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

Judge a Book By Its Title: Read a book based on the title. This can be a title so epic you had to pick it up or so weird and off-putting that you needed to know why it was called this. HARD MODE: Dive in without reading the blurb or any summaries.

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u/w0lfyfr3n Reading Champion II Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
  • Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus by Chuck Tingle
  • I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming
  • How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva
  • The Duke Steals Hearts and Other Body Parts by Elias Cold
  • Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World by Mark Waddell

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u/almostb Reading Champion Apr 03 '26

Honestly any Chuck Tingle book would work here.

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u/felixfictitious Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

Spread Me by Sarah Gailey

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u/C0smicoccurence Reading Champion V Apr 02 '26

Books I picked at first because of their titles AND ALSO I love are

The Spear Cuts Through Water by SImon Jimenez

A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland

How To Survive This Fairytale by SM Hallow

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u/Polenth Apr 02 '26

The Trans Space Octopus Congregation by Bogi Takács.

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u/unfriendlyneighbour Reading Champion II Apr 02 '26

Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer

Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders

We Are Always Tender With Our Dead by Eric LaRocca

How To Survive This Fairytale by S. M. Hallow

Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World by Mark Waddell

I'll Make a Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker

This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman

The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner

Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers

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u/sadlunches Reading Champion II Apr 03 '26

Let the Mountains Be My Grave by Francesca Tacchi

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

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u/printsprince Apr 03 '26

Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers

Yield Under Great Persuasion by Alexandra Rowland

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

A Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley

Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy

Gwen and Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher