2026 Pride Month Book Draft

It’s the most wonderful time of the year at the Readirect Podcast—happy Pride!!! 🏳️‍🌈 To celebrate Pride Month, we are back with our second annual Pride Book Draft! This highly competitive episode pits Emily against Abigail as we each draft our team of books by LGBTQIA+ authors and/or featuring queer characters.  Abigail’s Picks:  • Conversion Therapy Dropout (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97988898...) by Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez  • Take a Hint, Dani Brown (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97800629...) by Talia Hibbert • Come and Get It (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97805933...) by Kiley Reid • Every Step She Takes (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97816680...) by Alison Cochrun Emily’s Picks:  • Our Wives Under the Sea (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97812502...) by Julia Armfeld • Minor Black Figures (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97805933...) by Brandon Taylor • Futbolista (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97816461...) by Jonny Garza Villa • The Prospects (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97805935...) by KT Hoffman Honorable Mentions  • The Charm Offensive (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97819821...) by Alison Cochrun • Atmosphere (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97805931...) by Taylor Jenkins Reid Recent Reads:  • Paladin’s Hope (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97816145...) by T Kingfisher  • Star Shipped (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97800634...) by Cat Sebastian  • Automatic Noodle (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97812503...) by Annalee Newitz • We Could Be Rats (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97816680...) by Emily Austin • The Queer Principles of Kit Webb (https://bookshop.org/a/84642/97800630...) by Cat Sebastian • Charming Puckboy (https://www.amazon.com/Charming-Puckb...) by Eden Finley, Saxon James