Recs if you like Small Beauty...
a (ongoing) sapphic masterlist! (600+ books!)
every struggled to find actual lesbian/sapphic books when at the library or bookstore? so did I!
bc of said struggle, I started to curate a personal list of books that either has lesbian MCs and/or featured a primary sapphic romance.
i haven't read all of these, but I do try my diligence in confirming that they meet the above perimeters, since many books claim to be sapphic when they're not. this is an ever updating list, only fiction for now!
Trans Rights Readathon Suggestions (masterlist)
Reading suggestions for the Trans Rights Readathon! (Any year of course). Books with trans characters of any label (or any non-cis gender identity) by trans/non-cis authors. I have not read all the books in this list. Feel free to name your fave books by trans authors in the comments!
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listened in the description, or offhandedly said.
Trans femme fiction
Fiction reads with trans femme characters and/or by trans femme authors
See my trans Rights readathon suggestions masterlist for more trans reads! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
(Under construction ๐ ๐ง many more books to be added! Suggestions welcome!)
Messy Queer Fiction for Autumn Hill ๐
Autumn Hill is a Prairieland Defendant, sentenced to 50 years in prison for protesting outside of an ICE detention facility, in a move intended to quell all political dissent. To support her, she says โsend me more messy gay fictionโ especially by queer authors of color!
Books should be paperbacks, purchased new and sent directly from Amazon, and addressed to:
Johnson County Jail, TX Cameron Arnold, 202502023 P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131
Suggestions very welcome! ๐ซถ๐ฝ More info in comments!
Transfemme stories
Stories featuring transfemme characters (trans women & non-binary characters) as main characters or love interests. Not exclusively, but largely indie. Stretches genres and age groups, including graphic novels & short stories (but not including non-fiction) 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
trans women in fiction
A list dedicated to introducing people to more books that feature characters that are trans women OR on books exploring gender identity that are written by trans women & transfeminine authors
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
Queer Voices of Color
Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.
Protect the dolls
Litfic books about trans women Shout out your faves!
books starring trans women
a list for a friend! heavy on the sci-fi but some fantasy sprinkled in too. also poetry because ๐
small: a literary fiction list
literary fiction starting with the word small. makes me want to gobble up the book in one sitting.
multiracial + queer ๐
books featuring people who identify as multiracial (mixed/biracial) + queer
Award Winning Reads
Nobel, Pulitzer, National Book Award, Booker Prize, International Booker Prize, Womenโs Prize, Lambda Literary Award, etc. winners
