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    2. Celebrate Mardi Gras with these diverse YA reads!

    Celebrate Mardi Gras with these diverse YA reads!

    Monday 28 February 2022

    Make your bookshelves rainbow this Mardi Gras with the following LGBTQIA+ book suggestions!

     

    • Heartstopper Volume 1 - Alice Oseman

      Heartstopper Volume 1
      Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between - for fans of THE ART OF BEING NORMAL, Holly Bourne and LOVE, SIMON.

    • Afterlove - Tanya Byrne

      Afterlove
      A stunning queer romance about love in the afterlife - can love overcome death itself? Ash is about to become a reaper in the afterlife, but she is determined to see her first love Poppy one last time - the only thing that separates them is death.

    • If This Gets Out - Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich

      If This Gets Out
      One of the world's biggest boy bands. A secret love. What happens if the world finds out? A queer YA boy band romance from Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich, perfect for fans of Only Mostly Devastated and What If It's Us.

    • Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo

      Last Night at the Telegraph Club
      A gripping story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the 1950s.

    • Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating - Adiba Jaigirdar

      Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating
      WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2022! Hani and Ishu couldn't be less alike - and they definitely don't like each other. But when fates collide and they pretend to date each other, things start to get messy... A heart-warming queer YA love story for fans of Becky Albertalli.

    • All That's Left in the World - Erik J. Brown

      All That's Left in the World
      Jamie and Andrew are strangers, and two of the last people on Earth. They don't know what they'll find on their perilous journey ... but they may just find each other. A queer romance about courage, hope and humanity - this is How I Live Now with the heart of Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda.

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