11 of the Best New LGBTQ Books Out in September 2026

The best new LGBTQ books out in September include gay literary fiction from a Man Booker Prize-winning author, a love story between two men in Palestine, the newest book from Ashley Herring Blake, an F/F romance set at a soon-to-be-haunted bed and breakfast, a queer and trans Hamlet retelling, the sequel to Cemetery Boys, and a queer Frankenstein retelling from K. Ancrum—to name just a few. All Access members can find even more new LGBTQ books out this week as a bonus at the end of this list. New LGBTQ Books: September 2026 The Disappearers by Marlon James (September 1) Marlon James is the Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings. His newest novel follows eight gay men in 1980s in Kingston, Jamaica. They met while rehearsing for a play together. One night, they are the victims of a gay bashing, and one is killed. In the aftermath, some seek revenge and some try to disappear. The early reviews of this one are effusive, including from The Boston Globe: “Harrowing, hilarious, magnificent …this novel will be read decades from now, pored over in seminars and bookmarked on subway commutes … [James’] defiant queer epic belongs to us all.” Eden at Dawn by Karim ...