LGBTQIA+ Authors

This Wicked Fate

By: Kalynn Bayron

Narrated by: Jordan Cobb

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron, read by Jordan Cobb.

An instant New York Times bestseller!

Would you tempt even the most dangerous fate to save the ones you love?

Briseis has one chance to save her mother, but she’ll need to do the impossible: find the last fragment of the deadly Absyrtus Heart. To locate the missing piece,... Read more

The Loophole

By: Naz Kutub

Narrated by: Shawn K Jain

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Loophole by Naz Kutub, read by Shawn K Jain.

A gay Muslim boy travels the world for a second chance at love after a possibly magical heiress grants him three wishes in this YA debut that’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda with a twist of magic.

Sy placed all his bets for happiness on his boyfriend, Farouk . . . who then... Read more

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

By: Kalynn Bayron

Narrated by: Hewot Tedla

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron, read by Hewot Tedla.

Instant New York Times bestseller!

At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?

This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Fear Street.

Charity has the... Read more

Brighter Than the Moon

By: David Valdes

Narrated by: Anthony Cloyd

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Brighter Than the Moon by David Valdes, read by Anthony Cloyd.

Shy foster kid Jonas and self-assured vlogger Shani met online, and so far, that's where their relationship has stayed, sharing memes and baring their souls from behind their screens. Shani is eager to finally meet up, but Jonas isn't so sure—he's not confident... Read more

Spin Me Right Round

By: David Valdes

Narrated by: Anthony Rodriguez

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes, read by Anthony Rodriguez.

From lauded writer David Valdes, a sharp and funny YA novel that’s Back to the Future with a twist, as a gay teen travels back to his parents’ era to save a closeted classmate’s life.

All Luis Gonzalez wants is to go to prom with his boyfriend, something his... Read more

A Saint from Texas

By: Edmund White

Narrated by: Barbara Barnes

Length: 13 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents A Saint from Texas by Edmund White, read by Barbara Barnes.

From Edmund White, a bold and sweeping new novel that traces the extraordinary fates of twin sisters, one destined for Parisian nobility and the other for Catholic sainthood.

Yvette and Yvonne Crawford are twin sisters, born on a humble patch of East Texas prairie but... Read more

The Otherwoods

By: Justine Pucella Winans

Narrated by: Jamie K. Brown

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans, read by Jamie K. Brown.

A Stonewall Honor Winner
Indie Next Pick
PW Best Book of the Year
Booklist Editor’s Pick

The Otherwoods is calling. And it won’t be ignored.

Some would call River Rydell a ‘chosen one’: born with the ability to see monsters and travel to a terrifying spirit world... Read more

The Humble Lover

By: Edmund White

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Humble Lover by Edmund White, read by Timothy Andrés Pabon.

From National Book Award-honored author Edmund White, a wildly hilarious and irreverent novel about a rich older man who falls in love with a young ballerino.

Aldwych West, an eighty-year-old modern-day aristocrat living alone in his Manhattan townhouse, is used to... Read more

I'll Have What He's Having

By: Adib Khorram

Narrated by: Shezi Sardar & Brent Billings

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A smart, sexy "perfect romance" about mistaken identities, a no-strings fling, and the way one night—and one person—can change your life forever from the bestselling author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone, bestselling co-authors of A Merry Little Meet Cute)

When it comes to love, substitute teacher Farzan Alavi... Read more

The Other Side of Disappearing

By: Kate Clayborn

Narrated by: Wyeth Watts & Marnye Young

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Hairstylist Jess Greene has spent the last decade raising her younger half-sister, Tegan—and keeping a shocking secret. Ever since their reckless mother ran off with a boyfriend, Jess has been aware that he's the same accomplished con man who was the subject of a wildly popular podcast, The Last Con of Lynton Baltimore.



Now thirty-one, Jess... Read more

No Time Like Now

By: Naz Kutub

Narrated by: Chirag Naik

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub, read by Chirag Naik.

A teen finds himself in a race against time when he learns he's given away more years than he has left to live in this thought-provoking speculative romp.

It's been one year since Hazeem's father passed away unexpectedly, and one year since Hazeem got his special ability: He... Read more

Emma and the Love Spell

By: Meredith Ireland

Narrated by: MJ Lee

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Emma and the Love Spell by Meredith Ireland, read by MJ Lee.

Witchlings meets The Parent Trap in this contemporary fantasy about a girl who tries to use her fickle witchy powers to keep her best friend (and secret crush!) from moving away.

Twelve-year-old, Korean American adoptee Emma Davidson has a problem. Two problems. Okay,... Read more

Mean Boys

By: Geoffrey Mak

Narrated by: Geoffrey Mak

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Mean Boys written and read by Geoffrey Mak.

