Top 100 Gay Books

(print releases after January 1, 2000)

Title and Author
  1. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (2000)
  2. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (2002)
  3. Three Junes by Julia Glass (2002)
  4. The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst (2004)
  5. Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon (2003)
  6. Moab is my Washpot by Stephen Fry (2000)
  7. The Master by Colm Toibin (2004)
  8. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan (2003)
  9. At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill (2002)
  10. The Night Listener by Armistead Maupin (2000)
  11. Don't Get Too Comfortable by David Rakoff (2005)
  12. Melusine by Sarah Monette (2005)
  13. A Density of Souls by Christopher Rice (2000)
  14. The Book of Salt by Monique Truong (2003)
  15. The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman (2002)
  16. Hero by Perry Moore (2007)
  17. Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (2001)
  18. The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan (2008)
  19. Geography Club by Brent Hartinger (2003)
  20. As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann (2001)
  21. Call Me by Your Name by Andre Aciman (2007)
  22. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron (2007)
  23. Shadows Return by Lynn Flewelling (2008)
  24. How I Paid for College by Marc Acito (2005)
  25. Liquor by Poppy Z. Brite (2004)
  26. The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer (2009)
  27. Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger (2004)
  28. The Indian Clerk by David Leavitt (2007)
  29. I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell (2006)
  30. Carnival by Elizabeth Bear (2006)
  31. All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann (2007)
  32. Dog Years: A Memoir by Mark Doty (2008)
  33. Dorian: An Imitation by Will Self (2002)
  34. Dramarama by E. Lockhart (2007)
  35. Havemercy by Jaida Jones & Danielle Bennett (2008)
  36. The Family Man by Elinor Lipman (2009)
  37. Bear Near Me by Andrew O'Hagan (2006)
  38. The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America by Charles Kaiser (2007)
  39. Rough Music by Patrick Gale (2000)
  40. The Chosen by Ricardo Pinto (2001)
  41. Totally Joe by James Howe (2005)
  42. The Married Man by Edmund White (2000)
  43. Freak Show by James St. James (2007)
  44. Tommy's Tale by Alan Cumming (2002)
  45. The World of Normal Boys by K. M. Soehnlein (2000)
  46. The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd (2009)
  47. Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale (2007)
  48. Grief by Andrew Holleran (2006)
  49. The Center of the World by Andreas Steinhofel (2005)
  50. The Secret Fruit of Peter Paddington by Brian Francis (2005)
  51. The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure by Storm Constantine (2003)
  52. Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle (2005)
  53. Alternatives to Sex by Stephen McCauley (2006)
  54. Not a Day Goes By by E. Lynn Harris (2001)
  55. King of the Screwups by K.L. Going (2009)
  56. The Coming Storm by Paul Russell (2000)
  57. The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy (2002)
  58. Punkzilla by Adam Rapp (2009)
  59. Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher (2009)
  60. Leave Myself Behind by Bart Yates (2004)
  61. The Last Exit to Normal by Michael Harmon (2008)
  62. My Lucky Star by Joe Keenan (2006)
  63. Looking For It by Michael Thomas Ford (2004)
  64. Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley (2000)
  65. The Back Passage by James Lear (2006)
  66. The Tin Star by J. L. Langley (2006)
  67. Lust or No Harm Done by Geoff Ryman (2001)
  68. Point of Dreams by Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett (2001)
  69. A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R. W. Day (2009)
  70. The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy by Robert Leleux (2008)
  71. Brethren: Raised By Wolves by W. A. Hoffman (2006)
  72. Now Is the Hour by Tom Spanbauer (2006)
