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The Troubled Teen Industry and Other Monsters: What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould

January 8, 2025 by Danika Ellis

In this YA horror novel, five teens are forced to participate in a new “wilderness therapy program” called REVIVE. Some of them are kidnapped in the night and escorted here by force. They face 50 days hiking through the wilderness and talking about their trauma with two unqualified twenty-somethings. This is based on real programsRead More

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Beyond the Surface: I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

October 12, 2024 by Jazelle H.

There’s only one thing standing in Chloe Green’s way of winning valedictorian: the town’s favorite and Chloe’s rival, Shara Wheeler. A month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe, then does the most infuriating thing: vanishes. Chloe and two other boys Shara kissed are left with a series of cryptic notes; a scavenger hunt to find her.Read More

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Medieval Queer Chaos: Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

February 10, 2024 by Jazelle H.

Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! Gwendoline and Arthur have been betrothed to one another since birth. Too bad they absolutely hate each other. When forced to spend a summer in Camelot together, Gwen and Arthur discover tantalizing secrets about one another: Gwen witnesses Arthur kissing a boy, while ArthurRead More

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An Anti-Fascist Queer Space Opera: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

August 4, 2023 by Danika Ellis

Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh is one of the most powerful science fiction books I have ever read. I have not been able to read another book because I keep wondering where the main character Kyr has gone. I look for her in everything. She is such a well-rounded, complicated character (the best kind),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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