Recs if you like Hild ...

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

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

For all those recovering anglophiles that aren’t trying very hard to recover. This is a collection of books that depict England in either a fantasy setting or otherwise unconventional. Suggestions super welcome :)

If you tell me it's political fantasy, I don't need to hear more, thank you

(I might add a few historical fiction as well if it's heavily political -in my opinion, or if it's recommended as such)

novels inspired by the Medieval period (though there are a few that are more Renaissance era)

Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.

Historical fiction in medieval or early modern settings, from the court of Henry VIII to medieval monasteries.

thank the stars for bisexual masculinities. ✨ there’s a lot of great bi+ fem(me)s in lesbian/sapphic/wlw literature, and bi+ masc/butch/stud/gnc/nonbinary rep needs to catch up! soft butches/mascs/studs, stemmes, futches, and tomboys also included here. mostly curated from suggestions, more recs welcomed! note: a small number of these are (significant) side-characters, please check blurb/reviews.

The Romans have gone but we are here and we are queer.

This list reserves the right to interpret Medieval and Britain loosely. And also reality, some of these books contain fantasy elements but all are based in real places.

Recommendations welcome.

A list no one asked for and no one needs! But there’s something so atmospheric and aesthetically pleasing about trees with no leaves on them. So here’s a long list of just that on the cover of books! You’re welcome.

Books about or stories of women in history, fictional, real, or in-between!

Become one with the moss, the ferns...

Books with intricate, immersive descriptions of the forest, where it's a character unto itself. Books that make you want to lie in the underbrush and stare at the canopy. Books that root you to the earth and remind you where you came from.

Taking recs! See comments for details.

Speculative lit fic with trickstery, mischievous, folklore-ish vibes.

List created based on a rec request for "things that are like Treacle Walker, Among Others, and Mr. Fox".

(I haven't read all of these! This is a list I created based on recommendations from friends)

In October 2024 Reactor Magazine published a list of the most iconic speculative fiction works published in English in the 21st century, as voted by authors.

Strong female main characters, great interwoven myths. This is a list of medieval fiction novels focused on olden days.

Strong female main characters, great interwoven myths. This is a list of medieval fiction novels focused on olden days.

Strong female main characters, great interwoven myths. This is a list of medieval fiction novels focused on olden days.