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The following titles have been read and recommended for inclusion in the final list by at least one juror.
Fiction
- Chong, Jinwoo. I Leave It Up to You. Ballantine Books, 2025.
- El-Mohtar, Amal. The River Has Roots. Tordotcom, 2025.
- Fellman, Isaac. Notes from a Regicide. Tor, 2025.
- King, Allison. The Phoenix Pencil Company. William Morrow / HarperCollins, 2025.
- McLeod, Lindz. The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet. Carina, 2025.
- Ortega-Medina. Orlando. Emerald Road. Amble Press, 2025.
- Pulley, Natasha. The Hymn to Dionysus: A Novel. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025.
- Rosen, Lev AC. Rough Pages. Forge / Tor, 2024.
- Waddell, Mark. Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World. Ace, 2025.
- Wolfgang-Smith, Olivia. Mutual Interest. Bloomsbury, 2025.
Non-Fiction
- Atherton, Jeremy Lin. Deep House: The Gayest Love Story Ever Told. Little, Brown, 2025.
- Cusak, Mark. Fluid: A Guide for People with Flexible Sexuality. Jessica Kingsley, 2025.
- Doonan, Simon and Kenzo Hamazaki. The Camp 100: Glorious Flamboyance, from Louis XIV to Lil Nas X. White Lion Publishing, 2024.
- Olivetti, Cristina. About Bliss: Fighting for My Trans Son’s Life, Joy, and Fertility. Jessica Kingsley, 2025.