Recs if you like Liberated: The Radical Art and Life of Claude Cahun...

LGBT*+ graphic novels / comics / manga +

Fluff to smut, including 18+ etc aka not exclusive to anything specific other than being queer content (queer & queer-rep inclusive stories). I have read a good handful of the ones now at the bottom of the list. Includes intended middle-grade-ish-level youth content to adult audience content.

In progress / updated over time

(recs highly welcome) Attempting a highly exhaustive list.

Memoirs, histories, guidebooks. Real life narratives told through creative expression.

Creative expression x political themes

Nonfiction on critical theory + political history of art & craft.

SISTER LISTS: When Artists Go to Work | You Should Start a Zine | Opting Out of Fast Fashion

(In progress)

These Diverse Baseline Challenge was created by @bookish.millennial & @themargherita.s (on instagram). In 2025, the goal is to read 1 book by a racialized author each month. This challenge is meant to encourage readers to try genres they historically don’t reach for, find new-to-them racialized authors, and to encourage reflection on our reading habits.

This is a mix of recommendations by the challenge organizers and myself.

DIY and other non-fiction books from YouTubers, because sometimes you're just sick of screens and ads.