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A Fabulously Smart Summer Read: The Fake by Zoe Whittall

June 26, 2023 by Rachel Friars

Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link A short novel with a lot of heart and an unputdownable plot, Zoe Whittall’s The Fake (2023 Ballantine Books) is a fabulously smart story.  The Fake follows Shelia and Gibson, two unconnected characters who are drawn unwittingly into the same oppressive scheme. Shelia is still reeling from the sudden death ofRead More

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Rachel reviews Myself a Paperclip by Triny Finlay

November 9, 2021 by Lesbrarians

Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Incredibly personal, startlingly reflective, and refreshingly inventive, Triny Finlay’s new poetry collection from Icehouse Poetry (an imprint of Gooselane Editions) is an immersive and beautifully crafted account of a Finlay’s struggle and experience with mental illness. Myself a Paperclip oscillates between the thoughts and experiences of the speakerRead More

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Rachel reviews Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen

February 20, 2017 by Danika Ellis

You know a novel is well-written if you find yourself sucked into the story, feeling every single emotion the characters are feeling, and either moving you to tears or making you smile without realizing. Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen, a YA lesbian romance, is precisely that kind of book, and what makesRead More

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Rachel reviews Alice & Jean by Lily Hammond

December 19, 2016 by Danika Ellis

Alice & Jean by Lily Hammond is a sensitive and beautiful historical romance novel centering on two women in love. It’s 1946 in New Zealand, in the aftermath of World War II. Alice Holden is a mother of two young children, widowed by the devastating war, and struggling to make ends meet. Jean Reardon, aRead More

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Rachel reviews Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

November 21, 2016 by Danika Ellis

British novelist Sarah Waters is known for her historical novels, some of which take place in Victorian England and/or have lesbian protagonists. Her debut novel, Tipping the Velvet, first published in 1998, is viewed as a lesbian classic by many readers. The story opens in Whitstable England, 1888, with eighteen-year-old Nancy Astley, who helps herRead More

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Rachel reviews The Beast at the Door by Althea Blue

October 17, 2016 by Danika Ellis

A new lesbian novel has just been released, The Beast at the Door by Althea Blue. It is a historical romance with a few elements from Beauty and the Beast, as well as a good feminist theme. The story begins in England in the late 1800s with Patience, a spirited noblewoman. She is the youngest ofRead More

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Rachel reviews Country Girl, City Girl by Lisa Jahn-Clough

September 19, 2016 by Danika Ellis

Over the years, lesbian novels have become readily available for people of all ages, including teenagers and young adults. Because each age group varies, the subject of homosexuality is handled in different ways for the targeted audience. One book I’d suggest to girls in their teens just realizing their sexuality would be Country Girl, CityRead More

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Rachel reviews The Witch of Stalingrad by Justine Saracen

August 15, 2016 by Danika Ellis

  Justine Saracen has written many historical novels featuring homosexual and transsexual protagonists. The Witch of Stalingrad is a lesbian adventure/romance novel set in the last years of World War II. It’s 1941, and the Russians are trying to push back the German soldiers from their country. Marina Raskova, a respected pilot, starts three differentRead More

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Rachel reviews The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell by William Klaber

July 18, 2016 by Danika Ellis

LGBT people have existed from the beginning of humanity, although too many historical records prefer to omit this. As a result, many real stories of queer men and women have been lost. William Klaber’s novel, The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell, is a fictional take on the life of a real woman in theRead More

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Rachel reviews Patience & Sarah by Isabel Miller

December 28, 2015 by Danika Ellis

First published in 1969 under the title A Place for Us, Patience & Sarah is a lovely classic lesbian novel by Isabel Miller. Like Nancy Garden’s Annie on my Mind, this book is one of the first and few books of the time to have lesbian female protagonists in love, and to have a happyRead More

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