Masterlist: Gay

Masterlist of books featuring gay male characters. Books are organized alphabetically by first letter of the author's last name.

A

 * Hat Trick by Jeff Adams
 * Illuminate (Gilded Wings #1) by Aimee Agresti
 * Infatuate (Gilded Wings #2) by Aimee Agresti
 * Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
 * Simon Says by Elaine Marie Alphin
 * The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life by Tara Altebrando
 * The Book of David by Anonymous
 * Keeper by Kathi Appelt

B

 * One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva
 * What Happened to Mr. Forster? by Gary W. Bargar
 * Free Your Mind by Ellen Bass
 * Ishmael and the Hoops of Steel by Michael Gerard Bauer
 * If it Doesn't Kill You by Margaret Bechard
 * When Audrey Met Alice by Rebecca Behrens
 * Kamikaze Boys by Jay Bell
 * Something Like Summer (Seasons #1) by Jay Bell
 * Something Like Winter (Seasons #2) by Jay Bell
 * Something Like Autumn (Seasons #3) by Jay Bell
 * Something Like Spring (Seasons #4) by Jay Bell
 * Something Like Lightning (Storms #1) by Jay Bell
 * Vintage: A Ghost Story by Steve Berman
 * What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen
 * Geektastic: Stories From the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black
 * Tithe by Holly Black
 * Secrets of Truth and Beauty by Mehgan Frazer Blakemore
 * Almost Home by Jessica Blank
 * Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block
 * The Sacrifices We Make by Sophie Bonaste
 * Will by Maria Boyd
 * Going Bovine by Libba Bray
 * The Diviners by Libba Bray
 * The Demon's Lexicon (The Demon's Lexicon #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan
 * The Demon's Covenant (The Demon's Lexicon #2) by Sarah Rees Brennan
 * The Demon's Surrender (The Demon's Lexicon #3) by Sarah Rees Brennan
 * The Bane Chroniclesby Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson
 * The Value of X by Poppy Z Brite
 * Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks
 * Supergirl Mixtapes by Meagan Brothers
 * Entries from a Hot Pink Notebook by Todd Brown
 * Stranger by Rachel Manija Brown
 * The Vast Fields of Ordinary, by Nick Burd
 * For a Price by Hallie Burton
 * The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell

C

 * Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine
 * Cinnamon Toast and the End of the World by Janet E Cameron
 * Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
 * Unbearable Girl by Julie Camper
 * How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity by Michael Cart
 * Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth by Michael Cart
 * My Father's Scar by Michael Cart
 * Graceling (Graceling Realm #1) by Kristin Cashore
 * Bitterblue (Graceling Realm #3) by Kristin Cashore
 * Passages of Pride by Kurt Chandler
 * The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky
 * Gives Light by Rose Christo
 * A Melody in Harmony (Noah and Ronan #1) by Ashley Chunell
 * New Melody, Same Harmony (Noah and Ronan #2) by Ashley Chunnel
 * City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare
 * City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare
 * City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3) by Cassandra Clare
 * City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4) by Cassandra Clare
 * City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments #5) by Cassandra Clare
 * City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments #6) by Cassandra Clare
 * The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson
 * Undone by Cat Clarke
 * Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
 * You Know Where to Find Me by Rachel Cohn
 * Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
 * Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
 * Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
 * Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence edited by Bruce Coville
 * Invisibility by Andrea Cremer
 * Angry Management by Chris Crutcher
 * Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories by Chris Crutcher

D

 * Frozen (Heart of Dread #1) by Melissa De la Cruz
 * The Ring and Crown (The Ring and the Crown #1) by Melissa De la Cruz
 * Ask Again Later by Liz Czukas
 * A Strong and Sudden Thaw (A Strong and Sudden Thaw #1) by R.W. Day
 * Out of the Ashes (A Strong and Sudden Thaw #2) by R.W. Day
 * Returning to Shore by Corrine Demas
 * Something Real by Heather Demetrios
 * I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip by John Donovan
 * When Heroes Die by Penny Raife Durant

E

 * Superhero by Eli Easton
 * Salt (Salt #1) by Danielle Ellison
 * Dumb Jock (Dumb Jock #1) by Jeff Erno
 * Another Dumb Jock (Dumb Jock #2) by Jeff Erno
 * Appearances Matter] (Dumb Jock #3) by Jeff Erno
 * Dumb Jock: The Musical (Dumb Jock #4) by Jeff Erno
 * Two Dumb Jocks (Dumb Jock #5) by Jeff Erno
 * Matter of Trust by Jeff Erno
 * You Belong With Me by Jeff Erno
 * Till Death (Fractured Souls #1) by Kate Evangelista

