ALA Over the Rainbow Book ListShortlist

Given by American Library Association (ALA)

Other Names: ALA Over the Rainbow Book List Top 10
70 Works 4,579 Books 200 Reviews ½ 4.0
The Over the Rainbow Project releases an annotated bibliography each year highlighting quality fiction and non-fiction for adults that authentically represents gay, lesbian, bisexual, and show more transgender experiences. show less
Stages:
All, Shortlist (70), Selection (784), Top Ten (149), Longlist (114), Honorable Mention (7), Nominee (46)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (37), 2022 (33)
Announced:
December 2023: Shortlist2023 Recent

Shortlist 70

WorkCategoryYear
Chef's Choice by T.j. AlexanderFiction and Poetry2023
Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr.Fiction and Poetry2023
Flux by Jinwoo ChongFiction and Poetry2023
The Unfortunates by J. K. ChukwuFiction and Poetry2023
The Boy in the Rain by Stephanie CowellFiction and Poetry2023
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa CraneFiction and Poetry2023
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano CórdovaFiction and Poetry2023
Confidence by Rafael FrumkinFiction and Poetry2023
Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita KellyFiction and Poetry2023
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra KhawFiction and Poetry2023
Small Joys by Elvin James MensahFiction and Poetry2023
Any Other City by Hazel Jane PlanteFiction and Poetry2023
The Celebrants by Steven RowleyFiction and Poetry2023
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison RumfittFiction and Poetry2023
Endpapers by Jennifer Savran KellyFiction and Poetry2023
Stop lying by Aaron SmithFiction and Poetry2023
Binded by h warrenFiction and Poetry2023
More Sure by A. Light ZacharyFiction and Poetry2023
Girlfriends by Emily ZhouFiction and Poetry2023
We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film by Tre’vell AndersonNon-Fiction2023
Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America by Daniel BlackNon-Fiction2023
Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian CooperNon-Fiction2023
The Out Side: Trans and Nonbinary Comics by David DanemanNon-Fiction2023
Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya H.Non-Fiction2023
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina ImblerNon-Fiction2023
Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It by Greg MarshallNon-Fiction2023
Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary by Toshio MeronekNon-Fiction2023
A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar: A Journey of Self (and Sexual) Discovery by Harry NicholasNon-Fiction2023
Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot PageNon-Fiction2023
Nobody Needs to Know: A Memoir by Pidgeon PagonisNon-Fiction2023
Fieldwork: A Forager’s Memoir by Iliana ReganNon-Fiction2023
Horse Barbie: A Memoir by Geena RoceroNon-Fiction2023
You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself by Bretman RockNon-Fiction2023
Liberated: The Radical Art and Life of Claude Cahun by Kaz RoweNon-Fiction2023
Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance by Francesca T. RoysterNon-Fiction2023
The Yards Between Us: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Football by R.K. RussellNon-Fiction2023
Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto by Zachary ZaneNon-Fiction2023
Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress2022
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield2022
Sex Is as Sex Does: Governing Transgender Identity by Paisley Currah2022
Burning my roti : breaking barriers as a queer Indian woman by Sharan Dhaliwal2022
Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith by Grace Ellis2022
Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing2022
Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman2022
All the Things We Don't Talk About by Amy Feltman2022
Boys Come First by Aaron Foley2022
Walk Me to the Corner by Anneli Furmark2022
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson2022
The Third Person by Emma Grove2022
The Other Mother by Rachel M. Harper2022
The Gender Identity Guide for Parents: Compassionate Advice to Help Your Child Be Their Most Authentic Self by Tavi Hawn Lcsw2022
Miss Memory Lane: A Memoir by Colton Haynes2022
All My Friends Are Invisible by Jonathan Joly2022
Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-to-Be by Kristin Liam Kali2022
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly2022
Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James Kirchick2022
The Boy with a Bird in His Chest by Emme Lund2022
Like a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer2022
A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon2022
Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto by Edafe Okporo2022
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park2022
Ma and Me by Putsata Reang2022
Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change by Danica Roem2022
Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Nonbinary Youth by Ritch C. Savin-Williams2022
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart2022
Our Colors by Gengoroh Tagame2022
Girl's Guide to Leaving (Wisconsin Poetry Series) by Laura Villareal2022
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo2022
Sedating Elaine by Dawn Winter2022
Monarch by Candice Wuehle2022

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