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    The 15 Must-Read LGBT Books of 2016

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    Cassie Sheets

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    12/26/16

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    Don’t miss these incredible LGBT authors and stories.

    2016 was another great year for LGBT writing. Whether you’re into young adult fiction, poetry ripe with religious and pop culture imagery, tell-all music memoirs, or quiet novels about relationships in turmoil, there’s an LGBT author and/or story for you on this list. Here are 15 of the best books of 2016. Photo via Unsplash.

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    Don’t miss these incredible LGBT authors and stories.
    1) Weekend by Jane Eaton Hamilton
    2) Trouble the Water by Derrick Austin
    3) The Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine
    4) Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett
    5) Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley
    6) Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
    7) After Disasters by Viet Dinh
    8) Black Wave by Michelle Tea
    9) Small Beauty by Jia Qing Wilson-Yang
    10) The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
    11) If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
    12) Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace
    13) Desert Boys by Chris McCormick
    14) Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady by Susan Quinn
    15) Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
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