F

 * Real Vampires Don't Sparkle (Real Vampires Don't Sparkle #1) by Amy Fecteau
 * The Screwed Up Life of Charlie the Second by Drew Ferguson
 * This is Not a Love Story by Suki Fleet
 * Willful Machines by Tim Floreen
 * Eagle Peak by Elizabeth Fontaine
 * Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford
 * Fruit by Brian Francis
 * Wrecked by E. R. Frank
 * Tessa Masterson Will Go To Prom by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin
 * My Heartbeat by Garret Freyman-Weyr
 * Reflections of a Rock Lobster: Reflections of Growing up Gay by Aaron Fricke

G

 * Good Moon Rising by Nancy Garden
 * Hear Us Out!: Lesbian and Gay Stories of Struggle, Progress, and Hope 1950's to the Present by Nancy Garden
 * The Sultan's Eyes by Kelly Gardiner
 * The Bond (Drangonlinked Chronicles #2) by Adolfo Garza Jr.
 * Fancy White Trash by Marjetta Geerling
 * The Difference Between You and Me by Madaleine George
 * Silent Snow, Secret Snow by Adele Geras
 * Burn by Heath Gibson
 * Bereft by Craig Laurance Gidney
 * The Boy's Own Manual to Being a Proper Jew by Eli Glasman
 * Tales from Foster High (Tales from Foster High #1-3) by John Goode
 * End of the Innocence (Tales from Foster High #4) by John Goode
 * Taking Chances (Tales from Foster High #5) by John Goode
 * 151 Days (Tales from Foster High #6) by John Goode
 * Distant Rumblings (Lords of Arcadia #1) by John Goode
 * Eye of the Storm (Lords of Arcadia #2) by John Goode
 * The Unseen Tempest (Lords of Arcadia #3) by John Goode
 * Going the Distance (Fadeaway #1) by John Goode
 * Kindness for Weakness by Shawn Goodman
 * King of the Screwups by K.L. Going
 * The Boy I Love by Nina de Gramont
 * BZRK (BZRK #1) by Michael Grant
 * BZRK: Reloaded (BZRK #2) by Michael Grant
 * BZRK: Apocalypse (BZRK #3) by Michael Grant
 * Losing It edited by Keith Gray

H

 * Lord of the White Hell (Lord of the White Hell #1) by Ginn Hale
 * Nothing Pink by Mark Hardy
 * Geography Club (Russel Middlebrook #1) by Brent Hartinger
 * The Order of the Poison Oak (Russel Middlebrook #2) by Brent Hartinger
 * Double Feature: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies (Russel Middlebrook #3) by Brent Hartinger
 * The Elephant of Surprise (Russel Middlebrook #4) by Brent Hartinger
 * Grand & Humble by Brent Hartinger
 * Rapture Practice: A True Story About Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family by Aaron Hartzler
 * Seraphina (Seraphina #1) by Rachel Hartman
 * Faggit by Tedd Hawks
 * When the Sea is Rising Red by Cat Hellisen
 * Two Teenagers in 20: Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth edited by Ann Heron
 * Jack by A.M. Homes
 * Impulse (Impulse #1) by Ellen Hopkins
 * Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
 * Rumble by Ellen Hopkins
 * The Misfits by James Howe
 * Totally Joe by James Howe
 * Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork by Scott W. Hunt
 * Freaks and Revelations by Davida Wills Hurwin
 * The Deathday Letter by Shaun Hutchinson
 * The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun Hutchinson
 * fml by Shaun Hutchinson
 * Becoming Chloe by Catherine Ryan Hyde

I

 * Who Lies Inside by Timothy Ireland

J

 * The Boy Who Couldn't Fly Straight by Jeff Jacobson
 * Haffling (Haffling #1) by Caleb James
 * Breaking Boxes by A.M. Jenkins
 * Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for Highschool and College Students by Kevin Jennings
 * The Tear Collectors by Billy Jolie
 * Girl, Hero by Carrie Jones
 * Love (and other uses for duct tape) by Carrie Jones
 * Tips on Having a Gay (Ex) Boyfriend by Carrie Jones
 * Another Kind of Cowboy by Susan Juby

K

 * Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil
 * Breathless (Elemental #2.5) by Brigid Kemmerer
 * Secret (Elemental #4) by Brigid Kemmerer
 * Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally
 * Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally
 * Omorphi (ελπίδα/Hope #1) by Cody Kennedy
 * Safe by Cody Kennedy
 * Out by Joanna Kenrick
 * A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger
 * Not Broken, Just Bent by Mia Kerick
 * The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick
 * Us Three by Mia Kerick
 * The Art of Secrets by James Klise
 * Out of Pocket by Bill Konigsberg
 * Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
 * The First Third by Will Kostakis

