Recs if you like I Shall Never Fall in Love...
Books with Trans representation
I tried to include most books I know or that have been recommended that either have transfem, transmasc or nonbinary main characters. I only add first in series!
Historical Fiction - Queer Edition
Historical fiction books with queer characters
๐ณ๏ธโ๐Queer Graphic Novels+๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
LGBT*+ graphic novels / comics / manga +
Fluff to smut, including 18+ etc aka not exclusive to anything specific other than being queer content (queer & queer-rep inclusive stories). I have read a good handful of the ones now at the bottom of the list. Includes intended middle-grade-ish-level youth content to adult audience content.
In progress / updated over time
(recs highly welcome) Attempting a highly exhaustive list.
be gay, do crime, go back in time
queer historical fiction! comment recs or books that should be added<3
Lesbian History, Politics, Culture & Identity
โ online discourse, โ๏ธ holistic knowledge fiction & non-fiction that will deepen your understanding of sapphism, its language/label evolution, and its intersections with bipoc, gender diversity and bisexuality. (please note โlesbianโ terminology was originally an expansive umbrella openly inclusive of fluid sapphics when many books were published, and not all identify as specifically/exclusively wlw!)
Austen Inspired
Books that adapt, retell, and pull inspiration from Jane Austen's works.
Sapphic Historical Fiction
Stories that tell the tale of sapphic life and love throughout time
Every graphic novel ever
I have spent years curating a list of graphic novels for myself on goodreads and I thought this place would be great to share it and share my love for graphic novels. Iโm not picky about the plot or topics of the graphic novels I read so the list is pretty much any graphic novel I have heard of regardless of topic. Many are middle grade or young adult as is the general trend of the format but recommendations for more (especially adult) would be greatly appreciated.
Also manga is not included.
transmasc (graphic novels)
any age group and genre, including nonfiction; main and (important) side characters who are trans For novels I have separate lists sorted by age group: transmasc (middle grade), transmasc (YA) and transmasc (adult).
women and enbies getting together
Stories with romantic and/or sexual plots between women and non-binary characters (including dynamics with more than 2 characters), across genres and age groups. 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
queer historical romance to flutter the heart
queer historical romance with a heavy helping of regency romance especially since it seems to be the most populated ๐ซ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Because weโre queer and weโve always been here ๐ฅน
Long Live Historicals!
Historicals are dead! Long live historicals! Historical selections from Volumes I (2025) and II (2026)
In season 7, episode 23, and season 8, episode 48, we talk about twenty-five (and change) historical romances that we've never talked about before -- all published recently. Every book we talk about is available right now for download and reading pleasure--and we have a stack of them ready to talk about in future episodes! We're so excited to be your discoverabilibuddies on this one!
Trans* Fiction and Nonfiction Masterlist
Books that feature Trans* Characters or Non-Fiction about Trans People (Ongoing project). Disclaimer: I haven't read all of these books yet, if there is an issue with the book/author, let me know. German and English
Beloved Butchfemme: Masc x Fem Lesbian/Sapphic Rep
queer butch/femme & masc/fem fiction i adore <3 not every character on this list might identify as a woman, a โnon-manโ or a sapphic/lesbian, but all these pairings still remain closely related to lesbian/sapphic butchfemme culture.
my large community-built list of contemporary butchfemme/mascfem literature: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/225052.Contemporary_Butch_Femme_and_Masc_Fem_Sapphic_Fiction
Directory (?) of Nonbinary Books
This shall become the place where I geather all the books with nonbinary representattion / written by nonbinary authors (not sure yet if both). I have not read most of them but rather have them from lists, feel free to suggest more, or report falsly added books
Graphic Novels Galore!
Looking for your next graphic novel read? Check out this list!
She Knelt to the Ground & Said โMarry Me, Juliet!โ
my fave lesbian/sapphic (and culturally related queer) historical period romance novels, mostly pre-victorian era where they have to overcome angsty and tough queer coming-of-age.
Queer Graphic Novels
YA & MG non-binary stories
Young Adult & Middle Grade novels, novellas, and graphic novels prominently featuring non-binary characters.
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
Books with Queer Female Characters and People
Happy International Women's Day! Have a huge pile of our favorite books starring queer women (fiction and non-fiction!). (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators! A group of us collaborate to make these recommendations.)
