LGBTQIA+ Nonfiction bestsellers

Love in a F*cked-Up World

How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell, Together

By: Dean Spade
Narrated by: Dean Spade
Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

“This is narrated wonderfully by the author, Dean Spade. There's a lot of great stuff in here. I loved the mix of information from different professionals, personal stories, and made-up couples/scenarios to better illustrate a point. There are a few worksheets and tables in this book and they are described well in the audiobook. Libro.fm also... Read more

Ace

What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

By: Angela Chen
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

“This book is an eye-opening collection of personal testimonies, research, and history about asexuality, and to a lesser extent, aromanticism. Whether you are new to learning about asexuality or are asexual yourself, by the end of the book you will have a richer and multifaceted understanding of ace identity and experience. Read more

So Many Stars

An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color

By: Caro De Robertis
Narrated by: Caro De Robertis
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

“Life stories that can break your heart and make you proud of all the trans people who have fought for better futures Read more

The Fire Inside

The Dharma of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde

By: Rima Vesely-Flad, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Heni Zoutomou
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Black, queer, feminist, Buddhist: The Fire Inside casts a fresh new light on the radical literary legacies of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde

Includes meditation exercises

The Fire Inside explores the writings of Audre Lorde and James Baldwin through a Dharmic lens, revealing for the first time how two of America’s greatest literary voices... Read more about The Fire Inside

Gender Queer

A Memoir

By: Maia Kobabe
Narrated by: Maia Kobabe, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Graybill, Phoebe Kobabe, Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

2020 ALA Alex Award Winner
2020 Stonewall — Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book

The ground-breaking, bestselling graphic novel is now available on audio.

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only... Read more about Gender Queer

Before We Were Trans

A New History of Gender

By: Dr. Kit Heyam
Narrated by: Dr. Kit Heyam
Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

A groundbreaking global history of gender nonconformity  

Today’s narratives about trans people tend to feature individuals with stable gender identities that fit neatly into the categories of male or female. Those stories, while important, fail to account for the complex realities of many trans people’s lives.  
 
Before We Were... Read more about Before We Were Trans

Better Living Through Birding

Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World

By: Christian Cooper
Narrated by: Christian Cooper
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up.

"Wondrous . . . captivating.”—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of An Immense World

Christian Cooper is a self-described... Read more about Better Living Through Birding

All Boys Aren't Blue

A Memoir-Manifesto

By: George M. Johnson
Narrated by: George M. Johnson
Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

“Both a primer for teens eager to be allies, as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren’t Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent and black joy. Johnson’s writing weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by black queer boys. If... Read more

Who's Afraid of Gender?

By: Judith Butler
Narrated by: Judith Butler
Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

This program is read by the author.

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Time, Elle, Kirkus, Literary Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, and them.

"A profoundly urgent intervention.” —Naomi Klein

"A timely must-read for anyone actively invested in re-imagining collective futurity.” —Claudia Rankine

From a global icon, a bold, essential... Read more about Who's Afraid of Gender?

Refusing Compulsory Sexuality

A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture

By: Sherronda J. Brown
Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen
Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

“Refusing Compulsory Sexuality is such an insightful read for those looking to better understand asexuality and acephobia through a Black Feminist lens. Brown takes readers through social, medical, and cultural applications of how our world functions around sex and heterosexuality and liberatory approaches to decentering both. This book can help... Read more

Love in Exile

By: Shon Faye
Narrated by: Shon Faye
Length: 7 hours 1 minute

“A memoir exploring love and relationships, interweaving the personal and political – what it means to love and be loved as a marginalised person, specifically through Faye’s lens as a trans woman. A book about love for anyone who has ever felt unloveable, regardless of identity or personal experience. Shon Faye writes beautifully, her heart ache... Read more

The Deviant's War

The Homosexual vs. the United States of America

By: Eric Cervini
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 15 hours 34 minutes

“There is tangible power in knowing your history and feeling the love of those who came before you. If you're intimidated by tomes of queer nonfiction or jaded by corporate pride parades this is the perfect book for you. Read more

