What makes a good Queer Book? My favorite YA Queer Books! 

Every time you don't pronounce wlw as wooloowoo it distresses me

i SAW *MAGNUS CHASE*

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is also hilariously good! Absolutely recommend

I will always judge a list with a question: does it have Ari and Dante in it? I feel the person that makes the list gets me when that’s there. So far it’s almost always a yes. 😂😂😂

Some of my favorites that you didn’t mention: Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde: three friends go to a convention in LA together. Of the two mai characters, one is a fat autistic girl with anxiety and one is a bisexual Asian Australian girl, and they both have adorable romances. There’s great representation, and the book is also just really cute and nerdy and fun! Once and Future by Cori McCarthy and Amy Rose Capetta: King Arthur and Merlin in space! Merlin is mlm, Arthur gets reincarnated as a wlw refugee, and they and their friends (almost all of whom are queer, including canon nb and ace characters) take on the corrupt capitalist dystopia government! And the authors are married! The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta: queer witches in the California redwoods! Also, Amy Rose Capetta might be one of my favorite authors now.

The song of Achilles 😭💜

hold on something’s caught in my throat *COUGH HACK WHEEZE* CARRY ON BY RAINBOW ROWELL *WHEEZE COUGH HACK* sorry don’t know what happened there

This is amaaaaazing!! I love your channel and have only just discovered it lol. And I'm very grateful for the captions, they add extremely valuable accessibility to your videos

It's been several years since I read it but I really enjoyed Annie on My Mind. I think it was one of the first books (if not the first) that featured a same-gender couple that actually had a happy ending. WLW realistic fiction, it was great.

I loved Ash!! The ending made me so happy

I was wondering when a new video of yours was gonna be posted and there you appeared, thank you!

I'd recommend We Are The Ants by Sean David Hutchenson. It's a YA contemporary with a dash of sci fi. The main character is dealing with depression, bullying and his boyfriend's suicide so it's not the lightest book ever (tw for attempted rape) but I adored Henry as a character in this book. If you like darker YA contemporary I'd recommend this one. I also loved We Are Okay by Nina Lacour. Our main character is a sapphic girl who moved across the country after a major shake up in her family life. She deals with grief and depression. This one was also really well done and a super quick read. I just finished Autoboyography by Christina Lauren the other day and it's also amazing. It follows Tanner a bi dude just trying to make it through his last semester of high school in his EXTREMELY Mormon town but a complication arises when he falls for the bishop's son. The romance in this one was amazing 5/5. But what I really lived about this book was the exploration of the intersection between sexuality and religion. If your looking for an adult book to read I'd recommend This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel. It follows the mother of a trans little girl and how she and their entire family navigate the world. What I like about this novel is despite the serious and sometimes heartbreaking subject matter this book has an overall positive tone. I wouldn't say it skirts around the realities of transphobia but it does overall have a heart warning and positive tone. And after reading so many books about depressed queer kids a little hope is appreciated

Fans of the impossible life is a really good book. It's mainly about mental health and finding your identity, but one of the characters is gay and this plays a big role in his story. And it's just a very good book that gives a very good picture of what it's like to struggle growing up. And it's really good. Did I say it's really good? I really love this book.

Have You Read When The Moon Was Ours?? And If So What Were Your Thoughts And Opinions About It?? If Not Recommended Its Pretty Good

I was typing up this comment to mention Hero and then you added it in an additional 2 honorable mentions (spoilers...ig?) So, thank you Thay book meant a lot to me and im glad it got mentioned. I wish I had something more to offer.

I'd also recommend Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno. It's got some good gay, bi and ace representation.

Just a few recs that I LOVE: Literally everything by Tillie Walden, What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli, The Love and Lies of Ruhksana Ali by Sabina Khan, Lumberjanes by several authors, It's Not Like It's A Secret by Misa Saguira and On The Come Up by Angie Thomas.

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza, We Are The Ants, and/or The Edge Of The Universe by Shaun David Hutcherson. All three feature a not straight protagonist, a romance, and hopefulness in an apocalypse? I guess. It's not a series, but there's a cameo at one point of another book. Some warnings for not great mental health stuff, depression, etc. Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. Fake friends into secret romance. Very cute, made me cry at one point, features the son of the first female president and a prince of England. Everything Leads to you and/or You Know Me Well by Nina Lacour (and David Leviathin in the second) Both feature wlw relationships, the second also has a mlm relationship and they're very cute, nothing too heavy. Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins. Boarding school roommates, enemies to lovers, reads like a very cute and well written fanfic. The Weight Of the Stars by K. Ancrum. wlw, space, and secrets. Check Please by Ngozi Ukazu. mlm, hockey, graphic novel. Ive only read the first of the series but I think it might be free online somewhere? I got it from my library. You do not need to know anything about hockey, and if youre like me, it might leave you liking hockey.

