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Submissions: Ninth Annual Bisexual Book Awards

*Bi-colored bookstack image is generously donated by Jeannie of Queer Book Corner on Etsy

Books Updated: March 2, 2021

(Please let us know if you dont see your submitted book.)

2020 Books: (listed alphabetically by title, starting with the first meaningful word)

All Fiction

99 Erics: a Kat Cataclysm faux novel, by Julia Serano, Switch Hitter Press
The Adventures of Isabel by Candas Jane Dorsey, ECW Press
All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Riverhead Books
All Flowers Bloom by Kawika Guillermo, Westphalia Press
The Amber Garden by Cynthea Masson, ECW Press
Angels in the City by Garrett Leigh, Fox Love Press
Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne, Tor Books / Macmillan
The Better Liar by Tanen Jones, Ballantine / Penguin Random House
Bottle Rocket by Erin McLellan, independent
A Case of Synchronicity by Éric Desmarais, Renaissance
Ceremonials by Katharine Coldiron, Kernpunkt Press
Children of Fury (Dark Nation, Volume III), Old Gold Soul Press
The Company Daughters by Samantha Rajaram, Bookouture
Diamond City by Francesca Flores, Wednesday Books / Macmillan
The Edge of the World by Garrett Leigh, Fox Love Press
Egg by Ross Victory, VFTC Universe
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan, Ecco/HarperCollins
Exile Music by Jennifer Steil, Viking / Penguin Random House
Flicker by Elizabeth Tybush, NineStar Press
Flight To The Horizon by Julie Tizard, Bold Strokes Books
Hearts Are Jerks by Gabrielle Harbowy, Heart Bow Books
Ink in the Blood by Kim Smejkal, HMH Books for Young Readers
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab, Tor Books/ Tom Doherty Associates/ division of Macmillan Publishers
Kept Animals by Kate Milliken, Scribner
Look by Zan Romanoff, Dial Books / Penguin
No Light from Heaven by Marc Zimmerman, Floricanto Press / Berkeley Press
No Parking by Valentine Wheeler, Ninestar Press
Off Balance by Jay Hogan, Southern Lights Publishing
Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales, Wednesday Books / Macmillan
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth, William Morrow / HarperCollins
Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo, Akashic Books
Providence by Leigh Hays, Bold Strokes Books
Queens of Noise by Leigh Harlen, Neon Hemlock Press
Redemption by Garrett Leigh, Fox Love Press
The Reign of Darkness by Britney Jackson, Noctem Publishing
Remember Me, Synthetica by K. Aten, Silver Dragon Books / Regal Crest Enterprises
Road Out Of Winter by Alison Stine, MIRA / Harlequin Trade Publishing
The Secret Of You And Me By Melissa Lenhardt, Graydon House / Harlequin
The Sex Coach by Garrett Leigh, Fox Love Press
Smash It! by Francina Simone, Inkyard Press / Harlequin Trade Publishing
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow, Inkyard Press / Harlequin Trade Publishing
Starling Days by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, The Overlook Press / Abrams
Swan Song by Lisa Alther, Alfred A. Knopf
They Never Learn by Layne Fargo, Scout Press / Simon & Schuster
Tiny Ruins by Nicole Haldoupis, Radiant Press
Transformation Junkies by Fiona Lehn, Wicked Publishing
Verge: Stories by Lidia Yuknavitch, Riverhead Books
Via Chicago by J.E. Sumerau, Brill / Sense
White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton, Blackstone Publishing
Who I Was with Her by Nita Tyndall, HarperTeen / Harper Collins
Wind and Dark Water by J.S. Cook, Dreamspinner Press
Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers / Hachette Book Group
The Woman Who Fell Through Time by J.M. Frey, Here There Be Publishing
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat, Catapult
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson, Scholastic Press

All Not-Fiction

Again by Jennifer Perrine, Airlie Press
Beautiful & Full of Monsters by Courtney LeBlanc, Vegetarian Alcoholic Press
Birthright by George Abraham, Button Poetry
Bisexual and Pansexual Identities: Exploring and challenging invisibility and invalidation by Nikki Hayfield, Routledge
Bisexuality in Europe: Sexual citizenship, romantic relationships, and bi+ identities by Emiel Maliepaard and Renate Baumgartner (Eds.), Routledge
Bi the Way: Pastoring Bisexual Christians in Europe by Dr. Carol A. Shepherd, Easy Yoke Publishing
Camming: Money, Power, and Pleasure in the Sex Work Industry by Angela Jones, New York University Press
Crown Noble by Bianca Phipps, Button Poetry
Eleanor by David Michaelis, Simon & Schuster
The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg, Abrams Press
Frida in America by Celia Stahr, St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan
Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco by Alia Volz, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
I Would Leave Me If I Could. by Halsey, Simon & Schuster
Magnolia Canopy Otherworld by Erin Carlyle, Driftwood Press
Our Lady of Perpetual Degeneracy by Robin Gow, Tolsun Books
Queers, Bis, and Straight Lies: An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma by Meredith G. F. Worthen, Routledge
Rust Belt Femme by Raechel Anne Jolie, Belt Publishing
Transformations in Queer, Trans, and Intersex Health and Aging by Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski, J. E. Sumerau, and Nik M. Lampe, Lexington Books / Roman & Littlefield
Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster
Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby, Vintage / Penguin Random House

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2020 Bisexual Book Categories:

Non-Fiction

Bisexual and Pansexual Identities: Exploring and challenging invisibility and invalidation by Nikki Hayfield, Routledge
Bisexuality in Europe: Sexual citizenship, romantic relationships, and bi+ identities by Emiel Maliepaard and Renate Baumgartner (Eds.), Routledge
Bi the Way: Pastoring Bisexual Christians in Europe by Dr. Carol A. Shepherd, Easy Yoke Publishing
Camming: Money, Power, and Pleasure in the Sex Work Industry by Angela Jones, New York University Press
Queers, Bis, and Straight Lies: An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma by Meredith G. F. Worthen, Routledge
Transformations in Queer, Trans, and Intersex Health and Aging by Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski, J. E. Sumerau, and Nik M. Lampe, Lexington Books / Roman & Littlefield
Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby, Vintage / Penguin Random House

Memoir/Biography

Eleanor by David Michaelis, Simon & Schuster
The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg, Abrams Press
Frida in America by Celia Stahr, St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan
Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco by Alia Volz, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Rust Belt Femme by Raechel Anne Jolie, Belt Publishing
Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster

Fiction

99 Erics: a Kat Cataclysm faux novel, by Julia Serano, Switch Hitter Press
All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Riverhead Books
Ceremonials by Katharine Coldiron, Kernpunkt Press
The Company Daughters by Samantha Rajaram, Bookouture
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan, Ecco/HarperCollins
Exile Music by Jennifer Steil, Viking / Penguin Random House
Kept Animals by Kate Milliken, Scribner
No Light from Heaven by Marc Zimmerman, Floricanto Press/Berkeley Press
No Parking by Valentine Wheeler, Ninestar Press
Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo, Akashic Books
Starling Days by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, The Overlook Press / Abrams
Swan Song by Lisa Alther, Alfred A. Knopf
Tiny Ruins by Nicole Haldoupis, Radiant Press
Verge: Stories by Lidia Yuknavitch, Riverhead Books
Via Chicago by J.E. Sumerau, Brill / Sense
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat, Catapult

Romance

Angels in the City by Garrett Leigh, Fox Love Press
The Edge of the World by Garrett Leigh, Fox Love Press
Flight To The Horizon by Julie Tizard, Bold Strokes Books
Off Balance by Jay Hogan, Southern Lights Publishing
Providence by Leigh Hays, Bold Strokes Books
Redemption by Garrett Leigh, Fox Love Press
The Secret Of You And Me By Melissa Lenhardt, Graydon House / Harlequin
The Sex Coach by Garrett Leigh, Fox Love Press
The Woman Who Fell Through Time by J.M. Frey, Here There Be Publishing

Erotic Fiction

Bottle Rocket by Erin McLellan, Independently Published

Speculative Fiction [Bi-fi/Sci-fi/Fantasy/Paranormal/Horror/Etc.]

All Flowers Bloom by Kawika Guillermo, Westphalia Press
The Amber Garden by Cynthea Masson, ECW Press
Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne, Tor Books / Macmillan
A Case of Synchronicity by Éric Desmarais, Renaissance
Children of Fury (Dark Nation, Volume III), Old Gold Soul Press
Diamond City by Francesca Flores, Wednesday Books / Macmillan
Egg by Ross Victory, VFTC Universe
Flicker by Elizabeth Tybush, NineStar Press
Ink in the Blood by Kim Smejkal, HMH Books for Young Readers
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab, Tor Books / Tom Doherty Associates / division of Macmillan Publishers
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth, William Morrow / HarperCollins
Queens of Noise by Leigh Harlen, Neon Hemlock Press
The Reign of Darkness by Britney Jackson, Noctem Publishing
Remember Me, Synthetica by K. Aten, Silver Dragon Books / Regal Crest Enterprises
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow, Inkyard Press / Harlequin Trade Publishing
Transformation Junkies by Fiona Lehn, Wicked Publishing
White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton, Blackstone Publishing
Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers / Hachette Book Group

Teen/Young Adult (YA)

The Amber Garden by Cynthea Masson, ECW Press
A Case of Synchronicity by Éric Desmarais, Renaissance
Egg by Ross Victory, VFTC Universe
Hearts Are Jerks by Gabrielle Harbowy, Heart Bow Books
Ink in the Blood by Kim Smejkal, HMH Books for Young Readers
Look by Zan Romanoff, Dial Books / Penguin
Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales, Wednesday Books / Macmillan
Smash It! by Francina Simone, Inkyard Press / Harlequin Trade Publishing
Who I Was with Her by Nita Tyndall, HarperTeen / Harper Collins
Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers / Hachette Book Group
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson, Scholastic Press

Poetry

Again by Jennifer Perrine, Airlie Press
Beautiful & Full of Monsters by Courtney LeBlanc, Vegetarian Alcoholic Press
Birthright by George Abraham, Button Poetry
Crown Noble by Bianca Phipps, Button Poetry
I Would Leave Me If I Could. by Halsey, Simon & Schuster
Magnolia Canopy Otherworld by Erin Carlyle, Driftwood Press
Our Lady of Perpetual Degeneracy by Robin Gow, Tolsun Books

Mystery

The Adventures of Isabel by Candas Jane Dorsey, ECW Press
The Better Liar by Tanen Jones, Ballantine / Penguin Random House
A Case of Synchronicity by Éric Desmarais, Renaissance
They Never Learn by Layne Fargo, Scout Press / Simon & Schuster
Wind and Dark Water by J.S. Cook, Dreamspinner Press

Submissions: Eighth Annual Bisexual Book Awards

*Bi-colored bookstack image is generously donated by Jeannie of Queer Book Corner on Etsy

Books Updated Fri Feb 28

(Please let us know if you dont see your submitted book.)

