Recs if you like Your Driver Is Waiting...

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!

Just because you are queer doesn't mean you have your life together

spotlighting some incredible books by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors

Books with pink covers!

books with unhinged narrators that feel impossible to put down

Any sapphic book that I feel falls in the category of lit fic

reading diversely is not a trend. it’s the bare minimum. and if your shelves don’t reflect that, you’re missing out.

Women loving women! In literature!

we owe lots of great butchfemme (and derivative masc/fem) rep to bi, pan, queer & unlabeled characters, often by bi+ authors! bi, aspec & trans folks are historically essential participants of butchfemme lesbian/sapphic/queer culture. these books have plurisexual character(s), sometimes through implied attraction transcending gender rather than explicit labels; this includes intersections with gender diversity and asexual/aromantic spectrums. check out my other list on bi butches/studs/mascs!

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.

Weird Girl £it Fic

thank the stars for bisexual masculinities. ✨ there’s a lot of great bi+ fem(me)s in lesbian/sapphic/wlw literature, and bi+ masc/butch/stud/gnc/nonbinary rep needs to catch up! soft butches/mascs/studs, stemmes, futches, and tomboys also included here. mostly curated from suggestions, more recs welcomed! note: a small number of these are (significant) side-characters, please check blurb/reviews.

with the exception of books i think are important to the diaspora or asian americans in general!

all genres!! pls scroll 🥁

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.

Books that leave you feeling hopeful. Sometimes bad things happen, but there can be hope amidst it all.

books to expand your worldview, sharpen your political mind, and help you become a better ally

Mostly contemporary or young adult romances, sometimes cozy fantasy, of substance, without spice.

Queer main characters across genres — predominantly fantasy. Only the first book in each series is listed :)