Butches In Literature
Another resource for those looking for butches in books.
Disclaimer: I do not necessarily recommend all of these books. Please check out my page for reviews of the ones I’ve read!
created by shebbyreads
last updated August, 2026
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the list the world needed right now, thank you!!
Aw thank you! I actually made a full youtube video as well for people who want resources! :)
Oh this is amazing. Thank you for making this! We're just missing Holy Wrath and The Isle in the Silver Sea!
Thank you! I’m always updating the list! 😊
Some recommendations: What the Woods Took - YA horror/speculative fiction A Dark and Drowning Tide - academic fantasy
(Also excellent list, I’m always looking for more books with butch characters)
Thank you! I am always working on this list 😊
Oh also! The Bone Spindle - ya fantasy with the secondary romance being butch/fem
oh this list is EVERYTHING
Aw thank you 😊 I’m always updating my lists!
it’s so good!!!
as for a rec: what about orange is the new black!!
Omg I didn’t know it had a book! I will be adding it expeditiously 😎
yayy!!! yes! fun fact: the real life inspiration for “alex” is actually butch!
love this list! i have just one rec off the top of my head; Devon from The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean is a butch FMC
oh and Viv from Legends & Lattes
I knew I was forgetting someone! Thank you, I'm always adding to my list!
omg yesss love this. if you're open to suggestions, Galva from The Daughters' War (she's the main character/pov there) and The Blacktongue Thief (main secondary character) would fit!
Thank you! I’m always updating the list!
What a great list!! Thank you!
Hi! I’d like to recommend Wherever Is Your Heart by Anita Kelly. It’s a short romance novella with two middle-aged butches as the leads.
Really great list! Thank you!
Thank you I will add it!