L

 * How To Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbelestier
 * Team Human by Justine Larbelestier and Sarah Rees Brennan
 * What I Know by Roger Larson
 * Fighting the Truth by Tara Leigh
 * When Love Comes to Town by Tom Lennon
 * Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
 * How they Met, and Other Stories by David Levithan
 * Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan
 * The Realm of Possibilty by David Levithan
 * Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
 * Wide Awake by David Levithan
 * 21 Proms edited by David Levithan
 * The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities edited by David Levithan and Billy Merrell
 * Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
 * You Have Seven Messages by Stewart Lewis
 * How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis
 * Adaptation by Malinda Lo
 * Proxy (Proxy #1) by Alex London
 * Guardian (Proxy #2) by Alex London
 * What's Up With Jody Barton? by Hayley Long
 * Prodigy (Legend #2) by Marie Lu
 * Champion (Legend #3) by Marie Lu
 * The Less Dead by April Lurie
 * Sink or Swim by Zoe Lynne

M

 * Tumble Turn by Doug Macleod
 * Pretty Things by Sarra Manning
 * The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy
 * Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles #1) by Melina Marchetta
 * Froi of the Exiles (Lumatere Chronicles #2) by Melina Marchetta
 * Quintana of Charyn (Lumatere Chronicles #3) by Melina Marchetta
 * Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely #2) by Melissa Marr
 * FrostFire (Ruan #2) by Zoë Marriott
 * Thumped (Bumped #2) by Megan Mccafferty
 * No Big Deal by Ellen Jeff McClain
 * When Ryan Came Back  by Devon McCormack
 * Dare You To (Pushing the Limits #2) by Katie McGarry
 * Being Friends With Boys by Terra Elan McVoy
 * You Don't Know About Me by Brian Meehl
 * Starry Eyed: Sixteen Stories That Steal the Spotlight by Ted Michael
 * The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
 * Hero by Perry Moore
 * Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz
 * Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz
 * The Waiting Tree by Lindsay Moynihan
 * Heavyweight  by M.B. Mulhall
 * Birds on a Wire by Ellen Mullholland
 * Ashfall by Mike Mullin
 * Swansong for an Ugly Duckling  by Michael Murphy
 * Shine by Lauren Myracle

N

 * I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
 * The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking #1) by Patrick Ness
 * The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking #2) by Patrick Ness
 * Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking #3) by Patrick Ness
 * More Than This by Patrick Ness
 * The Shell House by Linda Newbery
 * Starglass (Starglass #1) by Phoebe North
 * Starbreak (Starglass #2) by Phoebe North

O

 * The Sharp Time by Mary O'Connell
 * Arrival by Chris O'Guinn
 * Exiled to Iowa.  Send Help.  And Couture.  By Chris O'Guinn
 * Fearless by Chris O'Guinn
 * Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

P

 * M or F? by Lisa Papademetriou and Chris Tebbetts
 * What's Not Broken by D.J. Parker
 * Every Inferno by Johanna Parkhurst
 * Here's to You, Zeb Pike by Johanna Parkhurst
 * The Stone Prince (Branion #1) by Fiona Patton
 * Outtakes of a Walking Mistake by Anthony Paull
 * Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberley Pauly
 * As You Wish by Jackson Pearce
 * Sprout by Dale Peck
 * Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
 * Far From Xanadu by Julie Anne Peters
 * PINS by Jim Provenzano
 * The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
 * The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

Q

 * TMI by Sarah Quigley
 * Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

R

 * Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
 * Cinders & Sapphires (At Somerton #1) by Leila Rasheed
 * Diamonds & Deceit (At Somerton #2) by Leila Rasheed
 * Emeralds & Ashes (At Somerton #3) by Leila Rasheed
 * The Evolution of Ethan Poe by Robin Reardon
 * Thinking Straight by Robin Reardon
 * Clean by Amy Reed
 * The Art of Wishing (The Art of Wishing #1) by Lindsay Ribar
 * The Fourth Wish (The Art of Wishing #2) by Lindsay Ribar
 * Caught in the Crossfire (The Crossfire Trilogy #1) by Juliann Rich
 * Searching for Grace (The Crossfire Trilogy #2) by Juliann Rich
 * The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus #4) by Rick Riordan
 * The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus #5) by Rick Riordan
 * Supermassive by Nina Rossing
 * Asylum by Madeleine Roux
 * Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
 * My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan by Seth Rudetsky
 * The Rise and Fall of a Theater Geek (sequel to the above) by Seth Rudetsky
 * The Four Dorothys by Paul Ruditis
 * Foretold: Fourteen Tales of Prophecy and Prediction edited by Carrie Ryan
 * The Rules for Hearts (Battle Hall Davies #2) by Sara Ryan
 * Gemini Bites by P.E. Ryan
 * Tag Along by Tom Ryan
 * Way to Go by Tom Ryan

