It’s Pride Month, which is the perfect excuse to buy queer books! There are so many excellent new queer YA books out in 2026. Below, I’ve highlighted 25 of the most exciting ones, including contemporary fiction, mysteries and thrillers, SFF, horror, nonfiction, and graphic novels.
An aro/ace love story, a sapphic thriller, trans horror, a pansexual mystery, a trans retelling of Dorian Gray, a queer graphic memoir—you’ll find that and more in the new queer YA books of 2026.
Most of these came out earlier this year, but there are a few anticipated releases to preorder, like the final volume of Heartstopper by Alice Oseman, which is out in July. Now, let’s get started expanding your Pride Month TBR!
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