2019 Books: (listed alphabetically by title)

All Fiction

All the Better Part of Me by Molly Ringle, Central Avenue Publishing
Anaïs Nin at the Grand Guignol by Robert Levy, Lethe Press
Attraction by Ruby Porter, Text Publishing
Blackdamp by Michele Harris, David Robert Books / Wordtech LLC
Blood & Bitcoin by L.A. Witt, Self-Published
Burying the Dead by Georgette Gouveia, JMS Books
Create a Life to Love by Erin Zak, Bold Strokes Books
Crocuses Hatch from Snow by Jaime Burnet, Vagrant Press / Nimbus Publishing
Daimon: A Novel of Alexander the Great by Georgette Gouveia, JMS Books
Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley, Page Street Kids
Eight Kinky Nights: an f/f Chanukah romance by Xan West, Xan West
Psychoanalytic Bisexuality to Bisexual Psychoanalysis: Desiring in the Real by Esther Rapoport, Routledge
Gilded Cage by KJ Charles, KJC Books
Going Dutch by James Gregor, Simon & Schuster
Innocence Lives in an Eyrie by Vaibhav Saini, Editorial Trance
Is It Over Yet? by L.A. Witt, Independently Published
Keeping House (Appalachian Elementals II) by Jeanne G’Fellers, Mountain Gap Books
Learning to Roar by Hafren Evan / Independently Published
A Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone, Independantly Published
Lot’s Wife: An Erotic Retelling by Rosalind Chase, Under Hill Press
Memoirs of a Thin Man: a circular novel by Lee Williams, BustedBinaries.com
Minuet by A.M. Leibowtiz, Supposed Crimes
Monster of the Week by FT Lukens, Duet Books / Interlude Press
The Mover by JC Garton, Riversong Books/Sulis International
Naamah by Sarah Blake, Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
Northern Lights by Raymond Strom, Simon & Schuster
Open: A Tale of Love, Mermaids, Bassists, & Creepy Dudes by Emilie Nantel, Independantly published
Out of the Shade by S.A. McAuley / Independantly Published
The Ragged Blade by Christopher Ruz, Parvus Press
Rebound by L.A. Witt, Independently Published
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, St. Martin’s Griffin / Macmillan
Return by Rowan Shaw, Independantly Published
Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells, Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster
Small Silent Things by Robin Page, Harper Perennial/HarperCollins
Square One by L.A. Witt, Independently Published
Unbroken by Brooklyn Ray, NineStar Press
We Three: One and One and One Makes Three by Lara Zielinsky, Supposed Crimes
Wireless and More Steam-Powered Adventures by Alex Acks, Queen of Swords Press

All Non-Fiction

Blackdamp by Michele Harris, David Robert Books / Wordtech LLC
Colonize Me by Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley, Saturnalia Books
From Psychoanalytic Bisexuality to Bisexual Psychoanalysis: Desiring in the Real by Esther Rapoport, Routledge
Impervious: Confessions of a Semi-Retired Deviant by Janet W. Hardy, SinCyr Publishing
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press
The Professor: Witnessing White Power by Rob Redding, RCI
Queer Heroes by Arabelle Sicardi, Wide Eyed Editions / The Quarto Group
A Sand Book by Ariana Reines, Tin House Books
Socialist Realism by Trisha Low, Coffee House Press
Sorted by Jackson Bird, Tiller Press / Simon & Schuster
turn around BRXGHT XYXS by Rosebud Ben-Oni, Get Fresh Books
typing with e.e. cummings by Lori Desrosiers, Glass Lyre Press
Under the Bisexual Umbrella: Diversity of Identity and Experience edited by Corey E. Flanders, Routledge
The Uninhabitable by Jesse-Rice Evans, Sibling Rivalry Press
Unmeaningable by Roxanna Bennett, Gordon Hill Press
We Three: One and One and One Makes Three by Lara Zielinsky, Supposed Crimes
When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan, St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan
Why I Never Finished My Dissertation by Laura Foley, Headmistress Press

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2019 Bisexual Book Categories:

Non-Fiction

From Psychoanalytic Bisexuality to Bisexual Psychoanalysis: Desiring in the Real by Esther Rapoport, Routledge
The Professor: Witnessing White Power by Rob Redding, RCI
Socialist Realism by Trisha Low, Coffee House Press
Under the Bisexual Umbrella: Diversity of Identity and Experience edited by Corey E. Flanders, Routledge
When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan, St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan

Memoir/Biography

Impervious: Confessions of a Semi-Retired Deviant by Janet W. Hardy, SinCyr Publishing
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press
Socialist Realism by Trisha Low, Coffee House Press
Sorted by Jackson Bird, Tiller Press / Simon & Schuster

Fiction

Attraction by Ruby Porter, Text Publishing
Crocuses Hatch from Snow by Jaime Burnet, Vagrant Press / Nimbus Publishing
Daimon: A Novel of Alexander the Great by Georgette Gouveia, JMS Books
Going Dutch by James Gregor, Simon & Schuster
Learning to Roar by Hafren Evan / Independently Published
Memoirs of a Thin Man: a circular novel by Lee Williams, BustedBinaries.com
Naamah by Sarah Blake, Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
Northern Lights by Raymond Strom, Simon & Schuster
Open: A Tale of Love, Mermaids, Bassists, & Creepy Dudes by Emilie Nantel, Independently Published
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
Small Silent Things by Robin Page, Harper Perennial/HarperCollins

Romance

All the Better Part of Me by Molly Ringle, Central Avenue
Create a Life to Love by Erin Zak, Bold Strokes Books
Eight Kinky Nights: an f/f Chanukah romance by Xan West, Xan West
Gilded Cage by KJ Charles, KJC Books
Is It Over Yet? by L.A. Witt, Independently Published
Minuet by A.M. Leibowtiz, Supposed Crimes
Out of the Shade by S.A. McAuley / Independently Published
Rebound by L.A. Witt, Independently Published
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, St. Martin’s Griffin / Macmillan
Return by Rowan Shaw, Independantly Published
Square One by L.A. Witt, Independently Published

Erotic Fiction

Eight Kinky Nights: an f/f Chanukah romance by Xan West, Xan West
A Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone, Independently Published
Lot’s Wife: An Erotic Retelling by Rosalind Chase, Under Hill Press
Three For All by Elia Winters, Cecaelia Press
Unbroken by Brooklyn Ray, NineStar Press
We Three: One and One and One Makes Three by Lara Zielinsky, Supposed Crimes

Speculative Fiction [Bi-fi/Sci-fi/Fantasy/Paranormal/Horror/Etc.]

Anaïs Nin at the Grand Guignol by Robert Levy, Lethe Press
Keeping House (Appalachian Elementals II) by Jeanne G’Fellers, Mountain Gap Books
Monster of the Week by FT Lukens, Duet Books / Interlude Press
The Mover by JC Garton, Riversong Books/Sulis International
The Ragged Blade by Christopher Ruz, Parvus Press
Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells, Books for Young Readers/ Simon & Schuster
Unbroken by Brooklyn Ray, NineStar Press
Wireless and More Steam-Powered Adventures by Alex Acks, Queen of Swords Press

Teen/Young Adult Fiction & Non-Fiction

Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley, Page Street Kids
Innocence Lives in an Eyrie by Vaibhav Saini, Editorial Trance
Monster of the Week by FT Lukens, Duet Books / Interlude Press
The Mover by JC Garton, Riversong Books / Sulis International
Queer Heroes by Arabelle Sicardi, Wide Eyed Editions / The Quarto Group
Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells, Books for Young Readers / Simon & Schuster

Poetry

Blackdamp by Michele Harris, David Robert Books / Wordtech LLC
Colonize Me by Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley, Saturnalia Books
A Sand Book by Ariana Reines, Tin House Books
turn around BRXGHT XYXS by Rosebud Ben-Oni, Get Fresh Books
typing with e.e. cummings by Lori Desrosiers, Glass Lyre Press
The Uninhabitable by Jesse-Rice Evans, Sibling Rivalry Press
Unmeaningable by Roxanna Bennett, Gordon Hill Press
Why I Never Finished My Dissertation by Laura Foley, Headmistress Press

Mystery [Private Detectives, Spies, Cops, Etc.]

Blood & Bitcoin by L.A. Witt, Self-Published
Burying the Dead by Georgette Gouveia, JMS Books
Gilded Cage by KJ Charles, KJC Books

Submissions: Seventh Annual Bisexual Book Awards

Updated: Fri March 15, 2019

(Please let us know if you dont see your submitted book.)

2018 Books: (listed alphabetically by title)

All Fiction

30th Century: Revived by Mark Kingston Levin, Quantum Group Investments, LLC
Accounting for It All by r. r. campbell, NineStar Press
The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles, Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo, Viking / Penguin Random House
The Assassins of Light by Britney Jackson, Noctem Publishing
Behind These Doors by Jude Lucens, Greenwose Books
Bhopal Dance by Jennifer Natalya Fink, FC2/University of Alabama Press
Building Forever by Kelly Jensen, Riptide Publishing
Cabaret Rollo Rouge by Sydney Blackburn, Less Than Three Press
Carnal Knowledge: The Adoration of a Dangerous Woman and the Death of a Dream by Lexi Mohney, Independently Published
Changing Loyalties by Nicole Field, Less Than Three Press
Cleaning House by Jeanne G’Fellers, Mountain Gap Books
Cold Blood: Fatal Fables by Bill Kieffer, Jaffa Books
The Cosmic Twins by Xemiyulu Tapepechul, Self-Published
Craft Brew by Layla Reyne, Carina Press/Harlequin
The Cursebreaker Countess by Sasha L. Miller, Less Than Three Press
The Death Scene Artist by Andrew Wilmot, Buckrider Books / Wolsak & Wynn Publishers
Deception In The Details: Book Two by Avagaye Clarke-Heron, Minna Press / InSpire Publications
A Different Kind of Fire by Suanne Schafer, Waldorf Publishing
Dragon Magic by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
Dragon's Lair by Daniela Jeffries, Less Than Three Press
Drumbeat by A.M. Leibowitz, Supposed Crimes
Edge of Nowhere by Felicia Davin, Etymon Press
The End of All Stories by Julia Rosenthal, Less Than Three Press
Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones, Annick Press
Fortress of Gold (Book Two of the Magicians Gold Series) by David Harten Watson, Pen-L Publishing
Granola Bars and Spaceships by Geneva Vand, Less Than Three Press
Incel by L.A. Witt, Self-Published
It Was Always You by L.A. Witt, Self-Published
Jilted by Lilah Suzanne, Interlude Press
Kissing Olivia Winchester by Athena Simone, Typewriter Pub
A Love Song for Mr. Dakota by Gene Gant, Harmony Ink Press / Dreamspinner Press
Medley (Changing Lanes) by Layla Reyne, Layla Reyne
The Mercenaries of the Stolen Moon by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures by Alex Acks, Queen of Swords Press
Nothing Happened by Molly Booth, Hyperion / Disney Publishing
Other People’s Oysters by Alexandra C.H. Nowakowski and J.E. Sumerau, Brill / Sense
The Outsiders by L.J. LaBarthe, Less Than Three Press
Palmetto Rose by J.E. Sumerau, Brill / Sense
Paris Syndrome by Lisa Walker, Angus & Robertson / HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Plus One by Sarah L. Young, Less Than Three Press
The Prince of Mirrors by Alan Robert Clark, Fairlight Books
Reckless Behavior by Cari Z & L.A. Witt, Riptide Publishing
Rough Sleepers by Nem Rowan, Less Than Three Press
The Seeds of Dissolution by William C. Tracy, Space Wizard Science Fantasy
Ship It by Britta Lundin, Freeform / Disney Publishing
Social Media Central by Kevin Klehr, NineStar Press
Soulbound by Archer Kay Leah, Less Than Three Press
Speedbump by Charli Coty, NineStar Press
Stamped: an anti-travel novel by Kawika Guillermo, Westphalia Press
Subatomic and other stories by and about bisexuals by Mariëlle S. Smith and Sìne Màiri Ní Ailpín, M.S. Wordsmith
Surrogate: Hunted by Jeanne G’Fellers, Acquitted Books / Supposed Crimes
The Sweeter Side of Deception: Book One by
Avagaye Clarke-Heron, Minna Press / InSpire Publications
The Thing About Forever by Michele Engardt, Less Than Three Press
Thornfruit by Felicia Davin, Etymon Press
The Torches We Carry by L.A. Witt, Self-Published
True Ash by Elizabeth J. Colen and Carol Guess, Black Lawrence Press
The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara, Sky Pony Press/Skyhorse Publishing
Universal Chemistry by Li Hill, Less Than Three Press
We Are Young by Cat Clarke, Quercus Children's Books / Hachette Childrens Group
The Weekend Bucket List by Mia Kerick, Duet Books / Interlude Press
Whatever Comes First by M.K. Lee, Less Than Three Press
What You Want to See by Kristen Lepionka, Minotaur Books / St. Martin’s Press
When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht, Tin House Books
The Wild Birds by Emily Strelow, A Barnacle Book / Rare Bird Books
The Worship of Mystery by J.R. Mabry, The Apocryphile Press
Year of the Guilty Soul by A.M. Leibowitz, Beaten Track Publishing

