So after running the Lesbrary and its tumblr for a couple years, I’ve gathered together a couple lists of specific lesbian (etc) books about specific topics, and I’ve stumbled on some similar lists other people have made. In order to keep them a little more organized, I’ve decided to put them all up on Goodreads. Here are the ones I have so far:
Specific identities:
- Bisexual Women Fiction and Memoirs
- Non-Binary (Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Gender-Unspecified, etc) Fiction and Memoirs
- Canadian Lesbian Fiction and Memoirs
- Italian Lesbian Books
- Chicana/Latina Lesbian Books
- Trans Lesbian (Bisexual, etc) Books
- Interracial Lesbian Fiction
- Asian Lesbian and Queer Women Fiction
Specific genres/content:
- Lesbian Humor Books
- Lesbian Photography
- Lesbians and Cats
- Lesbian Horror
- Lesbian Zombie Books
- Lesbian Ghost Stories
- Lesbian Werewolf Books
- Lesbian Vampire Books
Other people’s Goodreads lists:
- Fiction Novels with Black Lesbian Characters
- Fiction about queer and lesbian women of color
- Lesbian Books Happy Ending
- F/F Paranormal and Urban Fantasy
- Best F/F Romance Books
- Best Lesbian Fiction and Autostraddle’s 100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
- Lesbian Canon
- Historical Lesbian Fiction
- Lesbian Memoirs
- Lesbian history
- Novels about Lesbian sleuths
- Lesbian Jewish Fiction
- Best Lesbian Poetry
- Erotic Lesbian Novels
- Lesbian novels from before 1990
- Lesbian Romantic Suspense
- Best Lesbian Graphic Novels
- Lesbian teen fiction
Good Lesbian Books’s lists that I haven’t put on Goodreads:
- Asexual Lesbians/ Asexual Women in Fiction
- Lesbian Christmas Fiction
- Lesbian Fairytale Fiction
- Lesbian Historical Fiction
- Lesbian Knights in Fiction
- Lesbian Librarians in Fiction and Nonfiction
- Lesbians with Physical Disabilities
- Lesbian Pirate Fiction
- Lesbian Princesses in Fiction
- Lesbian Shapeshifter Fiction
- Lesbians in Space: A Reading List
- Lesbian Steampunk Stories
- Lesbian Time Travel Fiction
- Lesbian Young Adult Fiction
- …With A Non-Lesbian Main Character
- …Fantasy & Science Fiction Books
- …Historical Fiction
- Transgender Young Adult Fiction
- Yuri Manga Published in English
- Good Lesbian Fantasy Novels
- Lesbian Lawyer Books
- Lesbian First Responder Romances
- Lesbian Audiobooks
- Award-winning Graphic Novels
- Award-winning Romance and Erotica (unfinished)
- Award-winning Young Adult Fiction & Nonfiction
- Picture Books For Children With Lesbian Parents
The good thing about the Goodreads lists is that you can add books and vote for your favorites!
Baxter Clare Trautman says
awesome lists!!!
Baxter Clare Trautman says
PS – this is a great LGBT literature list – http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/926.Best_LGBTQIA_literature
Lindy says
Wonderful idea. Thank you!
Danika @ The Lesbrary says
Thanks! I can’t take credit for most of the lists, but I’m glad you’re finding them helpful!