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 by Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Come and Get It by Kiley Reid Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun Emily’s Picks: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfeld Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor Futbolista by Jonny Garza Villa The Prospects by KT Hoffman Honorable Mentions The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Recent Reads: Paladin’s Hope by T Kingfisher Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian Charming Puckboy by Eden Finley, Saxon James