Queer Enlightenments

A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers, and Homemakers

By: Anthony Delaney
Narrated by: Anthony Delaney
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

“As a nerdy fan of historical fiction, I love this book for its engaging look at my people, queer people, in one of the historical periods I most love to read about. I adore Jane Austen, but what were our folks doing while Lizzy and Darcy flirted? Then as now, queer life offered both challenges and consolations. It demanded wits. The figures... Read more

Gender Euphoria

Stories of joy from trans, non-binary and intersex writers

By: Laura Kate Dale
Narrated by: Laura Kate Dale
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

“A great anthology about gender euphoria. About a third of the contributions are by Laura Kate Dale, and the rest are by a very diverse group of mostly non-binary, trans*, and agender people, as well as one inter* person—mostly from the US and England, but also from Brazil, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Australia, of various ages and with... Read more

Enemy Feminisms

TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation

By: Sophie Lewis
Narrated by: Helen Phillips
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

In recent years, "white feminism" and girlboss feminism have taken a justified beating. We know that leaning in won't make our jobs any more tolerable and that white women have proven to be, at best, unreliable allies. But in a time of rising fascism, ceaseless attacks on reproductive justice, and violent transphobia, we need to reckon with what... Read more about Enemy Feminisms

Love and Rage

The Path of Liberation through Anger

By: Lama Rod Owens
Narrated by: Lama Rod Owens
Length: 9 hours

A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
 
In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger into a force for liberation?

White supremacy in the United States has long necessitated that Black rage be suppressed, repressed, or denied, often as a means of survival, a literal matter of life and death. In Love and... Read more about Love and Rage

The Queer Thing About Sin

SHORTLISTED FOR FOYLES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025

By: Harry Tanner
Narrated by: Harry Tanner
Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Bloomsbury presents The Queer Thing About Sin, written and read by Harry Tanner

'BOLD AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN' TOM HOLLAND

'MY GOD, THIS BOOK IS NEEDED. HISTORY HAS NEVER SEEMED MORE ALIVE...' RUSSELL T DAVIES

A gripping new journey through ancient history, uncovering the origins of homophobia and the untold stories of those who dared to love.

In... Read more about The Queer Thing About Sin

Nasty Work

Resist Systems, Explore Desire, and Liberate Yourself

By: Ericka Hart
Narrated by: Ericka Hart
Length: TBA

An award-winning sexuality educator takes down society’s deeply entrenched colonial views on sex and gender throughout history in this accessible, candid, and revolutionary exploration of how we can—and should—reclaim our minds and bodies for a more pleasurable existence for all.

When you think about sex ed, your mind likely goes back to those... Read more about Nasty Work

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name

A Biomythography

By: Audre Lorde
Narrated by: Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins
Length: 12 hours 39 minutes

Zami: A Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers

“Zami is a fast-moving chronicle. From the author’s vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, the nature of Audre Lorde’s work is cyclical. It especially relates the linkage of women who have shaped her . . . Lorde brings into play her craft... Read more about Zami: A New Spelling of My Name

A Two-Spirit Journey

The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

Critical Studies in Native History: Book #18

By: Ma-Nee Chacaby
Narrated by: Marsha Knight
Length: 11 hours 57 minutes

A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby’s extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby’s story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic, and health legacies of colonialism.... Read more about A Two-Spirit Journey

Before Gender

Lost Stories from Trans History, 1850-1950

By: Eli Erlick
Narrated by: Sena Bryer
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Explore the trailblazing lives of 30 trans people who radically change everything you’ve been told about transgender history

Highlighting influential individuals from 1850-1950 who are all but unknown today, Eli Erlick shares 30 remarkable stories from romance to rebellion and mystery to murder. These narratives chronicle the grit, joy, and... Read more about Before Gender

The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf

On the Myth of LGBTQ+ Solidarity

By: Kaila Adia Story
Narrated by: Crystal Clarke
Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

A queer Black feminist debunks the myth of rainbow solidarity, repositioning Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ people at the forefront of queer pasts, presents, and futures

Your favorite Black queer studies professor Kaila Adia Story says the rainbow ain’t never been enough in this introduction to the current state of queer intersectionality, or lack... Read more about The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf

The Sacred Band

Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom

By: James Romm
Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

From classicist James Romm comes a “striking…fascinating” (Booklist) deep dive into the last decades of ancient Greek freedom leading up to Alexander the Great’s destruction of Thebes—and the saga of the greatest military corps of the time, the Theban Sacred Band, a unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers.

