This book list was created in 2025 as part of our curation of the QueerFenster at the Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek (ZLB). We collected the recommendations together with people from our Bi+ community and our association.
The list focuses on books across the entire Bi+ spectrum, complemented by selected queer and queer-feminist perspectives as well as fiction featuring Bi+ representation.
The list is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather a growing community archive. If there is a title you think should be included, feel free to get in touch – we are happy to keep expanding the collection.
Note: The categories are intended as a guide. Some books could reasonably be assigned to more than one genre.
Fiction – Novels & Young Adult
| Author | Title | Year | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aciman, André | Call Me by Your Name | 2017 | Novel |
| Aciman, André | Fünf Lieben lang | 2020 | Novel |
| Albertalli, Becky | Ein Happy End ist erst der Anfang | 2019 | Young adult / Coming-of-age |
| Albertalli, Becky | Imogen, obviously | 2024 | Young adult / Coming-of-age |
| Baldwin, James | Wie lange, sag mir, ist der Zug schon fort | 2024 | Novel |
| de Beauvoir, Simone | Sie kam und blieb | 2012 | Novel |
| Emezi, Akwaeke | Du bist so schön, sogar der Tod erblasst | 2023 | Novel / Romance |
| Finley, Elias | Gänseblümchen eine sehr queere Geschichte | 2021 | Young adult |
| Fishman, Lillian | Große Gefallen | 2022 | Novel |
| Genberg, Ia | Die Details | 2023 | Novel |
| Given, Florence | Girlcrush | 2023 | Novel |
| Gonzales, Sophie | Theoretisch perfekt | 2022 | Young adult / Romance |
| Jaigirdar, Adiba | Hani und Ishu | 2023 | Young adult / Romance |
| Jollien-Fardel, Sarah | Lieblingstochter | 2023 | Novel |
| Lindon, Lily | Double Booked | 2022 | Novel |
| Lo, Malinda | A scatter of light | 2022 | Young adult / Coming-of-age |
| Sharpe, Tess | Far from You | 2014 | Young adult / Mystery |
| Sharpe, Tess | The Girl in Question Du glaubst, du kriegst mich? Falsch gedacht | 2025 | Young adult / Thriller |
| Sharpe, Tess | The girls I’ve been | 2021 | Young adult / Thriller |
| Yaghoobifarah, Hengameh | Schwindel | 2024 | Novel |
| Zander, Judith | Johnny Ohneland | 2020 | Novel |
| Zett, Alicia | Wer, wenn nicht wir | 2024 | New adult novel |
Fiction – Short Stories & Poetry
| Author | Title | Year | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvetaeva, Marina | Lob der Aphrodite | 2021 | Poetry |
| Monae, Janelle | The Memory Librarian and other stories of Dirty Computer | 2022 | Short stories / Science fiction |
Nonfiction, Essays & Guides
| Author | Title | Year | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becker, Linda | Was ist eigentlich dieses LGBTIQ*? : dein Begleiter in die Welt von Gender und Diversität | 2021 | Young adult nonfiction / Guide |
| Graeff, Alexander | Das Spektrum erweitern. Warum wir über Bisexualität reden müssen | 2025 | Biographical-philosophical essay |
| Jones, Daisy | All the Things She Said | 2022 | Nonfiction / Essays / Queer culture |
| Mehta, Vaneet | Bisexual Men Exist | 2023 | Guide / Community nonfiction |
| Oakley, Lewis | Bisexuality: Your Q&A Guide to Coming Out, Dating, Parenting and Beyond | 2024 | Guide |
| Ochs, Robyn | Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals around the World | 2009 | Anthology / Personal accounts |
| Primo, Nadine | Konsens ist sexy | 2023 | Autobiographical nonfiction / Relationships & consent |
| Rosenwasser, Anna | Rosa Buch : queere Texte von Herzen | 2023 | Essay collection |
| Shaw, Julia | Bi : The hidden culture, history and science of bisexuality | 2022 | Popular science |
| Shaw, Julia | Bi : vielfältige Liebe entdecken | 2022 | Popular science |
| Shearing, Lois | Bi the Way: The Bisexual Guide to Life | 2021 | Guide |
| Winston, Jen | Greedy : Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much | 2021 | Essay collection / Memoir |
Academic & Theory
| Author | Title | Year | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beier, Friederike | Materialistischer Queer-Feminismus : Theorien zu Geschlecht und Sexualität im Kapitalismus | 2023 | Queer-feminist theory / Edited collection |
| Eisner, Shiri | Bi : notes for a bisexual revolution | 2013 | Political theory / Activism |
| Habibi, Shani | Bisexuality: Theories, Research, and Recommendations for the Invisible Sexuality | 2018 | Academic book / Research |
| Hayfield, Nikki | Bisexual and Pansexual Identities: Exploring and Challenging Invisibility and Invalidation | 2021 | Academic book / Social psychology |
| Klein, Fred | The Bisexual Option | 1993 | Academic book / Sexuality studies |
| Maliepaard, Emiel | Bisexuality in Europe | 2021 | Research volume / Edited collection |
| Ritter, Kim | Being Bi Bisexualität zwischen Unsichtbarkeit und Chic | 2019 | Hirschfeld Lecture / Academic essay |
| Ritter, Kim | Jenseits der Monosexualität | 2020 | Academic monograph |
| Savin-Williams, Ritch C. | Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Nonbinary Youth | 2021 | Research-based academic book |
Biographies & Cultural History
| Author | Title | Year | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuhrer, Armin | Sextropolis : Anita Berber und das wilde Berlin der Zwanzigerjahre | 2024 | Biography / Cultural history |
| Kulin, Katja | Geliebte Orlando: Virginia Woolf und Vita Sackville-West. Eine Leidenschaft | 2024 | Biographical novel |