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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

Fantasy books with queer rep

Books that include faeries, whether whimsical or scary

Let me know if you have any recommendations to add to this list!

A collection of sapphic fantasy books that I have seen recommended across tiktok

sapphic books that i don't see people talk about that often and that deserve more attention!! most of these books have 1000, oftentimes under 500 ratings

Dragons, vampires, fae, and the gays.

Short-ish (& sometimes spicy) standalone speculative stories.

books with bisexual characters (even if they end up with the opposite sex THEY'RE STILL BI)

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All the YA Sapphic books that have been published (or at least most of them). The books in this list have at least one main character who is either a lesbian, bisexual or pansexual. I only put the first books in series.

Just like the regency-era list, this is for books with faeries set in the Victorian-era (and Edwardian, because there aren't enough of those for it to be its own list). As always, open to recommendations!

These sapphic books come from all different genres, each one filling a past Sapphic September prompt plus several bonuses!! How many have you read?

reading diversely is not a trend. it’s the bare minimum. and if your shelves don’t reflect that, you’re missing out.

A careful study of fae politics, dark woods, and ancient folklore.

Historical fiction with magic, whether a lot or a little. I've mainly included books set in the 19th century to the early 20th. Some don't specify what year they're set in but have the 'vibes' of that era.

First book in a series counts as the entire series.

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

I read queer shit you know what you're here for <3

sapphic reads i've read or on my tbr! mostly fantasy/scifi and contemp, some hisrom and nonfic 📚

queer? yes. fall? halloween? spooky? fantasy? mystical? all and more? yes probably?!