The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham (June 2, 2026) follows Corin, a thief searching for her missing sister, and Amelia, a princess who’s been asleep for 100 years. Corin stumbles her way into Amelia’s subconscious, where she reunites with her sister, and they proceed to travel through Amelia’s dreams and meet demons, alter-egos,Read More
Sea Creatures, Grief, and Lesbian Flirtation: The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang
In The Jellyfish Problem, Tessa Yang explores grief, community, and human connection in a story about a small island in Maine being menaced by a giant glowing jellyfish the local schoolchildren have dubbed Clementine. Dr. Jo Ness is a jellyfish scientist trying to finish her book and raise jellyfish sprouts at the small aquarium she worksRead More
A Sapphic Boarding School Gothic: Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran
By turns haunting, compelling, and illuminating, Avery Curran’s new novel, Spoiled Milk, is perfect for fans of queer Gothic horror and historical fiction. Set in England in 1928, Emily Locke is in her final year at the Briarley School for Girls, an isolated boarding school designed to provide middle- to upper-class girls with accomplished educations. WhatRead More
Down in the Depths: The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang Review
One of the many niche things I enjoy is the deep sea. There has been something so fascinating to me about sea creatures and bioluminescence and the abyssal and hadal zones for over a decade now—so seeing that The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang (June 2, 2026) featured a giant jellyfish, a strange and isolated island, andRead More
A Queer, Roller Derby Coming of Age: Leave It On The Track by Margot Fisher Review
Leave It On the Track by Margot Fisher is a fun YA roller derby novel about enduring loss, dealing with anxiety, and feeling free to act on your crush for the first time with roller derby flair. I picked it up on a whim after seeing it on a shelf, and this is exactly the sortRead More
Grief and Found Family in Alexis Henderson’s Young Adult Debut
Newly released this month, Alexis Henderson’s young adult debut, When I Was Death, brings the author’s signature fantastical horror to a meditation on grief and coming of age. In the year since protagonist Roslyn lost her sister, Adeline, she’s almost completely disconnected from her life. The mysterious circumstances surrounding Adeline’s loss have cast an even longerRead More
A Caravan of Teenage Grim Reapers: When I Was Death by Alexis Henderson Review
A year after her sister, Adeline, dies under mysterious circumstances, a ragtag group of teenage girls descend upon Roslyn Volk’s small Midwestern town and make her an offer that she can’t refuse in Alexis Henderson’s When I Was Death. The girls (Naomi, Skye, Riley, Iona, Chloe, and the enigmatic Shiloh, who catches Roslyn’s eye from theRead More
Life in a Walled Garden: Where Lost Girls Go by Kody Keplinger Review
Last month, I read a sapphic YA book involving a cult and reflected that I was disappointed it didn’t explore realistic matters, like why people are drawn to and stay in high-control situations. This month, I chanced upon a sapphic YA book that explored exactly those questions. Where Lost Girls Go by Kody Keplinger (out JulyRead More
Hey, Princess: Nobody in Particular by Sophie Gonzales Review
Nobody in Particular (published 2025) is a YA boarding school story about Danni, the scholarship student at a prestigious boarding school in a fictional European country, and Rose, the princess she falls in love with there. Danni keeps her bisexuality hidden due to an intense desire to blend in and avoid the bullying she sufferedRead More
Grief, First Love, and the Power of a Really Good Meal: This Feast of a Life by Cynthia So
This Feast of a Life by Holden So, writing as Cynthia So, explores grief, identity, first love, and the power of a really good meal. Spanning a year and some change, the story follows Auden, who has only recently begun to explore their nonbinary identity, and Valerie, who is still reeling from the death of herRead More
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