What to read this Pride Month?

Yamini
3 min readJun 15, 2023

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While I take a lot of pride in celebrating this month and supporting my loved ones, it also felt like the perfect opportunity to share some great books with you all.

Understanding that we all have our preferences, it's important to read whichever category/genre of book you like (as long as you are reading). So here listed below are my favourite books that showcase the #lgbt trope in every possible genre I could think of.

  1. Non Fiction:

In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

2. Classics:

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

3. Fiction:

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

4. Romance:

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong

5. Historical Fiction:

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

Killingly by Katharine Beutner

6. Mythology

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller — Greek myth

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan — Norse myth

7. Fantasy:

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

8. Horror and Gothic:

The Haunting of Hill House by Sherly Jackson

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

9. Graphic Novels:

The Heartstopper series by Alice Oseman

10. Mystery and Thrillers:

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

I will leave you with that list to think about and would love to hear your thoughts on books that you have discovered following the #pride trope 🌈. In the meantime have a fun reading session!

  • Signing Off

Procaffeinate with Books

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Yamini
Yamini

Written by Yamini

A book fanatic reviewing ARCs and published Books

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