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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!

Basically, a huge list of books from all genres featuring sapphic characters, whether bisexual, lesbian, butch, femme, or anything in between.

Includes fiction and nonfiction. Books with spice, and books with very little romance alike. You may find epic lady knights, pirates, ancient vampires or just weird girl adventures, heartbreaking stories or cozy books of found family and queer joy. Memoirs, historical fiction, instruction manuals, maybe even a poem or two.

Welcoming suggestions<3

the coquette femme aesthetic is of the utmost importance

can I get some hands? yes, please, chef 😈

do you have a crush on Alton Brown on Cutthroat Kitchen or Ayo Edebri on The Bear? maybe you just really love making food or eating a really good meal? do you make sure to lick your plate clean and finish your meal? then this is the list for you!

hopefully the chefs in these books make your mouth water 🤤

to quote Hudson Williams: munch munch munch yum yum yum

Fiction books with at least one main character identifying as Asian and LGBTQ (queer and/or trans) — continuously updated!

All the YA Sapphic books that have been published (or at least most of them). The books in this list have at least one main character who is either a lesbian, bisexual or pansexual. I only put the first books in series.

put!! them!! both!! on!! the!! cover!! we want chemistry, detailing and design!! WUH! LUH! WUH! shakes the publisher some of these are series so check out the rest!

A non-comprehensive list of Queer books.

A list of books (both fiction and non-fiction) featuring LGBTQ+ characters and/or theme, written by authors from Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam). Will be edited continuously. Pinned comment list down the books and the countries/author's origin.

Not necessarily a recommendation/endorsement.

Last Edit: 6 November 2026

Sapphic BIPOC written by BIPOC authors.

Recommendations and requests welcome

These sapphic books come from all different genres, each one filling a past Sapphic September prompt plus several bonuses!! How many have you read?

Sapphic books with POC leads

books that as far as I know are sapphic in some way, that have come out either last year, this year, or next year

"i do it for the girls and the gays, that's it"

(mostly sapphic) good queer books on my personal wishlist that have an added benefit of looking beautiful on the shelf!

your fave iconic lesbian books were written by bi+ authors!!!

mostly to oppose the erasure of essential bisexual participation in lesbian literature and misinformation that bi+ women broadly prefer mlm to wlw. most of these authors have several sapphic books so make sure to check out the rest! many are also nonbinary, trans and/or on the aro/ace spectrums so please be mindful of their pronouns, labels (or lack thereof) and gender identities. suggestions welcomed!

sapphic reads i've read or on my tbr! mostly fantasy/scifi and contemp, some hisrom and nonfic 📚

a list of books that catapult you right into a different historical & cultural context and part of the world because of how vivid the writing is.

➤𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒄 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝑻𝑩𝑹˚⊱🪷⊰˚

queer books with spring vibes! whether that be books set during spring time, spring releases, bright colors or just flowers on the cover!

feel free to comment suggestions!