Pride Month is a time for celebration, reflection, and amplifying the diverse stories and perspectives from the LGBTQIA+ community that enrich our world. To help you connect with these powerful narratives, our editors have highlighted five must-hear audiobooks to stream this month.
These titles span a variety of genres that capture the breadth and depth of storytelling within the LGBTQIA+ community. From groundbreaking memoirs to captivating novels, our editor’s picks celebrate queer joy, resilience, and the beauty of living authentically.
Villa Coco: A Novel
By Andrew Sean Greer
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Andrew Sean Greer returns with a story of a young man who takes a job with a charismatic elderly Baronessa at her crumbling villa in the Tuscan hills. It’s a sun-drenched exploration of love, commitment, and the messy, beautiful journey of finding oneself.
Transcendent: A Memoir
By Laverne Cox
Narrated by Laverne Cox
Four-time Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox shares her journey as a transgender woman working in Hollywood. In this deeply personal memoir, she confronts childhood trauma, shame, gender identity, her transition, and more while offering insights on identity and the importance of fighting for a world where all trans people are safe to live authentically.
Girls Like Girls
By Hayley Kiyoko
Narrated by Brandon Flynn, Hayley Kiyoko, Katie Gavin, Malia Pyles, Natalie Naudus
Based on her breakthrough hit song of the same title, pop star Hayley Kiyoko delivers a coming-of-age story that captures the dizzying highs and lows of a first romance. At its core, this debut novel is about embracing your truth and realizing we are all worthy of love.
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
By V.E. Schwab
Narrated by Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, Marisa Calin
Crossing three centuries, this genre-bending novel explores themes of female rage, desire, and freedom in an unforgettable story about the connections that haunt us, even from beyond the grave.
Giovanni’s Room: A Novel
By James Baldwin and Kevin Young
Narrated by Matt Bomer and Kevin Young
Now with a new introduction by Kevin Young, James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel is a landmark of queer literature, telling a passionate and profound story about an American man living in Paris who finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality.
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