Autostraddle’s list of 65 of the best queer books of 2023 includes categories for Comics/Graphic Novels and Memoirs, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary/Contemporary Fiction, Memoir/Biography, Mystery/Thriller, Nonfiction, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Contemporary/Historical/Romance, and Young Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
Casey, who wrote the list, notes that there are even a few instant queer classics among these books. To get you started, here are 13 of Autostraddle’s best queer books of 2023:
Comics/Graphic Novels and Memoirs
![cover of Roaming by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9781770464339.webp)
Roaming by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
Fantasy
![cover of The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-1.png)
The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
Historical Fiction
![cover of Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-2.png)
Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens
Horror
![cover of Organ Meats by K-Ming Chang](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-3.png)
Organ Meats by K-Ming Chang
Literary/Contemporary Fiction
![cover of The Rage Letters by Valérie Bah and Translated by Kama La Mackerel](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-4.png)
The Rage Letters by Valérie Bah and Translated by Kama La Mackerel
Memoir/Biography
![cover of Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-5.png)
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
Mystery/Thriller
![cover of The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-6.png)
The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen
Nonfiction
![cover of Moby Dyke by Krista Burton](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-7.png)
Moby Dyke by Krista Burton
Poetry
![cover. ofMy Dear Comrades by Sunu P. Chandy](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-8.png)
My Dear Comrades by Sunu P. Chandy
Romance
![cover of n Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-9.png)
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera
Science Fiction
![cover of The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-10.png)
The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown
Young Adult Contemporary/Historical/Romance
![cover of The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-11.png)
The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes
Young Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
![cover of I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea](https://s2982.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-12.png)
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
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