All Non-Fiction

Black Queer Hoe by Britteney Black Rose Kapri, BreakBeat Poets series, Haymarket Books
Cenzontle by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, BOA Editions
a falling knife has no handle by Emily O’Neill, YesYes Books
Firebrand Feminism by Breanne Fahs, University of Washington Press
Getting Off by Erica Garza, Simon & Schuster Adult Trade / Simon & Schuster
God Was Right by Diana Hamilton, Ugly Duckling Presse
Go the Way Your Blood Beats: On Truth, Bisexuality, and Desire by Michael Amherst, Repeater Books
It’s Not Love, Unfortunately by Lylanne Musselman, Chatter House Press
Junkie Wife by Alexis Rhone Fancher, Moon Tide Press
Like Flesh Covers Bone by Jan Steckel, Zeitgeist Press
Listen Before Transmit by Dani Couture, Buckrider Books / Wolsak & Wynn Publishers
Many Love by Sophie Lucido Johnson, Touchstone / Simon & Schuster
Marianna’s Beauty Salon by Bushra Rehman, Sibling Rivalry Press
Metzali: Siwayul Shitajkwilu (Indigenous: Heart of a Womxn Writing) by Xemiyulu Tapepechul, Self-Published
My Woman Card is anti-Native, & other Two-Spirit Truths by Xemiyulu Tapepechul, Self-Published
No Meeting Without Body by Annick MacAskill, Gaspereau Press
Nothing Is Okay by Rachel Wiley, Button Poetry
Not Your Mama’s Melting Pot by Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley, Backwaters Press
On the Road and Off the Record with Leonard Bernstein: My Years with the Exasperating Genius by Charlie Harmon, Imagine Publishing / Charlesbridge
Refuse by Julian Randall, University of Pittsburgh Press
Target by Kate Evans, Coyote Creek Books
We Play a Game by Duy Doan, Yale University Press

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2018 Bisexual Book Categories

Non-Fiction

Firebrand Feminism by Breanne Fahs, University of Washington Press
Go the Way Your Blood Beats: On Truth, Bisexuality, and Desire by Michael Amherst, Repeater Books
Many Love by Sophie Lucido Johnson, Touchstone / Simon & Schuster

Memoir/Biography

Getting Off by Erica Garza, Simon & Schuster Adult Trade / Simon & Schuster
Many Love by Sophie Lucido Johnson, Touchstone / Simon & Schuster
On the Road and Off the Record with Leonard Bernstein: My Years with the Exasperating Genius by Charlie Harmon, Imagine Publishing / Charlesbridge

Fiction

Accounting for It All by r. r. campbell, NineStar Press
America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo, Viking / Penguin Random House
Bhopal Dance by Jennifer Natalya Fink, FC2/University of Alabama Press
A Different Kind of Fire by Suanne Schafer, Waldorf Publishing
The Prince of Mirrors by Alan Robert Clark, Fairlight Books
Speedbump by Charli Coty, NineStar Press
Stamped: an anti-travel novel by Kawika Guillermo, Westphalia Press
Subatomic and other stories by and about bisexuals by Mariëlle S. Smith and Sìne Màiri Ní Ailpín, M.S. Wordsmith
True Ash by Elizabeth J. Colen and Carol Guess, Black Lawrence Press
The Wild Birds by Emily Strelow, A Barnacle Book / Rare Bird Books

Romance

The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles, Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
Behind These Doors by Jude Lucens, Greenwose Books
Building Forever by Kelly Jensen, Riptide Publishing
Cabaret Rollo Rouge by Sydney Blackburn, Less Than Three Press
Changing Loyalties by Nicole Field, Less Than Three Press
The Cursebreaker Countess by Sasha L. Miller, Less Than Three Press
Deception In The Details: Book Two by Avagaye Clarke-Heron, Minna Press / InSpire Publications
Dragon's Lair by Daniela Jeffries, Less Than Three Press
Drumbeat by A.M. Leibowitz, Supposed Crimes
Edge of Nowhere by Felicia Davin, Etymon Press
The End of All Stories by Julia Rosenthal, Less Than Three Press
Granola Bars and Spaceships by Geneva Vand, Less Than Three Press
It Was Always You by L.A. Witt, Self-Published
Jilted by Lilah Suzanne, Interlude Press
Medley (Changing Lanes) by Layla Reyne, Layla Reyne
The Mercenaries of the Stolen Moon by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
The Outsiders by L.J. LaBarthe, Less Than Three Press
Plus One by Sarah L. Young, Less Than Three Press
Rough Sleepers by Nem Rowan, Less Than Three Press
Soulbound by Archer Kay Leah, Less Than Three Press
The Sweeter Side of Deception: Book One by
Avagaye Clarke-Heron, Minna Press / InSpire Publications
The Thing About Forever by Michele Engardt, Less Than Three Press
The Torches We Carry by L.A. Witt, Self-Published
Universal Chemistry by Li Hill, Less Than Three Press
Whatever Comes First by M.K. Lee, Less Than Three Press
When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri, G.P. Putnam’s Sons

Speculative Fiction

30th Century: Revived by Mark Kingston Levin, Quantum Group Investments, LLC
The Assassins of Light by Britney Jackson, Noctem Publishing
Cabaret Rollo Rouge by Sydney Blackburn, Less Than Three Press
Cleaning House by Jeanne G’Fellers, Mountain Gap Books
Cold Blood: Fatal Fables by Bill Kieffer, Jaffa Books
The Death Scene Artist by Andrew Wilmot, Buckrider Books / Wolsak & Wynn Publishers
Dragon Magic by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures by Alex Acks, Queen of Swords Press
Other People’s Oysters by Alexandra CH Nowakowski and JE Sumerau, Brill / Sense
The Outsiders by L.J. LaBarthe, Less Than Three Press
The Seeds of Dissolution by William C. Tracy, Space Wizard Science Fantasy
Social Media Central by Kevin Klehr, NineStar Press
Surrogate: Hunted by Jeanne G’Fellers, Acquitted Books / Supposed Crimes
Thornfruit by Felicia Davin, Etymon Press
The Worship of Mystery by J.R. Mabry, The Apocryphile Press

Teen/YA

Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones, Annick Press
Fortress of Gold (Book Two of the Magicians Gold Series) by David Harten Watson, Pen-L Publishing
Kissing Olivia Winchester by Athena Simone, Typewriter Pub
A Love Song for Mr. Dakota by Gene Gant, Harmony Ink Press / Dreamspinner Press
Nothing Happened by Molly Booth, Hyperion / Disney Publishing
Palmetto Rose by J.E. Sumerau, Brill / Sense
Paris Syndrome by Lisa Walker, Angus & Robertson / HarperCollins Publishers Australia
The Seeds of Dissolution by William C. Tracy, Space Wizard Science Fantasy
Ship It by Britta Lundin, Freeform / Disney Publishing
The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara, Sky Pony Press/Skyhorse Publishing
We Are Young by Cat Clarke, Quercus Children's Books / Hachette Childrens Group
The Weekend Bucket List by Mia Kerick, Duet Books / Interlude Press
Year of the Guilty Soul by A.M. Leibowitz, Beaten Track Publishing

Erotic Fiction

30th Century: Revived by Mark Kingston Levin, Quantum Group Investments, LLC
Carnal Knowledge: The Adoration of a Dangerous Woman and the Death of a Dream by Lexi Mohney, Independently Published
Whatever Comes First by M.K. Lee, Less Than Three Press

Mystery

Cold Blood: Fatal Fables by Bill Kieffer, Jaffa Books
Craft Brew by Layla Reyne, Carina Press/Harlequin
Deception In The Details: Book Two by Avagaye Clarke-Heron, Minna Press / InSpire Publications
Incel by L.A. Witt, Self-Published
Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures by Alex Acks, Queen of Swords Press
Other People’s Oysters by Alexandra CH Nowakowski and JE Sumerau, Brill / Sense
Reckless Behavior by Cari Z & L.A. Witt, Riptide Publishing
The Sweeter Side of Deception: Book One by
Avagaye Clarke-Heron, Minna Press / InSpire Publications
We Are Young by Cat Clarke, Quercus Children's Books / Hachette Childrens Group
What You Want to See by Kristen Lepionka, Minotaur Books / St. Martin’s Press
Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht, Tin House Books

Poetry

Black Queer Hoe by Britteney Black Rose Kapri, BreakBeat Poets series, Haymarket Books
Cenzontle by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, BOA Editionsa
falling knife has no handle by Emily O’Neill, YesYes Books
God Was Right by Diana Hamilton, Ugly Duckling Presse
It’s Not Love, Unfortunately by Lylanne Musselman, Chatter House Press
Junkie Wife by Alexis Rhone Fancher, Moon Tide Press
Like Flesh Covers Bone by Jan Steckel, Zeitgeist Press
Listen Before Transmit by Dani Couture, Buckrider Books / Wolsak & Wynn Publishers
Marianna’s Beauty Salon by Bushra Rehman, Sibling Rivalry Pres
Metzali: Siwayul Shitajkwilu (Indigenous: Heart of a Womxn Writing) by Xemiyulu Tapepechul, Self-Published
My Woman Card is anti-Native, & other Two-Spirit Truths by Xemiyulu Tapepechul, Self-Published
No Meeting Without Body by Annick MacAskill, Gaspereau Press
Nothing Is Okay by Rachel Wiley, Button Poetry
Not Your Mama’s Melting Pot by Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley, Backwaters Press
Refuse by Julian Randall, University of Pittsburgh Press
Target by Kate Evans, Coyote Creek Books
We Play a Game by Duy Doan, Yale University Press

Playscript

The Cosmic Twins by Xemiyulu Tapepechul, Self-Published
Siwayul (Heart of a Womxn) by Xemiyulu Manibusan Tapepechul, Self-Published

Graphic Novel/Memoir

Many Love by Sophie Lucido Johnson, Touchstone / Simon & Schuster

Submissions: Sixth Annual Bisexual Book Awards

Updated Tues April 24, 2018

(Please let us know if you dont see your submitted book.)