The story of the Sacred Band, an elite... Read more about The Sacred Band

What is Queer Food?

How We Served a Revolution

By: John Birdsall
Narrated by: Adi Cabral
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

A celebrated food writer's expansive, audacious excavation of the development of modern queer identity and food culture.



Food in America and Europe has long been shaped, twisted, and upended by queer creatives. Beloved food writer John Birdsall fills the gap between the past and present, channeling the twin forces of criticism and cultural... Read more about What is Queer Food?

I'm Afraid of Men

By: Vivek Shraya
Narrated by: Vivek Shraya
Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Named a Best Book by: The Globe and Mail, Indigo, Out Magazine, Audible, CBC, Apple, Quill & Quire, Kirkus Reviews, Brooklyn Public Library, Writers’ Trust of Canada, Autostraddle, Bitch, and BookRiot.

Finalist for the 2019 Lambda Literary Award, Transgender Nonfiction
Nominated for the 2019 Forest of Reading Evergreen Award
Winner of the... Read more about I'm Afraid of Men

Radical Tarot

Queer the Cards, Liberate Your Practice, and Create the Future

By: Charlie Claire Burgess
Narrated by: Charlie Claire Burgess
Length: 10 hours

Radical Tarot meets the tarot in a space of evolution, deconstruction, and creation, using the historical and common meanings of the cards as a launchpad for digging into limiting beliefs and societal conditioning and unlocking the personal truths beneath. The Fool's Journey is re-envisioned as a journey to non-binary thinking, the gender... Read more about Radical Tarot

Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend

A celebration of gay gods, sapphic saints, and queerness through the ages

By: Dan Jones
Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Hidden in the margins of history books, classical literature, and thousands of years of stories, myths and legends, through to contemporary literature, TV and film, there is a diverse and other-worldly super community of queer heroes to discover, learn from, and celebrate.

Be captivated by stories of forbidden love like Patroclus & Achilles... Read more about Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend

Bless the Blood

A Cancer Memoir

By: Walela Nehanda
Narrated by: Walela Nehanda
Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

A searing debut YA poetry and essay collection about a Black cancer patient who faces medical racism after being diagnosed with leukemia in their early twenties, for fans of Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals and Laurie Halse Anderson's Shout.

When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced stage blood cancer, they're suddenly... Read more about Bless the Blood

Black Trans Feminism

By: Marquis Bey
Narrated by: Marquis Bey
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

In Black Trans Feminism Marquis Bey offers a meditation on blackness and gender nonnormativity in ways that recalibrate traditional understandings of each. Theorizing black trans feminism from the vantages of abolition and gender radicality, Bey articulates blackness as a mutiny against racializing categorizations; transness as a... Read more about Black Trans Feminism

Revolutionary Acts

Love & Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain

By: Jason Okundaye
Narrated by: Jason Okundaye
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

A TLS AND GQ BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZES Announcing the arrival of a major new talent, an astonishing work of social history which captures Black gay Britain as never before. 'A fascinating, lively and illuminating social history . . . remarkable.' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, TLS (Books of the... Read more about Revolutionary Acts

A Queer Inheritance

Alternative Histories in the National Trust

By: Michael Hall
Narrated by: George Potts
Length: 15 hours 57 minutes

Bloomsbury presents A Queer Inheritence by Michael Hall, read by George Potts

‘A revelatory masterpiece, a true alternative history of our times’ - Simon Jenkins, former Chair of the National Trust


LGBTQ+ histories and identities come out of the National Trust’s properties in these touching, poignant and revealing stories.

