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A pair weeks in the past, I shared The Finest Queer Books of 2024, Based on Publishers Weekly: I seemed by means of their general Finest Books of 2024 listing and pulled out all of the queer books I noticed to share with you. This week, I’m doing the identical factor with the Amazon Books Editors’ Finest Books of 2024.
I seemed not solely at their general high 20 finest books of the yr, but additionally every editor’s high ten and the picks for every of the 12 genres listed, from Literature and Fiction to Youngsters’s Books. All collectively, that’s a whole lot of books, and I used to be capable of finding 11 queer titles.
Whereas I’m glad I used to be capable of finding some queer books, I want there have been extra. I additionally want there have been extra authors of shade included; this listing is disproportionately by white authors. It’s a disgrace, as a result of there have been wonderful queer books by authors of shade and Indigenous authors that got here out this yr, like Thunder Music: Essays by Sasha LaPointe, Thirsty by Jas Hammonds, Towards Eternity by Anton Hur, A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen, Mannequin House by Rivers Solomon, Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe (that one is out in December), and so many extra.
As at all times, these are simply the books that jumped out to me that I acknowledged as being queer. Let me know in case you noticed any I missed!
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