2017 Books: (listed alphabetically by title)

All Fiction

Afraid to Fly by L.A. Witt, Riptide Publishing
All the Dirty Parts by Daniel Handler, Bloomsbury USA
Alonso Munich is Now Dead by S. Gates, Less Than Three Press
The Art of Three by Erin McRae & Racheline Maltese, Avian30
Assassins: Nemesis by Erica Cameron, Riptide Publishing/Triton Books
Back To You by Chris Scully, Riptide Publishing
Bad Beginnings by Nicole Field, Less Than Three Press
Barred Souls by Meredith Katz, Less Than Three Press
Being Roy by Julie Aitcheson, Harmony Ink Press/Dreamspinner Press
Block and Strike by Kelly Jensen, Dreamspinner Press
Blood Borne by Archer Kay Leah, Less Than Three Press
Bonfires by Amy Lane, Dreamspinner Press
Breaker by Kelly Wyre and AF Henley, Less Than Three Press
By the Currawong's Call by Welton B. Marsland, Escape Publishing/ Harlequin Enterprises Australia
Cast From the Earth by Leandra Vane, Self-Published
The Change Room by Karen Connelly, Random House / PenguinRandomHouse
Cigarettes & Wine by J. E. Sumerau, Sense Publishers
Conflict Management by Rachel White, Less Than Three Press
Empty Vessels by Meredith Katz, Less Than Three Press
Enigma Variations by André Aciman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan
Essence by J. E. Sumerau, Self-Published
Everything I Have by Keelan Ellis, NineStar Press
Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker, Viking Children’s Books/Penguin Random House
Five Dares by Eli Easton, Riptide Publishing
Fortitude Smashed by Taylor Brooke, Interlude Press
Get a Grip by L.A. Witt, Riptide Publishing
Grrrls on the Side by Carrie Pack, Duet Books/Interlude Press
The Heart of the Lost Star by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press
Homecoming Queens by J.E Sumerau, Sense Publishers
I Hate Everyone But You by Allison Raskin and Gaby Dunn, Wednesday Books
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan, Big Mouth House/Small Beer Press
Isadora by Amelia Gray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Island of Exiles by Erica Cameron, Entangled Teen
I Stole You: Stories from the Fae by Kristen Ringman, Handtype Press
It Could Happen by Mia Kerick, Dreamspinner Press
Keeping the Faith by A.M. Leibowitz, Supposed Crimes
Like a Dog by Tara Jepsen, City Lights/Sister Spit
The Making of Us by Debbie McGowan, Beaten Track Publishing
The Master Will Appear by L.A. Witt, Self-Published
The Mathematics of Change by Amanda Kabak, Brain Mill Press
Michael’s Wings By Tiffany Reisz, 8th Circle Press
Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson, Scribner, Simon & Schuster
Nightsong by A.M. Leibowitz, Supposed Crimes
The Northern Heart by Sasha L. Miller, Less Than Three Press
An Oath of Dogs by Wendy N. Wagner, Angry Robot
Once Bitten by Kate Owen, Less Than Three Press
One Last Drop by Nicole Field, Less Than Three Press
Outside the Lines by Anna Zabo, Riptide Publishing
Outside the Lines by Caitlin Ricci, Less Than Three Press
Pages For Her: A Novel by Sylvia Brownrigg, Counterpoint
Passing Strange by Ellen Klages, Tor
The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein, Hyperion/Disney Publishing Worldwide
The Penalty for Holding by Georgette Gouveia, Less Than Three Press
Rank & File by L.A. Witt, Riptide Publishing
Read My Mind by Kelly Haworth, Riptide Publishing
Rescues and the Rhyssa, TS Porter, Less Than Three Press
Riptide Summer by Lisa Freeman, Sky Pony Press
Risky Behavior by L.A. Witt & Cari Z, Riptide Publishing
The Roswell Discrepancy: A Human Romance in Three Parts by A. G. Davis, Mirador Publishing
Rough Patch by Nicole Markotić, Arsenal Pulp Press
The Rules and Regulations For Mediating Myths & Magic by F.T. Lukens, Duet Books/Interlude Press
Run In The Blood by A.E. Ross, NineStar Press
The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember, Duet/Interlude Press
The Shape of Veronica by Stephanie Bull, Tau Press
Sparkwood by Daria Defore, Less Than Three Press
The Sparky by Marek Moran, Dreamspinner Press
Spun! by JL Merrow, Riptide Publishing
Strays (Urban Soul 2) by Garrett Leigh, Riptide Publishing
A Study of Fiber and Demons by Jasmine Gower, Less Than Three Press
Summer Stock by Vanessa North, Riptide Publishing
Surrogate by Jeanne G’Fellers, Supposed Crimes
Suspicious Behavior by L.A. Witt & Cari Z, Riptide Publishing
Tabitha by Irene Wendy Wode, Less Than Three Press
That Doesn’t Belong Here by Dan Ackerman, Supposed Crimes
Transitions by David Connor, Less Than Three Press
Two for the Show by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
The Unmentionables by Megan McFerren and Val Prozorova, Less Than Three Press
Waiting for You by Megan Derr, Ninestar Press
Winterbourne's Daughter by Stephanie Rabig, Less Than Three Press
A World Apart by Mel Gough, NineStar Press

All Non-Fiction

Abandon Me: Memoirs by Melissa Febos, Bloomsbury USA
Alone After Midnight By Tyson Pete / Lulu Publishing
Anaïs Nin: An Unprofessional Study by Kazim Ali, Agape Editions
Dirty Laundry: Confessions of a Married Bisexual Man by Tyson Pete, Self-published
First Time Ever by Peggy Seeger, Faber & Faber
A Girl Walks Into a Book by Miranda Pennington, Seal Press / Hachette Book Group
Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and Politics by Jean R. Freedman, University of Illinois Press
Primates from an Archipelago by Irene Suico Soriano, Rabbit Fool Press
Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager, HarperCollins
Truth Be Bold—Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS by Julene Tripp Weaver, Finishing Line Press
Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child by Telaina Eriksen, Mango Media
What the Mouth Wants: A Memoir of Food, Love and Belonging by Monica Meneghetti, Dagger Editions/Caitlin Press
Young Bisexual Women’s Experiences in Secondary Schools by Mary-Anne McAllum, Routledge

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2017 Bisexual Book Categories

Non-Fiction

Anaïs Nin: An Unprofessional Study by Kazim Ali, Agape Editions
A Girl Walks Into a Book by Miranda Pennington, Seal Press / Hachette Book Group
Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager, HarperCollins
Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child by Telaina Eriksen, Mango Media
Young Bisexual Women’s Experiences in Secondary Schools by Mary-Anne McAllum, Routledge

Memoir/Biography

Abandon Me: Memoirs by Melissa Febos, Bloomsbury USA
Alone After Midnight By Tyson Pete / Self-published
Dirty Laundry: Confessions of a Married Bisexual Man by Tyson Pete, Self-published
First Time Ever by Peggy Seeger, Faber & Faber
A Girl Walks Into a Book by Miranda Pennington, Seal Press / Hachette Book Group
Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and Politics by Jean R. Freedman, University of Illinois Press
What the Mouth Wants: A Memoir of Food, Love and Belonging by Monica Meneghetti, Dagger Editions/Caitlin Press

Fiction

All the Dirty Parts by Daniel Handler, Bloomsbury USA
The Change Room by Karen Connelly, Random House / PenguinRandomHouse
Enigma Variations by André Aciman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press
Homecoming Queens by J.E Sumerau, Sense Publishers
Isadora by Amelia Gray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Keeping the Faith by A.M. Leibowitz, Supposed Crimes
Like a Dog by Tara Jepsen, City Lights/Sister Spit
The Mathematics of Change by Amanda Kabak, Brain Mill Press
Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson, Scribner, Simon & Schuster
An Oath of Dogs by Wendy N. Wagner, Angry Robot
Pages For Her: A Novel by Sylvia Brownrigg, Counterpoint

Romance

Afraid to Fly by L.A. Witt, Riptide Publishing
Alonso Munich is Now Dead by S. Gates, Less Than Three Press
The Art of Three by Erin McRae & Racheline Maltese, Avian30Fortitude
Back To You by Chris Scully, Riptide Publishing
Bad Beginnings by Nicole Field, Less Than Three Press
Barred Souls by Meredith Katz, Less Than Three Press
Block and Strike by Kelly Jensen, Dreamspinner Press
Bonfires by Amy Lane, Dreamspinner Press
Breaker by Kelly Wyre and AF Henley, Less Than Three Press
By the Currawong's Call by Welton B. Marsland, Escape Publishing/ Harlequin Enterprises Australia
Conflict Management by Rachel White, Less Than Three Press
Essence by J. E. Sumerau, Self-Published
Everything I Have by Keelan Ellis, NineStar Press
Five Dares by Eli Easton, Riptide Publishing
Fortitude Smashed by Taylor Brooke, Interlude Press
The Heart of the Lost Star by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
It Could Happen by Mia Kerick, Dreamspinner Press
The Making of Us by Debbie McGowan, Beaten Track Publishing
Nightsong by A.M. Leibowitz, Supposed Crimes
Once Bitten by Kate Owen, Less Than Three Press
One Last Drop by Nicole Field, Less Than Three Press
Outside the Lines by Anna Zabo, Riptide Publishing
Outside the Lines by Caitlin Ricci, Less Than Three Press
The Northern Heart by Sasha L. Miller, Less Than Three Press
The Penalty for Holding by Georgette Gouveia, Less Than Three Press
Read My Mind by Kelly Haworth, Riptide Publishing
Sparkwood by Daria Defore, Less Than Three Press
The Sparky by Marek Moran, Dreamspinner Press
Spun! by JL Merrow, Riptide Publishing
Strays (Urban Soul 2) by Garrett Leigh, Riptide Publishing
A Study of Fiber and Demons by Jasmine Gower, Less Than Three Press
Summer Stock by Vanessa North, Riptide Publishing
Tabitha by Irene Wendy Wode, Less Than Three Press
Transitions by David Connor, Less Than Three Press
Two for the Show by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
The Unmentionables by Megan McFerren and Val Prozorova, Less Than Three Press
Waiting for You by Megan Derr, Ninestar Press
Winterbourne's Daughter by Stephanie Rabig, Less Than Three Press
A World Apart by Mel Gough, NineStar Press

