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the cover of That Self-Same Metal by Brittany N. Williams
Lesbrary Reviews

Shakespeare, Fae, and Orisha: That Self-Same Metal by Brittany N. Williams

September 10, 2023 by Kody

Bookshop.org Affiliate Link At the age of sixteen, Joan Sands possesses exceptional craftsmanship skills that she employs to create and maintain the stage blades for The King’s Men, a theatrical troupe led by William Shakespeare. Joan’s remarkable blade-crafting ability is rooted in her magical power to manipulate metal, bestowed upon her by her guiding deity,Read More

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Sweet, Chaotic Bisexuals: Love at First Set by Jennifer Dugan

September 9, 2023 by Jazelle H.

Bookshop.org Affiliate Link “Queer chaos trumps moral fortitude, especially when making out is involved.” For Lizzie, working at a gym isn’t just a job; it’s her home. For now, she’s only the check-in girl (and occasionally, the owner’s punching bag), but one day, she could manage her own. When her bestie (and emotional support himbo)Read More

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A Quiet & Queer YA Horror Story: A Guide to the Dark by Meriam Metoui

September 8, 2023 by Katherine

Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Mira and Layla are trying to make their way to Chicago for the last leg of their college tour road trip when they’re stranded in a small town and forced to stay at the Wildwood Motel. To Layla, this is a minor setback while she’s more focused on figuring out her confusingRead More

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How to Use Time Travel to Explore Your Sexuality: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott

September 7, 2023 by Zoe Farris

Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott begins with two women, both of whom find themselves quite lost in life. Audrey Campbell lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the year 2023, and a recent breakup and loss of her artistic spark has left her floundering, with no clear path to the futureRead More

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Enter to Win 1 of 10 Free Copies of FIT FOR THE GODS!

September 6, 2023 by Lesbrarians

To celebrate the release of Fit for the Gods, co-editor Jenn Northington is giving away ten copies. There are so many retellings of Greco-Roman mythology out there—and now there are 15 more! For all the other fans who cannot get enough and are always hoping to see new takes and new identities on the page,Read More

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Empire for Beginners: The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

September 5, 2023 by Ire

Bookshop.org Affiliate Link The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa is a debut science fiction story about Enitan, a teamaker and scribe who finds herself thrust into the heart of the empire that controls the moon village Koriko after her sibling Xiang disappears. Her on-again-off-again girlfriend, the governor of Koriko, turns up dead while attemptingRead More

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A Sapphic Ice Queen Reality TV Romance: Reality in Check by Emily Banting

September 4, 2023 by J.P.

Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Emily Banting’s latest release, Reality in Check, came out August 12, 2023 and I couldn’t wait to get my hands (and eyes) on it. If you haven’t already, you should absolutely check out Broken Beyond Repair, Emily’s preceding novel in the South Downs Romance series.  It’s not necessary to have read thatRead More

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A Breezy F/F Romance With a Fatal Flaw: Against the Current by Lily Seabrooke

September 3, 2023 by Brigid

Against the Current is the second in what promises to be a lovely cozy romance series, based on a queer friend group that lives in the same fictional, medium-sized city. The main characters, Annabel and Priscilla, were introduced (Priscilla a lot more briefly than Annabel) in the first book, If It’s Meant to Be. In that book,Read More

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Culinary Combat School: Cooking With Monsters by Jordan Alsaqa & Vivian Truong

August 29, 2023 by Danika Ellis

Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Recently, I read and loved Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione, a sapphic YA graphic novel set at a magiculinary school. I am delighted to say that Cooking with Monsters—one of my most-anticipated books of the year—is also a sapphic YA graphic novel set at a fantasy cooking school. In this case,Read More

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Ungovernable Gender Chinese Fantasy: The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

August 28, 2023 by Mims

Bookshop.org Affiliate Link When a book is described as being about ruthless bandits with unseemly femininity and ungovernable gender, let’s just say that I had little to no choice in devouring every single page of The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang. It’s a queer martial arts political epic fantasy retelling of a Chinese classic called Water Margin. ButRead More

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