Recs if you like Fair Play...
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.
The Brilliant Tove Jansson and The Magical Moomins
All books related to the talented and creative Tove Jansson and the cozy adventurous world of the Moomins 💕✨
women living their lives without children
kids are great. however as a person who doesn’t want kids, I have fatigue around how many novels position motherhood as the epicenter of women’s lives. i’m gathering books here about women in their late twenties and older that don’t focus on motherhood or children. I haven’t read all these fyi!! plz share recs; i’m mostly looking for lit fic.
Les4les Romances
Books with a Lesbian Mc and Love Interest
Research for sapphic aliens film booklist
A lot of lesbian longing; think portrait of a lady on fire but set in contemporary London; how the ways we experience the world can be so vastly different, and how kind and curious that can make us if we let it; how where we come from helps us find our home, whether that be in a place or in people; pls comment recommendations if you know any more books or films that explore these themes!
Translated queer literature
Books with main characters from the LGBT community from all over the world.
Classics that don’t feel straight
my definition of queer classic lit :)
Set in Finland
Fiction Books set in Finland
Open to recs!
Reading the Queer World: Europe
Mix of genres by queer authors from nations in Europe set (partially) in the nation. Not every nation is represented yet—I'm still researching them! Keeping it at maximum 3 books per nation, but please leave recommendations if you have them!
Bulgaria: Four Minutes Finland: The Red Book of Farewells France: All Men Want to Know; Sphinx; The Last One Iceland: Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was Italy: Blue Hunger Netherlands: The Tree and the Vine; The Safekeep Norway: Paradise Rot Russia: Wound Spain: Permafrost; Bad Habits; Napalm in the Heart Sweden: Fair Play
Sensible and Smart
Sick of characters making foolish choices just to push the plot along? Here's a list of smart and sensible protagonists who make intelligent decisions (though not always the right decision!) based on suggestions from the community!
