LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads
March 2022
Across a field of starlight
by Blue Delliquanti

Lu and Fassen are from different worlds and separate solar systems, so when the war of Fassen's world invades Lu's peaceful home, they find themselves at the forefront of a battle they hoped would never happen.
Ophelia after all
by Racquel Marie

A romantic at heart, Ophelia Roja deals with friendship drama and her own queerness at the end of high school, forcing her to choose between the fantasy version of herself that she’s always imagined—or finally revealing who she really is. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
Cold
by Mariko Tamaki

After being murdered, Todd Mayer, now some sort of ghost, replays the events that led to his death, while Georgia, who didn’t know Todd but feels a strange connection, sets out to expose a killer in their quiet town. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
Magical Boy : a graphic novel. Volume 1
by The Kao

Descended from a long line of Magical Girls tasked with defending humanity from a dark, ancient evil, Max, an average high school trans boy, wonders if he can take on his destiny, save the world and become the new Magical Boy. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
The Chandler legacies
by Abdi Nazemian

Brought together through the Circle, a coveted writing group where life-changing friendships are born and secrets are revealed, five students at an elite boarding school challenge the long-standing culture of abuse through their writing. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
Hullmetal girls
by Emily Skrutskie

Aisha Un-Haad, seventeen, and Key Tanaka, eighteen, have risked everything for new lives as mechanically enhanced soldiers, and when an insurrection forces dark secrets to surface, the fate of humanity is in their hands
Pixels of you
by Ananth Hirsh

Cybernetically augmented after a tragic accident, Indira must collaborate with Fawn, one of the first human-presenting AI, and learn what it means to be an artist and a person as their rivalry turns into friendship. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
Summer bird blue
by Akemi Dawn Bowman

After her sister and songwriting partner, Lea, dies in an automobile accident, seventeen-year-old Rumi is sent to Hawaii with an aunt she barely knows while she and her mother grieve separately
Reverie
by Ryan La Sala

While recovering from an attack that leaves him without his memory, gay teenager Kane Montgomery stumbles into a world where dreams known as reveries take on a life of their own, and it is up to Kane and a few unlikely allies to stop them before they spillover into the waking world