Recs if you like The Salvage...

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.

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

What more could you need?

Books with LGBTQIA+ characters that also feature ghosts, spirits, or death-adjacent characters 🪦✨️

Feel free to comment your recommendations!

What lies within the depths... Speculative Horror books where the main horror element directly relates to a body of water (whether that be a swamp, ocean, lake, river, etc.)

Keywords: aquatic horror, ocean horror, spooky water, water horror, haunted hydrology

Note: must be more than just the backdrop ** recommendations and corrections welcome! **

What can I say? I love bones 🤷‍♀️💀 and def open to suggestions, any genre!

SWANA authors are authors from South West Asia and North Africa. They currently make up <1% of the trad publishing industry. This list is here to introduce you to their stories.

NOTE: if you find an author who doesn’t belong on this list, please comment & I will remove the book(s) ASAP.

As always, lists are forever evolving🥰

When you want to read something a step above trash

PALESTINIAN AUTHORS & WRITERS (including half-Palestinian or of Palestinian heritage) ❗️includes translated titles ❗️some books are not available on Pagebound; more can be found on my Storygraph & Instagram accounts

I got a request for a list of sapphic fiction/romances with ambiguous covers that wouldn't be flagged by their country's customs and subsequently tossed. Thought I'd post it here, in case it might benefit someone else!

Fiction set entirely or primarily on the islands of Scotland (Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland, and others)

Open to recs

A dynamic list that is updated at least once a month. Features sapphic books across a variety of genres.

Currently includes: October and November 2025

Based on an insta post by @batty.about.books captioned ‘Sapphic Palestinian Books for Sapphic September 🍉’

Small independent presses rule

girl kissers in the past

I am pumped for these spooky reads!