Speculative Fiction

Blood Borne by Archer Kay Leah, Less Than Three Press
Cast From the Earth by Leandra Vane, Self-Published
Empty Vessels by Meredith Katz, Less Than Three Press
Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker, Viking Children’s Books/Penguin Random House
Island of Exiles by Erica Cameron, Entangled Teen
I Stole You: Stories from the Fae by Kristen Ringman, Handtype Press
Passing Strange by Ellen Klages, Tor Books
Rescues and the Rhyssa, TS Porter, Less Than Three Press
The Rules and Regulations For Mediating Myths & Magic by F.T. Lukens, Duet Books/Interlude Press
Run In The Blood by A.E. Ross, NineStar Press
The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember, Duet/Interlude Press
The Shape of Veronica by Stephanie Bull, Tau Press
Surrogate by Jeanne G’Fellers, Supposed Crimes
That Doesn’t Belong Here by Dan Ackerman, Supposed Crimes

Teen/YA

Assassins: Nemesis by Erica Cameron, Riptide Publishing/Triton Books
Being Roy by Julie Aitcheson, Harmony Ink Press
Cigarettes & Wine by J. E. Sumerau, Sense Publishers
Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker, Viking Children’s Books/Penguin Random House
Grrrls on the Side by Carrie Pack, Duet Books/Interlude Press
I Hate Everyone But You by Allison Raskin and Gaby Dunn, Wednesday Books
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan, Big Mouth House/Small Beer Press
Island of Exiles by Erica Cameron, Entangled Teen
The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein, Hyperion/Disney Publishing Worldwide
Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager, HarperCollins
Riptide Summer by Lisa Freeman, Sky Pony Press
Rough Patch by Nicole Markotić, Arsenal Pulp Press
The Rules and Regulations For Mediating Myths & Magic by F.T. Lukens, Duet Books/Interlude Press
The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember, Duet/Interlude Press

Erotic Fiction

Cast From the Earth by Leandra Vane, Self-Published
Get a Grip by L.A. Witt, Riptide Publishing
The Master Will Appear by L.A. Witt, Self-Published
Michael’s Wings By Tiffany Reisz, 8th Circle Press
Rank & File by L.A. Witt, Riptide Publishing
Rescues and the Rhyssa, TS Porter, Less Than Three Press
The Roswell Discrepancy: A Human Romance in Three Parts by A. G. Davis, Mirador Publishing
The Shape of Veronica by Stephanie Bull, Tau Press

Mystery

Assassins: Nemesis by Erica Cameron, Riptide Publishing/Triton Books
Back To You by Chris Scully, Riptide Publishing
Risky Behavior by L.A. Witt & Cari Z, Riptide Publishing
Suspicious Behavior by L.A. Witt & Cari Z, Riptide Publishing

Poetry

Alone After Midnight By Tyson Pete / Lulu Publishing
Primates from an Archipelago by Irene Suico Soriano, Rabbit Fool Press
Truth Be Bold—Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS by Julene Tripp Weaver, Finishing Line Press

Submissions: Fifth Annual Bisexual Book Awards

Updated Mon May 8, 2017

(Please let us know if you dont see your book.)

2016 Books: (listed alphabetically by title)

All Fiction

24/7 by J A Rock, Riptide Publishing
An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows, Angry Robot
An Act of Devotion by A. M. Leibowitz / Supposed Crimes
All the Feels by Danika Stone, Swoon Reads, Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan
ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics, edited by Jon Macy and Tara Madison Avery, Stacked Deck Press
Anthem by A. M. Leibowitz, Supposed Crimes
Assassins: Discord by Erica Cameron, Triton Books/Riptide Publishing
The Backup by Erica Kudisch. Anglerfish Press/Riptide Publishing
The Best Laid Plans by Lauren Gallagher, Samhain Publishing
The Best Of Both Worlds by Victoria Zagar, Less Than Three Press
The Big Reveal by Eve Francis, Less Than Three Press
Breakfire's Glass by A.M. Valenza, Less Than Three Press
Burning Tracks by Lilah Suzanne, Interlude Press
Cassia by Lanette Kauten, Evolved Publishing
Caught Inside by Jamie Deacon, Beaten Track Publishing
Change of Address by Jordan Brock, Riptide Publishing
The Chronicles of Spartak—Rising Son by Steven A Coulter, Jubilation Media
Club Trega by Nicole Wood, Riverdale Avenue Books
Deluge by Vincent Meis, Fallen Bros
Diary of Fire by Elias Miguel Munoz, Tincture
ECHO Campaign by Taylor Brooke, Limitless Publishing
Enchanted Soles edited by Sasha L. Miller, Less Than Three Press
Everyday History by Alice Archer, Dreamspinner Press
False Hearts by Laura Lam, Tor Books / Tor
Flinging It by G. Benson, Ylva Publishing
The Forgotten Tale by J.M. Frey, REUTS Publications
For the Clan by Archer Kay Leah, Less Than Three Press
Four by Archer Kay Leah, Less Than Three Press
F*THS (Friends That Have Sex) by G.L. Tomas, Rebellious Valkyrie Press
Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz & Kat Helgeson, Chronicle Books
Glove of Satin, Glove of Bone by Rachel White, Less Than Three Press
The Goat: Building the Perfect Victim by Bill Kieffer, Red Ferret Press
Gun to My Head by Dira Lewis, Less Than Three Press
Hades In Love by Mel Bossa, Less Than Three Press
Hold by Rachel Davidson Leigh, Duet Books/Interlude Press
How Not to Summon Your True Love by Sasha L. Miller, Less Than Three Press
The Imposter Queen by Sarah Fine, Margaret K. McElderry
Books/Simon & Schuster
In the Present Tense by Carrie Pack, Interlude Press
Just Kill Me by Adam Selzer, Simon & Schuster Books for
Young Readers
A Kind of Truth by Lane Hayes, Dreamspinner Press
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova, Sourcebooks Fire
Lone Star on a Cowboy Heart by Marie S. Crosswell, Less Than Three Press
Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry, Delacorte Press / Random House Children’s Books
Love Bi the Way by Bhaavna Arora. Penguin/Penguin Random House India
Lovers Leap by JL Merrow, Riptide Publishing
Love Slaves of Helen Hadley Hall by James Magruder, Queen’s Ferry Press
Loving Eleanor, by Susan Wittig Albert, Persevero Press
The Man on Top of the World by Vanessa Clark, Bold Strokes Books
Man’s Ruin by Nicola R. White, Strange Roads Press
Memoirs of a Gigolo, Volumes 8 & 9, Third Omnibus Edition by Livia Ellis, Riverdale Avenue Books
Misinformation by Keelan Ellis, Dreamspinner Press
My Bonny Lies Over The Ocean: The 1st Book of Lucinda by Mary Cote, Writers AMuse Me Publishing
Necrotech by KC Alexander, Angry Robot
Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee, Duet/Interlude Press
Obscura Burning by Suzanne van Rooyen, Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst, Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins
Of The Bauble by Debbie McGowan, Beaten Track Publishing
The Olive Conspiracy by Shira Glassman, self-published
Omen Operation by Taylor Brooke, Limitless Publishing
Order in the Court by Casey Lawrence, Harmony Ink Press/Dreamspinner Press
Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler, Dahlia Adler
The Painted Crown by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
Pale Winter Sun by Michael R. Collins, self-published
Punk Rock-A-Bye Baby by Jenna Galicki, Beau to Beau Publishing
Real World by BA Tortuga, Dreamspinner Press
Reclaiming Hope by Shell Taylor, Dreamspinner Press
The Regulars by Georgia Clark, Emily Bestler Books/Atria/Simon & Schuster
Rock N Soul by Lauren Sattersby, Riptide Publishing
The Santa Hoax by Francis Gideon, Harmony Ink / Dreamspinner Press
Secrets, Lies, and Scandals by Amanda K. Morgan, Simon
Pulse/Simon & Schuster
The Sole Experiment by Eve Francis / Francis Gideon, Less Than Three Press
Speak Its Name by Kathleen Jowitt, self-published
The Star Host by F.T. Lukens, Duet / Interlude Press
Stuck Landing by Lauren Gallagher, Riptide Publishing
The Sum of these Things by Emily O’Beirne, Ylva Publishing
The Sun Dragon by Annabelle Jay, Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press
The Swan Riders by Erin Bow, Margaret K. McElderry
Books/Simon & Schuster
Tales from Perach by Shira Glassman, self-published
Theory of Deviance by Rebecca Grace Allen, Samhain
To Live Again by L.A.Witt, Samhain Publishing
To Terminator, With Love by Wes Kennedy, Less Than Three Press
Translucid by Zen DiPietro, Parallel Worlds Press
A Triad in Three Acts (The Complete Forester Trilogy) by Blaine D. Arden, Cayendi Press / Self-Published
The Tyro by Carol Holland March, Ellysian Press
Under Dark Sky Law by Tamara Boyens, Supposed Crimes
Vow of Celibacy by Erin Judge, Rare Bird Books
The WAG and the Scoundrel by Debbie McGowan, Beaten Track Publishing
We Go Forward by Alison Evans, Less Than Three Press
What Remains by Garrett Leigh, Riptide Publishing
Wriggle & Sparkle by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press

All Non-Fiction

Advice from a Wild Deuce: The Best of Ask Tiggy by Tiggy Upland, Jennifer L. Bonardi
Bi – A Bisexual Man’s Transformational Journey by Lawrence J. W. Cooper, Friesen Press
The Body’s Alphabet by Ann Tweedy, Headmistress Press
Call Them Home by Gregory Alexander, Allbook Books
The Changing Dynamics of Bisexual Men's Lives: Social Research Perspectives by Eric Anderson and Mark McCormack, Springer
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 by Blanche Wiesen Cook, Viking / Penguin Random House
A Girl Called Vincent: The Life of Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay by Krystyna Goddu, Chicago Review Press
In the Volcano’s Mouth by Miriam Greenberg, Pitt Poetry Series / University of Pittsburgh Press
A House Full of Daughters by Juliet Nicolson; Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan
Nec(Romantic) by Cathleen Chambless, The Gorilla Press
Primahood: Magenta by Tyler Cohen, Stacked Deck Press / J.T. Avery Pacific
Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain edited by Kate Harrad, Thorntree Press
The Real James Dean by Peter Winkler, Chicago Review Press
Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet by Philip Freeman, W. W. Norton & Company
Virginia Woolf by Ira Nadel, London: Reaktion Books/ Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press
Women in Relationships with Bisexual Men: Bi Men By Women by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Lexington Books

