Masterlist of books featuring gay male characters. Books are organized alphabetically by first letter of the author’s last name.
A
- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
- Simon Says by Elaine Marie Alphin
- The Book of David by Anonymous
- Bleeding Hearts (Killian Kendall #1) by Josh Aterovis
B
- One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva
- What Happened to Mr. Forster? by Gary W. Bargar
- Vintage: A Ghost Story by Steve Berman
- Tithe by Holly Black
- Almost Home by Jessica Blank
- The Demon’s Lexicon (The Demon’s Lexicon #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan
- The Demon’s Covenant (The Demon’s Lexicon #2) by Sarah Rees Brennan
- The Demon’s Surrender (The Demon’s Lexicon #3) by Sarah Rees Brennan
- The Rules of Ever After by Killian B. Brewer
- Entries from a Hot Pink Notebook by Todd Brown
- Stranger (The Change #1) by Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith
- The Vast Fields of Ordinary, by Nick Burd
C
- Cinnamon Toast and the End of the World by Janet E Cameron
- Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
- My Father’s Scar by Michael Cart
- Gives Light by Rose Christo
- City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare
- City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare
- City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3) by Cassandra Clare
- City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4) by Cassandra Clare
- City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments #5) by Cassandra Clare
- City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments #6) by Cassandra Clare
- Train by Danny M. Cohen
- Naomi & Ely’s No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
D
- My Side of the Story by Will Davis
- I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip by John Donovan
E
There are no books on the list by authors whose names start with E.
F
- With or Without You by Brian Farrey
- The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
- Eight Seconds by Jean Ferris
- Willful Machines by Tim Floreen
- Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford
- Fruit by Brian Francis
G
- Lucky Linus by Gene Gant
- Bereft by Craig Laurance Gidney
- The Boy’s Own Manual to Being a Proper Jew by Eli Glasman
- BZRK (BZRK #1) by Michael Grant
- BZRK: Reloaded (BZRK #2) by Michael Grant
- BZRK: Apocalypse (BZRK #3) by Michael Grant
H
- Geography Club (Russel Middlebrook #1) by Brent Hartinger
- The Order of the Poison Oak (Russel Middlebrook #2) by Brent Hartinger
- Double Feature: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies(Russel Middlebrook #3) by Brent Hartinger
- The Elephant of Surprise (Russel Middlebrook #4) by Brent Hartinger
- Grand & Humble by Brent Hartinger
- Promposal by Rhonda Helms
- Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
- The Misfits (The Misfits #1) by James Howe
- Totally Joe (The Misfits #2) by James Howe
- Freaks and Revelations by Davida Wills Hurwin
- At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson
- The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson
- We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
- Becoming Chloe by Catherine Ryan Hyde
I
There are no books on the list by authors whose names start with I.
J
- Another Kind of Cowboy by Susan Juby
K
- The Dead Will Rise First by Logan Kain
- Not Letting Go (Not Letting Go #1) by Danni Keane
- No Big Deal (Not Letting Go #2) by Danni Keane
- Desert Sons (Desert Sons #1) by Mark Kendrick
- Into This World We’re Thrown (Desert Sons #2) by Mark Kendrick
- Love Spell by Mia Kerick
- Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger
- Read Between the Lines by Jo Knowles
- Out of Pocket by Bill Konigsberg
- Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
- The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis
L
- Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle
- What I Know by Roger Larson
- The Big Summer by Jamie B. Laurie
- When Love Comes to Town by Tom Lennon
- Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
- Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story by David Levithan
- How they Met, and Other Stories by David Levithan
- Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan
- The Realm of Possibilty by David Levithan
- Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
- Wide Awake by David Levithan
- You Know Me Well by David Levithan and Nina LaCour
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan and John Green
- How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis
- True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan
- Proxy (Proxy #1) by Alex London
- Guardian (Proxy #2) by Alex London
- What’s Up With Jody Barton? by Hayley Long
M
- The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy
- The Italian Word for Kisses by Matthew Metzger
- Private by Matthew Metzger
- Spy Stuff by Matthew Metzger
- Breaking Up Point by Brian McNamara
- The Straight Road to Kylie by Nico Medina
- Hero by Perry Moore
- All-American Boys by Frank Mosca
- Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz
- Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz
N
- I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- More Than This by Patrick Ness
- The Shell House by Linda Newbery
O
There are no books on the list by authors whose names start with O.
