Celebrate Pride Month With These 5 LGBTQ+ Books

June is Pride Month and to celebrate we’re recommending five LGBTQ+ books to read this month and all year long! Are you looking for a contemporary romance? What about a sports romance? Then you have to check out our list!

Content warning: The Honey POP encourages mindful reading and always checking the author’s website for any additional content warnings.

Playing For Keeps By Jennifer Dugan

Who doesn’t love a good sports romance? In Playing for Keeps we follow June whose whole life revolves around baseball. Being the star player on her team has given her a big ego and when Ivy (a ref with dreams of officiating the major leagues) kicks her out of the game she’s less than thrilled. With an old injury acting up and the two of them getting closer, everything is on the line when someone threatens to expose the girls’ prohibited player-umpire relationship. With an enemies to friends to lovers plot line, this book will have you on the edge of your seat!

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Content Warnings: grief, death of a parent, cancer, sexism

Wish You Weren’t Here By Erin Baldwin

Our next Pride month book recommendation is Wish You Weren’t Here by Erin Baldwin! Juliette and Priya have come to an uneasy truce so that their dislike for one another doesn’t impact their lives in their small town. Juliette is sick of being around Priya’s seemingly perfect life, which is why she’s excited to go to Fogridge Sleepaway Camp. But when Priya arrives and turns out to be her cabinmate, everything goes wrong. Can Juliette see the bright side of her situation before she leaves the camp she loves forever?

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Content Warnings: bullying, cancer, death

The Breakup Lists By Adib Khorram

Jackson in The Breakup Lists loves a good list (who doesn’t?). After his parents’ divorce and seeing his sister Jasmine’s failed romance attempts, Jackson isn’t concerned with relationships. In fact, he spends most of his time making breakup lists for Jasmine, listing every reason why Jasmine should be happy to get rid of her exes. But when Jackson starts crushing on cute swim captain Liam, he’s surprised to find out that Jasmine has her eyes on him too. We can’t wait to see the drama unfold!

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Content Warnings: ableism, bullying, homophobia

Every Time You Hear That Song By Jenna Voris

Do you love country music? Then you need to check out our next Pride Month recommendation! Every Time You Hear That Song follows Darren, a journalist who loves country music star Decklee, and songwriter Mickenlee who left at the height of their fame. But when Decklee passes away and her time capsule is found to be empty, her fans scramble to join a scavenger hunt to win a cash prize. We also get a perspective from Decklee back in 1963 to understand just what caused their falling out. Follow Darren and her coworker Kendall as they go on a road trip to discover secrets of the past!

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Content Warnings: death, homophobia, cancer

Cursed Boys And Broken Hearts By Adam Sass

Our last recommendation is an upcoming release! Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts is all about Grant, who has been unlucky in love ever since he made a wish on his family’s Wishing Rose. Following an embarrassing breakup, Grant is working at his aunt and uncle’s vineyard and B&B where the Wishing Rose lies. But when he arrives the B&B looks worse for wear and his childhood crush Ben (also the boy who broke his heart) is also working there. As they reconnect over their shared goal of repairing the vineyard before the rose festival, will Grant be able to let someone into his heart again?

Release Date: July 16
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Content Warnings: homophobia, panic attacks

We hope you enjoyed our book recommendations for Pride Month! What books are you reading to celebrate Pride? Let us know in the comments below or by tweeting us @TheHoneyPop! You can also visit us on Facebook and Instagram!

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