5 Books with Pansexual Main Characters

Dahlia and London both have their own reasons for wanting to win cooking competition Chef’s Special. Dahlia looks at it as a chance to reinvent herself after her divorce, while nonbinary London views it as a chance to make trolls and their father take them seriously. As the competition continues, the two grow closer and begin to wonder if, after the winner is chosen, there’s a chance at a happily ever after for them. —P.N. Hinton

(London is pansexual.)

Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review tells the story of a music critic who is trying to salvage her career. She is the eponymous Sammy, and she has to write an incredible column if she wants to keep her job. Thankfully, a famous ex-fling of hers is recording his first solo album. And getting exclusive access to his music would certainly help her. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that she can finally get revenge for his traumatic ghosting. —Rey Rowland

(Sammy is pansexual.)

Julian Winters is well known for both his queer YA books, like Running with Lions, and his adult M/M romances, like I Think They Love You. In this second-chance adult M/M romcom, Jordan is planning a high-profile wedding when he discovers the man of honor is Jamie, the guy who broke his heart as a teen. Despite his best efforts—and the fact that he’s still questioning his identity and labels—Jordan can’t stay away, and soon their verbal sparring turns into hook-ups. —Danika Ellis

(Jamie is pansexual.)

Lola and Lisandro are siblings who are actors out to swindle the rich. Lola pretends to be a ghost haunting the home of a wealthy person, while Lisandro pretends to be a spiritualist who can help. Bixby Fairfax, newspaper tycoon and owner of The Coterie estate, is the siblings’ next target. But things start to go wrong the moment Lola and Lisandro decide to switch roles. Weird things keep actually happening at The Coterie, and no matter how hard the siblings try to solve the mystery, they’re dragged further in. Can they pull off their biggest scam or is their act about to be unraveled? —Kelly Jensen

(Lola is pansexual.)

From the author of Seven Ways We Lie comes this slow-burning young adult romance. Laila Piedra is a science fiction writer. Her creative writing teacher has been her biggest supporter, but when he leaves a few months before the end of the school year, his replacement is not convinced of Laila’s talent. This new teacher convinces Laila that in order to be a good writer, she has to live a more exciting life. This leads Laila to take uncharacteristic risks. In addition to a fun romance between the pansexual main character, Laila, who is Ecuadorian, and Hannah, who is Korean and a lesbian, this book features a great family dynamic and heartwarming friendship between Laila and her two closest friends. —Elliot Riley