Top 45 LGBTQ+ Book Influencers in 2026

1. Alice Oseman

Bio writer/illustrator of HEARTSTOPPER + YA novels 🍂 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @aliceoseman Instagram Followers 1.8M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact Request 334 LGBTQ+ Book Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Jaysen Headley

Bio Books and Games
💌 *****@gmail.com
Publishing, Gaming and More ⬇️ Instagram Handle @ezeekat Instagram Followers 330.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Dr. Eric Cervini

Bio 📚I run a gay book club. Link below.
🤓PhD in homo history, NYT bestseller, Pulitzer finalist, Emmy-winning producer. *****@ericcervini.com Instagram Handle @ericcervini Instagram Followers 146.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Get Email Contact

4. TJ KLUNE

Bio bestselling author of queer books
check links in bio for preorders/tour info
i do not read dms *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @tjklunebooks Instagram Followers 125.5K Type Macro Get Email Contact

5. Chuck Tingle

Bio Author of erotica and horror. Inventor of the Tingler. Horror: Straight, Camp Damascus, Bury Your Gays, Lucky Day and Fabulous Bodies *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @chucktingle Instagram Followers 94.2K Type Micro Get Email Contact

6. Harley Laroux

Bio Queer Author of Adult Romance.
| Stray - coming 2027 |
Agent: @weaverliteraryagency
No DMs. Email for business inquiries. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @harleylarouxwriter Instagram Followers 92.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Johnee Pixels

Bio 🇦🇺🇵🇭🇨🇦
📖 Toronto book nerd suggesting your next read!
🏳️‍🌈 Books, graphic novels & manga
💫 A dash of life stuff
💙 Please no ARC requests *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @johneepixels7 Instagram Followers 58.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Joel Rochester

Bio 🌱 cozy chaotic curator of stories
📗 books • games • lifestyle
⚔️ host of: @swordandtome
🍵 uk | *****@theflockagency.co.uk Instagram Handle @fictionalfates Instagram Followers 51.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCwt-.. + Follow Get Email Contact

9. Lupita Aquino

Bio 📚Literary Socialite | Reader | Writer
🏳️‍🌈Lesbiana y Mejicana
💌 *****@gmail.com
📍DC | MD Instagram Handle @lupita.reads Instagram Followers 47.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Aiden Thomas

Bio Author of NYT Bestsellers CEMETERY BOYS, LOST IN THE NEVER WOODS and THE SUNBEARER TRIALS.
*i do not respond to requests via DM* *****@andreabrownlit.com Instagram Handle @aidenschmaiden Instagram Followers 41.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Frank Socha

Bio Books • Book Reviews • 🏳️‍🌈
RWRB Obsessed (79 editions)
💌 *****@gmail.com
@thebeanworkshop : FRANK10
@unpluggedbookbox : FRANK5 Instagram Handle @franksforeword Instagram Followers 38.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Clio Evans

Bio Writing 🔥😈💕 Romance
📍Chicago, IL | Repped by @zenoagency
PA @emilyinthearchives & @opalescent4026
Dead Lift, Jan ‘27 (@brambleromance) *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @clioevansauthor Instagram Followers 33.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +17% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Hunter Mclendon

Bio Book Reviews | #YogaDrama | #DrunkBookTalk
I'm Beauty and I'm Grace, I'm Miss United States.
CR: TBD *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @shelfbyshelf Instagram Followers 30.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Eloise Bradbooks

Bio Bookstagram - helping you diversify your reading with queer book recs
Bi, Ace & + 📚🏳️‍🌈 From France 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @eloise_bradbooks Instagram Followers 30.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +13% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Alison Cochrun

Bio Queer romance author
- Every Step She Takes (9/2/25) 🥾
- The Charm Offensive 🎥
- Kiss Her Once for Me ❄️
- Here We Go Again 🚙 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @alisoncochrun Instagram Followers 20.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Brock Schnoke

Bio ✨ books and other gay things ✨
📍Durham, NC
💌 *****@gmail.com
👇🏻 Booktok, join my bookclub, etc. Instagram Handle @brocksgaybookshelf Instagram Followers 19.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Max Walker

Bio I write books served with a rainbow twist. Grab my hockey/werewolf romance, FULL MOON FACEOFF. 🐺🏒
Rep: Kirsten Lang | @zenoagency *****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @maxwalkerwrites Instagram Followers 16.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Ryan La Sala

Bio bestselling author of: queer horror
next: Bodies of Water (2027)
newsletter & blog: Manic Pixie Dream Himbo
previous: The Honeys, The Dead of Summer Instagram Handle @theryanlasala Instagram Followers 16.1K Type Micro Get Email Contact

19. Riley Hart

Bio Queer romance author. There’s a Riley Hart book for every mood. 2019 Lambda Literary Award finalist. Represented by Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC. *****@rileyhartwrites.com Instagram Handle @rileyhartwrites Instagram Followers 16K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Abdi Nazemian

Bio I write books (Only This Beautiful Moment, Like A Love Story) & write / produce film & TV. I believe in divas & diverse storytelling. *****@harpercollins.com Instagram Handle @abdaddy Instagram Followers 15.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

