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The following titles have been read and recommended for inclusion in the final list by at least one juror.
Fiction
- Aleman, Daniel. I Might Be in Trouble. Grand Central / Hachette, 2024.
- Curato, Mike. Gaysians. Algonquin / Little, Brown, 2025.
- Grischow, Becca. I’ll Get Back to You. Penguin, 2024.
- James, Amy. Crash Test. Avon / HarperCollins, 2025.
- Moffat, Jennifer. Flirty Dancing. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2025.
- Naudé, S. J. Fathers and Fugitives. Europa Editions, 2024.
- Parks-Ramage, Jonathan. It’s Not the End of the World: A Novel. Bloomsbury, 2025.
- Pilcher, Eleanor. That’s What She Said: A Novel. Avon / Harper Collins, 2025.
- Race, Holly. Six Wild Crowns. Orbit, 2025.
- Rigg, Maria. Extinction Capital of the World. HarperCollins, 2025.
- Roveto, Vanessa. Mulholland Dive. CLASH Books, 2025.
- Slaughter, Jodie. Ready to Score. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2025.
Non-Fiction
- Bailar, Schuyler. He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters. Hachette, 2023.
- Brathwhite, Lester Fabian. Rage: On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant… and Completely Over It. Tiny Reparations, 2024.
- Cassidy, Mel. Radical Relating: A Queer and Polyamory-informed Guide to Love Beyond the Myth of Monogamy. North Atlantic Books, 2025.
- Englesman, Jacob. Lactation for the Rest of Us: A Guide for Queer and Trans Parents and Helpers. Jessica Kingsley, 2025.
- Gomez, Edgar. Alligator Tears: A Memoir in Essays. Crown, 2025.
- Hsu, Stephanie and Ka-Man Tse. My Race is My Gender: Portraits of Nonbinary People of Color. Rutgers University Press, 2024.
- Key, Jon. Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, & Trailblazers. Levine Querido, 2024.
- Malloy, Tuck. Expansive Love: A Practical Guide to Relationship Anarchy. Jessica Kingsley, 2025.
- Romesburg, Don. Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School. Rutgers University Press, 2025.