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2016 Bisexual Book Categories

Bisexual Fiction

Cassia by Lanette Kauten, Evolved Publishing
Deluge by Vincent Meis, Fallen Bros
Diary of Fire by Elias Miguel Munoz, Tincture-
Hades In Love by Mel Bossa, Less Than Three Press
Love Slaves of Helen Hadley Hall by James Magruder, Queen’s Ferry Press
Loving Eleanor by Susan Wittig Albert, Persevero Press
My Bonny Lies Over The Ocean: The 1st Book of Lucinda by Mary Cote, Writers AMuse Me Publishing
The Regulars by Georgia Clark, Emily Bestler Books/Atria/Simon & Schuster
Speak Its Name by Kathleen Jowitt, self-published
Vow of Celibacy by Erin Judge, Rare Bird Books
The WAG and the Scoundrel by Debbie McGowan, Beaten Track Publishing

Bisexual Non-Fiction

Advice from a Wild Deuce: The Best of Ask Tiggy by Tiggy Upland, Jennifer L. Bonardi
The Changing Dynamics of Bisexual Men's Lives: Social Research Perspectives by Eric Anderson and Mark McCormack, Springer
Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain edited by Kate Harrad, Thorntree Press
Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet by Philip Freeman, W. W. Norton & Company
Women in Relationships with Bisexual Men: Bi Men By Women by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Lexington Books

Bisexual Memoir/Biography

Bi – A Bisexual Man’s Transformational Journey by Lawrence J. W. Cooper, Friesen Press
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 by Blanche Wiesen Cook, Viking / Penguin Random House
A Girl Called Vincent: The Life of Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay by Krystyna Goddu, Chicago Review Press
A House Full of Daughters by Juliet Nicolson; Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan
The Real James Dean by Peter Winkler, Chicago Review Press
Virginia Woolf by Ira Nadel, London: Reaktion Books/ Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press

Bisexual Speculative Fiction [Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror]

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows, Angry Robot
The Backup, Erica Kudisch. Anglerfish Press/Riptide Publishing
The Best Of Both Worlds by Victoria Zagar, Less Than Three Press
Breakfire's Glass by A.M. Valenza, Less Than Three Press
The Chronicles of Spartak—Rising Son by Steven A Coulter, Jubilation Media
ECHO Campaign by Taylor Brooke, Limitless Publishing
Enchanted Soles edited by Sasha L. Miller, Less Than Three Press
False Hearts by Laura Lam, Tor Books / Tor
The Forgotten Tale by J.M. Frey, REUTS Publications
For the Clan by Archer Kay Leah, Less Than Three Press
Four by Archer Kay Leah, Less Than Three Press
Glove of Satin, Glove of Bone by Rachel White, Less Than Three Press
The Goat: Building the Perfect Victim by Bill Kieffer, Red Ferret Press
Gun to My Head by Dira Lewis, Less Than Three Press
Hades In Love by Mel Bossa, Less Than Three Press
Hold by Rachel Davidson Leigh, Duet Books/Interlude Press
How Not to Summon Your True Love by Sasha L. Miller, Less Than Three Press
In the Present Tense by Carrie Pack, Interlude Press
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova, Sourcebooks Fire
Necrotech by KC Alexander, Angry Robot
Not Your Sidekick, C.B. Lee, Duet/Interlude Press
Obscura Burning by Suzanne van Rooyen, Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst, Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins
Of The Bauble by Debbie McGowan, Beaten Track Publishing
The Olive Conspiracy by Shira Glassman, self-published
Omen Operation by Taylor Brooke, Limitless Publishing
The Painted Crown by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
The Sole Experiment by Eve Francis / Francis Gideon, Less Than Three Press
The Star Host by F.T. Lukens, Duet / Interlude Press
The Sun Dragon by Annabelle Jay, Harmony Ink Press
Tales from Perach by Shira Glassman, self-published
To Terminator, With Love by Wes Kennedy, Less Than Three Press
Translucid by Zen DiPietro, Parallel Worlds Press
A Triad in Three Acts (The Complete Forester Trilogy) by Blaine D. Arden, Cayendi Press / Self-Published
The Tyro by Carol Holland March, Ellysian Press
Under Dark Sky Law by Tamara Boyens, Supposed Crimes
Wriggle & Sparkle by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press

Bisexual Romance

An Act of Devotion by A. M. Leibowitz / Supposed Crimes
Anthem by A. M. Leibowitz, Supposed Crimes
The Big Reveal by Eve Francis, Less Than Three Press
Burning Tracks by Lilah Suzanne, Interlude Press
Change of Address by Jordan Brock, Riptide Publishing
Everyday History by Alice Archer, Dreamspinner Press
Flinging It by G. Benson, Ylva Publishing
F*THS (Friends That Have Sex) by G.L. Tomas, Rebellious Valkyrie Press
A Kind of Truth by Lane Hayes, Dreamspinner Press
Lone Star on a Cowboy Heart by Marie S. Crosswell, Less Than Three Press
Love Bi the Way by Penguin/Penguin Random House India
Lovers Leap by JL Merrow, Riptide Publishing
The Man on Top of the World by Vanessa Clark, Bold Strokes Books
Man’s Ruin by Nicola R. White, Strange Roads Press
Misinformation by Keelan Ellis, Dreamspinner Press
Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler, self-published
Punk Rock-A-Bye Baby, Jenna Galicki, Beau to Beau Publishing
Real World by BA Tortuga, Dreamspinner Press
Reclaiming Hope by Shell Taylor, Dreamspinner Press
Rock N Soul by Lauren Sattersby, Riptide Publishing
Stuck Landing by Lauren Gallagher, Riptide Publishing
Theory of Deviance by Rebecca Grace Allen, Samhain
To Live Again by L.A.Witt, Samhain Publishing
We Go Forward by Alison Evans, Less Than Three Press
What Remains by Garrett Leigh, Riptide Publishing

Bisexual Teen/YA Fiction

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows, Angry Robot
All the Feels by Danika Stone, Swoon Reads / Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Assassins: Discord by Erica Cameron, Triton Books/Riptide Publishing
Caught Inside by Jamie Deacon, Beaten Track Publishing
ECHO Campaign by Taylor Brooke, Limitless Publishing
Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz & Kat Helgeson, Chronicle Books
Hold by Rachel Davidson Leigh, Duet Books/Interlude Press
The Imposter Queen by Sarah Fine, Margaret K. McElderry
Books/Simon & Schuster
Just Kill Me by Adam Selzer, Simon & Schuster Books for
Young Readers
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova, Sourcebooks Fire
Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry, Delacorte Press / Random House Children’s Books
Not Your Sidekick, C.B. Lee, Duet/Interlude Press
Obscura Burning by Suzanne van Rooyen, Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst, Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins
Of The Bauble by Debbie McGowan, Beaten Track Publishing
Omen Operation by Taylor Brooke, Limitless Publishing
Order in the Court, Casey Lawrence, Harmony Ink Press/Dreamspinner Press
Pale Winter Sun by Michael R. Collins, self-published
The Santa Hoax by Francis Gideon, Harmony Ink / Dreamspinner Press
Secrets, Lies, and Scandals by Amanda K. Morgan, Simon
Pulse/Simon & Schuster
The Star Host by F.T. Lukens, Duet / Interlude Press
The Sum of these Things by Emily O’Beirne, Ylva Publishing
The Sun Dragon by Annabelle Jay, Harmony Ink / Dreamspinner Press
The Swan Riders by Erin Bow, Margaret K. McElderry
Books/Simon & Schuster
Tales from Perach by Shira Glassman, self-published

Bisexual Mystery

Assassins: Discord by Erica Cameron, Triton Books/Riptide Publishing
The Backup by Erica Kudisch. Anglerfish Press/Riptide Publishing
The Olive Conspiracy by Shira Glassman, self-published
Order in the Court by Casey Lawrence, Harmony Ink Press/Dreamspinner Press
A Triad in Three Acts (The Complete Forester Trilogy) by Blaine D. Arden, Cayendi Press / self-published

Bisexual Erotic Fiction/Erotica

24/7 by J A Rock, Riptide Publishing
The Best Laid Plans by Lauren Gallagher, Samhain Publishing
Club Trega by Nicole Wood, Riverdale Avenue Books
The Goat: Building the Perfect Victim by Bill Kieffer, Red Ferret Press
The Man on Top of the World by Vanessa Clark, Bold Strokes Books
Memoirs of a Gigolo, Volumes 8 & 9, Third Omnibus Edition by Livia Ellis, Riverdale Avenue Books
Punk Rock-A-Bye Baby by Jenna Galicki, Beau to Beau Publishing

Bisexual Poetry

Bi – A Bisexual Man’s Transformational Journey by Lawrence J. W. Cooper, Friesen Press
The Body’s Alphabet by Ann Tweedy, Headmistress Press
Call Them Home by Gregory Alexander, Allbook Books
In the Volcano’s Mouth by Miriam Greenberg, Pitt Poetry Series/ University of Pittsburgh Press
Nec(Romantic) by Cathleen Chambless, The Gorilla Press

Bisexual Anthology

ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics, edited by Jon Macy and Tara Madison Avery, Stacked Deck Press
Enchanted Soles edited by Sasha L. Miller, Less Than Three Press
Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain edited by Kate Harrad, Thorntree Press
The Real James Dean by Peter Winkler, Chicago Review Press

Bisexual Graphic Novel/Memoir

ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics, edited by Jon Macy and Tara Madison Avery, Stacked Deck Press
Primahood: Magenta by Tyler Cohen, Stacked Deck Press / J.T. Avery Pacific

Submissions: Fourth Annual Bisexual Book Awards

The books listed below are submissions for the Fourth Annual Bisexual Book Awards. Our team of judges are already reading and evaluating these books to determine which are the best of 2015. Our judges are writers, editors, academics, book reviewers, librarians and voracious readers. The deadline to submit was Mon. Dec 7, 2015. Finalists will be announced in late March. Winners will be announced at our Bisexual Book Awards Ceremony in New York City on Fri June 3rd.

