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Coming Out Later In Life: Books About Coming Out as Bi or Lesbian at 30+

March 24, 2020 by Danika Ellis

Coming Out Later In Life: Books About Coming Out as Bi or Lesbian at 30+ Romance: Fearless by Shira Glassman Hooked on You by Jenn Matthews Wild Things by Karin Kallmaker  Gerri Hill has several, including Hunter’s Way, Partners, Storms, Pine Curtain Something in the Wine by Jae Just Jorie by Robin Alexander If the Shoe Fits by E.J. Noyes The X Ingredient by Roslyn SinclairRead More

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Meagan Kimberly reviews From A Shadow Grave by Andi C. Buchanan

March 24, 2020 by Danika Ellis

This paranormal fantasy novella follows “you,” who is Phyllis Avis Symons. She’s a young girl living in New Zealand in the early 1930s, in the years leading up to World War II. Her contentious relationship with her parents leads her to run away and fall in love with an abusive man that becomes her downfall.Read More

New Sapphic Books Out This Week!
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Bi & Lesbian Books Out This Week

March 24, 2020 by Danika Ellis

New Bi and Lesbian Books Out This Week! It’s Tuesday, and that’s new book day! Here are some of the sapphic books coming out this week.ne The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (Fantasy) We Were Promised Spotlights by Lindsay Sproul (YA) Kenzie Kickstarts a Team by Kit Rosewater, ill. by Sophie Escabasse (Children’s) Pride: The Celebration and the Struggle (RevisedRead More

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Browse Bi & Lesbian Bisexual Books at the Lesbrary Amazon Shop!

March 23, 2020 by Danika Ellis

Browse Bi & Lesbian Bisexual Books at the Lesbrary Amazon Shop! In case you missed it, the Lesbrary has a Recommendations Page that has all my (Danika’s) top picks for bi and lesbian books! They are listed by genre, and are linked to their full review. It has grown and grown over the years, though, and nowRead More

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Danika reviews The Seep by Chana Porter

March 23, 2020 by Danika Ellis

The Seep is a weird fiction novella (200 pages) exploring a “soft” alien invasion utopia. It begins with a section titled “Tips for Throwing a Dinner Party at the End of the World.” Earth is being invaded by a disembodied alien species–which turns out to be a good thing. The Seep forms a symbiotic relationship withRead More

Loud Pipes Save Lives by Jennifer Giacalone
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SPONSORED REVIEW: Loud Pipes Save Lives by Jennifer Giacalone

March 21, 2020 by Danika Ellis

The city didn’t care. It lay serene as they all loved and teemed and scrambled and strove. Loud Pipes Save Lives is a thriller with a noir feel, following a New York cop, a vigilante women’s motorcycle club, and the many people tangled up in the ensuing investigation. From the beginning, I was pulled inRead More

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Danika reviews Kenzie Kickstarts a Team (The Derby Daredevils #1) by Kit Rosewater, illustrated by Sophie Escabasse

March 20, 2020 by Danika Ellis

The Derby Daredevils is a middle grade series following a junior roller derby team, with an #ownvoices queer main character. Now, if you’re like me, you’ve already clicked away to order a copy or request it from your library. And that would be the correct response. I am jubilated that we are finally at theRead More

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Carmella reviews The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

March 20, 2020 by Danika Ellis

“How can I confess what I don’t believe I’ve done?” It’s 1826, and Frannie Langton is standing trial for the murder of her employers, the Benhams. She can’t remember a thing from that night, but she’s certain she didn’t do it – because she was in love with Mrs Benham. As she awaits sentencing, FrannieRead More

New Sapphic Books Out this week!
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New Bi & Lesbian Books Out Today!

March 17, 2020 by Danika Ellis

New Bi and Lesbian Books Out This Week! Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera (Middle Grade Mystery) The Queerleaders by M B Guel (YA) The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann (YA) Super Adjacent by Crystal Cestari (YA SFF) The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (Fantasy Novella) Don’t You Know IRead More

Folly by Maureen Brady
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Maggie reviews Folly by Maureen Brady

March 16, 2020 by Danika Ellis

This month I read Folly by Maureen Brady, an extremely interesting working class lesbian book published in 1982. Folly is set in a small factory town and follows several women as they struggle to reconcile their desires for a better life with the reality of their jobs and lives. The title character, Folly, works with several area women, includingRead More

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The Lesbrary is a sapphic book blog that started in 2010. It's run by Danika Ellis, and we have about a dozen reviewers from around the world recommending sapphic books in every genre. Check out the top navigation bar for more about the Lesbrary as well as options to browse by genre, age category, rating, and more.

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