S

 * Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
 * Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Saenz
 * The Foxhole Court (All for the Game #1) by Nora Sakavic
 * The Raven King (All for the Game #2) by Nora Sakavic
 * The King's Men (All for the Game #3) by Nora Sakavic
 * Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez
 * Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
 * Boyfriends with Girlfriends by Alex Sanchez
 * Bait by Alex Sanchez
 * The God Box by Alex Sanchez
 * Private Display of Affection by Winter Sandberg
 * The Culling by Steven dos Santos
 * The Sowing by Steven dos Santos
 * Mousetraps by Pat Schmatz
 * The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider
 * Rapture by R.J. Seeley
 * The Kid Table by Andrea Seigel
 * Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai
 * Unlived Affections by George Shannon
 * The Hookup Artist by Tucker Shaw
 * Playing the Book by S. Chris Shirley
 * The Rainbow Kite by Marlene Fanta Shyer
 * Growing up Gay/Growing up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology by Bennett L. Singer
 * The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth by Marilyn Singer
 * A Really Nice Prom Mess by Brian Sloan
 * Tale of Two Summers by Brian Sloan
 * This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready
 * The Way He Lived by Emily Wing Smith
 * The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith
 * Passenger by Andrew Smith
 * Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
 * Cowboys Can Fly by Ken Smith
 * The Truth About Alex by Anne Snyder
 * The World of Normal Boys by K.M. Soehnlein
 * Looking For Jamie Bridger by Nancy Springer
 * The Center of the World by Andreas Steinhöfel (original: Die Mitte der Welt)
 * Big Guy by Robin Stevenson
 * The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
 * The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2) by Maggie Stiefvater
 * Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle #3) by Maggie Stiefvater
 * Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink by Stephanie Kate Strohm
 * Confederates Don't Wear Couture by Stephanie Kate Strohm
 * Imaginary by Jamie Sullivan
 * Beneath Angel's Wings by E. Summers
 * Artichoke's Heart by Suznne Supplee

T

 * Jerome] by William Taylor
 * The Blue Lawn by William Taylor
 * Drama by Raina Telgemeier
 * Zero Fade by Chris L. Terry
 * Moonset (The Legacy of Moonset #1) by Scott Tracey
 * Darkbound (The Legacy of Moonset #2) by Scott Tracey
 * Witch Eyes (Witch Eyes #1) by Scott Tracey
 * Demon Eyes (Witch Eyes #2) by Scott Tracey
 * Phantom Eyes (Witch Eyes #3) by Scott Tracey
 * Fan Art by Sarah Tregay
 * 7 Days at the Hot Corner by Terry Trueman
 * Chorus (Coda #2) by Emma Trevayne
 * Just Between Us by J.H. Trumble
 * Don't Let Me Go by J.H. Trumble
 * The Price of Falling by Melanie Tushmore

U

 * Grydscaen: Utopia by Natsuya Uesugi
 * The Center of Everything by Linda Urban
 * The Other SIde of the Fence by Jean Ure

V

 * Allison, Who Went Away by Vivian Vande Velde

W

 * Exposed by Scott Wallens
 * The Waiting Dark by Robin Wasserman
 * Finding H.F. by Julia Watts
 * Noggin by John Corey Whaley
 * Asher's Fault by Elizabeth Wheeler
 * Bad Boy by Diana Wieler
 * Teenage Rewrite by Brandon Williams
 * Drama Queens in the House by Julie Williams
 * Kiss by Jacqueline Wilson
 * What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson
 * Street Dreams by Tama Wise
 * Box Girl by Sarah Withrow
 * Turning 16 by Perry Wolford
 * If I Told You So by Timothy Woodward
 * The Balance by Neal Wooten

X
There are no books on the list by authors whose names start with X. Help us out by adding some!

Y

 * Leave Myself Behind by Bart Yates
 * Dirty London by Kelley York
 * Hushed by Kelley York
 * Made of Stars by Kelley York
 * Sucide Watch by Kelley York
 * One Hot Second: Stories About Desire edited by Cathy Young

Z
There are no books on the list by authors whose names start with Z. Help us out by adding some!