{"id":354657,"date":"2026-06-10T13:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/354657\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:33:11","slug":"18-lgbtq-books-by-california-authors-to-read-for-pride-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/354657\/","title":{"rendered":"18 LGBTQ+ Books by California Authors to Read for Pride Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1qqh3wl emevuu60\">To honor Pride month, stack your to-read list with these standout works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by LGBTQ+ authors who have ties to California. From a biography of the first openly gay politician in the country to a nonbinary archivist and from a retelling of the Cupid-Psyche myth to a Hollywood fixer, these are books we think you\u2019ll love any time of year. <\/p>\n<p>BEINGS, BY ILANA MASAD<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altaonline.com\/books\/fiction\/a68446106\/ilana-masad-beings-book-review\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.altaonline.com\/books\/fiction\/a68446106\/ilana-masad-beings-book-review\/\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"READ OUR REVIEW\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" class=\"body-btn-link css-vwxxsq emevuu60\" target=\"_blank\">READ OUR REVIEW<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/beings-a-novel-ilana-masad\/f7255fc6b68b0e11?ean=9781639737000&amp;next=t\" 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noamzn css-vwxxsq e1aq0z090\" data->BUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>THE PALACE OF EROS, BY CARO DE ROBERTIS<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altaonline.com\/books\/g61677239\/10-new-books-for-august-2024-my-chicano-heart-wilder-shore\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.altaonline.com\/books\/g61677239\/10-new-books-for-august-2024-my-chicano-heart-wilder-shore\/\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"READ OUR REVIEW\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" class=\"body-btn-link css-vwxxsq emevuu60\" target=\"_blank\">READ OUR REVIEW<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-palace-of-eros-a-novel-caro-de-robertis\/bb50a2232e5d30c5?ean=9781668035245&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-palace-of-eros-a-novel-caro-de-robertis\/bb50a2232e5d30c5?ean=9781668035245&amp;next=t\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"BUY THE BOOK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"c32e852d-ceb4-4c7a-9191-2e04c7076a19\" data-href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-palace-of-eros-a-novel-caro-de-robertis\/bb50a2232e5d30c5?ean=9781668035245&amp;next=t\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-palace-of-eros-a-novel-caro-de-robertis\/bb50a2232e5d30c5?ean=9781668035245&amp;next=t\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-url=\"\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-fp-affiliate-inline-link=\"false\" data-fp-affiliate-button-link=\"false\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$17.70\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"8540d8ce-af79-4b31-8de7-3d10c141368d\" data-vars-ga-product-sem3-category=\"LGBTQ+ Literature &amp; Fiction\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" data-vars-ga-product-primary-ux=\"button\" class=\"body-btn-link product-links-button noskim noamzn css-vwxxsq e1aq0z090\" data->BUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GAY BAR: WHY WE WENT OUT, BY JEREMY ATHERTON LIN<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/gay-bar-why-we-went-out-jeremy-atherton-lin\/a32009fc37a26e5d?ean=9780316458757&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/gay-bar-why-we-went-out-jeremy-atherton-lin\/a32009fc37a26e5d?ean=9780316458757&amp;next=t\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"BUY THE BOOK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"90ef7b96-11be-411a-aacc-a5d2073cf270\" data-href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/gay-bar-why-we-went-out-jeremy-atherton-lin\/a32009fc37a26e5d?ean=9780316458757&amp;next=t\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/gay-bar-why-we-went-out-jeremy-atherton-lin\/a32009fc37a26e5d?ean=9780316458757&amp;next=t\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-url=\"\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-fp-affiliate-inline-link=\"false\" data-fp-affiliate-button-link=\"false\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"03554805-6f3e-4ab2-bd3f-388f8f4c95a6\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" data-vars-ga-product-primary-ux=\"button\" class=\"body-btn-link product-links-button noskim noamzn css-vwxxsq e1aq0z090\" data->BUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS, BY DONIKA KELLY<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-natural-order-of-things-poems-donika-kelly\/ef3ea2f229286e1a?ean=9781644453599&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-natural-order-of-things-poems-donika-kelly\/ef3ea2f229286e1a?ean=9781644453599&amp;next=t\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"BUY THE BOOK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"6c8aca33-489c-4c15-96b7-d9bdc252101d\" data-href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-natural-order-of-things-poems-donika-kelly\/ef3ea2f229286e1a?ean=9781644453599&amp;next=t\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-natural-order-of-things-poems-donika-kelly\/ef3ea2f229286e1a?ean=9781644453599&amp;next=t\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-url=\"\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-fp-affiliate-inline-link=\"false\" data-fp-affiliate-button-link=\"false\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"0f7778a0-9da3-490d-b7d6-5c2833a7327a\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" data-vars-ga-product-primary-ux=\"button\" class=\"body-btn-link product-links-button noskim noamzn css-vwxxsq e1aq0z090\" data->BUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>THE FUTURE OF ANOTHER TIMELINE, BY ANNALEE NEWITZ<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-future-of-another-timeline-annalee-newitz\/391c8dbe2dc503cf?ean=9780765392114&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-future-of-another-timeline-annalee-newitz\/391c8dbe2dc503cf?ean=9780765392114&amp;next=t\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"BUY