Reading can be rest, resistance, and celebration all at once, so if you’re looking to add to your Pride month activities, here’s a non-exhaustive list of LGBTQ+ Southern books published in the first half of 2025.

OMG!!! My edit letter for DROP DEAD HANDSOME landed in my inbox along with the words “sparkling” and “effervescent” and “fabulous” for my third book—MY FIRST EVER FULL-ON ROMANCE 🥹🥹🥹

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 Now is the perfect time to read this rebel guide to Pride! This story starts at the beginning of June with a group of rebellious teens who decide to combat hate by throwing Pride speakeasies with costumes and disco balls and fabulous defiance. 🪩✨ #booksky

I helped celebrate the 10th anniversary of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda with Becky Albertalli today, and it was so wonderful 🥹💚 — what a perfect way to ring in Pride Month!

See you soon, West Coast! 👋🏻 I’m thrilled to bring THE REBEL’S GUIDE TO PRIDE to San Diego — until then, I’ll be singing The O.C. theme song like the millennial I am ☀️😎 #booksky #sandiego

OMG… my editor emailed, and we’re starting the initial steps in the cover process for my third book DROP DEAD HANDSOME aka my Miss Congeniality inspired romcom aka the most fun I’ve had writing a book to date 😍

this may or may not be the beginning quote for my third book 👀

I braved book reviews to see what readers were saying, and I… 😭 I pulled some of my favorites so I could come back and read them for a serotonin boost when I need reminding. Thank you, thank you, thank you for loving my rebels!💚

“@sabkleckner.bsky.social delivers a heartwarming, giddiness-inducing journey.” —@matthewhubbard.bsky.social, author of THE LAST BOYFRIENDS RULES FOR REVENGE and THE REBEL'S GUIDE TO PRIDE THE COMPLEX ART OF BEING MAISIE CLARK releases June 10! northstareditions.com/flux/the-com...

“Just like those Last Boyfriends did at Harper Valley High School to oust their principal and super intendent.” - rebel’s guide to pride by Matthew Hubbard #bookquotes #booksky I love the mention to the last boyfriend’s rules for revenge!

Review: THE REBEL’S GUIDE TO PRIDE by Matthew Hubbard School Library Journal: Hubbard’s second novel finds 17-year-old Zeke stuck in a territory all too familiar with teenagers. Part of him hangs on to his past as the star pitcher on his high school baseball team, a straight-A student on his way…

I am so proud of this little husband of mine @matthewhubbard.bsky.social

I only threw (wrote) this party for you, I was hoping you would come through—and you did! You made TRGTP an Apple Books bestseller and the # 1 new release in LGBTQ+, romance, and fiction books! Thank you for letting me have this dream🥹💚🪩✨

My books!

OVERCOMPENSATING is so great. Enjoying every minute of it

spent 13 years dreaming about one day being an author, and now I have 3 books (so far!) — I’m so glad I never gave up 🥹 #booksky 📚💙

I stg if Overcompensating isn’t renewed for a second season I will rage

if you’re in San Diego, I’ll be doing a book event on June 19th! #booksky

“mArRiAgE iS bEtWeEn A mAn AnD a WoMaN” shut the fuck up

“‘What do you do when the rules weren’t made with you in mind?’ ‘You don’t follow them then,’ I said, biting my lip. ‘You break them.’” - Rebel’s guide to pride by @matthewhubbard.bsky.social #bookquotes #booksky

now that THE REBEL’S GUIDE TO PRIDE is out in the world… how soon is too soon to start talking about my third book DROP DEAD HANDSOME that’s Miss Congeniality x Drop Dead Gorgeous because

Thank you for celebrating my second book THE REBEL’S GUIDE TO PRIDE this past week! My heart is so full. I can’t stop smiling—I’m living a dream that took more than a decade to come true. You made TRGTP an Apple Books YA bestseller and a # 1 new release on that online store. I’m beyond grateful!! 🥹💚

i cried and worried all last week that nobody would want to read my book… but THE REBEL’S GUIDE TO PRIDE hit the # 1 new release for LGBTQ+, Fiction, and Romance and I’m crying again in awe thank you for letting me have this dream

