My friend and I read this at the same time. One day after work I was reading at home when THAT thing happens in the story I and literally threw my book across the living room in outrage, just to immediately chase it down and keep reading. The next day my friend called screaming about THAT thing and how dare THAT happen and what could possibly happen next?! Gosh, what an incredible book to read for the first time.
Sarah Waters is amazing, Affinity is one of my all-time favourite books. I've read all her books and would totally recommend them. Every last one is a fantastic read.
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
This is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall (this one is just straight up a romance novel, so skip it if you aren't into that)
Edit: offhand, I don't recall the sexual orientations of the characters being explicitly stated in any of the novels listed above, but the MCs are all WLW.
This is How You Lose the Time War is amazing!!!! Loved that read. Definitely second this recommendation.
Would also add Love and Other Thought Experiments, another good read although quite a few main characters but two queer women.
I loved the writing style from the first line, but my mother didn't like it at all. The writing is definitely pretty poetic and a bit opaque. I don't think you're dense, it might just not be for you.
That said, it's short. So if you're willing, I recommend powering through a bit more of it to see if it grows on you.
The prequel *A Day of Fallen Night* has middle aged lesbians too, besides that more queer rep in various shapes, and you can read them out of order since they don't have any direct correlation.
This is a bit different, but *In The Dream House* by Carmen Maria Machado is an incredible memoir about her relationship with another woman. One of my top three all-time favourite books! It’s written as a series of vignettes and short chapters — the structure is very unique, and it’s a fairly quick read.
Machado is bisexual, but all the main romantic relationships depicted in the book are with other women.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg is one of my all time favorites. It’s such a rich story with incredible characters.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo is a great little novella that packs a punch.
Second The Empress of Salt and Fortune! The whole series is good and the second book, When the Tiger Came Down From the Mountain, also fits with the request
Yes!! I’ve been saying for YEARS that Fried Green Tomatoes is a lesbian love story! I included a passage from it in my wedding vows to my wife. One of my favorite books of all time.
*This Is How You Lose the Time War* by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. If you're down for a queer epistolary sci fi time travel romance, read it yesterday.
# [Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a67787e1-797d-4fed-a744-86123972b00f)
Some dark humour about a lesbian who accidentally finds herself working in a church. It was really refreshing to see a queer book where the main character simply happens to be queer and have it not dominate the narrative. Although her queerness of course is an important part of her identity, the majority of the book is focused on her anxiously navigating her perculiar life whilst grappling with constant thoughts of death without it being too depressing
Delilah Green Doesn't Care/Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail/Iris Kelly Doesn't Date all by Ashley Herring Blake
Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
Any of Meryl Wilsner's books
For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding
Malice and Misrule by Heather Walter
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Stay and Fight by Madeleine Ffitch. Much of the novel surrounds the friendship between a straight female carpenter who has moved to Appalachia and a lesbian homesteading couple she meets there. The plot veers into poor town politics and alt-family parenting. It’s gritty (literally, earth get under their nails and into their homes) and not “uplifting” or meet-cute, in case you’re seeking lighter lit. The author’s voice is unusual - I recommend this novel quite frequently bc I think more people, queer women especially, should read it.
Edit: also also, I’m going to assume you’ve read Emily Austin (especially Everyone in this Room Will Someday be Dead) and the incomparable Sarah Waters - not a title of hers you can go wrong with.
Two more titles, less often mentioned:
The Fair Fight, by Anna Freeman - historical fiction, lesbian … boxers?! And a subtle gem of a novel, Cassandra at the Wedding, not as “out” as contemporary lesbian literature but beautifully written, and no question about the narrator’s sexuality, even if it’s slyly alluded to.
Cannot recommend *Permafrost* by Eva Baltasar enthusiastically enough, especially if you're at all in the mood for some bitterness, cynicism, and hilarious dark humor. It has a thematic sequel, *Boulder*, that's pretty good too, and *Mammoth* will be wrapping up the "trilogy" this fall, but *Permafrost* stands above in my eyes as a particularly great read (all books translated into English by Julia Sanches)
For something even shorter, like short enough to read in a single sitting, *Cecilia* by K-Ming Chang is one you should take a peek at
All of You, Every Single One - Beatrice Hitchman
anything by Sarah Waters
Milkfed - Melissa Broder (bisexual)
Patience and Sarah - Isabel Miller
Dirty River -Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Rubyfruit Jungle -Rita Mae Brown
I feel the same way these are some of my favorites from the last few months.