this was so good!!! thank you :D

I remember finding Drama and getting to the part where that dude wore a dress and kisses the prince (i can't remember their names sorry lol) i showed my mom that scene while i laughed. I also haven't read trials of Apollo yet and I'm terrified but not in a bad way lol. Also, also i once read a book and it's still currently my fav but it had a gay guy named Andrew and a bisexual man who's name was Jamison or Jamie i think. The story takes place in an apocalyptic scenario and i found it to be adorable but also kind of depressing at parts, def recommend, the name of the book is All that's left in the world. Anyways thanks for reading this, have a nice day.

Great recommendations!

Love these! Thanks!

these are all my favourite books!!!

Ohh i think i have another one for kids! And middle school age too. It’s a comic. Short but sweet: The tea dragon society by katie o neill Cute and set in a fantasy world with tiny dragons with tea leaves growing out of their horns. 4 of the main characters are queer. Both young girls- who have such a sweet interactions and their mentors,(who are teaching them the act of raising tea dragons) two senior men who are basically married. One is disabled. Its one of my favorite books and the art is wonderful. Also the author has another comic - Aquicorn cove- fantasy still but deals with issues like ocean pollution. There’s ocean magic and underwater realms. The main character’s aunt is in love with the queen of the sea. It’s great.

To rec a few: 'Proud' - a collection of stories edited by Juno Dawson 'Pulp' - by Robin Talley 'Out of the Blue' - by Sophie Cameron 'They Both Die at the End' - by Adam Silvera 'Mosh Pit' - by Kristyn Dunnion Also for graphic novels: 'Gumballs' by Erin Nations 'Spinning' by Tillie Walden 'SuperMutant Magic Academy' by Jillian Tamaki and even though they're not strictly YA, I definitely recommend Becky Chambers sci-fi books 'The Long Way to a Small and Angry Planet' and 'A Closed and Common Orbit' Also, not completely LGBT+, but 'The Secret Loves of Geek Girls' and 'The Secret Loves of Geeks' features queer folks essays/comics in these anthologies on what fandom/media/characters mean to them.

If you like dystopian fiction, then Proxy and the sequel, Guardian from Alex London. It had so many things in it, also tackles a lot of other issues. I love them. Read them, appreciate them. I did not read his new book yet but it is apparently fantasy but I can't vouch for it yet.

Some great ones there, and some more to go on my list! I'm not 100% sure it's YA and you didn't mention sci fi, but have you read the Wayfarers books, starting with The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet? Slice-of-life sci fi! Really well-developed alien cultures! Fantastic characters! And basically queerness all through the entire series, main characters, side characters, background characters, it's rad as hell. The other two books do come off the first one, so reading it first will definitely enhance the story, but they can technically stand alone too. Also, novelette I read recently which was CUTE AS HELL, The Cybernetic Tea Shop. Adorable romance between a human and a robot! Both are ace WLW, including the human character! (Okay there is some ace rep around but like. A lot of them are robots or aliens. I was very excited to find a human ace character.) And just sweet as heck.

One of my favorite queer books is We Are The Ants by Shawn David Hutchison It’s weird, it has aliens, angst, but most importantly it’s an amazing story that has a gay lead and it’s not about him coming out. (Nothing wrong with coming out stories, just a nice change) I actually recommend all of Shawn’s books, I believe there is a queer character in every single one. May not be the protagonist but they’re there.

Awesome!!

lots of good shit on this list!! a few of my favorites that arent in here 1: tell me again how a crush should feel by sara farizan. a gay persian-american high school girl, leila, whos trying to come out while also dealing with her crush on a new girl (fair warning, her relationship with the girl turns out pretty toxic and it might be tough to read, but in the end leila gets a happy ending). deals realistically with coming out and just... being a gay teen? but still has a very happy ending, just one that made me cry along the way. 2: carry on by rainbow rowell. harry potter if harry was bi, draco was a gay vampire, they were roommates, and it actually acknowledged how terrible of a person dumbledore was! in all seriousness, theres a really cool magic system in play here and the main relationship is all the enemies to friends to lovers goodness you could ask for, plus i think they do cool things with the girl the boys are "supposed" to fight over. really good stuff, plus its getting a sequel! last one i cant count because i dont remember a lot of details. it was about a queer (bi i think?? definitely not straight) latina teenager whos part of a family of witches and has to go on a whole adventure to save her family. its a modern fantasy book? i believe it was the first book of a series? it might have been called bruja? idk but it was good, so i'll leave it here in case anyone has the title/author

Please review aggretsuko season 2 and explain how good it was up until ep 7 and how and why it got stupidly bad since ep 8 because I can't understand it. I'm so disappointed

If you like lesbians, faries, centaurs, enemies to lovers, overthrowing of oppressive regimes go read LUNAV! There's heart felt emotions, talking trees, dragons, black lesbians and fantasy races of color and im horrible at describing things but the book is really good. It's more of a slow burn but once it starts to burn IT SURE DOES BURN

-One of my favorite books is called Please Forgive Me Leonard Peacock. Its about suicide and its very intense and emotional. One of my favorite characters in the book is gay. -The first book I ever read with a trans character in it is called the Symptoms of Being Human. That book is also really good.

