From the pulpy paperbacks of bygone eras to the neon-saturated teen slashers of today, the vampire has been an integral figure in sapphic storytelling. I personally think the metaphor is a lovely way to explore how marginalization affects peoples’ perceptions of themselves and their relationships, and how “monstrousness” is largely subjective and socially constructed. StoriesRead More
10 of the Best Sapphic Mermaid Books
For Pride month, the Lesbrary has posts going up every day in June! Today, we’re celebrating bi and lesbian mermaid books (plus a bonus couple of selkies). Each of these books have gotten a glowing from Lesbrary reviewers, which are linked if you want to learn more about any of these! They range from literaryRead More
I’ve Read 500+ Sapphic Books. Here are My Favorites.
Welcome to Pride Month at the Lesbrary! We’re celebrating with a post every day. We’re starting with an updated version of my giant list of all the sapphic books I’ve read and loved! According to my calculations, I’ve read about 500 bi and lesbian books in my life, most of which I’ve reviewed here, ifRead More
Welcome to Pride Month at the Lesbrary!
Happy Pride Eve! Of course, at the Lesbrary we celebrate sapphic books all year long, but Pride is the one time of year that queer books get a spotlight, and this year, we want to take advantage of that! To celebrate, the Lesbrary will be posting an article every day in June! Some will beRead More
F/F Romance + Community Service + Cheeky British Humor = 200 Hours by Natasha West
Natasha West’s 200 Hours is the kind of romcom that I would happily lead the crowdfunding effort in order to see on the screen. Set in the UK, West’s motley crew of characters evokes The Breakfast Club’s dynamic of different walks of life all thrust together. Instead of high school detention, we’re bonding over communityRead More
Feral Sapphic SFF, Plus-Sized Yuri Leads, High Femme Camp, and More Lesbrary Links
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. Just 11 People Nationwide Responsible forRead More
An Epic Queer Fantasy With Some Uncomfortable Straightness: A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Samantha Shannon’s high fantasy novel Priory of the Orange Tree made a pretty big splash when it came out in 2019. Not only did it have detailed and expansive worldbuilding that supported a rich cast of compelling characters, the book was also huge—a full 830 pages long. I’veRead More
For Nerdy Queer Teens Past and Present: Out of Character by Jenna Miller
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Talk about a painfully relatable read. I’m almost glad this wasn’t around when I was a teen, because I’m not sure I could handle reading it then! Cass is a fat, nerdy queer teenager who is obsessed with a book series and roleplays as one of the charactersRead More
A Queer Abolitionist History: The Women’s House of Detention by Hugh Ryan
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Since the days of lesbian pulp fiction, Greenwich Village has been seen as a gay hub, a refuge for queer people from all over the country. In this book, Hugh Ryan shows that part of the reason for that is because from the 1920s to 70s, it heldRead More
The Aftermath of Gay Conversion Camp: Tell the Rest by Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link In 2014, I read The Big Bang Symphony by Lucy Jane Bledsoe based solely on the fact that it was included on a book list called “Lesbians In Cold Places.” And you know what? That was a great decision, because I really enjoyed it. It was a slow-buildingRead More
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