Little District Books

Esme Symes-Smith, author of their beloved Sir Callie series stopped by our shop yesterday! Now we have signed copies of all 3 of their books plus some very cool tasseled bookmarks featuring the main characters of their series!

Sir Callie and the Witch’s War is their most recent release! A perfect q***r fantasy, middle grade book for all ages with themes of overcoming fears, found family and good overcoming evil.

Stop by to pick up your signed copy while supplies last!

Bookseller spotlight! Little District’s owner, Patrick has finished 98 q***r books this year (and counting) and here are some of his top picks!! Add them to your tbr and spot by our store this weekend to ask him why they’re must reads!!

Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk
Venco by Cherie Dimaline
Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
The Sea Elephants by Shastri Akella

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It’s Filipino American History Month and we’re celebrating with some of our favorite q***r stories with Filipino representation in it!

You’re That Bitch by Bretman Rock
Virgil Kills by Ronaldo V. Wilson
The Groom Will Keep His Name by Matt Ortile
Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba
Rolling the R’s by R. Zamora Linmark
Monstress by Lysley Tenorio
Damned If You Do by Alex Brown
Brown and Gay in LA by Anthony Christian Ocampo
The One You Want to Marry by Sophie Santos

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Happy October! We’ve already had 2 successful author events this month, but we have even more planned!

All events are free! If you know you can come in advance, please RSVP on our website.

On Friday, October 18th at 7pm, we’ll be in conversation with James Sears and Deacon Maccubbin to discuss the new “Q***ring Rehobeth Beach: Beyond the Boardwalk.”

On Wednesday, October 23rd at 7pm at As You Are, we’ll be in conversation with Gerardo Sámano Córdova, author of “Monstrilio”.

On Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm we are hosting a Q***r Horror Discussion with Ciera Burch (“Something Kindred”) and Natalie Jacobson (“Ghost Train”)

Can’t wait to see you there! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We are celebrating National Boyfriend Day with some of our favorite boyfriends!!!

Nick and Charlie from Heartstopper
Santi and Memo from Beating Heart Baby .ocean
Clark and Beau from If I See You Again Tomorrow
Quique and Saleem from This Is Why They Hate Us
Eke and Kyo from Us, Etc
Holden and Leo from The Fake Dating Game
Eli and Nick from Second Chances in Newport Stephen

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The Small Press Expo is this weekend! SPX is the premier event for indie comics, cartooning, and graphic novs! AND it’s happening right here in the DMV at the Bethesda North Marriott! Every year SPX features so many q***r artists and authors and this Check Please author Ngozi Ukaku and On A Sunbeam author Tillie Walden will be featured!

Tickets are available now on their website! And stop by our store to pick your copies of Check Please and On A Sunbean before meeting the authors!

Be Gay! Do Comics!

Happy Saturday! Like Happiness author Ursula Villarreal-Moura visited us yesterday and signed our copies of her book! So stop by asap to grab your copy while we have them🤩

Like Happiness is one of our bookseller’s favorite books! Grace describes it as, “Original and emotional. About a woman who, amidst the movement, considers her long relationship and obsession with a successful writer. Exploring themes of power and identity, Villarreal-Moura’s prose and character development will leave you wanting more by her!”

The 5-4-3-2-1 Book Challenge brought to you from us, little district books!! These titles barely scratch the surface when it comes to our favorite reads and the books some of our booksellers are desperate to get to📚🌈 comment some of your favorite q***r reads below!! ⬇️

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September means new events!! So excited to share with you all our 7 book clubs + 2 author events this month! Happy reading!📚🌈

All events are free and are held at Little District Books! Copies of all books are also available to purchase at our shop or online. Let us know youre coming by visiting our events page on our website🤩

Book Clubs at 7pm:
Q***R JOY BOOK CLUB will discuss Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki on September 8th
NONMONOG BOOK CLUB will discuss Designer Relationship by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson on September 17th
SEMINAL WORKS BOOK CLUB will discuss The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst on September 18th
Q***R FEAR BOOK CLUB will discuss Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele on September 19th
Q***R VOICES ON SOCIAL JUSTICE DISCUSSION GROUP will discuss Surviving the Future edited by Scott Brandon, Raven Hudson and Bry Reed on September 23rd
FOUND FAMILY BOOK CLUB will discuss My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson on September 25th
Q***R LOVE BOOK CLUB will discuss The Pairing by Casey McQuiston on September 26th

Author Events:
Conversation and Q&A with NEW MISTAKES author CLEMENT GOLDBERG on September 26th at 8:30pm
Conversation and Q&A with THE JOY YOU MAKE author STEVEN PETROW

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Introducing the newest member of the LDB family, Sam! Plus her favorite books she’s read this summer! everyone give sam a warm welcome and say 👋

Top to bottom/first to last
Her Majesty’s Royal Covenant by Juno Dawson
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

So incredibly excited to announce one of our upcoming events with the author of MONSTRILIO, one of Little District’s MOST SOLD BOOKS ever! Gerardo Sámano Córdova will join us at on Wednesday, October 23rd at 7pm.

