It’s Christmas Book Day, and social media has gay holiday romances to recommend
told The New York Times in 2022.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.At the time, the number of LGBTQ+ romance books sold at traditional retail outlets had increased by more than double year over year and by 740 percent over a five-year span, the Times reported.“People want to see themselves,” explained Laynie Rose Rizer, events manager at East City Bookshop in Washington, D.C. “Customers will come in and say, ‘I just want something that’s gay and happy.’ And I’m like, ‘I have ten different options for you.’”And holi-gay romance books are especially popular, as sci-fi/fantasy author Voss Foster pointed out in a 2019 Medium post. “In a world of Hallmark Christmas movies that start at the end of September for some reason and every Christmas icon from Frosty to Rudolph to Santa Claus himself shacking up with a heteroromantic counterpart, gay Christmas romances are a beacon,” Foster wrote. “They’re planting a big rainbow flag and saying, ‘Christmas is our holiday, too.’”If you’re looking to get under the covers with a gay romance this Christmas, Bookstagram is filled with contenders for your TBR list.A post shared by Johnee Pixels | Queer Books (@johneepixels7)A post shared by Johnee Pixels | Queer Books (@johneepixels7)A post shared by Johnee Pixels | Queer Books (@johneepixels7)A post shared by haley✨ (@spoonie.reads)A post shared by Sara Raasch (@sara_raasch)A post shared by Rod Lujano.
