It's June, which means it's time to celebrate Pride month with the LGBTQ+ community!
Below is a sample of books/audio books available through the Park Ridge Library and the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS). We divided these books into nonfiction, fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy/mythology categories. Within these categories you'll find a variety of genres, topics, and voices.
Reading is, if nothing else, an innate act of empathy; of putting yourself, however temporarily, in another person's shoes. Whether you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community, would like to become more familiar with queer art, or simply enjoy a great read, we encourage you to check these out. The list below is by no means exhaustive, instead offering merely a sampling of some exciting and compelling reading material being published by LGBTQ+ authors.
Happy Pride!
The Park Ridge Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Non-Fiction Books:
- All Boys Aren’t Blue, by George M. Johnson
- Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, by Alison Bechel
- Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, by Audre Lorde
- Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place, by Jackson Bird
- Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality, by Sarah McBride
- Untamed, by Glennon Doyle
Fiction Books:
- Cam Girl, by Leah Raeder
- Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin
- Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology, by Hope Nicholson
- Rubyfruit Jungle, by Rita Mae Brown
- Under the Udala Trees, by Chinelo Okparanta
- When The Moon Was Ours, by Anna-Marie McLemore
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver•
- Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
- The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake
- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Historical Fiction:
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Fantasy/Mythology:
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller