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8 books to celebrate Pride Month

From books about the history of AIDS activism and affecting personal narratives to cozy mysteries and plenty of romance, we've rounded up eight books to help you mark Pride Month.
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June is Pride Month in the United States, commemorating the Stonewall riots that began on June 28, 1969. They marked a turning point for a new generation of political activism. It's a chance to celebrate queer people across history and continue the fight for full and equal rights for LGBTQ+ people around the globe.

From history books and cozy mysteries to plenty of romance, we've rounded up eight books to help you mark Pride Month.

Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada, translated by Kit Maude

Camila Sosa Villada went to Córdoba to study communications at the Argentine city's university. But when she slips into Sarmiento park to spy on the travesti, or transgender, sex workers who

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