This poetry collection includes queer writers across multiple identities. It’s a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community even through times of hardship. With pieces that uplift our very existence to poems filled with rage and pain, this collection captures what it means to be human at the intersection of many marginalized identities. Below are just aRead More
A Disappointing Dreamy Fantasy: The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham Review
The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham (June 2, 2026) follows Corin, a thief searching for her missing sister, and Amelia, a princess who’s been asleep for 100 years. Corin stumbles her way into Amelia’s subconscious, where she reunites with her sister, and they proceed to travel through Amelia’s dreams and meet demons, alter-egos,Read More
Star Wars meets The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor: Love Galaxy by Sierra Branham Review
For Artemis Ialan, an ex-convict and trash collector living on a planet that has been reduced to a toxic wasteland, the opportunity to compete on an intergalactic dating show starring the prince and princess set to inherit the galactic empire is at once a dream… and a nightmare. After agreeing to an underhanded deal toRead More
Sapphics and the Sea
As a lesbian who has always been fascinated by the deep sea (so much so, I have a Goodreads shelf titled ‘weird ocean stuff’), it is particularly pleasing to me to see so many releases merging the two. I recently read and reviewed The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang for the Lesbrary, and it gotRead More
A Lackluster “Yuri” on Ice: Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
This one’s on me. I should have known from the author’s “lesbian Heated Rivalry” comp-pitch viral tweet that something wicked this way comes. I understand marketing is a necessary evil—especially for emerging artists—but surely, there are some decent sapphic romance titles that would have made for a more fitting comparison. Anyway, we digress. I have alwaysRead More
This YA Take On Thelma and Louise Misses the Mark: Run Away With Me by J.L. Simmonds
Run Away With Me by J.L. Simmonds is a realistic YA novel about two teenage girls, classmates but not friends, who end up together on a desperate road trip filled with secrets and hidden dangers. The main character, Jessie, is quiet, uncertain, and on the run from her abusive stepfather’s corpse. Brooke is self-assured, outgoing, andRead More
Regency Romance for Fans of Twelfth Night: A Lady for All Seasons by T.J. Alexander Review
“If the mind is desperate to convey a thought, that thought will not be ignored.” I’m a big fan of T.J. Alexander’s romances, not only for their lyrical writing and frequent trans protagonists, but also for how skilled they are at getting me to root for that happy ending. Their latest book, A Lady for AllRead More
Sea Creatures, Grief, and Lesbian Flirtation: The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang
In The Jellyfish Problem, Tessa Yang explores grief, community, and human connection in a story about a small island in Maine being menaced by a giant glowing jellyfish the local schoolchildren have dubbed Clementine. Dr. Jo Ness is a jellyfish scientist trying to finish her book and raise jellyfish sprouts at the small aquarium she worksRead More
Tender and Terrifying: Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjulia Datta
Do you ever know that you’re going to enjoy a book so much that you just keep putting off reading it? That was me with Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta. I’m a big fan of the married co-authors’s previous work, the celebrity romance The View Was Exhausting, and the promise of their secondRead More
YA Sapphics on Ice: Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
Shortly after this year’s Winter Olympics, Adeline Kon’s Just Between Us was released and gave all of us sports sapphics a romance set in the high stakes world of figure skating. This young adult graphic novel delivers a medal-worthy ice queen, enemies-to-lovers sports romance filled with solid writing, compelling characters, and gorgeous art. Lydia “Ice Queen” ChenRead More