Looking for some queer novels that explore themes such as longing, bittersweet nostalgia, alienation and things like that. Can also explore mental health issues or the impacts of trauma, if it's done in a sensitive way.
I’d recommend either of Emily Austin’s books (Everyone in this Room will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space) or Julia Armfield’s Our Wives Under the Sea
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Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley
Dream Boy by by Jim Grimsley
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
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You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian is a good pick for this. It’s a historical (1960s) romance with a closeted baseball player and a journalist whose secret partner recently died. A lot of it centers around grief and figuring out who you are after it.
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I’d recommend either of Emily Austin’s books (Everyone in this Room will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space) or Julia Armfield’s Our Wives Under the Sea
Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley
Dream Boy by by Jim Grimsley
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian is a good pick for this. It’s a historical (1960s) romance with a closeted baseball player and a journalist whose secret partner recently died. A lot of it centers around grief and figuring out who you are after it.