National Trust houses and... Read more about A Queer Inheritance

He/She/They

How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters

By: Schuyler Bailar
Narrated by: Schuyler Bailar
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

“In the face of overwhelming anti-trans rhetoric and legislation, trans activist and athlete Bailar (he switched from the female to male Harvard swim at the beginning of his remarkable collegiate career) counters misinformation with this incredible, well-researched (citations included) and compassionate resource (including moving anecdotes from... Read more

Who's Afraid of Gender?

By: Judith Butler
Narrated by: Judith Butler
Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fuelling reactionary politics around the world

Judith Butler, the ground-breaking philosopher whose influential work has redefined how we think about gender and sexuality, confronts the attacks on gender that have become central to right-wing... Read more about Who's Afraid of Gender?

The Stonewall Reader

By: New York Public Library
Narrated by: Various
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

“This is a collection of essays from a wide variety of queer people who were at the Stonewall Riots. The curation of works is incredible, ranging from informative to raw and emotional. These are the people who changed our world to be more accepting of queer culture, and the revolutionary attitude is not lost in their writings! Read more

A Queer History of the United States

ReVisioning History

By: Michael Bronski
Narrated by: Vikas Adams
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Winner of a 2012 Stonewall Book Award in nonfiction

The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from pre-1492 to the present.

In the 1620s, Thomas Morton broke from Plymouth Colony and founded Merrymount, which celebrated same-sex desire, atheism, and interracial marriage. Transgender evangelist Jemima... Read more about A Queer History of the United States

A Short History of Trans Misogyny

By: Jules Gill-Peterson
Narrated by: Charli Burrow
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

“A highly recommendable book about trans misogyny, presenting some more and many less known examples. Read more

My Child is Trans, Now What?

A Joy-Centered Approach to Support

By: Ben V. Greene
Narrated by: Ben V. Greene
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

A powerful book for readers aiming to support trans youth that Booklist calls a “warm and generous book [that] will help a wide range of readers” and Publishers Weekly says is “a pragmatic program for parenting beyond the gender binary.”As a full-time public speaker specializing in spreading awareness and understanding of the transgender... Read more about My Child is Trans, Now What?

Why Are People Into That?

A Cultural Investigation of Kink

By: Tina Horn
Narrated by: Tina Horn
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

From a #1 Apple podcast host, Lambda Literary fellow, and dominatrix comes a sex-positive, judgment-free cultural deep-dive into the world of kink.
 

When celebrated BDSM educator Tina Horn first launched Why Are People Into That?!, publications from Vice to Buzzfeed heralded it as one of the best sex podcasts around. Each episode centered... Read more about Why Are People Into That?

Transland

Consent, Kink, and Pleasure

By: Mx. Sly
Narrated by: Sebastian Marziali
Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

A memoir of transformation and self-discovery that explores fetish communities from a gender diverse perspective. Transland is a fiery and revealing memoir that delves into what happens when a non-binary person goes looking for self-worth and a sense of belonging in fetish subculture, only to find that fetish communities come with just as... Read more about Transland

Sick and Dirty

Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness

By: Michael Koresky
Narrated by: Robin Speare
Length: 13 hours 39 minutes

“This book is such an engaging and fascinating read! Also Robin Speare’s narration is absolutely flawless! This book explores queerness within film and the industry during Hollywood’s golden age, and the era of censorship under the Hays Code. Despite the numerous attempts to erase queerness from film, this book proves it cannot be snuffed out. Read more

Real Queer America

LGBT Stories from Red States

By: Samantha Allen
Narrated by: Samantha Allen
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST
A transgender reporter's "powerful, profoundly moving" narrative tour through the surprisingly vibrant queer communities sprouting up in red states (New York Times Book Review), offering a vision of a stronger, more humane America.
Ten years ago, Samantha Allen was a suit-and-tie-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she's... Read more about Real Queer America

