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A gritty, fast-paced pulp Western that trades traditional cowboys for queer librarian spies dismantling a fascist regime. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Upright Women Wanted.
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- rebellious
- hopeful
- 01
Some Desperate Glory
Emily Tesh
A furious, mind-bending journey of unlearning everything you were raised to believe in the cold vacuum of space.
- 02
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
A warm, character-driven journey through the stars that feels like coming home to a family you never knew you had.
- 03
Magic for Liars
Sarah Gailey
A gritty, emotionally bruised noir where the real mystery is how to survive the resentment of being the ordinary sister in a magical world.
- 04
Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
A wildly irreverent, bone-crunching gothic mystery wrapped in internet humor and devastating queer longing.
- 05
A Restless Truth
Freya Marske
A sparkling, locked-room magical murder mystery wrapped in a swoony, opposites-attract sapphic romance.
- 06
The empress of salt and fortune
Nghi Vo
A quiet, lushly woven tapestry of memory and hidden rebellion, where the true history of an empire is told through the eyes of its forgotten women.
- 07
The City in the Middle of the Night
Charlie Jane Anders
A haunting exploration of radical empathy and toxic devotion set against the harsh extremes of a tidally locked world.
- 08
Autonomous
Annalee Newitz
A gritty, biopunk chase thriller that asks what it means to own yourself in a world where everything is for sale.
- 09
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend
Emma R. Alban
A delightful, swoon-worthy romp through Victorian ballrooms where a matchmaking scheme accidentally sparks a breathless queer romance.
- 10
The Future of Another Timeline
Annalee Newitz
A fierce, punk-rock time-travel thriller fueled by female rage and the urgent fight for a better future.
- 11
Just Like Home
Sarah Gailey
A claustrophobic, dread-soaked exploration of the terrifying, unconditional love between a daughter and her monster.
- 12
The Book Eaters
Sunyi Dean
A dark, visceral fairy tale about the terrifying lengths a mother will go to protect her monstrous child.
