The Power of Queer Narratives

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Celebrate Reelout Queer Film Festival with a curated selection of books that spotlight the vibrant, diverse voices of queer literature.

This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings

This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings

Teen: In 1926 New York, Elise and Layla explore the city's vampire underworld, confronting their intense feelings for one another and uncovering the sinister truths.

 

 Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters

Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters

Teen: After a public break-up goes viral, seventeen-year-old Prince Jadon of Îles de la Rêveri stays in America to clean up his image. He finds an unexpected romance as he navigates redemption in the eyes of his country and family.

Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott

Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott

Teen: Told in alternating voices, teen actress Arden James heads home for the holidays to improve her reckless reputation, surprising her ex-best friend and aspiring journalist Caroline with a fake dating proposition.

 

Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia

Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia

Teen: Tara just wants to be treated like any other girl at Ainsley Academy. That is, judged on her merits and not on her transness. But there's no road map for being the first trans girl at an all-girls school.

What I Know About You by Éric Chacour

What I Know About You by Éric Chacour

Adult: Set in 1960s Cairo, Tarek is the pride of his tight-knit Levantine Christian family, becoming a doctor just like his father before him. When Tarek meets Ali, the son of a patient, they must confront their mutual attraction.

 

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

Adult: Queer couple Charlie and Eve make their living flipping houses. When the previous owners of the old house unexpectedly visit, strange and ghostly things begin to happen.

The Wildes by Louis Bayard

The Wildes by Louis Bayard

Adult: The story of Oscar Wilde's wife, Constance, and their two sons as they live through the scandal of the playwright's imprisonment for homosexuality. 

Curiosities by Anne Fleming

Curiosities by Anne Fleming

Adult: A present-day historian uncovers the story of Joan and Thomasina, who are the only child survivors of a village decimated by the plague. Separated, when their caregiver is accused of witchcraft, they reunite years later in Virginia where they rekindle their bond.