Recs if you like La bastarda...

Writing and voices from outside of the white Western canon. Fiction and Non-fiction with an emphasis in diaspora, decolonization, global history, and resistance narratives from around the world. Features African, Asian, Central American, South American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern voices.

Began with many recommendations from Jamin Anderson (@jaminanderson__ on Instagram) and has expanded with the help of the Pagebound community.

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

Literary fiction, historical fiction, memoirs, and/or poetry by queer authors from nations in Africa, set in the nation. Not every nation is represented yet—I'm still researching them! Keeping it at maximum 3 books per nation.

Cameroon: These Letters End in Tears Egypt: Shubeik Lubeik; In the Spider's Room Equatorial Guinea: La Bastarda Ethiopia: The History of a Difficult Child Ghana: No One Dies Yet; Before We Hit the Ground* Kenya: Stories of our Lives; For What are Butterflies Without Their Wings Morocco: Infidels Nigeria: Under the Udala Trees; Butter Honey Pig Bread; An Ordinary Wonder Somalia: Fairytales for Lost Children South Africa: They Called Me Queer; A Soft Landing; The Quiet Violence of Dreams Uganda: Everything is Fine Here Zambia: The Lions' Den Zimbabwe: The Hairdresser of Harare

(*) diaspora author

A selection of books by queer authors and/or containing queer themes not originally written in English but since translated. Suggestions very welcome!

Queer books by authors from south of the equator

Queer books from across the globe, translated into English from their original language.

Queer books from around the world.

Just a list of books I've read from around the world, hoping others will find it useful.

Books with main characters from the LGBT community from all over the world.

These Diverse Baseline Challenge was created by @bookish.millennial & @themargherita.s (on instagram). In 2025, the goal is to read 1 book by a racialized author each month. This challenge is meant to encourage readers to try genres they historically don’t reach for, find new-to-them racialized authors, and to encourage reflection on our reading habits.

This is a mix of recommendations by the challenge organizers and myself.

novellas that pack a punch

Books about women written by female authors all around the globe.