Love the World or Get Killed Trying by Alvina Chamberland
A fierce and poetic debut autofiction following Alvina, a trans woman nearing 30, as she travels through Iceland, Berlin, and Paris—grappling with identity, longing, and survival in a raw, experimental narrative brimming with gallows humor and vulnerability.
Everyone in his Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
A darkly funny, bittersweet debut novel about Gilda—a morbidly anxious, queer atheist in her twenties—who accidentally becomes the receptionist at a Catholic church and spirals into impersonating her predecessor while wrestling with death, identity, and connection.
How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica
How We Named the Stars is a tender, lyrical debut novel following Daniel— a first-generation, queer college student—on his journey from unexpected first love and devastating loss to self-discovery and connection across cultures and generations.