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The Lesbrary

Sapphic Book Reviews

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Wrapping Up 30 Days of Pride at the Lesbrary!

June 30, 2023 by Danika Ellis

Happy last day of Pride month! This June, I decided to put up an article every day at the Lesbrary. Some were reposts, some were brand new, and some were updated versions of earlier lists. Partly, I did it to try to promote the Lesbrary’s Patreon: its numbers have dropped recently, and I wanted toRead More

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Alien Donut Shops, Cybernetic Tea Rooms, and More Sapphic SFF for Foodies!

June 29, 2023 by Danika Ellis

Is there anything more comforting than reading a cozy fantasy book? Maybe watching The Great British Bake Off. That’s why I love sci-fi and fantasy books that incorporate food, whether it’s a magical bakery or an alien cooking competition. And of course, any book is better with queer characters. Interestingly, I found this list neatlyRead More

the cover of Whisper Me a Love Song Vol 1
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42 of My Favorite Sapphic Graphic Novels and Comics

June 28, 2023 by Danika Ellis

I love reading comics. This format allows stories to be told that are unlike any other medium. The art and words can work together or contrast, adding different levels to the story. I love opening up a new comic and giving myself time to just admire the artwork, reminding myself to pause and take inRead More

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9 Essential Books for Baby Gays

June 24, 2023 by Lesbrarians

I have personally identified as bi since I was about 22, and 5 years on, I’ve now started thinking about what might have been different if I’d realised that any earlier, if my personal queer revelation had arrived during uni or high school. In this alternate imagined past, are there any books that could haveRead More

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Lesbian Poetry: Because it Didn’t End with Sappho

June 23, 2023 by Danika Ellis

I’ve been researching the history of lesbian literature (as you do), and one of the things that I’ve learned is that lesbian poetry has been at the foundation of lesbian lit. Of course, Sappho is the one that started it all, though we have to make due with only fragments of her poetry, leaving usRead More

the cover of Camp Damascus
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The 10 Most Highly Anticipated Sapphic Books Out in the Rest of 2023

June 22, 2023 by Danika Ellis

This was such a difficult list to put together, because it is definitely not meant to be a list of all the good sapphic books coming out from July to December of 2023. These are just the 10 upcoming releases at the very top of my TBR. I also tried to select a range ofRead More

the cover of Constitution Check
Articles

12 Sapphic Roller Derby Books for When You Miss the Track

June 18, 2023 by Danika Ellis

It seems ridiculous to try to explain why roller derby appeals to queer women. A woman-centric sport? People with different body types playing a hardcore sport together? Puns? What’s not to love? Unfortunately, there have not been nearly enough books or movies to capitalize on the inherent potential of an amazing sapphic roller derby romance.Read More

Articles

Queer Book Blogs You Need to Read

June 17, 2023 by Danika Ellis

I follow an absolutely ridiculous amount of blogs through an RSS feed reader in order to put together weekly link round ups. (Over 200, not counting the additional Google alerts.) I love being flooded with queer book recs, but it means sifting through a lot of content that isn’t totally relevant. With that in mind,Read More

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Do Queer Books Still Need a Happy Ending?

June 16, 2023 by Danika Ellis

Hanging up in my living room is a canvas print of the cover of Satan Was a Lesbian by Fred Haley, and let me tell you, the illustration is exactly as over the top as the title is. It’s a perfect example of lesbian pulp fiction, a category of lesbian literary history I am fascinatedRead More

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Bringing the Lesbian Vampire Home: Carmen Maria Machado’s Reclamation of CARMILLA

June 15, 2023 by Danika Ellis

Carmilla is a lesbian vampire story that predates Dracula by decades. It’s a story I’ve come back to over and over, in the same conflicted way that I am drawn to lesbian pulp. In fact, I wrote a post about queer culture’s tendency to reclaim toxic representation, and how Carmilla and lesbian pulp fits into that. On the one hand, it’sRead 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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