Let Us Play

Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes

Queer Ideas/Queer Action: Book #13

By: Harrison Browne & Rachel Browne
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

“Get your head out of your phone and stop doomscrolling. Read Let Us Play instead.”—Jay Onrait, sports anchor

“A crucial playbook that athletes and nonathletes alike can use to help make sports an inclusive place for all.”—Meghan Duggan, 3-time Olympian and Olympic gold medalist, USA Women’s Hockey

“Will shed light on the unique challenges trans... Read more about Let Us Play

Pretty

A Memoir

By: KB Brookins
Narrated by: KB Brookins
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

“KB's reflection on their life as a transgender person in America is truly stunning. The idea of radical trans acceptance is something that not everyone understands, but KB shows us all how to be more empathetic and loving towards trans people in our lives, specifically black trans people. This was an amazing read! Read more

Beyond the Gender Binary

Pocket Change Collective

By: Alok Vaid-Menon
Narrated by: Alok Vaid-Menon
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A short, compassionate, and deeply personal primer on gender’s expansive, multifaceted nature, from acclaimed author and gender non-conforming performance artist and speaker Alok Vaid-Menon.

“When reading this book, all I feel is kindness.”—Sam Smith, Grammy and Oscar award-winning singer and songwriter

In Beyond the Gender... Read more about Beyond the Gender Binary

Moby Dyke

An Obsessive Quest To Track Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America

By: Krista Burton
Narrated by: Sarah Beth Pfeifer
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

“I was expecting an in depth history on all the lesbian bars in the US, or maybe a travel guide with menus and reviews, but what I got was a delightful travel memoir full of queer joy and community. This book made me cry more than once, especially as our 'Dyke-ass Mother', Krista, spoke about her struggles to be loved and accepted by her family.... Read more

Good Boy

My Life in Seven Dogs

By: Jennifer Finney Boylan
Narrated by: Jennifer Finney Boylan & Kelsey Navarro
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

“In this new autobiography, the incomparable Jennifer Finney Boylan defines the chapters of her life by the dogs she has owned. She writes of them and herself with overwhelming tenderness, hilariously wry skepticism, and brutally frank honesty. I loved meeting all of her dogs, and through them getting to know the different versions of herself she... Read more

The Book of Pride

LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World

By: Mason Funk
Narrated by: Mason Funk, Robin Miles, Eileen Stevens, Kevin R. Free, Charles Constant & Rick Adamson
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

THE BOOK OF PRIDE captures the true story of the gay rights movement from the 1960s to the present, through richly detailed, stunning interviews with the leaders, activists, and ordinary people who witnessed the movement and made it happen. These individuals fought battles both personal and political, often without the... Read more about The Book of Pride

Angels in America

A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

By: Tony Kushner
Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Beth Malone, James McArdle, Lee Pace, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Bobby Cannavale & Edie Falco
Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Presenting an original audiobook performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring the cast of the National Theatre's 2018 Broadway revival.

In this production, adapted especially for the listening experience, Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, and the entire cast recreate their acclaimed performances from the 2018 Tony Award-winning National... Read more about Angels in America

Hi Honey, I'm Homo!

Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture

By: Matt Baume
Narrated by: Matt Baume
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

For decades, amidst the bright lights, studio-audience laughs, and absurdly large apartment sets, the real-life story of American LGBTQ+ liberation unfolded in plain sight in front of millions of viewers, most of whom were laughing too hard to mind. From flamboyant relatives on Bewitched to closely-guarded secrets on All in the Family, from... Read more about Hi Honey, I'm Homo!

The Velvet Rage

Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World

By: Alan Downs, PhD
Narrated by: Alan Downs
Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

The most important issue in a gay man’s life is not “coming out,” but coming to terms with the invalidating past. Despite the progress made in recent years, many gay men still wonder, “Are we better off?” The byproduct of growing up gay in a straight world continues to be the internalization of shame, rejection, and anger—a toxic cocktail that... Read more about The Velvet Rage