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY DEBUTIFUL, LIT HUB, PASTE MAGAZINE, BOOK RIOT, INSIDE HOOK, AND NYLON

"This book is a rare comfort, a companion . . . Makes you say: yes, that is exactly how it is.”—Torrey Peters

A ferocious inquiry into art and desire, style and politics, madness and... Read more

Keepers of the Stones and Stars

By: Michael Barakiva

Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies & Frankie Corzo

Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Reed is leading his best life: he’s just kissed the boy of his dreams, his band is finally taking off, and he’s a shoo-in to getting elected as next year’s Student Council president. But he’s ready to give it all up when his suspiciously aristocratic guidance counselor tells him he has been chosen to go on the adventure of a lifetime. Because... Read more

Dead Girls Walking

By: Sami Ellis

Narrated by: Tamika Katon-Donegal & Geneva Mitchell

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Temple Baker knows that evil runs in her blood. Her father is the North Point Killer, an infamous serial killer known for branding his victims. He was the talk of countless true crime blogs for years. Some say he was possessed by a demon.

Some say they never found all his victims. Some say that even though he’s now behind bars, people are still... Read more

This Skin Was Once Mine

By: Eric LaRocca

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus, André Santana, Michael Crouch &...

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

THIS SKIN WAS ONCE MINE When her father dies under mysterious circumstances, Jillian Finch finds herself grieving the man she idolized while struggling to feel comfortable in the childhood home she was sent away from nearly twenty years ago. Then Jillian discovers a dark secret that will threaten to undo everything she has ever known about her... Read more

Paradise

By: Karen Anne Coccioli

Narrated by: Maria McCann

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The goddess Aphrodite was born of sea foam, and I, too had been reborn of the waters, a true birthing as if I came from my mother’s womb all over again. Claire Leccese is a romance novelist who writes happy endings for a living. Quite ironic, since she’s spent a lifetime battling demons from childhood trauma and has been anything but happy. She... Read more

Tweakerworld

By: Jason Yamas

Narrated by: Jason Yamas

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Jason: a college educated documentary film producer, cat parent of two, and one of San Francisco’s top drug dealers.After Jason’s world falls apart in LA, he moves to Berkeley for a fresh start with his kid brother. Just one problem: his long-closeted Adderall addiction has exploded into an out-of-control crystal meth binge. Within weeks,... Read more

Cinderella ist tot (Ungekürzt)

By: Kalynn Bayron

Narrated by: Josefine Hoffmann

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Sophia lebt in Cinderellas Königreich, zweihundert Jahre nach jener Ballnacht, in der Cinderella ihren Traumprinzen fand. Doch Cinderellas Geschichte dient inzwischen nur noch dazu, die Frauen zu unterdrücken und sie möglichst schnell bei einem großen Festakt im Schloss unter die Haube zu bringen. Wer sich diesem Ritual verweigert, wird getötet,... Read more

Mistletoe & Mishigas

By: M.A. Wardell

Narrated by: Kirt Graves & Mark Sanderlin

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Beauty and the Bear. Can these opposites fake their way to something real?Sheldon Soleskin should be having a horrible day. Even though he’s been unexpectedly transferred to a new school right before the holidays, has only one day to set up his new classroom, and just discovered his twin sister's been hiding an invitation to his ex-boyfriend’s... Read more

Time and Time Again

By: Chatham Greenfield

Narrated by: SJ Valiquette

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield, read by SJ Valiquette.

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club LitUp Pick

In this debut YA speculative romance perfect for fans of Rachael Lippincott, two queer, disabled, Jewish teens find themselves stuck in a time loop—and falling love.

Phoebe Mendel’s day is never ending—literally.

On August... Read more

This Dark Paradise

By: Erin Luken

Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents This Dark Paradise by Erin Luken, read by Patricia Rodriguez

In this YA fantasy debut perfect for fans of Hotel Magnifique and These Violent Delights, a girl visits the enchanted island of her dreams only to discover that its magic is horribly cursed.

An enchanted island.

In the tenements where Lucia lives, everyone dreams of... Read more

Wishbone

By: Justine Pucella Winans

Narrated by: Sam Krochmal

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Wishbone by Justine Pucella Winans, read by Sam Krochmal

Coraline meets Ghost Squad in this terrifying story about what happens when you aren't careful what you wish for.

Ollie Di Costa wishes things could be different.

He wishes the bullies at school would leave him alone. He wishes his parents would stop fighting. He wishes... Read more

I Want You More

By: Swan Huntley

Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

“A deliciously twisted love story that sneakily upends your expectations at every turn; a candy apple with a razor blade hidden inside.”
—Graham Moore, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of The Imitation GameA ghostwriting gig in the Hamptons becomes far more than a job in this sexy, atmospheric, and deliciously tense story.Reeling from her... Read more