  73. Becoming Chloe by Catherine Ryan Hyde (2006)
  74. The First Verse by Barry McCrea (2008)
  75. Fellow Travelers by Thomas Mallon (2007)
  76. Vintage by Steve Berman (2007)
  77. The Notorious Dr. August by Christopher Bram (2001)
  78. Mordred, Bastard Son (Mordred Trilogy) by Douglas Clegg (2006)
  79. What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson (2008)
  80. The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek (2006)
  81. Breakfast with Tiffany: An Uncle's Memoir by Edwin John Wintle (2005)
  82. The Sluts by Dennis Cooper (2005)
  83. Sprout by Dale Peck (2009)
  84. The Abomination by Paul Golding (2000)
  85. We Disappear by Scott Heim (2008)
  86. Saint Morrissey: A Portrait of This Charming Man by an Alarming Fan by Mark Simpson (2004)
  87. When I Knew by Robert Trachtenberg (2005)
  88. Another Kind of Cowboy by Susan Juby (2007)
  89. Two Parties, One Tux, and a Very Short Film about The Grapes of Wrath by Steven Goldman (2008)
  90. Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg (2008)
  91. Fatal Shadows by Josh Lanyon (2007)
  92. Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai (2007)
  93. Tale of Two Summers by Brian Sloan (2006)
  94. Posted To Death by Dean James (2002)
  95. Vampire Vow by Michael Schiefelbein (2001)
  96. A Son Called Gabriel by Damian McNicholl (2005)
  97. Scarlet and the White Wolf by Kirby Crow (2008)
  98. America's Boy by Wade Rouse (2006)
  99. Amuse Bouche by Anthony Bidulka (2000)
  100. Oleander House by Ally Blue (2007)
  101. Bareback by Chris Owen (2008)
  102. Dark Reflections by Samuel R. Delany (2007)
  103. Standish by Erastes (2006)
  104. Edinburgh by Alexander Chee (2002)
  105. Blue Boy by Rakesh Satyal (2009)
  106. A Secret Edge by Robin Reardon (2007)
  107. Clay's Way by Blair Mastbaum (2004)
  108. Breakfast with Scot by Michael Downing (2000)
  109. False Colors by Alex Beecroft (2009)
  110. A Bit of Rough by Laura Baumbach (2007)
  111. Every Nine Seconds: A Queer as Folk Novel by Joseph Brockton (2003)
  112. The Elusive Embrace: Desire and the Riddle of Identity by Daniel Mendelsohn (2000)
  113. Saints of Augustine by P.E. Ryan (2007)
  114. 7 Days at the Hot Corner by Terry Trueman (2007)
  115. Freaks and Revelations by Davida Wills Hurwin (2009)
  116. The Phoenix by Ruth Sims (2009)
  117. The Assignment by Evangeline Anderson (2008)
  118. Rag and Bone by Michael Nava (2001)
  119. American Writers at Home by J. D. McClatchy (2004)
  120. Ransom by Lee Rowan (2009)
  121. Half-Life by Aaron Krach (2004)
  122. In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson (2003)
  123. The Kiss Murder by Mehmet Murat Somer (2008)
  124. The Price of Temptation by M. J. Pearson (2005)
  125. A Young Man's Passage by Julian Clary (2005)
  126. Out of the Closet and Nothing to Wear by Leslea Newman (2000)
  127. The Trouble Boy by Tom Dolby (2004)
  128. Latter Days by C. Jay Cox (2004)
  129. Avoidance by Michael Lowenthal (2002)
  130. Desert Sons by Mark Kendrick (2001)
  131. Bourbon Street Blues by Greg Herren (2003)
  132. Where The Boys Are by William J. Mann (2003)
  133. Skin Lane by Neil Bartlett (2007)
  134. Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major League Baseball by Billy Bean (2003)
  135. Frontiers by Michael Jensen (2000)
  136. David Inside Out by Lee Bantle (2009)
  137. Metes and Bounds by Jay Quinn (2001)
  138. Lawnboy by Paul Lisicky (2006)
  139. Fortunes Of War by Mel Keegan (2005)
  140. Man About Town by Mark Merlis (2003)
  141. PsyCop: Partners by Jordan Castillo Price (2008)
  142. Venus as a Boy by Luke Sutherland (2004)
  143. The Manny Files by Christian Burch (2006)
  144. A Perfect Waiter by Alain Claude Sulzer (2008)
  145. Lake Overturn by Vestal Mcintyre (2009)
  146. He's The One by Timothy James Beck (2003)
  147. Shameless by Paul Burston (2004)
  148. Jeremy Thrane by Kate Christensen (2001)
  149. Fool's Errand by Louis Bayard (2000)
  150. Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville (2009)
  151. Band Fags! by Frank Anthony Polito (2008)
