Rohit is a professor nursing a heartache after falling in unrequited love with his friend Dhruv. You know what they say about getting over people, so he sets off on a string of short-term relationships with men—until he meets the captivating Sayan, who he begins to fall for. But political tensions in India are high, and when Sayan joins a student-led movement, Rohit will have to decide where his loyalties lie. —Danika Ellis

I love a messy sapphic story, so this one is high on my list. Nell and Eve have been inseparable—for better or worse—since meeting as outcasts in high school. After 18 years and raising a seven-year-old daughter together, this “messy friendship-feud-unrequited-love-affair” comes to a head, and Nell walks away from the complicated family they’ve built. Can the two of them sort out all the tangled hurts of their long relationship to repair it? —Danika Ellis

If the title alone doesn’t sell you, author Andrea Lawlor calls this short story collection “funny and bleak like a queer George Saunders.” Mac Crane wrote a piece for Book Riot recommending short stories for perverts, saying they “don’t have to be sexual or transgressive, although they often are. To me, they have to be audacious and fearless; they have to be self-assured and big-hearted. They are unconcerned with what you think. They are fearless in their pursuit of emotional truths, an energy which is, admittedly, highly erotic.” If that sounds up your alley, check out this queer collection of stories that promises to be a “provocative and uproarious collection about pleasure, performance, and pain.” —Danika Ellis

Peter Keys refers to himself as the laziest PI in Texas. He’s also a stoner, bi, and recently inherited quite a bit of money and a house from his uncle— even though he hadn’t seen him in over a decade. This adds a bunch of colorful characters to Peter’s life, plus a mystery related to his uncle’s death, and of course, the inheritance that comes with trouble! —Jamie Canaves

What happens when a horse trainer buys her dream ranch? Unfortunately, shenanigans, and not the good kind. When Octavia buys Elmwood Ranch, she’s looking forward to settling down. But when unexplainable things start happening and her ranch hands refuse to come back to work, she has to rely on paranormal investigator Rae Jones. —Jessica Pryde

Cozy fantasy meets folk horror meets M/M monster romance. Intrigued?

Arthur never meant to enter the enchanted woods that stole his father from him, but for a big enough paycheck, here he is. On the run from monstrous birds, he meets the Lord of Wood, a figure his father told him endless stories about. But Ira is not the fae prince Arthur imagined: he’s slowly transforming into a beast, and his power over the woods is waning. To escape the woods and save Ira, they’ll have to journey into the heart of the woods to heal it, before Ira disappears completely. —Danika Ellis

In this sapphic romantasy inspired by Korean mythology, Shadow awakens after a thousand years, just when the country needs her most. A war is on the horizon, and magical dead zones threaten to consume the natural world. Shadow’s magic over darkness is key to restoring balance. She teams up in the royal court with Scarlet, who is determined to get revenge for her sister’s murder. They have to rely on each other to oppose the corruption in Shadow’s father’s court, but as they grow closer, Shadow struggles to keep her secret: she killed Scarlet’s sister in a past life. —Danika Ellis

In this trans sapphic retelling of a Portuguese folktale, Elixane has seen each of her three sisters whisked away to be married: to the King of the Air, the King of the Sea, and the King of Misery. Then, she receives a note that sets her off on a mission to rescue her sister Dores from the Kingdom of Misery, assisted by the Marquês of Luck and his sister, the charming Marquesa of Misfortune. It’s a queer, cli-fi fairy tale retelling about love and sisterhood. —Danika Ellis

Concluding the trans sci-fi duology that started with Volatile Memory, Wylla and Sable work together to sabotage VisorForge. They draw the attention of the Edenic Order, an eco-resistance group working to take down VisorForge entirely. But their partnership is pushed to its limits when Wylla begins to dream of a peaceful life, while Sable loses touch with her morality as revenge is within her grasp. What are two consciousnesses in a shared body to do? —Danika Ellis

