r/LGBTBooks
48k members
r/LGBTBooks is a subreddit with 48k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses books, romance, queer, mm, and recommendations, and they frequently recommend/review lesbian book, sapphic, and graphic novels.
A subreddit for reading material featuring LGBTQ+ characters and themes.
Popular Themes in r/LGBTBooks
#1
Advice Requests
: "Recommendations for Transmasc Lit? (NOT Andrew Joseph White)"
63 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "The Freak! Submit Your 2SLGBTQI+ Story to New Digital Magazine"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Just finished reading "The song of Achilles" and I am not okay:("
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Would yall read a queer retelling of the life of Jesus written by an exmormon?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/LGBTBooks
#1
Books
: "Adult Books with transmasc tops?"
115 posts
#2
Romance
: "The wattpadification of MM Romance books"
98 posts
#3
Queer
: "Do Queer readers still want messy, toxic relationships in fiction?"
73 posts
#4
Mm
: "The wattpadification of Mm romance books"
39 posts
#5
Recommendations
: "MM Book Recommendations"
30 posts
#6
Fantasy
: "Book recc Hard Mode- ADULT Sci fi/Fantasy with trans leads."
28 posts
#7
Lgbt
: "Discussion post Lgbt love"
27 posts
#8
Sapphic
: "Sapphic novels with mature characters & high spice"
26 posts
#9
Lgbtq
: "good Lgbtq+ books for a beginner"
22 posts
#10
Mm Romance
: "Intersection of Mm Romance with Literary Fiction"
17 posts
Products Discussed in r/LGBTBooks
Lesbian Book
36 reviews
#1
Ashley Herring-Blake
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Lee Winter
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Casey McQuiston
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Sapphic
33 reviews
#1
Sarah Waters
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Johanna van Veen
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Gretchen Felker-Martin
5.0★ from 1 review
Graphic Novels
18 reviews
#1
Rick Riordan
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Molly Ostertag
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Shonen Jump
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/LGBTBooks
#1
ISO
: "MLM Romantasy by Gay Male Authors"
102 posts
#2
Discussion
: "The wattpadification of MM romance books"
79 posts
#3
Promo
: "Colm Toíbín: 'Some of the best gay sex has been written by women'"
16 posts
#4
Review
: "Audrey Lane Stirs The Pot by Alexis Hall"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/LGBTBooks
Yearly
+17k members(54.4%)
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Last updated: June 11, 2026