In case you missed it, Jeff and Rebecca are living their dreams on the Book Riot Podcast by creating a Fantasy League of Books. (Like Fantasy Football, but literary.) You can check out The Book Riot Fantasy League Scoring Sheet for details, including points for: winning or being nominated for major awards, making it onto the big year-end best-of lists, being adapted into a movie, and more. There are also multipliers for short stories, debuts, indie presses, and books in translation.
So, of course, I had to join in, but with an extra layer of difficulty by choosing only queer titles. To even out for this self-imposed disadvantage, I’ve also given myself a few advantages. One is that I’m allowed to pick books that Jeff, Rebecca, Sharifah, or Laura already chose for their line up. The other is that I’ve added the Lambda Literary Awards to the awards scoring section.
Below, I have my dozen 2025 Fantasy League of Books selections and my reasoning. Feel free to make a copy of the scoring sheet and play along with your own picks! I’d love to hear from you in the comments: which books would be on your list?
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Source : The 2025 Fantasy League of Books: Queer Books Edition
