Recs if you like Greasepaint...

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!

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.

Another resource for those looking for butches in books.

Disclaimer: I do not necessarily recommend all of these books. Please check out my page for reviews of the ones I’ve read!

my personal wlw library so… a lot of classic lesbian lit, basically

Novellas (less than 200 pages) featuring sapphic characters and/or romances!

stone butch blues is not the only book about butches!!!!

my attempt at collecting queer books so our history doesn't become lost + to hopefully interest others within it too.

*please note I'd love recommendations on works i may have missed!!

✧ lesbian pulp, poems by a latina lesbian, native lesbian writers, vampires written by a black lesbian, these reads are a mix of my favorite sapphic books + any other sapphic fiction i find that looks promising!

refer to my "lesbian history" list for essays, photographs & lived lesbian experiences ! ✧