Monstrilio is a hauntingly beautiful novel about a mother’s grief, a beautiful family, and what it means to be human. weird, surprising, profound and thoughtful! Our bookseller Michela claims it as their favorite book (and even has a custom tattoo of Monstrilio- see the last slide) and read it with our horror book club a few months back.

Stop by LDB to pick up your copy and RSVP (the event is free) on our website asap!

We’ve got more Summer Staff Recs! Omin took this summer to read across a bunch of genres from dystopian to poetry!

From top to bottom/first to last
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Abjei-Brenyah
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy
On A Sunbean by Tillie Walden

We love author visits!!! Alex Carrigan, author of “Now Let’s Get Brunch: A Collection of RuPaul’s Drag Race Twitter Poetry” stopped by Little District! stop by to get your signed copy💗👠

Next in our Summer Staff faves is Andrew’s picks! Between school semesters, Andrew was actually able to spend some time reading some q***r books for pleasure!

From right to left, first to last:
The Black Unicorn by Audre Lorde
100 Boyfriends by Brontez Parnell
Rolling the R’s by A Zamora Linmark
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Surviving the Future: Abolition Q***r Strategies edited by Scott Branson, Raven Hudson, and Bryan Reed
SFSX by Tina Horn and others

Happy Wednesday! Yesterday so many new q***r books came out and we’re SO EXCITED FOR IT!!!! Stop by this week to grab one of the first copies!!

From top to bottom/first to last:
Hers for the Weekend by Helena Greer
Between Dragons and their Wrath Devin Madson
Confounding Oaths by Alexis Hall
Don’t Let It Break Your Heart by Maggie Horne
Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar
Gospel of the Cuckoo by Sirius
Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham
Beautiful Dreamers by Minrose Gwin
The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

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We’ve got Amir’s favorite summer reads!! Stop by little district to grab one (or all) of the books Amir fell in love with this super hot summer! ☀️

Top to bottom/first to last:
Lavash at First Sight by Taleen Voshkuni
Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
Pretty by KB Brookins

brat and its the same but there’s q***r books with green covers 💚

First to last:
Virgil Kills by Ronaldo V. Wilson
The Death I Gave Him Em X Liu
A Part of the Heart Can’t Be Eaten by Tristan Taormino
Not Your Villian by C. B. Lee
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
A Second Chance for Yesterday by R.A. Sinn

did you know august is national dog month? we’re celebrating with some of our favorites featuring furry friends!

from top to bottom/first to last:
The Lonely Hearts Rescue by Missouri Vaun, Morgan Lee Miller and Nell Stark
Good Boy by Jennifer Finney Boylan
White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link
Snapdragon but Lat Leyh
The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley, Bre Indigo and Melissa Capriglione
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Scrapper by Alex De Campi and Cliff Bleszinski

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Happy Wednesday!!! Here are this week’s new q***r releases!!! 🤩

Trop top to bottom/first to last:
M of the Southern Downpours by Alton Melvar M. Dapanas
Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters
Wild Failure by Zoe Whittall
Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
Changing Her June by Amanda Kabak
Haunted to Death by Frank Anthony Polito
A Bánh Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen
Henry’s Version by Brett Shapiro
Space Atation by A. Z. Rozkills
Bluff by Danez Smith
Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
Sainted Lave by Steve Orland, Giopita, and Andworld

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The National Book Festival is THIS WEEKEND in DC and we are so excited to welcome book lovers to our city! here are the q***r authors and their books who will be featured at the festival! stop by this week to get your copies so your faves can sign them!! 📖🌈

Titles top to bottom/left to right:
Dyscalculia by Campogne Felix
Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Blood Debts by Trey J. Benton-Walker
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr.
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

happy bookstore romance day! stop by barracks row now until 6pm for blind dates, surprise festivities, and an endless number of q***r romance books guaranteed to make your heart beat a little faster! 🥰🌹💗

in the meantime, comment your favorite q***r romance book you’ve read!! 👩🏽‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏾👩🏿‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻👨🏾‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏼

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summer is almost over and we’ve got our bookseller’s favorite summer reads! stop by this week to check out Grace’s faves ☀️🌈

Top to bottom/first to last:
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
Like Happiness by Ursula Villarreal-Moura
The Days of Afrekete by Asali Solomon
Yours For The Taking by Gabrielle Korn

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happy new release tuesday!! here’s some new lgbtq+ lit to check out! 🌈

from top to bottom/first to last:
Oath of Fire by K Arsenault Rivera
Settle the Score by Kris Ripper
Nepalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch
The Italy Letters by Vi Khi Nao
You’re Embarrassing Yourself by Desiree Akhavan
How To Leave the House by Nathan Newman
Zombie Apocalypse Running Club by Carrie Mac
The Palace of Eros by Caro De Robertis