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A Queer Guide to Home Repair: Safe and Sound by Mercury Stardust

December 1, 2023 by Nat

Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! I’ve been following Mercury Stardust, aka the “Trans Handy Ma’am” on Instagram for a while now to get my fix of approachable, around-the-house repair tips with an added bonus of corny dad jokes. Recently she released a complete guide for DIYers of all levels,Read More

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The Audacity of a Point of View: Opinions by Roxane Gay

November 19, 2023 by Raquel R. Rivera

Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! In Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People’s Business, Roxane Gay (she/her), author of New York Times bestsellers Bad Feminist and Hunger, delivers an expertly curated collection of her opinion writing on a host of different topics from approximately 2013 toRead More

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Danika reviews Here and Queer: A Queer Girl’s Guide to Life by Rowan Ellis

May 30, 2022 by Danika Ellis

Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link It was interested to read this book at about twice its target demographic, because it made me reflect back on how I learned this sort of information when I was a teen. This is a YA nonfiction book introducing queer girls to the basics of what it meansRead More

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Shana reviews The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend is my Girlfriend by Maddy Court

August 20, 2021 by Lesbrarians

Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link If you love reading advice columns but wish they were less straight, you may enjoy The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend is my Girlfriend as much as I did. This is a warm and witty book about queer love and relationships. Each thematically organized chapter offers short, straightforward answersRead More

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Audrey reviews Ask a Queer Chick by Lindsay King-Miller

February 13, 2016 by Danika Ellis

Obviously, it’s an advice book. Yes! It’s based on an advice column from the website the Hairpin. Ask a Queer Chick is in chapter format, not Q-and-A, so it’s nicely conversational, but it’s derived from a whole mess of questions from a whole phalanx of queer chicks (and not queer chicks) of varying degrees ofRead More

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Elinor reviews Lesbian Marriage: A Sex Survival Kit by Kim Chernin and Renate Stendhal

June 10, 2015 by Danika Ellis

I love reading about relationships, sex, and queer women. I especially like to read about lesbian marriage, since I’m one of the only women I know who’s married to a woman. I was incredibly excited about Lesbian Marriage: A Sex Survival Kit. Written by a married lesbian couple who have been together for nearly thirtyRead More

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Elinor reviews How to Grow Up by Michelle Tea

March 11, 2015 by Danika Ellis

My wife and I are currently trying to buy a house, which is surreal, and it’s made me wonder about what it means to be–or feel like–an adult. Like magic, I found a copy of Michelle Tea’s latest memoir on that very topic. Since I’m a fan of Tea’s other writing, I picked it up.Read 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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