In a time when being openly LGBTQ was perilous, the Mattachine Society dared to dream of a world where love and identity are free. Visionaries like Harry Hay saw the power of unity. Their discreet gatherings fostered a culture of authenticity, paving the way for future generations. #QueerActivism

🌈📚 📖 I'll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone @georgiakboone.bsky.social heartwarming Christmas house-swap rom-com debut in which finding yourself and finding love come hand in hand Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #romance

🌈📚 📖 The Merriest Misters by Timothy Janovsky They have been married for less than a year, but their passionate romance is cracking. That’s until Christmas Eve when Patrick wakes Quinn up with: “I think I’ve killed a man.” Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

🌈📚 📖 Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott & Alyson Derrick @rachaellippincott.bsky.social sapphic rom-com about a rising star and a small town girl going on twelve fake holidates Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #ya #romance

🌈📚 📖 The Nightmare Before Kissmas A Royals and Romance Novel by Sara Raasch @sararaaschbooks.com A sexy, quirky rom-com where the golden-hearted Prince of Christmas falls for the totally off-limits Prince of Halloween. Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #fantasy

🌈📚 📖 Any Girl But You An Unputdownable Queer Holiday Romance by Dana Hawkins @dhawkinsauthor.bsky.social A side of holiday magic, small-town charm, and enough steam to melt even the biggest snowstorm. Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

🌈📚 📖 Wrapped Together by Annabeth Albert A hunky shop owner restores the Christmas spirit in a handsome ex-friend turned rival in this gay romance novella Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

🌈📚 📖 The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish @roanparrish.bsky.social hilarious, and heartwarming LGBTQIA+ romcom about two separate couples finding love over the holidays Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #romance

🌈📚 📖 In the Event of Love A Delightful Second Chance Romance by Courtney Kae queer romcom with laugh-out-loud humor and a sweet and steamy love story between two women Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

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🌈📚 📖 Thrice Married to a Salted Fish Vol. 1 (Special Edition) by Bi Ka Bi, Mulliga K & MIO An arranged marriage will become the perfect career opportunity for one would-be doctor—that is, if a curse doesn’t get in the way Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/979... #booksky #queerbooks #fantasy

Feeling hopeless isn’t being powerless. Reflecting on Harry Hay and Dale Jennings' dedication shows action is possible even in adversity. The Mattachine Society fought injustice without waiting for ideal conditions, similar to my struggles with discrimination. #Empowerment #TakeAction

🌈 🎧📚 📖 All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com As the gaslight flickers and terror takes hold, can two warring lovers reunite, uncover the murderous mysteries of Lackaday House—and live to tell the tale? Affiliate Link libro.fm/audiobooks/9... #booksky #queerbooks #audiobook

🌈📚 📖 Magica Riot Full Bloom by Kara Buchanan @magicariot.com ENEMIES TO...ROOMIES? Claire Ryland has just about figured this whole magical girl band thing out. Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/979... #booksky #queerbooks #fantasy

🌈 🎧📚 📖 You Weren't Meant To Be Human by Andrew Joseph White @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social Alien meets Midsommar in this chilling novel about identity, survival & transformation amidst an alien invasion in rural West Virginia Affiliate Link libro.fm/audiobooks/9... #booksky #queerbooks #audiobook

🌈📚 📖 After Hours at Dooryard Books by Cat Sebastian 1968 New York City News about the war might be keeping Patrick up at night--news in general might be keeping Patrick up at night--but he's doing fine. He's sure of it. Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/979... #booksky #queerbooks #romance

🌈 🎧📚 📖 The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur @ambellefleur.bsky.social A down-on-her-luck woman makes a deal with a crafty demon to win back her ex-girlfriend after a proposal gone awry Affiliate Link libro.fm/audiobooks/9... #booksky #queerbooks #audiobook

🌈📚 📖 To Kill a Queen by Amie McNee Enter a shadowy world of crime in Elizabethan London with this twisty historical mystery featuring a queer sleuth and a dash of romance! Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/979... #booksky #queerbooks

Applications for the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices are now open! Apply for your chance to work with one of our 8 amazing faculty members, attend programming aimed at developing craft and demystifying the publishing industry, and build forever-community. 🥰 bit.ly/48cM1iy

#Booksky We’re doing our first ever ebook set and it’s up for preorder now! Get a great deal on the entire Astreiant Series for some great gay fantasy reading to end the year! Releases 12/15 and preorders are up at our site, Smashwords and beyond - queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...