P
- M or F? by Lisa Papademetriou and Chris Tebbetts
- Outtakes of a Walking Mistake by Anthony Paull
- Sprout by Dale Peck
- Banished Sons of Poseidon by Andrew J. Peters
- The Seventh Pleiade by Andrew J. Peters
- Conjoined at the Soul by Huston Piner
- Drama Queers! by Frank Anthony Polito
Q
R
- Where No One Knows by Jo Ramsey
- The Evolution of Ethan Poe by Robin Reardon
- Thinking Straight by Robin Reardon
- Caught in the Crossfire (The Crossfire Trilogy #1) by Juliann Rich
- Searching for Grace (The Crossfire Trilogy #2) by Juliann Rich
- Taking the Stand (The Crossfire Trilogy #3) by Juliann Rich
- Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
- Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
- My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan by Seth Rudetsky
- The Rise and Fall of a Theater Geek by Seth Rudetsky
- The Four Dorothys (Drama! #1) by Paul Ruditis
- Everyone’s A Critic (Drama! #2) by Paul Ruditis
- Show, Don’t Tell (Drama! #3) by Paul Ruditis
- Entrances and Exits (Drama! #4) by Paul Ruditis
- Gemini Bites by P.E. Ryan
- Tag Along by Tom Ryan
- Way to Go by Tom Ryan
S
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Boyfriends with Girlfriends by Alex Sanchez
- Bait by Alex Sanchez
- The God Box by Alex Sanchez
- Rainbow Boys (Rainbow Trilogy #1) by Alex Sanchez
- Rainbow High (Rainbow Trilogy #2) by Alex Sanchez
- Rainbow Road (Rainbow Trilogy #3) by Alex Sanchez
- So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez
- Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa
- The Culling (The Torch Keeper #1) by Steven dos Santos
- The Sowing (The Torch Keeper #2) by Steven dos Santos
- The Raising (The Torch Keeper #3) by Steven dos Santos
- Refraction by Hayden Scott
- Drag Teen by Jeffery Self
- Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai
- The Hookup Artist by Tucker Shaw
- Playing by the Book by S. Chris Shirley
- The Rainbow Kite by Marlene Fanta Shyer
- History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
- More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
- Growing up Gay/Growing up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology by Bennett L. Singer
- A Really Nice Prom Mess by Brian Sloan
- Tale of Two Summers by Brian Sloan
- Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
- A Candle for Saint Antony by Eleanor Spence
- The Center of the World by Andreas Steinhöfel (original: Die Mitte der Welt)
- Big Guy by Robin Stevenson
- The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2) by Maggie Stiefvater
- Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle #3) by Maggie Stiefvater
T
- The Blue Lawn by William Taylor
- Drama by Raina Telgemeier
- The Midnight Gardener (The Town of Superstition #1) by R.G. Thomas
- Rise of Heroes (Masks #1) by Hayden Thorne
- Moonset (The Legacy of Moonset #1) by Scott Tracey
- Darkbound (The Legacy of Moonset #2) by Scott Tracey
- Witch Eyes (Witch Eyes #1) by Scott Tracey
- Demon Eyes (Witch Eyes #2) by Scott Tracey
- Phantom Eyes (Witch Eyes #3) by Scott Tracey
- Fan Art by Sarah Tregay
- Don’t Let Me Go by J.H. Trumble
- Just Between Us by J.H. Trumble
U
- The Other Side of the Fence by Jean Ure
V
There are no books on the list by authors whose names start with V.
W
- Peter by Kate Walker
- Exposed (Sevens #2) by Scott Wallens
- Anything Could Happen by Will Walton
- Asher’s Fault (The Asher Trilogy #1) by Elizabeth Wheeler
- Asher’s Shot (The Asher Trilogy #2) by Elizabeth Wheeler
- Asher’s Out (The Asher Trilogy #3) by Elizabeth Wheeler
- Playing a Part by Daria Wilke
- Teenage Rewrite by Brandon Williams
- Street Dreams by Tama Wise
- If I Told You So, by Timothy Woodward
- The Balance by Neal Wooten
X
There are no books on the list by authors whose names start with X.
Y
- Leave Myself Behind by Bart Yates
- Money Boy by Paul Yee
- Hushed by Kelley York
- Made of Stars by Kelley York
- Sucide Watch by Kelley York