I’ve been so overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and nice words for the release of my second book — AND Y’ALL HAVE MADE IT AN APPLE BOOKS BESTSELLER WHAT EVEN IS LIFE OH MY GOD I JUST 😭 THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for being so kind to me 💙📚 #booksky

Welcome to today's episode of @queerlypopular.bsky.social! Today, we are going to talk about the 2024 book #TheLastBoyfriendsRulesForRevenge by @matthewhubbard.bsky.social. It is a book about 3 high schoolers who start off trying to get revenge on their ex-boyfriends and end up fighting against

Launch day(s) for The Rebels Guide to Pride is now in the books! So proud of my favorite author/husband @matthewhubbard.bsky.social —big thanks to the incredible crew of friends and readers who made it feel like a literary Taylor Swift Eras tour. #booksky #youngadult #pride #theymadeusrebels

Today on Musing, Katie interviews TN author Matthew Hubbard about his upcoming novel, The Rebel’s Guide to Pride, and reveals an excerpt from the book! After you read it, be sure to place your pre-order for the book — Matthew will sign and personalize it for you! #Booksky

THE REBEL’S GUIDE TO PRIDE has officially been launched into the world! 🪩✨Thank you to everyone who came out last night and SOLD OUT the bookstore! 😭 Special thank you to my husband @cdoneski for making tonight sparkle and my hometown indie bookstore The Book & Cover.💚

huge shoutout to @matthewhubbard.bsky.social on the release of your new book!! Y’all go support this Alabama author & their amazing journey. They deserve all the support! If you can’t find it locally reach out to your indies to get one & check online. #booksky #lgbtbooks

Question: What if I took a bad ex-boyfriend who is misunderstood and made him a main character? Answer:

📖 HAPPY RELEASE DAY 📖 @matthewhubbard.bsky.social’s The Rebel’s Guide to Pride 💚💙💜 • full review is on Instagram

The party starts now — my second book THE REBEL’S GUIDE TO PRIDE is officially out in the world and available wherever books are sold! 💚🪩✨

OMG OMG OMG 😭😭😭

My book THE REBEL’S GUIDE TO PRIDE comes out on Tuesday. It’s queer joy being spat in the face of our current administration. I hope people buy it so I can keep telling stories.

when you’re asked to be in conversation with one of your favorite hockey romance authors and your flabber is fully gasted 😭

4 days

some of y’all didn’t grow up with “real eyes realize real lies” and it shows

🌟 Hey, YA readers! You won't want to miss these 78 exciting new young adult books being published in May 2025! 🌟 popgoesthereader.com/hot-off-the-...

“Community unites voices to form a battle cry.” @crisley.bsky.social interviews @matthewhubbard.bsky.social on community, Zelda Fitzgerald, and THE REBEL’S GUIDE TO PRIDE.

my second book comes out in 1 week and this is who I wrote it for 💚

I hit send on an email to my agent with a book proposal but not just any proposal it’s 20K words detailing (and sample chapters) for an adult action-adventure romance I’m screaming internally

Sending out a great big beautiful congratulations to my friend Emily on the release of GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE! 💙

episode on May 8 will be about the book #TheLastBoyfriend'sRulesForRevenge by @matthewhubbard.bsky.social. #QueerlyPopular #QueerlyPopularPod #QueerlyPopularPodcast #Podcast #Podcasting #NewPodcast sites.libsyn.com/420272/the-d...

I was interviewed by the fabulous Parnassus Books AND there’s an exclusive, never seen before excerpt from THE REBEL’S GUIDE TO PRIDE!

Attention Barnes & Noble shoppers: Save 25% off your preorder of The Rebel’s Guide to Pride now until Friday, but that’s not all! You won’t have to wait long for your rebel summer to commence—this guide to Pride comes out in 2 weeks! #Booksky www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rebels...

physically mentally spiritually tired

I did it babes, I started The Rebels Guide to Pride by @matthewhubbard.bsky.social This is one of my most anticipated reads of the year so far💙

SOME GOOD GAY NEWS 😭🙌💕

be proud & cause mayhem & celebrate #indiebookstores 🔗 bit.ly/rebelbookandcover