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The Lambda Literary Awards Have Announced Their 2022 Finalists

Community Mar 15, 2022

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The Lambda Literary Awards (or “Lammys”), first started in 1989, recognize LGBTQ book in a range of categories. This is the 34th year, and the judges received the most submissions in the award’s history: over 2,300 titles! They’ve narrowed them down to five finalists each in 24 categories. Here are just a few of the categories and their finalists.

Lesbian Fiction

How to Wrestle a Girl by Venita Blackburn
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie
The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett

Gay Fiction

100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell
Brickmakers: A Novel by Selva Almada, translated by Annie McDermott
Gordo by Jaime Cortez
My Good Son by Yang Huang
Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez

Bisexual Fiction

Blue-Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu
Milk Fed: A Novel by Melissa Broder
Monster in the Middle by Tiphanie Yanique
We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman
We Want What We Want by Alix Ohlin

Transgender Fiction

A Natural History of Transition by Callum Angus
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body by Megan Milks
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton

LGBTQ Young Adult

Hani And Ishu’s Guide To Fake Dating by Book Riot writer Adiba Jaigirdar
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
The Heartbreak Bakery by A. R. Capetta
The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
What We Devour by Linsey Miller

For all categories, including poetry, nonfiction, comics, romance, erotica, and more, check out the Lambda Literary post.

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