I'd say break a leg, but these characters are already going through it

are they lovers? worse— ⚔️

Fictional stories about families spanning across multiple generations. Books that focus on the life of a matriarch or patriarch (roots) and continue along their blood lines (branches) in an epic tale. Please feel free to reccomend any fictional stories that fit within this description.

Dark evenings. Questionable weather. Zero social plans. Perfect.

This is my carefully unhinged stack of books for that time of year when you accidentally become a professional reader. AKA the end of daylight savings.

Fast-paced, different vibes/tropes and easy reads If it doesn’t hook me, it’s out,this list does not miss.

The goal is simple: stay entertained, stay curious, and avoid scrolling into obilvion

Books with sapphic MCs who practice fantasy magic or real witchcraft. Non-fiction books about witch-hunts and witchcraft written by and/or about sapphic folks.

*AFAB nonbinary characters included. All women and femmes included.

Short, sweet, flirty, cozy, and a bit spicy. Books that are perfect for palate cleansing between heavy reads. From small-town enemies-to-lovers to soft, feel-good contemporary romances, each book delivers satisfying vibes without the commitment of a long read.

Classics can often feel very unapproachable even for adult readers, but here are some that either are for children, or children can enjoy!

The grime and gruesome behind the glitz and glamour

Romance that lasts across time, or lifetimes 🐦‍🔥

Books about messy women having quarter-life crises. Suggestions welcome!

All of these books seriously surprised me with how good they were.

Tolkien’s Middle Earth

Freida McFadden Stories

There’s something unsettling about being cut off and not knowing who to trust. These thrillers lean into that tension, where secrets build, danger lingers, and nothing is quite what it seems.

Horror novels and anthologies that explore substance abuse and addiction

I’ve read dozens of stories with butch characters and yet it still feels like such an unexpected delight each time I see the word “butch” in a book. The more that younger lesbians and sapphics reject the word, the more I find myself fiercely clinging to it. I love being a butch lesbian. Butchness feels like home. Using the word honors the history and memory of the butch dykes who boldly walked this path before us.

Please drop recs in the comments 🧡

Paranormal encounters in nonfiction, including history, social & cultural works, and investigative journalism.

To keep track of my personal read through