Recs if you like The Dragonfly Gambit...

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!

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.

Novellas (less than 200 pages) featuring sapphic characters and/or romances!

Books published by the queer, indie, speculative fiction press Neon Hemlock

Do you want to read some good science-fiction/fantasy? These novels have it (subjective). Here, mostly queer, anti-colonial, dripping with world building and other bodily fluids. Without a reliable narrator in sight! These are written for adults, that does NOT mean they are inherently spicy. Good Luck!~

Works published in 2024

Best Novel Nominees: 🏆 Someone You Can Build a Nest In • Asunder • The Book of Love • Rakesfall • Sleeping Worlds Have no Memory • A Sorceress Comes to Call

Best Novella Nominees: 🏆 The Dragonfly Gambit • The Butcher of the Forest • Countess • Lost Ark Dreaming • The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain • 🚀 The Tusks of Extinction

Legend: 🏆 Winner • 🚀 Hugo Award Winner