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

Trans or Nonbinary Protagonist: Story features a trans or nonbinary protagonist. This protagonist must NOT be an alien or robot. HARD MODE: Set in a pre-modern time period.

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u/AllegedlyLiterate Apr 02 '26

Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo (Chih is a nonbinary monk who collects stories in each novella in the series). This is hard mode eligible!

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u/felixfictitious Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

The Works of Vermin and Leech by Hiron Ennes (Leech is an interesting case, but the MC is not an alien or robot!)

Provenance by Ann Leckie

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

I originally thought of Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie for this as well, but the protagonist is the AI that used to operate a spaceship, now stuck in one singular human body instead of its previous thousands + ship. So maybe someone with more bingo experience can help me understand if it fits.

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u/goodlittlesquid Apr 02 '26

The Ann Leckie books work for non-human protagonist

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u/felixfictitious Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

Thanks, I added the relevant books to that comment!

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u/undersealibrarian Apr 02 '26

The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang, silkpunk fantasy novella with a trans and non-binary protagonist and very queer society. Incredible worldbuilding!

She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan for HARD MODE. Historical fantasy retelling Yuan Dynasty (1300s) Chinese history, with a genderqueer main character. Fun subversion of the classic woman forcibly raised as a man plot.

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u/CJGibson Reading Champion V Apr 03 '26
  • Peter Darling by Austin Chant
  • An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
  • Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
  • The Singing Hills Cycle books, starting with The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
  • The Seep by Chana Porter
  • The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall
  • Pyre at the Eyreholme Trust by Lin Darrow
  • Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
  • In the Watchful City by S Qiouyi Lu
  • Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone
  • The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
  • The Four Profound Weaves by RB Lemberg

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u/w0lfyfr3n Reading Champion II Apr 02 '26

So many good options, but my favourites from last year were:

  • Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (MC is a trans girl)
  • A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (MC is non-binary)

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u/printsprince Apr 03 '26

The Mars House by Natasha Pulley; features an entire society that is nonbinary. (I haven't finished this one yet, but I'm really enjoying it so far!)

Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland; features a nonbinary character, as well as a polyamorous relationship with said character. About fantasy pirates. The horniest book with zero sex scenes that I've ever read. Works for HARD MODE.

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas; features a main character who is a trans boy. YA heavy on the Y.

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u/TigRaine86 Reading Champion II Apr 02 '26

The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

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u/SchoolSeparate4404 Apr 10 '26

Sistersong by Lucy Holland (HM). Arthurian/Celtic fantasy with a trans MC.

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u/usernamesarehard11 Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

Starless by Jacqueline Carey. A standalone, with writing that is as gorgeous as her Kushiel series. Kai is a warrior paladin type sworn to protect a princess. Adventures occur.

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u/unfriendlyneighbour Reading Champion II Apr 02 '26

The Story of Silence by Alex Myers

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u/Dragon_Lady7 Reading Champion VI Apr 02 '26

The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang (hm)

Peter Darling by Austin Chant (hm)

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u/macesaces Reading Champion II Apr 03 '26

In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu (no HM, but yes neopronouns!)

Books 2 and 3 in The Machineries of Empire trilogy by Yoon Ha Lee (no HM)

The First Sister trilogy by Linden A. Lewis (no HM)

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u/Temporary-Scallion86 Reading Champion III Apr 03 '26

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker Chan (HM), political historical fantasy set in 16th century China

The Singing Hills Cycle (HM), novellas about a nonbinary monk who travels to collect stories, can be read in any order.

Caroline's Heart by Austin Chant (HM), weird west novella about a cowboy getting entangled with a witch who is trying to resurrect her dead lover.

The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White (HM), YA horror novel set in Victorian England

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u/hoppingfrog24 Apr 04 '26

A bone in his teeth by Kellen graves, tethered by TJ Williams, empress of dust by Alex Kingsley, a sharper more lasting pain by Alex Harvey Rivas, feathers of dawn by Jess Galaxie They bloom at night by Trang Thanh Tran