Queer KU Reads- 1/26/25

Death by Fire

by S. C. Muir

Death by Fire is about a prince of fire and a princess of death in an arranged marriage who learn that someone can harness two types of magic. They must find this dual mage before insurgents do all while trying to fall in love along the way.

In the Dream House: A Memoir

by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado’s engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse.

His Tiny Sun

by Ashe Greene

A gay romance about grief, friendship, and trauma healing. Jonah learns to love again after he unexpectedly meets Alan—his Tiny Sun.

The Wizard and the Welshman: A Queer Fantasy Mystery

by Laura Rayndrop

What mysterious organ hides within a witch’s chest?

The Darkness Outside Us

by Eliot Schrefer

They Both Die at the End meets Gravity in this mind-bending sci-fi mystery and tender love story about two boys aboard a spaceship sent on a rescue mission.

Fly With Me

by Andie Burke

A sparkling and steamy Sapphic romance, Fly with Me by Andie Burke is filled with sharp banter and that sweet, swooping feeling of finding “the one” when and where you least expect it.

The Flowered Blade

by Taylor Hubbard

Elven and orc worlds collide in this cozy comfort read about longing for freedom and love.

Simply Connected

by Alex Washoe

Blaise Noether, a struggling mom and Ph.D. student, clashes with jock Christie Dillard until a basketball moment shifts her perspective on life.

Flip the Script

by Lyla Lee

The first rule of watching K-dramas: Never fall in love with the second lead.

Becoming Me: A Collection of Transgender Coming Out Stories

by Braxton Phoenix Stock

A collection of personal accounts of individuals who identify as transgender or non-binary, sharing their unique experiences of coming out to family, friends, and the wider community.