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  • A kindle with the cover of novel Fruit Fly, by Josh Silver, with a bright green background, an orange and a fruit fly.

    World of chemsex explored in powerful new novel Fruit Fly

    Books, Health & Science 26 May 2026

  • The image shows Ali Smith on stage accepting her Dublin Literary Award. She is standing at a podium, wearing a dark suit and looking toward the camera. In the background is a projected screen saying 'Gliff by Ali Smith' as well as details of publisher and nomination.

    Queer author Ali Smith wins Dublin Literary Award for new novel Gliff

    Books, Entertainment, Ireland 22 May 2026

  • Rosamund Taylor on the release of her new novel Filly.

    Author Rosamund Taylor on exploring queer Irish adolescence in new novel Filly

    Books, Interviews, Ireland 21 May 2026

  • Portrait of Rebecca Murphy. She is standing outdoors with a red top and glasses on, and smiles at the camera.

    Queer Irish author Rebecca Murphy to release debut novel after competition win

    Books, Ireland, News, Top News 13 May 2026

  • Photo from a Canadian version of Elska. It shows a man with a hat and puffer jacket with snow in the background.

    New Elska book spotlights queer men of two contrasting Canadian provinces

    Books, News, Top News 5 May 2026

  • This split-screen image shows two of the queer books from this summer recommendations listicle. On the left is Unsuitable, with a pink and purple cover and a black-and-white image of lesbians in history front and centre. On the right is the book Greta and Valdin, with a pink cover and a bag of limes in the middle.

    12 brilliant queer books to add to your summer reading list

    Books, Entertainment 1 May 2026

  • Image of the cover of Denis Mockler's poetry collection Is it Safe To Come Out Yet?

    Moving poetry collection explores reality of growing up gay in 1980s Ireland

    Books, Ireland

  • An image from Cruising Archaeology II: Eurotrash - A man posing in a green area.

    Highly anticipated anthology on queer cruising culture to launch at The Boilerhouse

    Books, Entertainment, Ireland 28 Apr 2026

  • An image of the exterior of Russian publishing house, Eksmo, at night.

    Police raid largest Russian publishing house after ‘gay propaganda’ accusations

    Books, News, Top News, World 22 Apr 2026

  • This article is about the most challenged books of 2025. In the photo, the interior of a library with shelves of book on the right and desks on the left.

    LGBTQ+ titles among US libraries' most challenged books of 2025

    Books, News, Top News 20 Apr 2026

  • Author TJ Klune holding up his book 'Wolfsong' and smiling at the camera.

    Exploring queerness through the pages of author TJ Klune's books

    Books 16 Apr 2026

  • A close up of the Cleat Cute book cover, with a goal net and green grass in the background.

    New sapphic TV series based on bestselling sports novel Cleat Cute is in the works

    Books, News, Top News, TV 14 Apr 2026

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