21. Meryl Wilsner

Bio bestselling author 📝❤️ | queermo 🏳️‍🌈 | michigander | #idiotstolovers | DMs not monitored *****@thecaldwellagency.com Instagram Handle @merylwilsner Instagram Followers 15.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Micro Get Email Contact

22. Anne McNulty

Bio 📖 CR: An Inconvenience of Penguins by Jamie Lafferty
🏳️‍🌈 lgbt, sff & translated lit
📚 adult reference librarian
#bookstagram Instagram Handle @library_lesbian Instagram Followers 15.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Haley Strassburger

Bio ♿️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
open to physical ARCs/PR requests
all opinions are mine | always anti-AI *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @spoonie.reads Instagram Followers 14.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Get Email Contact

24. Dana Hawkins

Bio Romance Author 🏳️‍🌈
📍Minnesota
rep: @jenna.satterthwaite.author
Pub houses: @stormbooks_co @hqstories @harpercollinsuk *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @d.hawkinsauthor Instagram Followers 8.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Jordan Webb

Bio 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈
Books | Games | MTG
Queer Book Enthusiast
Generally Nerdy
The Song of Achilles #1 Fan *****@mygaybookcase.com Instagram Handle @mygaybookcase Instagram Followers 8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Anita Kelly

Bio Writer of queer kissing books. Ilya Rozanov is an immigrant
AMONG THE WILDFLOWERS out 6.2.26 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @anitakellywrites Instagram Followers 7.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Get Email Contact

27. Clare Lydon

Bio Sapphic romance author. Professional lesbian. Spurs. Londoner. Does not own a cat. She/Her. *****@clarelydon.co.uk Instagram Handle @clarefic Instagram Followers 7.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female clarelydon.co.uk/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

28. Michael Bennet

Bio Indie author. 🏳️‍🌈 Fantasy, romance, and dark books. You can call me Michael. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mnbennetauthor Instagram Followers 7K Follower Growth (3mo) +18% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Ruby Landers

Bio 🌈 Sapphic romance author. Falls From Grace//Ribbonwood//The Counterpart... Meanjin, Australia 🌈
No AI, ever *****@rubylandersbooks.com Instagram Handle @rubylandersauthor Instagram Followers 6.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +17% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Annabeth Albert

Bio Author of multiple LGBTQ romance series! Check out link for fan group, newsletter & more! Repped by @the.knight.agency Avatar @l.e.d.light *****@annabethalbert.com Instagram Handle @annabeth_albert Instagram Followers 6.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Jose Orlando

Bio 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Reader and Book Reviewer 🇵🇷
🌈 I read a lot of queer and nerdy books 📚🤓 Instagram Handle @orlandoreadsqueer Instagram Followers 5.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Marybeth

Bio Biromantic 🩷💜💙 [23] 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♾️
Current Read ~
116/100 books read this year *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @marybee.books Instagram Followers 3.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Get Email Contact

33. Lindsey Middlemiss

Bio 🏳️‍🌈 Neurodivergent queer book dragon
📝 Editing @lindseymiddlemiss.editor
📚 Book recs here, inc 18+ queer HEAs
Avatar by @heyguncle *****@hotmail.co.uk Instagram Handle @lindseymiddlemiss Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +15% Type Nano Get Email Contact

34. Katie Trapp

Bio Wife 👩🏻‍❤️‍👩🏻- Lesbian 🏳️‍🌈 - Sapphic Author ✍️ - Unashamed dyslexic 🧠- Hand Quilter 🧵 - Women's soccer enthusiast #KCBABY *****@katietrapp.com Instagram Handle @katietrappauthor Instagram Followers 2.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Christa Hickcox

Bio 🏳️‍🌈 Author of Under The Saltwater Moon and The Next 167 Hours *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @author_christa_hickcox Instagram Followers 1.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Amivi Akoto

Bio number one sapphic book enjoyer 👩🏾‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏿
email for business inquiries *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @amivireads Instagram Followers 43K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Jay Bell

Bio 🏳️‍🌈📚 I write gay books that will turn you on and break your heart. 💘 *****@jaybellbooks.com Instagram Handle @jaybellbooks Instagram Followers 28.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male jaybellbooks.com + Follow Get Email Contact

38. Dilman

Bio bookstagrammer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
•🗓️ 2026: 8/75
•📖 CR: Teller of Small Fortunes 🐴 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @justforqueerbooks Instagram Followers 19.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

39. Jared Rosenberg

Bio 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼Husband |🏋🏻‍♂️Fitness |🦷CRDH
🙋🏻‍♂️ @thee_faegoat
📖 The Betrayal of Thomas True Instagram Handle @jareadforfilth Instagram Followers 17.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

40. Charlie

Bio ✭ queer book recs & reviews
✭ for 🎬 recs: @lgbtonscreen
✭ tiktok & goodreads ⇩ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @readwithcharles Instagram Followers 16.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

41. Cece Ewing

Bio ❤️ queer reader & digital artist
🧡 BookTuber | horrror • sff • romance
🤍 cr: Time Tripping Over You
🩷 check out my Redbubble shop ↯ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ceceewing_ Instagram Followers 10.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female youtube.com/channel/UCKx5.. + Follow Get Email Contact

42. David Lopez

Bio 🕶️ | Let’s read
👨🏽‍💻 | Cybersecurity Manager
📍 | Austin *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @hisreadingnook Instagram Followers 5.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact