Books by Queer Authors

I Finally Bought Some Jordans: Essays

By Michael Arceneaux

In I Finally Bought Some Jordans, Michael Arceneaux discusses in multiple essays various hot topics such as race, class, sexuality, labor, financial struggles, and, of course, paying homage to the power and wisdom of Beyoncé. He gives readers an insight into what he is facing and how he is overcoming his adversities. I Finally Bought Some Jordans is the newest collection of essays that follows his other collections I Can't Date Jesus and I Don't Want to Die Poor

Just As I Am

By E. Lynn Harris

Just As I Am is the second book in the Invisible Life trilogy. The book follows the lives of Raymond and Nicole, two very different individuals who are very similar in their journeys regarding relationships, love, sexuality, and the AIDS epidemic. E. Lynn Harris was an openly gay author who was best known for depicting African American men who are closeted with their sexuality. Harris wrote this book intending to have readers look at the world and experiences from different perspectives.

No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America

By Darnell L. Moore

Writer and activist Darnell L. Moore gets vulnerable and opens up about his experiences in No Ashes In The Fire. The memoir explores his life as a teenager dealing with bullying and almost being set on fire just because of his sexuality. He was blessed to escape this near-death experience but it wasn't his first. Darnell L. Moore continues to use his voice to promote anti-racist, feminist, queer of color, and anti-colonial thought and advocacy.

Giovanni's Room

Novel by James Baldwin

Giovani’s Room a novel by American writer James Baldwin tells the story of a man living in Paris as he navigates his sexual identity. The book takes a deep dive into the topics of homosexuality and bisexuality which was not very common in 1956, when the book was published. James Baldwin is best known for his other bodies of work such as “If Beale Street Could Talk” and being a Civil Rights Activist. Throughout all of his bodies of work, Baldwin is consistent with the themes of gender and sexuality, race, poverty, and religion just to name a few.