Los Jibbities: A Book for Every Letter

by Charlotte Reagan
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7 books
Back in my early author days I used to put lists like this together all the time for my blog. It’s been awhile, so I thought it’d be a fun one to return to. The title is a homage to Dez the Lez!
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Her Name in the Sky

Kelly Quindlen, 2014
L - A coming-out novel in the South at a Catholic school. “I can tell you that I believe—that the human heart’s mysterious ability to love others is never wrong. Your heart will never ask your permission to love. It’s going to love whomever it was made to love, and the best thing you can do is follow it.”

Under the Whispering Door

TJ Klune, 2021
G - A book about second chances and finding love. “Everyone loses their way at some point, and it’s not just because of their mistakes or the decisions they make. It’s because they’re horribly, wonderfully human. And the one thing I’ve learned about being human is that we can’t do this alone. When we’re lost, we need help to try to find our way again.”

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

A Novel
Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2017
B - Featuring a bisexual, Cuban, leading woman, with quotes like “Never let anyone make you feel ordinary” and “I’m under absolutely no obligation to make sense to you.”

Peter Darling

2021
T - I love that as we age, we can take our favorite fairy tales with us. Here’s an adult retelling of Peter Pan, featuring trans Peter. “Don’t start worrying about me now, or you’ll be devastated to realize how many times you’ve tried to kill me.”

Queer, There, and Everywhere

23 People Who Changed the World
Sarah Prager, 2017
Q - A nonfiction rec about real people who changed the world. Frida Kahlo is in this one! So, for a Disney Coco shout-out, my quote here is: “Yes! It is I. Frida Kahlo!”

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides, 2011
I - A coming-of-age novel about gender and family. “[I] was born twice: first, as a baby girl...and then again as a teenage boy."

The Way Out is Through

E. M. Holloway, 2015
A - A series for my last one, there are nine books and counting. The main pairing are both male, but one partner and the author themselves are asexual, so it’s a true rendition. I suggest this one to anyone who loves werewolves!