You’re going to be on your feet a lot this month: marching in parades, dancing in the streets, standing up for people in your community. But you’re also likely to have some time to rest and reflect, so here are some great new books to read.

CB Lee’s upcoming young adult novel, Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, follows Brenda, a nerdy overachiever set on saving the world through science. After meeting Kat in a magical coffeeshop, they soon fall in love, with their destinies colliding.

Determined to understand how meals have shaped the cultural zeitgeist of the Queer community, author and chef John Birdsall set out to answer the titular question posed by his latest book, What Is Queer Food?: How We Served a Revolution.

In his new, best-selling memoir, FAIRYBOY: Growing Up Gay And Out In Pre-Stonewall New York and Beyond, veteran journalist Garrett Glaser revisits a world unrecognizable to many contemporary LGBTQ readers.

David Rothenberg is a bona fide legend. Still active at 91, he hosts a podcast and has just released a new book. Manhattan Mayhem is the latest work from this legendary activist and author.

What if you lose love but have professional obligations with your ex, however much that hurts? So far, so normal — if heartbreaking.

Katharyn King is the brains behind the new indie sci-fi book series that imagines a future Seattle in the year 2152 — but digitally reconstructed by a Lesbian with schizophrenia.

Lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s new graphic novel "Spent" begins with her walking through the woods with her father as a young girl.

Author Mike Curato's upcoming graphic novel, Gaysians, dives into the importance of finding community as a Gay Asian man: the experiences of feeling lost but leaning into your authentic self.

Actress, singer, and cabaret performer Holly Woodlawn (1946–2016) survives in the minds of the public through the strength of two Andy Warhol movies from the '70s: Trash and Women in Revolt, plus enshrinement in Lou Reed's 1972 song