encounters that bring his orientation and defenses into question.
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When Katie met Cassidy
by Camille Perri
A romantic comedy about gender and sexuality follows the experiences of a traditionally minded Midwesterner who, in the aftermath of an ended engagement, finds herself in a transformative relationship with a self-assured New York businesswoman.
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Peaces
by Helen Oyeyemi
Honeymooning aboard a historic former tea-smuggling train, newlyweds Otto and Xavier enjoy the locomotive’s fantastical accommodations before encountering a secretive fellow passenger, who imparts a surprising message. By the award-winning author of Gingerbread.
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A previous life : another posthumous novel
by Edmund White
A married couple who originally agreed to not speak of their past, failed prior relationships alternate reading from the memoirs theyve written about their lives in a new novel that explores polyamory, bisexuality, ageing and love.
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To paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara
Spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, an unforgettable cast of characters are united by their reckonings with the qualities that make us human—fear, love, shame, need and loneliness.
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