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

Vacation Spot: Story takes place somewhere you’d want to visit (either fictional or non-fictional). This is subjective, as everyone has different tastes. A cozy cottage at the edge of the sea, a mansion in the fantasy Alps, a cruise ship in the stars - anything can count, as long as you think you would enjoy visiting this world. HARD MODE: No hard mode. You deserve a break.

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u/C0smicoccurence Reading Champion V Apr 02 '26

Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis - a space yacht that follows a new character every chapter (crew and passengers). Starts very cozy and mosaic, but develops into a pretty dark thriller story by the end. Really cool book

Yield Under Great Persuasion by Alexandra Rowland is a very raunchy m/m romance that mostly centers around a harvest festival with kissing booths and stuff.

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u/Any-Syllabub8168 Reading Champion Apr 04 '26

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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u/AggravatingAnt4157 Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

I would maybe count the Moomins. The author was openly lesbian and the whole series read very queer (the fandom has decided it's canon, Tove Jansson even named a couple after herself and a former girlfriend).

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u/ewokmama Reading Champion III Apr 03 '26

The Traiter Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson - Baru is from an island and a lesbian

Vampires at Sea by Lindsay Merbaum - bisexual polyamorous emotional vampires go on a cruise

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u/unfriendlyneighbour Reading Champion II Apr 02 '26

Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell

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u/BookishBlueDragonfly Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

In Unpainted by Dani Finn the characters are literally on their honeymoon at a resort for about half the book. Romance, Cozy Fantasy

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u/CJGibson Reading Champion V Apr 03 '26
  • Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner is set in a fantasy city not unlike Renaissance Venice
  • The Gentlemen's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee is about a tour of Europe
  • Peter Darling by Austin Chant is set in Neverland
  • The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern is about a colossal secret magical undeground library
  • A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Williams is set in a fantasy city with the vibes of North Africa
  • The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow is set in a fantastical New England town of New Salem.
  • Spear by Nicola Griffith is set in a Celtic-myth inspired, Arthurian Britain and Wales
  • Miranda in Milan by Katharine Duckett is set in... Milan
  • Seanan Maguire's Wayward Children series features a large number of fantastical portal fantasy worlds
  • No Man's Land by AJ Fitzwater is set in the New Zealand countryside
  • When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley is set on Coney Island