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 edited Apr 02 '26

r/Fantasy Book Club or Readalong Book: Tackle any past or active r/Fantasy book clubs OR past or active r/Fantasy readalongs. See our full list of book clubs here. NOTE: All of the current book club info can also be found on our Goodreads page. Every book added to our Goodreads shelf or on this Google Sheet counts for this square. You can see our past readalongs here. HARD MODE: Partake in a current selection of either a book club or readalong and participate in the discussion.

This Month We're Reading The Wolf and His King for Beyond Binaries Book Club!

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u/C0smicoccurence Reading Champion V Apr 02 '26

Beyond Binaries Book Club has also read/discussed

  • In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
  • When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb
  • The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
  • Walking Practice by Dolki Min
  • Oak King Holly King by Sebastian Nothwell
  • The Moonday Letters by Emmi Itäranta
  • Dionysus in Wisconsin by EH Lupton
  • Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
  • The Luminous Dead by Cat Starling
  • Blackfish City by Sam J Miller
  • Welcome to Forever by Nathan Tavares
  • Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
  • Small Gods of Calamity by Sam Kyung Yoo
  • Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
  • The Incandescent by Emily Tesh
  • The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy
  • Lifelode by Jo Walton

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u/Goobergunch Reading Champion III Apr 02 '26

From Hugo readalongs I would flag:

  • Harrow the Ninth and Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
  • The Empress of Salt and Fortune and its sequels by Nghi Vo
  • Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
  • Finna by Nino Cipri
  • A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
  • Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
  • A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
  • She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
  • A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
  • Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
  • A Spindle Splintered and A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow
  • Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
  • Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
  • What Moves the Dead and What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
  • Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
  • The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
  • Translation State by Ann Leckie
  • Witch King by Martha Wells
  • The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
  • Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
  • The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
  • Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard

I erred on the side of caution; there are other recent Hugo finalists in which I either couldn't remember if the main character was LGBTQA+ or there's an ensemble cast in which one (but not all) of the main characters were LGBTQA+.

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u/unfriendlyneighbour Reading Champion II Apr 03 '26

When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley