In March, I put together a list of sapphic books by trans and nonbinary authors for the Trans Rights Readathon, but we don’t need a readathon to read trans books! For each of these, I tried to verify that the author publicly identifies as trans or nonbinary, but if I’ve made a mistake, please letRead More
Get Queer Book Recs in Your Inbox Twice a Week with Our Queerest Shelves!
I’ve been running the Lesbrary for over a decade, but did you know book blogging is also, separately, my full time job? It’s (somehow) true! My day job is being an Associate Editor at Book Riot. I do a lot of things there, including co-hosting the All the Books podcast, but one of my favouriteRead More
8 of the Best Sapphic Shakespeare Retellings
There are not nearly as many queer Shakespeare retellings as there should be, but here are 8 of the best sapphic Shakespeare retellings!
The 9 Books of Sappho and Other Queer Lit Lost in the Fire
There’s a famous photograph of a Nazi book burning. A mound of books are spread in the street, some smoldering, some still aflame. Surrounding it are people raising the Nazi salute. It’s an eerie image. I’m sure I was shown it in school. It’s an example of the censorship and the violent intolerance of NaziRead More
Reading Black Joy: 27 F/F Romances by Black Authors
Celebrate queer joy by reading these swoon-worthy F/F romance novels by Black authors!
Sapphic Young Adult Books with Complicated Families
Here’s a trope I didn’t realize I loved in a YA novel: complicated families. Whether it’s an unusual family configuration, strained parent relationships, or long-lost siblings, I love seeing queer stories that explore all the different ways biological families can look. I come from a very loving and supportive but also fairly complicated family, soRead More
10 Mind-Blowing Bi and Lesbian Books
For Pride month, the Lesbrary has posts going up every day in June! Today, I’m talking about 10 sapphic books that completely blew my mind. As a bit of a sapphic book connoisseur, nothing makes me happier than talking about queer women books. For the last decade or so, they’ve been a huge part ofRead 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