I can’t count how many people I’ve recommended The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie since I read it ten years ago. It’s just such an atmospheric, beautifully written, absorbing story. And yet, when she came out with her next novel, Skye Falling, I inexplicably didn’t pick it up. Since then, Skye Falling hasRead More
Sliding Doors Meets Mad Max: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
When The Space Between Worlds came out in 2020, it was all anyone was talking about on Book Riot. (That’s the site I work for now and wrote for then.) It’s not often a sapphic book gets that much attention outside the queer book world, and the premise immediately hooked me. So, of course, IRead More
Reading Black Joy: 31 F/F Romances by Black Authors
Celebrate queer joy by reading these swoon-worthy F/F romance novels by Black authors!
25 Black Sapphic Books Out in 2025 to Preorder Now
It’s Black History Month! It’s always a good time to read Black sapphic books, but this is a great reminder to place your preorders now on some of the fantastic sapphic books by Black authors coming out this year. I’ve put together a list of 25, including some that already came out in January. TheseRead More
Memory as Storytelling: Reading the Waves by Lidia Yuknavitch Review
Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch has been on my to-read list for years; I’ve heard nothing but excellent things about that memoir. So, when I saw that she had new one out (that I could talk about on the All the Books podcast), I had to pick it up! Reading the Waves ended upRead More
200+ Sapphic Books Out in 2025
In case you missed it, I just shared a spreadsheet of 500+ sapphic books that came out in 2024. Of course, I also want to give you a heads up about upcoming sapphic books! This is not a complete list of all the sapphic books out in 2025: we’ll be learning about more new sapphicRead More
500+ Sapphic Books That Came Out in 2024
As part of writing the Our Queerest Shelves newsletter for Book Riot, I keep a running list of upcoming queer book releases. Last year, I finally had the brainwave to move them into a separate tab after the release date instead of deleting them, so I wanted to share with you my list of moreRead More
Jane Austen Meets Queer Historical Joy: I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner Review
Generally speaking, I’m used to queer historical fiction falling into two categories: depressing and trying to be historically accurate, or joyful and set in an imaginary version of history without bigotry. When I picked up I Shall Never Fall in Love, I was expecting the latter. After all, this is a book that draws heavilyRead More
Blood-Soaked Quicksand of First Love: Soft by Jane Mai Review
I’ve been obsessed with Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu for years—and more specifically, queer reclamation of Carmilla. I’ve written about several times, on Book Riot and the Lesbrary. For example: Bringing the Lesbian Vampire Home: Carmen Maria Machado’s Reclamation of Carmilla. So, when I was browsing The Mary Sue’s list of the best comics andRead More
Grief, Obsession, and Isolation: One’s Company by Ashley Hutson Review
Content warning: this review includes discussion of suicide, violence, and rape. Ever since I heard the premise of One’s Company, it’s been on my TBR. So when I was choosing the first book to read in 2025, this seemed like the perfect kind of weird, thought-provoking literary fiction I was in the mood for—and itRead More