Recs if you like Playing for Keeps: A Novel...

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!

We should all be reading queer, all year, but this list is full of upcoming queer books of all makes and models coming out in 2026. If you have a rec to add, just please keep in mind we’re looking for 2026 releases!

this is an ongoing list of lgbtqiap+ books (across all genres, and age groups) that are planned to be released in 2026. if you’re an arc reader, you can also check whether any of them are available as arcs!! feel free to suggest books to add, since I’ll work on this list over time as well 🥰

last books added in: january!

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

The title speaks for itself 🤝

links for the full year in the comments

Will be updated as the year goes on ✨ open to comments ✨

this list features upcoming books that feature sapphic MCs or romance and are releasing in 2026!

Smut, except it’s gay, so it’s better

Please comment if you have any books for me to add to the list :)

8+ year age gap romance novels

romances where one or both people are famous in some way whether it be actors, musicians, royal, or otherwise!