  152. Gay Haiku by Joel Derfner (2005)
  153. Someone Killed His Boyfriend by David Stukas (2001)
  154. Hornito: My Lie Life by Mike Albo (2001)
  155. My Best Man by Andy Schell (2000)
  156. Can't Buy Me Love by Chris Kenry (2001)
  157. Name Games by Michael Craft (2001)
  158. Faith & Fidelity by Tere Michaels (2009)
  159. Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy (2009)
  160. Crossing Borders by Z.A. Maxfield (2008)
  161. Mind Fuck by Manna Francis (2007)
  162. Collision Course by K.A. Mitchell (2009)
  163. Letters to Montgomery Clift by Noel Alumit (2002)
  164. Every Man For Himself by Orland Outland (2000)
  165. Caught Running by Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux (2007)
  166. Faith for Beginners by Aaron Hamburger (2005)
  167. The Summer They Came by William Storandt (2002)
  168. Tricks of the Trade by Ben Tyler (2001)
  169. Fixer Chao by Han Ong (2002)
  170. Men Like That: A Southern Queer History by John Howard (2001)
  171. The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You by S. Bear Bergman (2009)
  172. Soul Mates: Bound by Blood by Jourdan Lane (2008)
  173. The Straight Road to Kylie by Nico Medina (2007)
  174. Common Sons by Ronald L. Donaghe (2000)
  175. Selfish and Perverse by Bob Smith (2007)
  176. Design Flaws of the Human Condition by Paul Schmidtberger (2007)
  177. 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous by Graeme Aitken (2006)
  178. One Dead Drag Queen by Mark Richard Zubro (2000)
  179. The Death of a Constant Lover by Lev Raphael (2000)
  180. Nothing Pink by Mark Hardy (2008)
  181. Easter by Michael Arditti (2008)
  182. Falling by M. L. Rhodes (2007)
  183. Tongue Tied by Richard Stevenson (2003)
  184. The Actor's Guide To Murder by Rick Copp (2003)
  185. Bitch Goddess by Robert Rodi (2002)
  186. Limits of Justice by John Morgan Wilson (2000)
  187. What Love Means to You People by NancyKay Shapiro (2006)
  188. Everything I Have Is Blue: Short Fiction by Working-Class Men About More-or-Less Gay Life by Wendell Ricketts (2005)
  189. Any Kind Of Luck by William Jack Sibley (2001)
  190. Beauty Salon by Mario Bellatin (2009)
  191. Broadway Nights: A Romp of Life, Love, and Musical Theatre by Seth Rudetsky (2007)
  192. The Music of Your Life: Stories by John Rowell (2003)
  193. Whose Song?: And Other Stories by Thomas Glave (2001)
  194. The Coming of the Night by John Rechy (2000)
  195. On Fire by Drew Zachary (2008)
  196. Three Day Passes by Sean Michael (2008)
  197. Bound In Blood by David Thomas Lord (2001)
  198. My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel (2004)
  199. Guess Again by Bernard Cooper (2000)
  200. Queer Fear: Gay Horror Fiction by Michael Rowe (2000)
  201. No Going Home by T. A. Chase (2006)
  202. My Side of the Story: A Novel by Will Davies (2007)
  203. This Thing Called Courage: South Boston Stories by J. G. Hayes (2002)
  204. Bad Case of Loving You by Laney Cairo (2008)
  205. The Master of Seacliff by Max Pierce (2007)
  206. L.A. Heat by P.A. Brown (2006)
  207. Daytime Drama by Dave Benbow (2003)
  208. Mahu by Neil S. Plakcy (2005)
  209. The Haunted Hillbilly by Derek McCormack (2004)
  210. Uncle's Story (Contemporary Pacific Literature) by Witi Tame Ihimaera (2000)
  211. Light Fell by Evan Fallenberg (2008)
  212. Dishes by Rich Wallace (2008)
  213. The Republic of Vengeance by Paul Waters (2009)
  214. Hot Sauce by Scott Pomfret & Scott Whittier (2005)
  215. Talking In The Dark by Billy Merrell (2003)
  216. The Night We Met by Rob Byrnes (2002)
  217. Closing Distance by Jim Oliver (2000)
  218. Sugarless: A Novel by James Magruder (2009)
  219. First Person Plural by Andrew W.M. Beierle (2007)
  220. A Push and a Shove: A Novel by Christopher Kelly (2007)
  221. The Future is Queer: A Science Fiction Anthology by Richard Labonte & Lawrence Schimel (2006)
  222. What We Do Is Secret by Kief Hillsbery (2005)
  223. Suspension by Robert Westfield (2002)
  224. Outline of My Lover by Douglas A Martin (2002)
  225. Love & Sex by Michael Cart (2001)