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Lesbrary Links: LGBTQ Book Challenges, Queer Comfort Reads for Tough Times, and Giving the Lavender Scare the Middle Finger

May 21, 2020 by Danika Ellis

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I follow hundreds of queer book blogs to scout out the best sapphic book news and reviews! Many of them get posted on tumblr and twitter as I discover them, but my favourites get saved for these link compilations. Here are some of the posts I’ve found interesting in the last few weeks.

Lesbian/Woman by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon   The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus   The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore   Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen   The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

  • In not-so-surprising news, LGBTQ Books Most Challenged in Libraries. Worse, though, is that the challenges have increased 20% from last year.
  • The Los Angeles Blade put out a tribute to Phyllis Lyon, a lesbian activist icon who passed away last month: Phyllis Lyon gives a happy middle finger to the Lavender Scare
  • LGBTQ Reads celebrated Lesbian Day of Visibility with a list of lesbian book recommendations: make sure to click through to last year’s post for even more!
  • Autostraddle also celebrated Lesbian Visibility Day by discussing The Art in Your Lesbian Canon (books, movies, TV shows, etc)

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Rebent Sinner by Ivan Coyote  Bloom Into You Vol 1  On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden  Bestiary by Donika Kelly  She Rises by Kate Worsley

  • Autostraddle provided some Queer Comfort Reads for Tough Times
  • And hey, while you’re doing some comfort reading, why not check out Where to Start with Yuri Manga?
  • Stuck at home with nothing to read? Autostraddle posted 13 Legally Free Digital Queer Books for Your Quarantine Needs
  • For some short, powerful reads, try these 20 Must-Read Poetry Collections by Queer Female Poets
  • If you, like me, are a big Sarah Waters fan, you’ll want to check out Eight Awesome Queer Historical Fiction Books Like Tipping the Velvet

Sword in the Stars by Cori McCarthy & Amy Rose Capetta  I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre  The Seep by Chana Porter  Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust  Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi cover

  • The incomparable Dahlia Adler posted 30 LGBTQ YA Books You’ll Absolutely Want To Pick Up This Spring
  • Update your TBR lists: here are some Queer YA Releases Pushed Back Because of COVID-19
  • But not to worry, here are some books that either just came out, or will be out ASAP: 2020 Sapphic Releases (January to June)
  • More in the Romance mood? Here are 10 Great 2020 Queer Women Romance Books to Watch Out For
  • Even more 2020 goodies: 10 Bisexual Women Books of 2020 to Look Forward to
  • If you want to read books that already came out, check out some 2019 LGBT YA Books instead.

This post, and all posts at the Lesbrary, have the covers linked to their Amazon pages. If you click through and buy something, I might get a small referral fee. For even more links, check out the Lesbrary’s twitter! We’re also on Facebook, Goodreads, Youtube and Tumblr.

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