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Please read the rules below for nominating BEFORE you create your post!! And check our bookshelves to be sure you are not nominating something we have already read as a group within the past five years! Books that were read in the first years of the group are fine to repeat as we have many new members since then.

Only ONE nomination per person.

Please be sure to post the title and author.

Authors may not nominate their own books.

Please add your selection to this thread. Once there are a sufficient number of titles, we will vote via a poll. Each person may choose one title.

Remember, the authors should be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, or feature significant gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender characters in their work. Queer can be interpreted as broadly as we like.

Any genre (SF/fantasy, horror, romance, mystery), non-fiction, and classics are acceptable. Based on this criteria, we should have plenty of books to choose from. If you are nominating a title that is part of a series, please make sure to nominate the first book, unless we have already read it as a group.

The book discussions will start as soon as poll voting is done and continue through the end of May. This should give everyone sufficient time to obtain and read the books.

I'd like to nominate Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer, a speculative novel set in a future where outward identification of gender is socially taboo - it's a brilliant book, and won her Best New Writer at the Hugos this year

Benjamin wrote: "I'd like to nominate Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer, a speculative novel set in a future where outward identification of gender is socially taboo - it's a brilliant book, and ..."

Sounds great Ben!

I'll nominate We the Animals by Justin Torres. I've had friends recommend it to me and still haven't read it yet.

Meanwhile, Elsewhere! It's a trans sci fi collection of short stories.

I’d like to nominate The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights by Redfern Jon Barrett.

I'd like to nominate every novel written by Adam Silvera cause I feel like It's a really awesome read. heart breaking every one of them. But I guess I'd nominate Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin.

HJ wrote: "I’d like to nominate The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of the Straights by Redfern Jon Barrett."

Looks fun!

I'll nominate ¶Ù²¹±ôí by E.M. Hamill. Sci-fi. Third gender main character. Although set in the future, it resonates in contemporary times.

I nominate The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Anyone can either nominate a book or second a book that has already been nominated. The eight books with the most number of seconds will go to the poll. Among books with the same number of seconds, choice of which book goes to the poll will be based on which nomination was received earliest.

I’m thinking ‘My Cat Yugoslavia� by Pajtim Statovci, sounds wonky in a good way.

Lots of great nominations! Selfishly, I'm thrilled to see that many are available on Audible, which will be great with my commute. :)

Anyone want to second a book nominated? See rules in post #12 above for which books will go through to the poll.

I'd like to nominate Days Without End by Sebastian Barry!

I second My Cat Yugoslavia � its a stunning book!

Jazz Moon

I will second Too Like the Lightning. I have heard good things about it.

Uncle’s Story, by Witi Ihimaera, is the story of a young Maori gay man, who tries to uncover the truth about the uncle he never knew he had. The first book to ever prompt me to track down and write to the author to express my thanks.

Kay wrote: "Meanwhile, Elsewhere! It's a trans sci fi collection of short stories."

I second this recommendation! I've been really wanting to read this.

I'd like to nominate The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles. I love all her Victorian-set novels, but this one, the first of a trilogy, has some marvelous bits that I particularly adore.

I'd like to nominate Jazz Moon by Joe Okonkwo. It won Publishing Triangle's 2017 Debut Fiction Award.

It's terrific, and hopeful. Red's writing is gorgeous and the storytelling is creative.

Greg wrote: "HJ wrote: "I’d like to nominate The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of the Straights by Redfern Jon Barrett."

Looks fun!"

I will second Too Like the Lightning, as that's one I'm really looking forward to reading.

I want to nominate Boys of Life by Paul Russel. I would also like to nominate a series or the first book in the series: Boystown by Marshall Thornton.

Joseph wrote: "I want to nominate Boys of Life by Paul Russel. I would also like to nominate a series or the first book in the series: Boystown by Marshall Thornton."

You can only nominate one book Joseph - a hard choice, but which do you choose? :)

Life is full of hard choices. I nominate Boystown 1.

I'm interested in Too Like... as well!

I would like to nominate The Inexplicable Logic of My Life too. I really want to read that.

I would nominate "Hide" by Matthew Griffin. A truly original book about a longterm, committed but secret gay relationship in a particular place (the south) and time (beginning in the late 1940s-early 1950s). At once beautiful, strange, heartbreaking and uplifting, it is a good reminder of just how far we've come. In these days of Trump and Sessions it would be wise for us all not to take anything for granted.

I'd like to nominate Triad Blood by Nathan Burgoine. I've been wanting to read that for a while.

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions!

