Pride Month: Fiction and Memoirs | Wellington County Library

With Teeth

A Novel

by Arnett, Kristen

Book - 2021

A surprising and moving story of two mothers, one difficult son, and the limitations of marriage, parenthood, and love. A surprising and moving story of two mothers, one difficult son, and the limitations of marriage, parenthood, and love. Show less

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The World and All That It Holds

A Novel

by Hemon, Aleksandar

Book - 2023

As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo on a sunny June day in 1914, Rafael Pinto is busy crushing herbs and grinding tablets behind the count...Show more As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo on a sunny June day in 1914, Rafael Pinto is busy crushing herbs and grinding tablets behind the counter at the pharmacy he inherited from his estimable father. It's not quite the life he had expected during his poetry-filled student days in sophisticated, libertine Vienna--but it's nothing a dash of laudanum from the high shelf, a summer stroll, and idle fantasies about passersby can't help. And then the world explodes. War devours all that they have known, and the only thing Pinto has to live for are the attentions and affection of Osman, a fellow soldier, a man of action to complement Pinto's introspective, poetic soul; a dapper, charismatic storyteller; Pinto's protector and his lover. Show less

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Milk Fed

A Novel

by Broder, Melissa

Book - 2021

Rachel is twenty-four, a lapsed Jew who has made calorie restriction her religion. By day, she maintains an illusion of existential control, by way of obs...Show more Rachel is twenty-four, a lapsed Jew who has made calorie restriction her religion. By day, she maintains an illusion of existential control, by way of obsessive food rituals, while working as an underling at a Los Angeles talent management agency. At night, she pedals nowhere on the elliptical machine. Show less

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One Last Stop

A Novel

by McQuiston, Casey

Book - 2021

Cynical twenty-three-year old August doesn't believe in much. She doesn't believe in psychics, or easily forged friendships, or finding the kind of love t...Show more Cynical twenty-three-year old August doesn't believe in much. She doesn't believe in psychics, or easily forged friendships, or finding the kind of love they make movies about. And she certainly doesn't believe her ragtag band of new roommates, her night shifts at a 24-hour pancake diner, or her daily subway commute full of electrical outages are going to change that. But then, there's Jane. Show less

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The Fiancée Farce

A Novel

by Bellefleur, Alexandria

Book - 2023

Running her family's bookstore while fending off questions about her love life, Tansy Adams invents a girlfriend, Gemma, inspired by the cover model on a ...Show more Running her family's bookstore while fending off questions about her love life, Tansy Adams invents a girlfriend, Gemma, inspired by the cover model on a bestselling book, but when the real-life Gemma--who needs to marry in order to inherit her family's publishing company--discovers Tansy's charade, she takes things one step further and announces their engagement. Show less

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Detransition, Baby

A Novel

by Peters, Torrey

Book - 2020

A trans woman, her detransitioned ex, and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy. A trans woman, her detransitioned ex, and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy. Show less

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Stone Fruit

by Lai, Lee

Graphic Novel - 2021

Bron and Ray's love for each other and for Ray's niece, Nessie, provides an oasis from their fraught family ties. But when their relationship falls apart,...Show more Bron and Ray's love for each other and for Ray's niece, Nessie, provides an oasis from their fraught family ties. But when their relationship falls apart, they are forced to face the real world, rekindle lapsed family connections, and grapple with their personal identities. Show less

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Sorrowland

A Novel

by Solomon, Rivers

Book - 2021

Vern gives birth to twins and raises them away from the influence of the outside world. But something is wrong-not with them, but with her own body...A genre-bending work of Gothic fiction that wrestles with the history of American racism. Vern gives birth to twins and raises them away from the influence of the outside world. But something is wrong-not with them, but with her own body...A genre-bending work of Gothic fiction that wrestles with the history of American racism. Show less

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Patience & Esther

An Edwardian Romance

by Searle, Sarah Winifred

Graphic Novel - 2020

Patience is a kindhearted country girl, eking out a living in Edwardian England as tremors of social change rock the world around her. When she starts her...Show more Patience is a kindhearted country girl, eking out a living in Edwardian England as tremors of social change rock the world around her. When she starts her employment in formal service on the grounds of an opulent country manor, she has no idea that her own personal revolution is about to begin. Show less

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Acts of Service

A Novel

by Fishman, Lillian

Book - 2022

Eve--a young, queer woman living in Brooklyn--has never sent a naked picture of herself to anyone, though she keeps hundreds of nudes on her phone. On a n...Show more Eve--a young, queer woman living in Brooklyn--has never sent a naked picture of herself to anyone, though she keeps hundreds of nudes on her phone. On a night she feels both beautiful and particularly interested in attention, she posts three of them online, with no accompanying text. Show less

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Glitterland

A Spires Story

by Hall, Alexis J.

Book - 2023

Ash Winters was once the golden boy of the English literary scene, but mental illness has dragged him into a cycle of self-destruction. A chance meeting w...Show more Ash Winters was once the golden boy of the English literary scene, but mental illness has dragged him into a cycle of self-destruction. A chance meeting with brassy Essex-born Darian Taylor may be the first step Ash needs to rebuild his life-if he's able to let go of the class prejudice and dangerous negative self-image that threatens to drown them both. Show less

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Chef's Choice

A Novel

by Alexander, T. J.