Loved Nimona

I am a teacher and thank you sooooo much for recommending books that are appropriate ^.^ the struggle is real^^ - you added Achilles and A Gentlemans Guide !!! ❤ I loved those. I also loved Carry On. Did you read it? Did you like it? Thanks for the video 😉 I would like to recommend My Brothers name is Jessica, to you. It's about a transgender boy and his brother in England and it is great rep with the happy end I needed

I really recommend The Rules and Regulations of Mediating Myths and Magic by F.T. Lukens, an urban fantasy about a bisexual teenage boy trying to balance a new job involve keeping fantasy creatures in check without the public knowing, and his growing relationship with his crush the lovable high school jock. It's a fun book that I love so much

after Ash (which I've already read and adore), I literally opened my goodreads in a separate tab so I can add all the rest to my to-read list

The Captive Prince trilogy is nice (the author is a bisexual woman), and also the All for the Game trilogy (author is an asexual woman). Both trilogies have some triggers, so check them out before reading. I also really like the webcomic Heartstopper (it isn't finished yet, I think 2 volumes were published, but you can find more chapters on the author's Tumblr and other social media, and she has other books out).

Oh I love the Prince and the Dressmaker. Here's some more queer comic reccomendations: Bloom written by Kevin Panetta, illustrated by Savanna Ganucheau. It's about a greek teenage boy whose parents run a bakery. He falls for the boy they hire to help the family business. Also general coming of age stuff. Art's gorgeous. Fence written by C. S. Pacat and drawn by Johanna the Mad. Fencing and queer characters. It's more about the sport than relationships so far but it's fun. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. Autobiographical comic. It's about her life as a lesbian and her relationship with her father. It's also a musical now apparently? This is for adults really bit it's good.

I don't have enough experience with it to really pick a favourite queer YA novel, but I did enjoy Otherbound by Corrine Duyvis and one of it's two protagonists is bisexual - Back when I was growing up it felt more like 'there's children and there's adult and maybe if you're lucky you can find 'teen fiction' aimed at 13-14 year olds but there's nothing labelled inbetween' (I've seen a couple of things from the 80s where if it had come out today would have probably been YA but... Marketed as adult fiction because YA didn't really exist back then) so I don't have as much experience with the genus as I would like. Any chance of doing this for disability representation in YA, since, well, the only good autism representation I've ever seen is in YA (On the Edge of Gone, also by Corrine Duyvis) meaning I didn't really know what representation actually felt like until I was in my early 30s, yaaaay - I'd just thought it was 'I'm a white guy, I'm the default' rather than 'Nothing's really been written with an explicitly autistic protagonists by an openly autistic author' prior to that.

The knitting lesbian book I should've read ages ago, but haven't because I'm me: Knit One, Girl Two. I've been told by other wlw knitters that it's great, so I feel bad for not reading it

I was so surprised when you got to the children's books like "these exist? O.o" I live in hungary and last year a book called something like fairytail land is everyone's (idk if it has an english title so that's just my translation) came out and it was a collection of folktales but it's main characters were replaced with people from different minority groups, and there was a gay prince in one of them or something, so a young right wing politician thought it would be a great idea to publicly put it in a paper shredder while talking shit about an oppressed group, then post it on the internet, wich resulted in it becoming a big topic and later on a bestseller. It backfired but there were still a big drama sorrounding it and there were people out there saying stuff like "it's more dangerous than the virus" and some even protested aganist it, so when you just pulled out like four picture books solely about lgbtq+ storyes, I felt how distant america really is from us. There are a lot places worse than my country, and america too is only slowly making developmens, but it still hit me hard that why I see so much positive stuff about lgbtq+ people is because I seek them on the internet and I hardly ever see anything outside of america so when it (rarely) becomes a topic in my country, and I get a better view on our own condition, I see how bad it is compered to america, and how distant that world really is from us, even when most of our entratainment and modern culture comes from them. Sometimes the internet and media makes it easy to forget where I really am, and then it just hits me like a truck...

Eight Seconds wasn't #8 on that list?

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