Beacon Press

Autostraddle, y’all are real ones for including Rachel Karp’s THE LE***AN BAR CHRONICLES in your roundup of the most anticipated q***r books of May!

Our Most Anticipated Q***r Books for May 2026 Great sci-fi and hybrid nonfiction are coming your way this month. Plus a whole lot more.

Le***an and q***r bars were at the epicenter of the q***r civil rights movement. Given the times, these are third spaces we need to preserve.

Le***an Bar Historian — on Windows as Protest, Q***r Bar Gentrification, and How You Can Save Them Connecting with Rachel Karp

Octavia E. Butler’s KINDRED is in canonical company here! Publishers Weekly even went old school with all the original cover art.

15 Essential Works of American Literature In honor of America’s 250th birthday, we polled PW’s staffers and freelance reviewers, as well as members of the National Book Critics Circle, on the most essential books published in the U.S. since 1776.