This sapphic horror novel tells the story of Dracula like you’ve never read it before, because this isn’t the story of Dracula; it’s the story of his brides. Told in found document form through a series of letters, diary entries, and psychiatric reports, The Brides follows the three women who became the brides of Dracula…and the one who managed to escape. —Rachel Brittain

Chuck Tingle is back with another chilling camp-horror novel. Think Beetlejuice with the thrills and gore of Drive. By day, Poppy Stringer is just your average mom and aspiring fashion influencer. But since fashion isn’t paying the bills, Poppy makes money by robbing graves at night. When rockstar Eddie Michaels unexpectedly dies, Poppy is sent to retrieve the body. She’s hopeful that nabbing the remains of a queer icon will earn her enough money to get out of this business once and for all. She didn’t count on Eddie coming back to life. —Emily Martin

Two words: racist cult.

Junie Daniels was in a car accident a month ago. Her sister died, and her mother has since been so deep in her grief that she’s mostly just checked out of life. She’s unable to plan a funeral for her daughter, so Junie decides she has to do it.

The cheapest place where Junie can get a grave for her sister is in the next town. But Williamsville has a sinister history and legacy, including that its namesake was an enslaver who practiced dark magic. Janie can only worry so much, as she lives in North Carolina, where such historical stories aren’t exactly rare.

But things at the cemetery are feeling weird. Janie enlists her best friend Omari to help her investigate what’s happening. Then, the two girls are taken. It seems like Williamsville’s legacy isn’t a rumor…nor is it gone. —Kelly Jensen

And here’s another Black sapphic YA horror novel out this month! Ida and JJ were the power couple of Banneker High—until JJ dumped Ida for being bisexual. When the Black Student Union runs a campaign for a prom queen at their predominantly white school, it pits Ida against JJ’s new girlfriend. Luckily, her captivating campaign manager, Amayah, is expertly running her campaign and stealing her heart. Unluckily, prom queen candidates keep getting murdered… —Danika Ellis

Two years ago, Cam and Ivy were best friends. When Cam found a book from his uncle about queer history, it led them on a scavenger hunt around San Francisco together. Then Ivy came out to him as a lesbian, and Cam stopped talking to her. Now, Cam is out as a trans man and is working on a project about queer history that ties into the final piece of that treasure hunt: the clue they never figured out. As they race against each other to reach the end, they’ll have to finally face the things they’ve left unsaid for years. —Danika Ellis

Sora and Haena are polar opposites, but each has something the other needs: Sora is smart enough to tutor Haena so she gets into college, and Haena is outgoing enough to help Sora attract a boyfriend. The more time they spend together, however, the more they start to focus on other things — namely, each other. —Eileen Gonzalez

Kevin’s coming out didn’t go as expected—his parents mostly ignored it—but he has a plan. His classmate Raymond is out as gay and is popular. He just needs to follow Raymond’s lead. Raymond is willing to teach him, but Kevin soon realizes being the “perfect” version of gay is restricting: it means changing his clothes, his personality, and even his friend group. Maybe being perfect isn’t the right goal after all. —Danika Ellis

After ten years, July marks the end of Heartstopper, both on the page and on the screen—the Heartstopper Forever movie comes out July 17th. This final volume follows Charlie’s campaign for Head Boy and Nick’s preparation for college. Everyone knows Nick and Charlie will be together forever… but how will they navigate their relationship once Nick graduates? I’m trying to be very chill about how obsessed I currently am about Heartstopper, but suffice to say, this beautiful celebration of queer joy and community coming to an end is bittersweet. —Danika Ellis

Kal has never really belonged anywhere on Earth, so when he finds out the cute boy he’s been seeing is really an alien on the run, he decides to follow him out into the cosmos — and into a thrilling adventure that will help Kal understand the truth about his past and the importance of family. —Eileen Gonzalez

In this memoir, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham reflects on the times in his life when language failed him, from first falling in love with a boy at 15 to meeting the man he would go on to marry. “Go ahead. Try using language to slit the skin of mortality to see what’s on the other side.” And yet, despite the impossibility of reducing these moments to words, writing has been a lifelong love affair. —Danika Ellis