10 Recommendations for LGBTQ+ Retellings and Movie-Inspired Books!

Inspired by the iconic 80s classique “Splash,” this book continues to blow me away and it’s one of my favorite YAs to be released in years. Truly a masterpiece of bittersweet love. Jason June wrote what I consider to be a modern classique and one of my favorite books PERIOD. Plus, who doesn’t love a thicc boy and a genderqueer mermaid?

A gay retelling of the Julia Roberts classic “Pretty Woman,” but with a financial flip where the sex worker has all the money and power! I know it’s a faux pas to include your own book on a list of recommendations, but I love these guys.

Take “The First Wives Club,” make it gay, and add in TikTok and you’ve got an instantly loveable premise. One of my favorite YAs of the 2020s--this one should NOT be missed.

Think "Bridesmaids," but gay. When “the gay best friend” gets caught between the bride and the groom and the various secrets of their bachelorette and bachelor party, all hell breaks loose, and honestly, it’s a super fun, hilarious romp with so much heart!

Cinderella has been done time and time again in movie form, but Kalynn Bayron’s take on the classic fairy tale is by far the juiciest. You need this book in your life STAT.

'When Harry Met Sally,' but make it gay? I’m 1000000000% in. Anything that Adib Khorram writes goes immediately to the top of my list, and this is just sublime. 10/10 recommend.

Who doesn't love a little Greek mythology? A love story set during the Greek Heroic Age? I'm sold. This is a retelling of the Trojan War as told from the perspective of Patroclus, and this retelling is sure to tug on your heartstrings.

Who doesn’t love a fresh take on "Treasure Island"? I’ll take any and all Treasure Island retellings, and C.B. Lee can do no wrong. Speaking of "Treasure Island retellings, who else devoured Star Wars: Skeleton Crew this past winter?

Obsessed with this queer retelling of "The Great Gatsby," and anything that Anna-Marie McLemore writes is positively delicious, old sport!

"My Fair Lady" meets the classic teen film "She’s All That" in this charming and swoony new rom-com from Brian D. Kennedy, author of A Little Bit Country. Who can go wrong with this slice of life?