Just a few rules reminders since we haven't done this in a while:
- You can second only one book or nominate only one book, not both.
- Don't forget: an author cannot nominate their own book.
- Also, books should be widely enough available that members don't have too much trouble getting hold of them.

The top 8 will go to the poll, sorted first by number of seconds and after that sorted by time they were nominated.

Here's the current nomination list:

1. Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer (3 seconds)
2. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (3 seconds)
3. Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (2 seconds)
4. Jazz Moon by Joe Okonkwo (2 seconds)
5. Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin (2 seconds)
6. Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers (2 seconds)
7. We the Animals by Justin Torres (1 second)
8. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (1 second)
------------- <- current poll cutoff
My Cat Yugoslavia by Pajtim Statovci (1 second)
Uncle's Story by Witi Ihimaera (1 second)
The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles (1 second)
The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights by Redfern Jon Barrett
¶Ù²¹±ôí by E.M. Hamill
Three Nick Nowak Mysteries by Marshall Thornton
Hide by Matthew Griffin
Triad Blood by Nathan Burgoine
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration by David Wojnarowicz
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal
The Missing Myth: A New Vision of Same-Sex Love by Gilles Herrada
The Puritan Pirate by Jules Radcliffe

I'd like to second Jazz Moon Historical Paris & jazz is a winning combination.

FYI, not a nomination, but if anyone else shares these tastes you might enjoy Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932

I would like to second: The Magpie Lord. I loved it to bits!!

I am excited by all the nominations and seconds! This will be a great group read!

List updated in message 31

Greg wrote: "Thanks everyone for the great suggestions!

Just a few rules reminders since we haven't done this in a while:
- You can second only one book or nominate only one book, not both.
- Don't forget: an..."

I'm seconding Uncle's Story because a review I read of it here starts:
"There are no gay Maoris. If someone is born Maori and admits to being gay they are thrown out of their tribe, family and village and never mentioned again."
Sold. Always down for a story about someone who loses everything while (re?)gaining their authentic self. Freedom ain't free, to co-opt a phrase.

Richard wrote: I'm seconding Uncle's Story because a review I read of it here starts:
"There are no".."

How fascinating David and Richard, I see this is the same author who wrote The Whale Rider. I'm very intrigued! If Uncle's Story doesn't win the poll, I'd be interested in a buddy read of it.

List updated again in message 31.

Maddy asked to add his nomination of Ramona Blue through a private message. Updated list per his request.

Diane wrote: "Greg wrote: "I'll nominate We the Animals by Justin Torres. I've had friends recommend it to me and still haven't read it yet."

I nominated another book (Rakesh Sa..."

Thanks Diane! I'm really impressed by the quality of the nominations this time - I'd be happy reading a great many of them!!

I'm interested in reading Golden Boy, I've heard great things about it.

I would love to talk about Ramona Blue, which I have read. Cannot second it tho since I nominated something.

Bonn Karla wrote: "I'm interested in reading Golden Boy, I've heard great things about it."

Did you want to second that one Bonn Karla?

Greg wrote: "Bonn Karla wrote: "I'm interested in reading Golden Boy, I've heard great things about it."

Did you want to second that one Bonn Karla?"

Yes. Thanks.

I'm going to second We The Animals. Luckily for me it's available in the library.

The Missing Myth, by Gilles Herrada.

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I second Days Without End.

Raul wrote: "I'm going to second We The Animals. Luckily for me it's available in the library."

Thanks Raul! :)

How is the availability of these nominated books in your region? I did notice that 7 of the 8 above the line are available on Audible.com; so I assume they're quite widely available in the US. I'm curious what the availability is like in other regions though.

I updated the list in message 31 and checked back to be sure I had the order correct. It goes first by number of seconds, and within the same number of seconds, it goes by the how early it was originally nominated.

The books being nominated look superb, and I love that many are new to me!

I'd like to nominate "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Greg wrote: "Raul wrote: "I'm going to second We The Animals. Luckily for me it's available in the library."

Thanks Raul! :)

How is the availability of these nominated books in your region? I did notice that ..."

I just did a quick check on the availability of the leading 8 books from Amazon UK. I know there are other suppliers but Amazon seems to be a good way of checking general availability. Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers appears to be available only as an import and takes 2 to 5 weeks for delivery. Golden Boy is only available second hand from third party sellers. The other 6 are all available as hardbacks, paperbacks or kindle editions.

Andrew wrote: "I just did a quick check on the availability of the leading 8 books from Amazon UK. I know there are other suppliers but Amazon seems."

Thanks so much Andrew for looking into this! It's good to know that a lot of these are available in your region - Queerreaders is a very international group, and I'm hoping members in different regions will be able to easily get at least one of the two final poll winners.