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Hidden beneath pillows, the secretive allure of flashlight reading in the 1940s and 1950s captured the forbidden excitement and urgent craving for representation, a feeling that resonates with many. #QueerHistory #HiddenLiterature

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Our Top 🔟 Bestselling Audiobooks of 2025 are hereeeee! Check them out in the thread ⬇ Every year, we pull sales from our 4,000+ independent bookshop partners to see which ten audiobooks really got you readers reading 📚

"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is my second queer Portland magical girl novel and a big emotional gay adventure. And it begins arriving this weekend in print & ebook formats. I'm building a trans-centric queer magical girl universe here, and I'd love for you to read it. magicariot.com/buy

Portland Frog Exodus 8 stickers are here! willburrows.art/shop

The grand scale of 1920s drag balls defies today's expectations. Star-studded events and their open nature challenge the belief they were purely underground. #1920sDrag #CulturalHistory

ICYMI: this year, we launched Pay What You Can ticketing, opening up 100 PWYC tickets for every concert this season. 🎊 It’s one way we’re taking a stand for access—because everyone deserves the chance to experience the power of live classical music.

🌈📚Pre-Order Party! 🦄 📖 Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne @rebeccathorne.bsky.social Torian Razner finally bought a starship, and contrary to Amelia’s assessment, it was not “a meteoric sign of stupidity.” Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #scifi #cozy

🌈📚 📖 Dead & Breakfast by Kat Hillis & Rosiee Thor @kathillisauthor.bsky.social & @rosieethor.bsky.social The new vampires in town are sinking their teeth into solving a murder… Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

🌈📚 📖 Cinder House by Freya Marske @freyamarske.bsky.social Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling — a queer Gothic romance Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #fantasy

🌈📚 📖 Extasia by Claire Legrand @clairelegrandbooks.bsky.social bone-chilling YA horror novel about a girl who joins a coven to root out a vicious evil that’s stalking her village Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

🌈📚 📖 Queer Enlightenments A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers, and Homemakers by Dr Anthony Delaney eleven overlooked stories of eighteenth-century queer people who lived extraordinary lives of resistance and joy Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #history

🌈📚 📖 Dear Senthuran A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi Emezi traces the unfolding of a self and the unforgettable journey of a creative spirit stepping into power in the human world. Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #biography

🌈📚 📖 Hood Feminism Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall “The fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights." Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky

🌈📚 📖 How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters by Saúl Hernández @elsaulhernandez.bsky.social 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Poetry explores grief, loss, identity, lineage, and belonging with grace, insight, & compassion Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

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If you missed the Gender Queer merch sale earlier this year and still want something, the stock is now up in the @oni-press.bsky.social shop again! I especially love the embroidered patch :D oni-press.myshopify.com/collections/...

🌈📚 📖 You're Embarrassing Yourself Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies by Desiree Akhavan 2025 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Non-Fiction hilarious, horny, heartbreaking tales of a life in pursuit of art, love, and a better haircut Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #queerbooks

🌈📚Pre-Order Party! 🦄 📖 Burn Down Master's House by Clay Cane Inspired by true, long-buried stories of enslaved people who dared to fight back, a searing portrayal of resistance Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

🌈📚 📖 All These Ghosts by Silas House A timely and poignant poetry collection by acclaimed author and former Poet Laureate of Kentucky Silas House Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #poetry

🌈📚 📖 I Am You by Victoria Redel A “captivating” lesbian romance set in the “wonderfully atmospheric” art world of 1600s Amsterdam Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

🌈📚 📖 Where There's Room for Us by Hayley Kiyoko DELUXE EDITION a young adult novel set in a reimagined 1880s Victorian England where everyone is free to love whoever they choose Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

🌈📚 📖 Palaver by Bryan Washington Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction A life-affirming novel of family, mending, and how we learn to love Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks

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