THE BOOK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"2acf56a5-183c-44cb-927b-f0c1e56b30ab\" data-href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-future-of-another-timeline-annalee-newitz\/391c8dbe2dc503cf?ean=9780765392114&amp;next=t\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-future-of-another-timeline-annalee-newitz\/391c8dbe2dc503cf?ean=9780765392114&amp;next=t\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-url=\"\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-fp-affiliate-inline-link=\"false\" data-fp-affiliate-button-link=\"false\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"ca3540fc-381c-4398-993a-225c27150cc1\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" data-vars-ga-product-primary-ux=\"button\" class=\"body-btn-link product-links-button noskim noamzn css-vwxxsq e1aq0z090\" data->BUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY, BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/all-the-birds-in-the-sky-charlie-jane-anders\/e069ad9097c7ee63?ean=9780765379955&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/all-the-birds-in-the-sky-charlie-jane-anders\/e069ad9097c7ee63?ean=9780765379955&amp;next=t\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"BUY THE BOOK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"83afa4fe-cfd9-4dc8-8e65-a866e3297c53\" data-href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/all-the-birds-in-the-sky-charlie-jane-anders\/e069ad9097c7ee63?ean=9780765379955&amp;next=t\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/all-the-birds-in-the-sky-charlie-jane-anders\/e069ad9097c7ee63?ean=9780765379955&amp;next=t\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-url=\"\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-fp-affiliate-inline-link=\"false\" data-fp-affiliate-button-link=\"false\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"1a326ef6-e2ef-40a1-8fba-260515e76232\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" data-vars-ga-product-primary-ux=\"button\" class=\"body-btn-link product-links-button noskim noamzn css-vwxxsq e1aq0z090\" data->BUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NATURE POEM, BY TOMMY PICO<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/nature-poem-tommy-pico\/47fc4b0bd665d175?ean=9781941040638&amp;next=t\" 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css-vwxxsq e1aq0z090\" data->BUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HARVEY MILK: HIS LIVES AND DEATH, BY LILLIAN FADERMAN<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/harvey-milk-his-lives-and-death-lillian-faderman\/f6eb1cdae98c30e2?ean=9780300248555&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/harvey-milk-his-lives-and-death-lillian-faderman\/f6eb1cdae98c30e2?ean=9780300248555&amp;next=t\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"BUY THE BOOK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"941a10d4-533d-4e8e-8324-5190f0b796b2\" data-href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/harvey-milk-his-lives-and-death-lillian-faderman\/f6eb1cdae98c30e2?ean=9780300248555&amp;next=t\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/harvey-milk-his-lives-and-death-lillian-faderman\/f6eb1cdae98c30e2?ean=9780300248555&amp;next=t\" 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REVIEW<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/villa-coco-a-novel-andrew-sean-greer\/2de0c91f66182f45?ean=9780385551977&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/villa-coco-a-novel-andrew-sean-greer\/2de0c91f66182f45?ean=9780385551977&amp;next=t\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"BUY THE BOOK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"a61cfa96-8e77-4ec8-b757-ac74b657a86a\" data-href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/villa-coco-a-novel-andrew-sean-greer\/2de0c91f66182f45?ean=9780385551977&amp;next=t\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/villa-coco-a-novel-andrew-sean-greer\/2de0c91f66182f45?ean=9780385551977&amp;next=t\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-url=\"\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-fp-affiliate-inline-link=\"false\" data-fp-affiliate-button-link=\"false\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"78bead2b-19ca-4342-a689-6cb00e75143a\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" data-vars-ga-product-primary-ux=\"button\" class=\"body-btn-link product-links-button noskim noamzn css-vwxxsq e1aq0z090\" data->BUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>THERE\u2019S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD, BY RASHEED NEWSON<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altaonline.com\/books\/g71387948\/new-book-releases-june-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.altaonline.com\/books\/g71387948\/new-book-releases-june-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"READ OUR REVIEW\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" class=\"body-btn-link css-vwxxsq emevuu60\" target=\"_blank\">READ OUR REVIEW<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/there-s-only-one-sin-in-hollywood-a-novel-rasheed-newson\/5a9f6e0917d4f6fe?ean=9781250406149&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" 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data-vars-ga-product-primary-ux=\"button\" class=\"body-btn-link product-links-button noskim noamzn css-vwxxsq e1aq0z090\" data->BUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GODS OF WANT: STORIES, BY K-MING CHANG<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/gods-of-want-stories-k-ming-chang\/0aa8088ba8e7dda1?ean=9780593241608&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/gods-of-want-stories-k-ming-chang\/0aa8088ba8e7dda1?ean=9780593241608&amp;next=t\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"BUY THE BOOK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"f947f0f3-fc06-488b-a05c-88878467de0f\" data-href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/gods-of-want-stories-k-ming-chang\/0aa8088ba8e7dda1?ean=9780593241608&amp;next=t\" 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