Recs if you like When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain...
an ongoing lesbian / sapphic masterlist (2300+)
Basically, a huge list of books from all genres featuring sapphic characters, whether bisexual, lesbian, butch, femme, or anything in between.
Includes fiction and nonfiction. Books with spice, and books with very little romance alike. You may find epic lady knights, pirates, ancient vampires or just weird girl adventures, heartbreaking stories or cozy books of found family and queer joy. Memoirs, historical fiction, instruction manuals, maybe even a poem or two.
Welcoming suggestions<3
Really Short Standalone SFF Reads
Speculative (sci-fi, fantasy, horror etc.) novellas less than 200 pages long that are either standalone or read like a standalone story
In which the title is comically long
We love books with a verbose title, and this list celebrates them! Suggestions welcome ๐ค
Queer BIPOC Speculative Fiction Novellas
Quick reads featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and themes written by BIPOC authors
Sapphic Fantasy (YA Included)
A collection of sapphic fantasy books that I have seen recommended across tiktok
Short books that are still a satisfying meal
Novellas, shorter books, and stories that are a decent bite of literature and a full meal despite being compact. Like a burrito on a commute to work. AKA my full novella master list.
BIPoC Sapphics
Stories with a sapphic main character of color, across genres and age groups. ๐
Recommendations welcome!
โฆ I have not read all of these books - if you notice anything that seems to be mis-labeled/mis-placed on this list, please let me know! โฆ
Fantasy WLW
Collected lists of Fantasy themed WLW, both suggested by other Pagebound readers and myself! โบ๏ธ
Fantasy/Sci-fi Novels in Queer Normative Worlds
Why deal with heterosexuality when you don't have to?
actual sapphic books from all genres
Books with sapphic characters at their center!
This list includes books where the character's queerness is clear, not merely suggested. The sapphic characters have to be central to the story.
The genres go beyond romance, expanding to historical fiction, fantasy, poetry, graphic novels, horror, non-fiction & more.
The selection is still growing ๐
The Queer and the Animal
Queerness blurs lines between genders, sexualities, and families. Maybe also...between the human and the animal? Enjoy these fiction books that allow things to get a little fuzzy.
SFF books in series that pretend to be standalone
Self-contained SFF books that belong to a series, offering a complete story without a multi-book commitment. A perfect way to sample immersive worlds while limiting potential disappointment โ yet still leaving more to explore if you liked it.
cleric-fic books!
fiction books that have a main character or prominent side character that fits the D&D Cleric class (at least partly). here for the healing and the bashing, the penitence to a chosen god, the general devoted magic vibes! recs and input welcome!
BIPoC trans stories
Stories across genres and age groups that prominently feature trans & non-binary characters of color.
Recommendations welcome!
โฆ I have not read all of these books - if you notice anything that seems to be mis-labeled/mis-placed on this list, please let me know! โฆ
The Singing Hills Cycle (the adventures of Chic)
Inspired by my recent love of The empress of salt and fortune I wanted an easy way to find the whole series in publication order.
The books are standalone stories connected by Cleric Chic and can be read in any order.
HRCYED 3.0 Helper - 7 Word Titles
Qwordy's Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 7 Word Titles Prompt You must find TEN titles total with the total number words in the title going from one all the way through ten. I'll break these lists down into the total number of words in the title to make planning easier. This is an on going list and always open for recommendations
They/Them, It/Its, and/or Neopronouns Characters
What it says on the tin - a list of books we love that include characters who use they/them, it/its, and/or neopronouns! In honor of International Pronoun Day, which is this week! (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators! A group of us collaborate to make these recommendations.)
Oh Yes, There's a Monster in My (Queer) Book!
Happy Halloween! We love monster books. So here's a pile of books, across genres, that have monsters as characters. And they have queer characters! And sometimes, the monster is (one of) the queer characters! But not always. (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators! A group of us collaborate to make these recommendations.)
Lesbian SFF
It's a list of of science fiction and fantasy books where at least one protagonist is a lesbian. I've read most of these.
for the sapphic witchy wild ones
a collection of wild witchy* sapphics (even if just for a brief moment) vibing in fiction
*witchcraft loosely interpreted as feminine badassery, subversions + explorations of power, and/or supernatural elements, including but not limited to: divination, hauntings, possession, vampirism, shapeshifting, necromancy, dragon riding, psychedelic use, poetry, creative writing, etc
always open to recommendations for moooorrree ๐คฉ
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