The best LGBTQ+ books of 2022, according to Lambda Literary

The Lambda Literary Awards — or the “Lammys” — highlight 24 LGBTQ+ books and authors across as many categories.

June 12, 2022, 10:30 AM EDT

Justin Krajeski

Illustration of three of the best LGBTQ+ books of 2022, according to Lambda Literary

Lambda Literary award winners include “Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought,” edited by Briona Simone Jones, “Punks: New & Selected Poems” by John Keene, “We Want What We Want” by Alix Ohlin, “Crossbones on My Life” by Mason J and “No Gods, No Monsters” by Cadewell Turnbull. Amazon

Bisexual nonfiction

‘Borealis’ by Aisha Sabatini Sloan

Borealis

Bisexual poetry

‘Gumbo Ya Ya’ by Aurielle Marie

Gumbo Ya Ya

Gay fiction

‘100 Boyfriends’ by Brontez Purnell

100 Boyfriends

Gay memoir/biography

‘Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir’ by Brian Broome

Punch Me Up To The Gods

Gay poetry

‘Punks: New & Selected Poems’ by John Keene

Punks

Gay romance

‘Excellent Sons: A Love Story in Three Acts’ by Larry Benjamin

Excellent Sons

Lesbian fiction

‘Skye Falling’ by Mia McKenzie

Skye Falling

Lesbian memoir/biography

‘The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had): A Memoir’ by Sophie Santos

The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had)

Lesbian poetry

‘Last Days’ by Tamiko Beyer

Last Days

Lesbian romance

‘The Headmistress’ by Milena McKay

The Headmistress

LGBTQ anthology

‘Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought,’ edited by Briona Simone Jones

Mouths of Rain

LGBTQ children’s/middle grade

‘Calvin’ by JR and Vanessa Ford

Calvin

LGBTQ comics

‘Stone Fruit’ by Lee Lai

Stone Fruit

LGBTQ drama

‘Mrs. Harrison’ by R. Eric Thomas

Mrs. Harrison

LGBTQ erotica

‘Big Joe’ by Samuel R. Delany

Big Joe

LGBTQ mystery

‘The Savage Kind’ by John Copenhaver

The Savage Kind

LGBTQ nonfiction

‘Let the Record Show’ by Sarah Schulman

Let the Record Show

LGBTQ speculative fiction

‘No Gods, No Monsters’ by Cadwell Turnbull

No Gods, No Monsters

LGBTQ studies

‘Vice Patrol: Cops, Courts, and the Struggle over Urban Gay Life before Stonewall’ by Anna Lvovsky

Vice Patrol

LGBTQ young adult

‘The Heartbreak Bakery’ by A. R. Capetta

The Heartbreak Bakery

Transgender fiction

‘Summer Fun’ by Jeanne Thornton

Summer Fun

Transgender nonfiction

‘Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness’ by Da'Shaun Harrison

Belly of the Beast

Transgender poetry

‘Crossbones on My Life’ by Mason J

Crossbones On My Life

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