2015 Bisexual Books -updated Fri Feb 5th, 2016

All Fiction

About a Girl: A Novel (The Metamorphoses Trilogy) by Sarah McCarry, St. Martin's Griffin/Macmillan
The Ambassador’s Wife by Jennifer Steil, Doubleday
Ariah by B R Sanders, Love, Sex & Merlot/The Zharmae Publishing Press
Autumn Harvest by Tof Eklund, Big World Network
Bad Idea by Erica Yang, Queerteen Press/JMS Books
Bi-Satisfied by Nikki-Michelle, Kensington/Urban Renaissance
Black Iris by Leah Raeder, Atria/Simon & Schuster
Bound with Honor by Megan Mulry, Riptide Publishing
Breakaway by Avon Gale, Dreamspinner Press
The Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz, Riptide Publishing
Cam Girl by Leah Raeder, Atria Books/Simon & Schuster
Caught! by J.L. Merrow, Samhain
Daron's Guitar Chronicles: Volume Seven by Cecilia Tan, Self-Published
Daron's Guitar Chronicles: Volume Eight by Cecilia Tan, Self-Published
Dead Ringer by Heidi Belleau and Sam Schooler, Riptide Publishing
Death Defiant by Paige Reiring, Spreiring
For the Love of Cake by Erin Dutton, Bold Strokes Books
The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights by Redfern Jon Barrett, Lethe Press
The Girl Next Door by Amy Jo Cousins, Samhain
Goddess by Kelly Gardiner, Harper360/HarperCollins
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis, Knopf Penguin/Random House
A Hard Ride Home by Emory Vargas, Less Than Three Press
The Harem Master by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
A Harvest of Ripe Figs by Shira Glassman, Prizm Books
How To F♥ck Your Psychiatrist by Basil Papademos, Excessica Books
I'll Always Miss You by Raine O'Tierney, Harmony Ink
The Incubus Saga Book 3: Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen, Big World Network
The Inheritor by Laura Antoniou, Luster Imprints/Circlet Press
Kneel, Mr. President by Lauren Gallagher, Samhain Publishing
Let the Wrong Light In by Avon Gale, Dreamspinner Press
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North, Blue Rider Press/Penguin Random House
Mating Flight by Bard Bloom, CreateSpace
Ménage à Musketeer: A Novel of Sword and Debauchery by Lissa Trevor, Riverdale Avenue Books
Out of Order by Casey Lawrence Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press
Owner of a Lonely Heart by Mel Bossa, Less Than Three Press
Peripheral People by Michelle Moore and Reesa Herberth, Riptide Publishing
Possession of the Soul (Book One of the Fantasy is Alive Series) by Trinity Blacio, Riverdale Avenue Books
The Provocateur's Payback by Paco Munoz-Botas, Riverdale Avenue Books
Puppet Boy by Christian Baines, Bold Strokes Books
Seven Tears at High Tide by C.B. Lee, Duet Books
She Whom I Love by Tess Bowery, Samhain Publishing
Show Yourself To Me: Queer Kink Erotica by Xan West, Go Deeper Press
Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall, Swoon Reads/Macmillan
The Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch, Harper Books/Harper Collins
Spyder’s Trouble, I. Korin Dushayl, Circlet Press
Sunset Park (Five Boroughs #2) by Santino Hassell, Dreamspinner Press
The Swede by Robert Karjel; Nancy Pick Harper/Harper Collins
Tepid Tea by Luke Fremont, Harken Media
The Tide of War by Lori A. Witt, Riptide Publishing
The Triad Trial by Lauren E. Mitchell, Less Than Three Press
The Unfortunates by Sophie McManus, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
The Untold Tale by J.M. Frey, Reuts Publications
Where the Grass is Greener by Debbie McGowan and Raine O’Tierney, Beaten Track Publishing
A Wild Swan by Michael Cunningham with Illustrations by Yuko Shimizu; Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan
A Winter in Rome by Francis Gideon, Less Than Three Press

All Non-fiction

Ancient Sex: New Essays edited by Ruby Blondell and Kirk Ormand, Ohio State University Press
Bisexuality: Identities, Politics, and Theories by Surya Monro, Palgrave/Macmillan
Bisexuality in Education: Erasure, Exclusion and the Absence of Intersectionality by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Routledge
BodyHome by Chelsey Clammer, Hopewell Publications
Call It Wonder: An Odyssey of Love, Sex, Spirit, and Travel by Kate Evans, Coyote Creek Books
Caprice: Collected, Uncollected, and New Collaborations by Denise Duhamel & Maureen Seaton (with illustrations by Thalo Kersey), Sibling Rivalry Press
A House in St John's Wood by Matthew Spender, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein, Riverhead Books/Penguin
Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham by Emily Bingham, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Lesbian, Queer, and Bisexual Women in Heterosexual Relationships: Narratives of Sexual Identity by Ahoo Tabatabai, Lexington Books
Long Red Hair by Meags Fitzgerald, Conundrum Press
Love's Refraction: Jealousy and Compersion in Queer Women's Polyamorous Relationships by Jillian Deri, University of Toronto Press
The Manly Pursuit of Desire and Love by Perry Brass, Belhue Press
My Ríastrad by Kevin Hogan, Antrim House / Antrim House Books
No Confession, No Mass by Jennifer Perrine-University of Nebraska Press
Not Gay: Sex between Straight White Men (Sexual Cultures) by Jane Ward, NYU Press
Wolfman Librarian by Filip Marinovich, Ugly Duckling Presse

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2015 Bisexual Book Categories -updated Fri Feb 12th

Memoir/Biography

BodyHome by Chelsey Clammer, Hopewell Publications
Call It Wonder: An Odyssey of Love, Sex, Spirit, and Travel by Kate Evans, Coyote Creek Books
A House in St John's Wood by Matthew Spender, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein, Riverhead Books/Penguin
Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham by Emily Bingham, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Long Red Hair by Meags Fitzgerald, Conundrum Press

Non-fiction

Ancient Sex: New Essays edited by Ruby Blondell and Kirk Ormand, Ohio State University Press
Bisexuality: Identities, Politics, and Theories by Surya Monro, Palgrave/Macmillan
Bisexuality in Education: Erasure, Exclusion and the Absence of Intersectionality edited by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Routledge
Lesbian, Queer, and Bisexual Women in Heterosexual Relationships: Narratives of Sexual Identity by Ahoo Tabatabai, Lexington Books
Love's Refraction: Jealousy and Compersion in Queer Women's Polyamorous Relationships by Jillian Deri, University of Toronto Press
The Manly Pursuit of Desire and Love by Perry Brass, Belhue Press
Not Gay: Sex between Straight White Men (Sexual Cultures) by Jane Ward, NYU Press

Fiction-General

The Ambassador’s Wife by Jennifer Steil, Doubleday
The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights by Redfern Jon Barrett, Lethe Press
Goddess by Kelly Gardiner, Harper360/HarperCollins
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis, Knopf Penguin/Random House
How To Fuck Your Psychiatrist by Basil Papademos, Excessica Books
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North, Blue Rider Press/Penguin Random House
Puppet Boy by Christian Baines, Bold Strokes Books
The Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch, Harper Books/Harper Collins
Tepid Tea by Luke Fremont, Harken Media
The Unfortunates Farrar by Sophie McManus, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A Wild Swan by Michael Cunningham with Illustrations by Yuko Shimizu; Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan

Erotic Fiction/Erotica

Autumn Harvest by Tof Eklund, Big World Network
Bi-Satisfied by Nikki-Michelle, Kensington/Urban Renaissance
Bound with Honor by Megan Mulry, Riptide Publishing
Dead Ringer by Heidi Belleau and Sam Schooler, Riptide Publishing
A Hard Ride Home by Emory Vargas, Less Than Three Press
How To F♥ck Your Psychiatrist by Basil Papademos, Excessica Books
The Incubus Saga Book 3: Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen, Big World Network
The Inheritor by Laura Antoniou, Luster Imprints/Circlet Press
Kneel, Mr. President by Lauren Gallagher, Samhain Publishing
Let the Wrong Light In by Avon Gale, Dreamspinner Press
Ménage à Musketeer: A Novel of Sword and Debauchery by Lissa Trevor, Riverdale Avenue Books
Possession of the Soul (Book One of the Fantasy is Alive Series) by Trinity Blacio, Riverdale Avenue Books
She Whom I Love by Tess Bowery, Samhain Publishing
Show Yourself To Me: Queer Kink Erotica by Xan West, Go Deeper Press
Spyder’s Trouble, I. Korin Dushayl, Circlet Press
Sunset Park (Five Boroughs #2) by Santino Hassell, Dreamspinner Press
The Triad Trial by Lauren E. Mitchell, Less Than Three Press
A Winter in Rome by Francis Gideon, Less Than Three Press

Romance

Ariah by B R Sanders, Love, Sex & Merlot/The Zharmae Publishing Press
Autumn Harvest by Tof Eklund, Big World Network
Bad Idea by Erica Yang, Queerteen Press/JMS Books
Black Iris by Leah Raeder, Atria/Simon & Schuster
Bound with Honor by Megan Mulry, Riptide Publishing
Breakaway by Avon Gale, Dreamspinner Press
The Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz, Riptide Publishing
Cam Girl by Leah Raeder, Atria Books/Simon & Schuster
Caught! by J.L. Merrow, Samhain
Daron's Guitar Chronicles: Volume Seven by Cecilia Tan, Self-Published
Daron's Guitar Chronicles: Volume Eight by Cecilia Tan, Self-Published
Dead Ringer by Heidi Belleau and Sam Schooler, Riptide Publishing
For the Love of Cake by Erin Dutton, Bold Strokes Books
The Girl Next Door by Amy Jo Cousins, Samhain
A Hard Ride Home by Emory Vargas, Less Than Three Press
The Harem Master by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
A Harvest of Ripe Figs by Shira Glassman, Prizm Books
I'll Always Miss You by Raine O'Tierney, Harmony Ink
The Incubus Saga Book 3: Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen, Big World Network
Kneel, Mr. President by Lauren Gallagher, Samhain Publishing
Let the Wrong Light In by Avon Gale, Dreamspinner Press
Mating Flight by Bard Bloom, CreateSpace
Ménage à Musketeer: A Novel of Sword and Debauchery by Lissa Trevor, Riverdale Avenue Books
Out of Order by Casey Lawrence Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press
Owner of a Lonely Heart by Mel Bossa, Less Than Three Press
Peripheral People by Michelle Moore and Reesa Herberth, Riptide Publishing
Possession of the Soul (Book One of the Fantasy is Alive Series) by Trinity Blacio, Riverdale Avenue Books
Seven Tears at High Tide by C.B. Lee, Duet Books
She Whom I Love by Tess Bowery, Samhain Publishing
Sunset Park (Five Boroughs #2) by Santino Hassell, Dreamspinner Press
The Triad Trial by Lauren E. Mitchell, Less Than Three Press
Where the Grass is Greener by Debbie McGowan and Raine O’Tierney, Beaten Track Publishing
A Winter in Rome by Francis Gideon, Less Than Three Press

Speculative Fiction (Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror/Etc.)

