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The following titles have been read and recommended for inclusion in the final list by at least one juror.
Fiction
- Anderson, E. M. The Keeper of Lonely Spirits. Mira, 2025.
- Bazterrica, Agustina. The Unworthy: A Novel. Scribner / Simon & Schuster, 2025.
- Burt, Stephanie. Super Gay Poems: LGBTQIA+ Poetry After Stonewall. Belknap Press / Harvard University Press, 2025.
- Dumond, Susie. Bed and Breakup. The Dial Press, 2025.
- Fagan, Kate. The Three Lives of Cate Kay. Atria, 2025.
- Flahive, Grace. Palm Meridian. Avid Reader Press, 2025.
- Ford, Meg. Wild/Hurt. Button Publishing, 2025.
- Goldberg, Zach. I’d Rather Be Destroyed. Button Poetry, 2024.
- Hillis, Kat. Dead and Breakfast. Berkeley Prime Crime, 2025.
- Karst, Leslie. Waters of Destruction. Severn House, 2025.
- O’Brien, Cory. Two Truths and a Lie. Pantheon Books / Penguin Random House, 2025.
- Pell, Tanya. Her Wicked Roots: A Gothic Tale. Gallery Books, 2025.
- Siegel, Natasha. As Many Souls as Stars. William Morrow / HarperCollins 2025.
- Swindle, Renée. Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn. Tiny Reparations / Penguin Random House, 2025.
- Tingle, Chuck. Lucky Day. Nightfire / Tor, 2025.
- Waite, Olivia. Murder By Memory. Tordotcom, 2025.
- Wilde, Rae. I Can Fix Her. Clash Books, 2025.
- Yamamoto, Makana. Hammajang Luck. Harper Voyager / HarperCollins, 2025.
Non-Fiction
- Evans, Luke. Boy from the Valleys: My Unexpected Journey. Ebury Spotlight, 2024.
- Felts, Jason and Richard Branson. Hollywood Virgin: Breaking into and out of Show Business. Wiley, 2025.
- George, Kadija, Cheryl Robson, and Stella Dadzie. Encounters with James Baldwin: Celebrating 100 Years. Supernova Books, 2024.
- Iantaffi, Alex. Trans and Disabled. An Anthology of Identities and Experiences. Jessica Kingsley, 2025.
- Mulvaney, Dylan. Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer. Abrams Image, 2025.
- Schillace, Brandy. The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story. W. W. Norton, 2025.
- Tourmaline. Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson. Tiny Reparations / Penguin Random House, 2025.
- Whitnell, Dee. Beyond Bananas and Condoms: The LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Sex Education You Never Got at School. Jessica Kingsley, 2025.
- Wilson, Lucas F. W. and Garrard Conley. Shame Sex Attraction: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy. Jessica Kingsley, 2025.