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An emergent subgrene by and about strange women on themes of female rage, sisterhood, hunger, attraction, beauty, motherhood, violence, and much more.

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

litfic and historical fiction with the sapphic yearning turned allll the way up!

suggestions welcome 🫡

Pirates, sailors, mermaids, sirens, selkies, tentancle monsters - if they live on/in the ocean and are queer, they've earned a spot on this list! Across genres and age groups - includes erotica. 🔞🔞🔞

Recommendations welcome!

✦ 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! ✦

Are you currently not crying to the point of vomiting, but you want to be? Need to conduct a science experiment to find out if you are in fact the ugliest crier in all of Pagebound? Well, do I have the list for you! Brought to you by the fine, very sad, folks of Pagebound! These books have been frequently suggested or upvoted in PB club posts about sad books! Suggestions in any genre, and extra tissues, are welcome!

Hauntology is the philosophical concept, as quoted by Mark Fisher from his article taking a deeper look into Derrida's philosophical work, that "the present is always haunted by the ghosts of the past and the unfulfilled promises of the future." From generational trauma to dark histories to dying Old World pagan traditions, these elements persist throughout the wide genre of folk horror. These books explore deeply into the hauntings of the past and the instability of the future.

Canadian authors writing books set in Canada.

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

inspired by Neil the Seal in Tasmania, here is a list of books about seals, with seals on the cover, or about selkies

as always, taking any and all suggestions!!

Stories that tell the tale of sapphic life and love throughout time

Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!

Collected lists of Fantasy themed WLW, both suggested by other Pagebound readers and myself! ☺️

Is it fantasy? Horror? Magical realism? Sci-fi? Litfic? It's best not to ask questions.

Queerness blurs lines between genders, sexualities, and families. Maybe also...between the human and the animal? Enjoy these fiction books that allow things to get a little fuzzy.

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

Books about the Maritime Provinces (NB, NS, PEI) written by (mostly) Canadian authors.

Howard Norman is my personal exception because he wrote a book about Parrsboro and lived in Canada.

Sapphic books I don’t see people talking about as much. Mileage may vary!

Books featuring mermaids for MerMay! Anything from Ariel to the merperson in The Cabin the Woods - open to additions!