This month is not only Pride month but father’s day also falls during June, and this month’s prompts focus on both.

As always, the books listed are merely suggestions, and you are not limited to only the books I have listed. Also, I haven’t read all of the suggested books. Some of them I pulled from other reader’s lists because the synopsis sounded interesting. Do your due diligence to check trigger warnings, etc before jumping in. Happy reading!

It’s pride month, so of course I’m going to direct you to read a book about LGBTQIA+ folks written by an LGBTQIA+ author. And no, reading a MM romance written by a straight female author doesn’t count. Here are a few, from horror to fantasy to rom-com to literary, I have something for everyone.

And a few others:

• The Bump by Sidney Karger
• Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
• The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill
• I Think They Love You by Julian Winters
• Becoming Ted by Matt Cain
• Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner

Since father’s day is this month, read a book focused on a father/child relationship. Here are a few suggestions:

And a few others:

• My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
• The Bear by Andrew Krivak
• Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race & Inheritance by Barack Obama
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

For more reading prompts and to see my progress on these and other challenges check out this page.

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Happy reading!