Recs if you like You Better Be Lightning...

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.

Reading suggestions for the Trans Rights Readathon! (Any year of course). Books with trans characters of any label (or any non-cis gender identity) by trans/non-cis authors. I have not read all the books in this list. Feel free to name your fave books by trans authors in the comments!

Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.

pink, sophisticated & sometimes fatale <3 (added some essential nonfic & poetry!)

Poetry books written by trans, genderqueer, two spirit + writers.

Recommendations encouraged 🏳️‍⚧️🫶⚧️

Poetry books written by Disabled, Deaf, Neurodivergent, Ill poets.

A list of poetry collections by trans and non-binary authors.

This includes gender fluid, agender, two-spirit, and any other gender identities outside of the binary labels.

See my trans Rights readathon suggestions masterlist for more trans reads! 🏳️‍⚧️

(Under construction 🏗 🚧 many more books to be added! Suggestions welcome!)

You get a pronoun, and you get a pronoun! EVERYBODY GETS A PRONOUN! A list of queer books with a pronoun in the title.

Brought to you via taking a page out of @moski’s book.

hopeful nonfiction!

poetry collections from queer poets <333

Queer poetry to make you feel

book club book picks

English and French queer/2SLGBTQIA+ authors and/or storylines across all genres and formats that I read and loved, to help you pick your next queer book!

dive into some* of the most influential queer poets. read one poem at a time, devour whole collections, whatever. just approach openly and leave changed

*please request additions!!

(also pretty much what it says on the tin)

books with lyme disease rep (or by authors who have had lyme/chronic lyme). curated by a chronic lyme spoonie!

An ever-evolving list of poetry collections by poets who made their name via the Slam community.