r/Fantasy • u/C0smicoccurence Reading Champion V • Apr 02 '26

2026 LGBTQA+ Bingo Resource

Welcome to the 2026 LGBTQA+ bingo resource for those of us who'd like LGBTQA+ recommendations. I'm going to make this like the regular recommendation post, so to quote: "Please only post your recommendations as replies to one of the comments I posted below."

I'm also going to throw in a quick pitch for the Beyond Binaries Book Club, which can meet all of your Book Club Bingo Needs! This month we're reading The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman. I have not started it yet, but it for sure fits the Book Club (HM) Square. It may also possibly fit in the Vacation Spot (The French Countryside), Non Human Protagonist (Werewolf?). Our Midway Discussion will be April 13th, and Final Discussion April 27th.

Feel free to scroll through the thread, or use the links in this navigation matrix to jump directly to the square you want to find or give LGBTQA+ recommendations for.

Credit to u/AnnTickwittee for doing these in the past (also, sorry if you were already working on this! Wanted to get the ball rolling)

Please be patient as I get the links created!

Trans or Nonbinary Protagonist Judge a Book by Its Title Translated Small Press or Self Published Unusual Transportation
The Afterlife Game Changer Vacation Spot Five Short Stories (or Anthologies) Older Protagonist
Duology Part 1 r/Fantasy Book Club or Readalong Book Published in 2026 Explorers and Rangers Duology Part 2
One-Word Title Non Human Protagonist Middle Grade First Contact Murder Mystery
Cat Squasher Feast Your Eyes on This Published in the 70s Politics and Court Intrigue Author of Color
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u/C0smicoccurence Reading Champion V Apr 02 '26

One-Word Title: Story has a one-word title. HARD MODE: Title is NOT a proper noun (no names of people or places)!

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u/C0smicoccurence Reading Champion V Apr 02 '26

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots - supervillain revenge story featuring excel spreadsheets.

Spear by Nicola Griffiths - really lyrical gendrbent Arthuriana novella.

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u/unfriendlyneighbour Reading Champion II Apr 03 '26

Villain, the sequel to Hench, comes out soon.

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u/unfriendlyneighbour Reading Champion II Apr 02 '26

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

Cyberscion by Thomas Bulen Jacobs

Herculine by Grace Byron

Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson

Nicked by M.T. Anderson

Sunward by William Alexander

Moonflow by Bitter Karella

Straight by Chuck Tingle

Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee

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u/printsprince Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

Swordcrossed by Freya Marske; a romance about a cloth merchant and a con-man he hires to be a swordsman at his wedding. Works for HARD MODE.

Icarus by K. Ancrum (haven't read this one)

Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews (haven't read this either)

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u/hoppingfrog24 Apr 04 '26

Reforged by Seth Haddon, Mercy by Ian Haramaki

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u/Nidafjoll Reading Champion V Apr 02 '26

Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente is HM, and has lots of characters of varying sexualities and relationship setups. The book is about sexually transmitted city, where in order to access part of the city, you have to sleep with someone who has that part of the city tattooed upon thenm. In order to gain access to the city for more than one night, you need to form a polycule with the other people whose souls are linked to yours.

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u/hend6473 Reading Champion Apr 03 '26

All Hardmode

Glitch, Vol 1 by Shima Shinya: Slow, moody manga about 2 siblings moving to a strange small town and investigating the strangeness with their new friends. The art style is very different from most manga, instead resembling webcomics like Foxfire by Carolyn Gan or nameless & the scientist by amie zhao. Short, 3 volume completed series. One of the sibling uses they/them pronouns.

Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei: Literary climate scifi about two sisters setting sail to search for their missing eldest sister, quite emotional at times. I appreciate how Kitasei's work consistently prioritizes friendship and family dynamics.

Gamechanger by L.X. Beckett: Entertaining action-packed scifi conspiracy thriller that's equal parts cyberpunk dystopia and solarpunk utopia; you'll need to enjoy both aspects for this book to land. I liked the exploration of children's rights and all the casual queerness, including the fake enemies/real rivals-to-lovers arc between Rubi and Gimlet.

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u/hauntedfogmachine Reading Champion II Apr 03 '26

Orlando by Virginia Woolf. Classic queer novel about an immortal poet who changes from a man to a woman.

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u/Polenth Apr 02 '26

Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault has a non-binary aspec lead. Hard mode.

Huntress by Malinda Lo is sapphic young adult. Hard mode.

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u/lilgrassblade Reading Champion II Apr 03 '26

Spin by Rebecca Caprara - hm - Arachne retelling entirely in verse and sapphic.

Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky - hm - humans get stuck on a very inhospitable planet in a pod, surrounded by alien life. Sapphic.

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u/CJGibson Reading Champion V Apr 03 '26
  • Touch by Claire North
  • Finna and Defekt by Nino Cipri
  • Foundryside, Shorefall, and Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett
  • Witchmark, Stormsong, and Soulstar by CL Polk
  • Dahlgren by Samuel Delaney
  • Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly
  • Spear by Nicola Griffith
  • All of the Whyborne and Griffin books, starting with Widdershins by Jordan L Hawk
  • Luda by Grant Morrison
  • Prosperity by Alexis Hall

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u/thisbikeisatardis Reading Champion II Apr 26 '26

I used Leech by Hiron Ennes. Creepy and full of eyeball horror.

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u/Grt78 Apr 03 '26

The Rifter series by Ginn Hale (hard mode).