Book - 2023

Proud trans woman Luna O'Shea helps a trans man jump through a series of increasingly difficult hoops to inherit a huge culinary empire. Proud trans woman Luna O'Shea helps a trans man jump through a series of increasingly difficult hoops to inherit a huge culinary empire. Show less

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Delilah Green Doesn't Care

by Blake, Ashley Herring

Book - 2022

A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love-with all its complications. A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love-with all its complications. Show less

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The New Life

A Novel

by Crewe, Tom

Book - 2023

In the summer of 1894, two men collaborating on a book in defense of homosexuality, then a crime, must decide whether to continue with their project, risk...Show more In the summer of 1894, two men collaborating on a book in defense of homosexuality, then a crime, must decide whether to continue with their project, risking social ostracism and imprisonment, when Oscar Wilde is arrested shortly before their book is to be published. Show less

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Lost & Found

A Memoir

by Schulz, Kathryn

Book - 2022

Eighteen months before her beloved father died, Kathryn met Casey, the woman who would become her wife. Lost & Found weaves together their love story ...Show more Eighteen months before her beloved father died, Kathryn met Casey, the woman who would become her wife. Lost & Found weaves together their love story with Kathryn's story of losing her father in a brilliant exploration of the way families are lost and found and the ways life dispenses wretchedness and suffering, beauty and grandeur all at once. Show less

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Solomon's Crown

A Novel

by Siegel, Natasha

Book - 2023

Twelfth-century Europe. Newly-crowned King Philip of France is determined to restore his nation to its former empire and bring glory to his name. But when...Show more Twelfth-century Europe. Newly-crowned King Philip of France is determined to restore his nation to its former empire and bring glory to his name. But when his greatest enemy, King Henry of England, threatens to end his reign before it can even begin, Philip is forced to make a precarious alliance with Henry's volatile son--risking both his throne, and his heart. Show less

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Girls Can Kiss Now

Essays

by Gutowitz, Jill

Book - 2022

A funny, whip-smart collection of personal essays exploring the intersection of queerness, relationships, pop culture, the internet, and identity, introducing one of the most undeniably original new voices today. A funny, whip-smart collection of personal essays exploring the intersection of queerness, relationships, pop culture, the internet, and identity, introducing one of the most undeniably original new voices today. Show less

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Queerly Beloved

A Novel

by Dumond, Susie

Book - 2022

At her day job in a Christian bakery and with her conservative family, Amy plays the role of a straight, church-going young woman-exactly what's expected ...Show more At her day job in a Christian bakery and with her conservative family, Amy plays the role of a straight, church-going young woman-exactly what's expected in mid-2010s Tulsa, Oklahoma, the "Buckle of the Bible Belt." But at night, she tends bar at the only place in town that truly feels like home: Ruby Red's, a lovably grungy queer bar with a group of regulars who have become her chosen family. Show less

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Rainbow Rainbow

Stories

by Conklin, Lynia

Unknown - 2022

In this collection, queer, trans, and gender-nonconforming characters seek love and connection in hilarious and heartrending stories that reflect the complexity of our current moment. In this collection, queer, trans, and gender-nonconforming characters seek love and connection in hilarious and heartrending stories that reflect the complexity of our current moment. Show less

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Sedating Elaine

A Novel

by Winter, Dawn

Book - 2022

An exuberant black comedy about love, grief, sex, guilt, and one woman's hairbrained scheme to tranquilize her voraciously amorous girlfriend for a few da...Show more An exuberant black comedy about love, grief, sex, guilt, and one woman's hairbrained scheme to tranquilize her voraciously amorous girlfriend for a few days so that she might pay off her drug dealer, make some soup and finally get some peace and quiet. Show less

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Ten Steps to Nanette

A Memoir Situation

by Gadsby, Hannah

Book - 2022

In her first book, the queer Australian comedian, writer, and actress takes us through the key moments in her life that ultimately led to the creation of Nanette and her startling declaration that she was quitting comedy. In her first book, the queer Australian comedian, writer, and actress takes us through the key moments in her life that ultimately led to the creation of Nanette and her startling declaration that she was quitting comedy. Show less

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Yerba Buena

A Novel

by LaCour, Nina

Book - 2022

When Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, she leaves behind not only the losses that have shattered her world but the girl she once was, capable of...Show more When Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, she leaves behind not only the losses that have shattered her world but the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her. Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern. In her seventh year and fifth major as an undergraduate, she yearns for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but is unable to commit. On a whim, she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena and embarks on an affair with the married owner. When Sara catches sight of Emilie one morning at Yerba Buena, their connection is immediate. Show less

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And They Lived

by Salvatore, Steven

Book - 2022

Chase Arthur is a budding animator and hopeless romantic obsessed with Disney films and finding his true love, but he's plagued with the belief that he's ...Show more Chase Arthur is a budding animator and hopeless romantic obsessed with Disney films and finding his true love, but he's plagued with the belief that he's not enough for anyone: he's recovering from an eating disorder and suffers from body dysmorphia fueled by his father, and can't quite figure out his gender identity. Show less

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First Time for Everything

A Novel

by Fry, Henry

Book - 2022

An honest and heartfelt debut about a down-on-his-luck gay man working out how he fits into the world, making up for lost time and opening himself up to life's possibilities. An honest and heartfelt debut about a down-on-his-luck gay man working out how he fits into the world, making up for lost time and opening himself up to life's possibilities. Show less

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Golden Boys

by Stamper, Phil

Book - 2022

Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are best friends, bonded in their small rural town by their queerness, their good grades, and their big dreams. They are ab...Show more Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are best friends, bonded in their small rural town by their queerness, their good grades, and their big dreams. They are about to embark on the summer before senior year of high school, where each is going on a new, big adventure, from attending a design school in Paris to interning on Capitol Hill for a U.S. Senator. What will this summer of new experiences and world-expanding travel mean for each of them--and for their friendship? Show less

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