100 Notable Books of 2023 (NY Times)

When I went through the Times' "100 Notable Books of 2023" compilation, I found just four LGBTQ-related titles: After Sappho, by Selby Wynn Schwartz; Blackouts, by Justin Torres;  We Could Be So Good, by Cat Sebastian; and Pageboy, by Elliot Page. (The first two were also on the Washington Post's list.) By the way, I've always wondered what happens to books published in November and December, which is too late to be included in such roundups. Do they fall between the critical and promotional cracks?