Ariah by B R Sanders, Love, Sex & Merlot/The Zharmae Publishing Press
Autumn Harvest by Tof Eklund, Big World Network
Death Defiant by Paige Reiring, Spreiring
The Harem Master by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press
A Harvest of Ripe Figs by Shira Glassman, Prizm Books
The Incubus Saga Book 3: Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen, Big World Network
Mating Flight by Bard Bloom, CreateSpace
Peripheral People by Michelle Moore and Reesa Herberth, Riptide Publishing
Possession of the Soul (Book One of the Fantasy is Alive Series) by Trinity Blacio, Riverdale Avenue Books
Seven Tears at High Tide by C.B. Lee, Duet Books
Spyder’s Trouble, I. Korin Dushayl, Circlet Press
The Tide of War by Lori A. Witt, Riptide Publishing
The Triad Trial by Lauren E. Mitchell, Less Than Three Press
The Untold Tale by J.M. Frey, Reuts Publications

Teen/YA Fiction

About a Girl: A Novel (The Metamorphoses Trilogy) by Sarah McCarry, St. Martin's Griffin/Macmillan
Bad Idea by Erica Yang, Queerteen Press/JMS Books
I'll Always Miss You by Raine O'Tierney, Harmony Ink
Mating Flight by Bard Bloom, CreateSpace
Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz, Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster
Out of Order by Casey Lawrence Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press
Seven Tears at High Tide by C.B. Lee, Duet Books
Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall, Swoon Reads/Macmillan

Poetry

Caprice: Collected, Uncollected, and New Collaborations by Denise Duhamel & Maureen Seaton (with illustrations by Thalo Kersey), Sibling Rivalry Press
My Ríastrad by Kevin Hogan, Antrim House / Antrim House Books
No Confession, No Mass by Jennifer Perrine-University of Nebraska Press
Wolfman Librarian by Filip Marinovich, Ugly Duckling Presse

Mystery

A Harvest of Ripe Figs by Shira Glassman, Prizm Books
Out of Order by Casey Lawrence Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press
Peripheral People by Michelle Moore and Reesa Herberth, Riptide Publishing
The Provocateur's Payback by Paco Munoz-Botas, Riverdale Avenue Books
The Swede by Robert Karjel, translated by Robert Karjel & Nancy Pick, Harper/Harper Collins

Book Submissions: Third Annual Bisexual Book Awards

The books listed below have been submitted for the Third Annual Bisexual Book Awards. We received a record number of submissions: 70 books in 10 different categories.

Our team of judges are currently evaluating these books to determine which are the best of 2014. Our judges are writers, editors, academics, book reviewers, librarians and voracious readers. Finalists will be announced in late March. Winners will be announced at our Bisexual Book Awards Ceremony in New York City on Sat May 30.

2014 Bisexual Books -updated Sat Jan 31

Fiction-General

Best Bi Short Stories edited by Sheela Lambert, Gressive Press/Circlet Press
Down On The Other Street Volume I by Jennifer Cie, self-published
Frog Music by Emma Donoghue, Little, Brown/Little, Brown and Company
Give It to Me by Ana Castillo, The Feminist Press
Halfway to the Stars: Cable Car Tales of a Grumpy Gripman by Daniel Curzon, L’Aleph/ Wisehouse
In Case of Emergency by Courtney Moreno, McSweeney’s Publishing
Inga’s Zigzags by Vica Miller, Ladno Books
Last Words from Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin, New York Review Books
Love, Sex, and Understanding the Universe by Harrie Farrow, Harrie Farrow
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters, Riverhead Books /Penguin Random House
She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya, Arsenal Pulp Press

Erotic Fiction/Erotica

Between A Rock and A Hard Place (Radical Rock Stars Book Two) by Jenna Galicki/Beau to Beau Publishing
Beyond the Pale Motel by Francesca Lia Block, St. Martin’s Press/ Macmillan
Big Book of Submission: 69 Kinky Tales edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, Cleis Press
Bi Magic: Best Bisexual Fantasy edited by D.M. Atkins, Rylan Hunter and Lon Sarver, ForbiddenFiction/Fantastic Fiction Publishing
Bound to Be a Groom by Megan Mulry, Riptide Publishing
Broken Ink by Jack L. Pyke, ForbiddenFiction/Fantastic Fiction Publishing
Capricious: A Texan Tale of Love and Magic by Julie Cox, Circlet Press
Cosmos: The Arrivals by Professor Gamer, Edge Interactive Publishing
DownLow Sister OnTop by Jenise Brown
The First Annual BDSM Writers Con Anthology ed. by Lori Perkins, Riverdale Avenue Books
Forgive Us by Lynn Kelling, Forbidden Fiction/Fantastic Fiction Publishing
Free Falling by S.E. Jakes, Riptide Publishing
Memoirs of a Gigolo, Second Omnibus, Volumes 5-7 by Livia Ellia, Riverdale Avenue Books
Murder on the Mountain by Jamie Fessenden, Dreamspinner Press
Not Black & White by Frans Londeman, America Star Books
One Kiss with a Rock Star by Shari Slade and Amber Lin, self-published
Polished by Alyssa Turner, Etopia Press
The Prince of Punk Rock (Radical Rock Stars Book One) by Jenna Galicki/Adult Contemporary/Beau to Beau Publishing
Running Wild: Havoc #1 by SE Jakes, Riptide Publishing
Siren’s Reckoning by J. Johanis, iUniverse
Starling by Racheline Maltese & Erin McRae, Torquere Press
Straight Shooter by Heidi Belleau, Riptide Publishing
Untouched: A sensory voyage of voyeurism and discovery, Annabeth Leong, Sweetmeats Press
Witches of Wonderland by Mark Thornton, Beau to Beau Books
Wrapped Around Your Finger by Alison Tyler, Cleis Press

Romance

Between A Rock and A Hard Place (Radical Rock Stars Book Two) by Jenna Galicki/Beau to Beau Publishing
Broken Ink by Jack L. Pyke, ForbiddenFiction / Fantastic Fiction Publishing
Capricious: A Texan Tale of Love and Magic by Julie Cox, Circlet Press
Climbing the Date Palm by Shira Glassman, Prizm Books/Torquere Press
Crying in the Rain by Debbie McGowan, Beaten Track Publishing
Far From You by Tess Sharpe, Disney/Hyperion
Forgive Us by Lynn Kelling, Forbidden Fiction/Fantastic Fiction Publishing
Free Falling by S.E. Jakes, Riptide Publishing
Heart of the Hurricane by May Woodworth, Big World Network
Let It Ride by LC Chase, Riptide Publishing
Murder on the Mountain by Jamie Fessenden, Dreamspinner Press
Not Black & White by Frans Londeman, America Star Books
One Kiss with a Rock Star by Shari Slade and Amber Lin, self-published
Polished by Alyssa Turner, Etopia Press
The Prince of Punk Rock (Radical Rock Stars Book One) by Jenna Galicki/Adult Contemporary/Beau to Beau Publishing
Running Wild: Havoc #1 by SE Jakes, Riptide Publishing
Starling by Racheline Maltese & Erin McRae, Torquere Press
Straight Shooter by Heidi Belleau, Riptide Publishing
Striker (The Valespian Pact #2) by Lexi Ander, Less Than Three Press
Wrapped Around Your Finger by Alison Tyler, Cleis Press

Speculative Fiction (Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror/Etc.)

Beyond the Pale Motel by Francesca Lia Block, St. Martin’s Press/ Macmillan
Bi Magic: Best Bisexual Fantasy edited by D.M. Atkins, Rylan Hunter and Lon Sarver, ForbiddenFiction/Fantastic Fiction Publishing
Broken Ink by Jack L. Pyke, ForbiddenFiction/Fantastic Fiction Publishing
Capricious: A Texan Tale of Love and Magic by Julie Cox, Circlet Press
Climbing the Date Palm by Shira Glassman, Prizm Books/Torquere Press
The Du Lac Legacy [Book 2-Sons of Camelot series] by Sarah Luddington, Mirador Publishing
Filigrane by Y. L. Wigman, Bella Books
Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis, Amulet/Abrams
The Pendragon Legacy [Book 1-Sons of Camelot series] by Sarah Luddington, Mirador Publishing
Resistance by B R Sanders, Inkstained Succubus
Siren’s Reckoning by J. Johanis, iUniverse
Striker (The Valespian Pact #2) by Lexi Ander, Less Than Three Press
Tamerine by Bobbie Geary, The Graeae Press
That Door is a Mischief by Alex Jeffers, Lethe Press
Untrustworthy by JR Gershen-Seigel, Riverdale Avenue Books

YA (Teen/Young Adult)

Climbing the Date Palm by Shira Glassman, Prizm Books/Torquere Press
Far From You by Tess Sharpe, Disney/Hyperion
Frenemy of the People by Nora Olsen, Soliloquy/Bold Strokes Books
Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis, Amulet/Abrams

Mystery

Blackmail, My Love by Katie Gilmartin, Cleis Press
The Book of Joel by AR Fiano, Astrid Fiano
Murder on the Mountain by Jamie Fessenden, Dreamspinner Press

Non-fiction

Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally, BenBella Books
Bad Dyke by Allison Moon, Lunatic Ink
Confessions of a Bisexual Husband by Mark Bentley Cohen
A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir by Daisy Hernández, Beacon Press
Daddy: A Memoir by Madison Young, A Barnacle Book/Rare Bird Books
Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin, collected and retold by Ron J. Suresha, Lethe Press
Fire Shut Up In My Bones by Charles M. Blow, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Not My Father’s Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming, Dey Street Books/HarperCollins Publishers
Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Gender by Jacob and Diane Anderson-Minshall, Bold Strokes Books
Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men edited by Robyn Ochs & H. Sharif Williams, Bisexual Resource Center
Reconstruction: First a Body, Then a Life by Ara Lucia Ashburne with Michael J. Ashburne, Reconfig
Spent by Antonia Crane/Seth Fischer, Barnacle Books/Rare Bird
Susan Sontag: A Biography by Daniel Schreiber, Northwestern University Press
The Tastemaker: Carl Van Vechten and the Birth of Modern America By Edward White, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote SCUM (and Shot Andy Warhol) By Breanne Fahs, The Feminist Press

Memoir/Biography

Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally, BenBella Books
Bad Dyke by Allison Moon, Lunatic Ink
Confessions of a Bisexual Husband by Mark Bentley Cohen
A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir by Daisy Hernández, Beacon Press
Daddy: A Memoir by Madison Young, A Barnacle Book/Rare Bird Books
Fire Shut Up In My Bones by Charles M. Blow, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Not My Father’s Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming, Dey Street Books/HarperCollins Publishers
Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Gender by Jacob and Diane Anderson-Minshall, Bold Strokes Books
Reconstruction: First a Body, Then a Life by Ara Lucia Ashburne with Michael J. Ashburne, Reconfig
Spent by Antonia Crane/Seth Fischer, Barnacle Books/Rare Bird
Susan Sontag: A Biography by Daniel Schreiber, Northwestern University Press
The Tastemaker: Carl Van Vechten and the Birth of Modern America By Edward White, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote SCUM (and Shot Andy Warhol) By Breanne Fahs, The Feminist Press

Anthology

Best Bi Short Stories edited by Sheela Lambert, Gressive Press/Circlet Press
Big Book of Submission: 69 Kinky Tales edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, Cleis Press
Bi Magic: Best Bisexual Fantasy edited by D.M. Atkins, Rylan Hunter and Lon Sarver, ForbiddenFiction/Fantastic Fiction Publishing
The First Annual BDSM Writers Con Anthology edited by Lori Perkins, Riverdale Avenue Books
Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men edited by Robyn Ochs & H. Sharif Williams, Bisexual Resource Center

Poetry

Directing Herbert White: Poems by James Franco, Graywolf Press
Honeybee: A Collection of Poems About Letting Go by Trista Mateer
Joy Street by Laura Foley, Headmistress Press

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