# The Queer Bookshelf

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- Authors: [Layla McCay](https://www.bookquiver.com/layla-mccay)
- Publisher: Scribe Publications
- ISBN: 978-19-1718-907-1
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2026-06-04
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

We are in the middle of a vibrant renaissance of queer writing. But LGBTQ+ writers, characters and readers have been here since the beginning — quietly, defiantly, and persistently telling their stories — if you know where to look. The Queer Bookshelf is your guide to this essential queer history, and to its contemporary flourishing. Drawing on the author’s own journey as a queer reader and book club host, and packed with recommendations from authors, booksellers, and book lovers around the world, The Queer Bookshelf is a celebration of the books that have helped generations of LGBTQ+ people find themselves on the page. From literary fiction to memoir, to crime, fantasy, and young adult, and even cowboy romance, The Queer Bookshelf is a warm, entertaining companion for anyone beginning or deepening their own queer reading adventure.