Recs if you like Zami: A New Spelling of My Name...
an ongoing sapphic masterlist of books (1600+)
in progress
Basically, a huge list of every book I ever heard features sapphic characters.
I have not read all of these, so I cannot be sure of the amount of the time on page of the sapphic characters or of the quality of the books.
Some of these I do not plan to read at all, since they are not my style. If you feel like a book doesn't belong here, let me know.
For my favs / read, check out my other lists & shelves.
Open to suggestions for more titles.
Don't shoot the messenger.
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All the lesbian books I can find
All the lesbians books I can find. If you have any book you want me to add please comment β€οΈ
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Lucy Dacus Recommendations π
Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.
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Reclaiming the Classics (U.S. edition)
Classic books by U.S. BIPOC/fem/LGBTQIA Authors. Inspired by my post in US classic lit quest, I wanted a place to share all the wonderful recommendations by the PB community from the forum! 'Classic' refers to enduring, high-quality works that have stood the test of time, featuring universal themes, memorable characters, and artistic merit that remain relevant and insightful about the human condition across generations, often studied for their cultural significance and literary excellence.
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Niche Classics
Overlooked, lesser known classics from all over the world and of many genres.
This list also exists as a book club on Fable under the same name.
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Queer Classics
Books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and/or themes that are considered to be classics in one way or another
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lesbian classics
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Lesbian Herstory
Make your way through the lesbian herstorical canon.
This list features standalone non-fiction texts only.
Please request these books at your local library.
Most out-of-print texts can be requested through your library's ILL system or read on archive.org. π
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alphabet soup group
Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.
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Widening the Canon: Diverse Classics
Inspired by some comments I saw regarding classics being too straight white male oriented. There are lots of classics that aren't, but unfortunately don't always get as much recognition. Hoping this list might help those interested expand their range of classics. Non-exhaustive and taking suggestions!
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Weird Women of the Late 20th Century (1945-2001)
Lives of outsiders rendered in sharp prose style. Descendants of Shelley, the Brontes, and Woolf; forebears to 'Weird Girl Lit'. Title refers to the authors, the subjects of the work may not always be women. Focused on novels published between WW2 and 9/11, with a few memoirs and short story collections.
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VIW: Very Important Women
(Auto)Biographies, memoirs, and stories of influential women, both well and lesser known
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Women's Memoirs and (Auto)biographies
I have been collecting (and reading) a long list of memoirs, autobiographies and biographies about women who had fascinating lives. I thought I might as well make it a list! A lot of them I have read and enjoyed, some are from my TBR. I am especially fascinated by 18th-19th century women's stories, so there will be a lot of those. And women from diverse backgrounds. Open to suggestions!
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dyke lit
I don't resonate with most sapphic reading lists, so here is one for dykes instead
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find the gender! > release the gender!
gender studies theoretical works for those who wish to delve into this field!! (BEWARE! it acts as umbrella term for many other fields, therefore it's immensely extensiveπ)
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politics focused lesbian
inspired by twt @lyraveling
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sapph-lit picks !!
book club book picks
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Title starting with uncommon letter (X, Q, Z, J)
Books with titles that start with the most uncommon letters to begin words: X, Q, Z & J.
I wanted to join the fun in doing an alphabet challenge and am currently adding X and Z to complete my alphabet of books :) Hereβs some recommendations if others want a similar challenge!
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Papier Reading Recommendations
I bought a guided reading journal for more grounded reflection and a way to wind down at night (and a cute incentive to take my time with reading and not feel guilty about it). Surprise, the journal has recommendations in the back! I figured I'd share just in case anyone else was interested/had the same journal and wanted a list on here too!
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βI just want to read about lesbiansβ
spanning many genres, including classic queer literature, weird girl lit fic, fantasy, horror, memoir-ish, & romance. because we must learn our history while we continue to celebrate our present & imagine beautiful futures free from oppression.
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