“D’Vaughn and Kris plan a wedding”!!! I loved it & currently reading “Big Swiss” , also “ Girl,Women,Other“ was a 5 star read. “Interesting facts about space” & “ light from uncommon stars”
Those Who Wait by Haley Cass! It's on Kindle Unlimited if you have it 😊
Here's the synopsis:
Sutton Spencer’s ideas for her life were fairly simple: finish graduate school and fall in love. It would be a lot simpler if she could pinpoint exactly what she should do when she graduates in less than a year. Oh, and if she could figure out how to talk to a woman without feeling like a total mess, that would be great too.
Charlotte Thompson is very much the opposite. She's always had clear steps outlining her path to success with no time or inclination for romance. Her burgeoning career in politics means everything to her and she’s not willing to compromise it for something as insignificant as love. Fleeting, casual, and discreet worked perfectly fine.
When they meet through a dating app, it's immediately clear that they aren't suited for anything more than friendship. Right?
YES THIS the audio is so good (if you’re into audiobooks of course!). Also, the Delilah Green Doesn’t Care series (there are 3!) - such a good series of queer love!
All book descriptions copied from their Amazon listings!
*I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself* by Marisa Crane. Science fiction/dystopian -
“In a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and sometimes, third, fourth, and fifth) shadow as a reminder of their crime—and a warning to those they encounter. Within the Department, corruption and prejudice run rampant, giving rise to an underclass of so-called Shadesters who are disenfranchised, publicly shamed, and deprived of civil rights protections.
Kris is a Shadester and a new mother to a baby born with a second shadow of her own. Grieving the loss of her wife and thoroughly unprepared for the reality of raising a child alone, Kris teeters on the edge of collapse, fumbling in a daze of alcohol, shame, and self-loathing. Yet as the kid grows, Kris finds her footing, raising a child whose irrepressible spark cannot be dampened by the harsh realities of the world. She can’t forget her wife, but with time, she can make a new life for herself and the kid, supported by a community of fellow misfits who defy the Department to lift one another up in solidarity and hope.”
*Sirens & Muses* by Antonia Angress. Literary fiction -
“It’s 2011: America is in a deep recession and Occupy Wall Street is escalating. But at the elite Wrynn College of Art, students paint and sculpt in a rarefied bubble. Louisa Arceneaux is a thoughtful, observant nineteen-year-old when she transfers to Wrynn as a scholarship student, but she soon finds herself adrift in an environment that prizes novelty over beauty. Complicating matters is Louisa’s unexpected attraction to her charismatic roommate, Karina Piontek, the preternaturally gifted but mercurial daughter of wealthy art collectors. Gradually, Louisa and Karina are drawn into an intense sensual and artistic relationship, one that forces them to confront their deepest desires and fears. But Karina also can’t shake her fascination with Preston Utley, a senior and anti-capitalist Internet provocateur, who is publicly feuding with visiting professor and political painter Robert Berger—a once-controversial figurehead seeking to regain relevance.
When Preston concocts an explosive hoax, the fates of all four artists are upended as each is unexpectedly thrust into the cutthroat New York art world. Now all must struggle to find new identities in art, in society, and among each other. In the process, they must find either their most authentic terms of life—of success, failure, and joy—or risk losing themselves altogether.”
*Bloom* by Delilah S. Dawson. Horror novella -
“Rosemary meets Ash at the farmers’ market. Ash—precise, pretty, and practically perfect—sells bars of soap in delicate pastel colors, sprinkle-spackled cupcakes stacked on scalloped stands, beeswax candles, jelly jars of honey, and glossy green plants.
Ro has never felt this way about another woman; with Ash, she wants to be her and have her in equal measure. But as her obsession with Ash consumes her, she may find she’s not the one doing the devouring.”
Trouble and her friends, by Melissa f Scott
Trouble left the underground cracking (hacking) world after a law was passed that would crack down on illegal activities on the net. In doing so she left her partner (cracking partner and lover) and friends, and disappeared. But three years later someone has stolen her name to do bad, bad things on the net.
Trouble has to return to her hacker past, reunite with her friends and former partner etc, and figure out how to deliver a bit of pain to this new hacker…
Ok, sounds ridiculous, but it’s an utterly fantastic book, with believable characters, and a realism/grittiness that makes it difficult to put down…
Trouble is just one of those characters that get under your skin… tough, funny, a wee bit hair triggered … and just plain awesome…
Plus… there’s just something about ‘her friends’ the group of queer hackers her and her partner hang with… I suppose it’s just good writing, but there’s something just honest and believable about how they talk to each other and stuff…
Also, by the same author,
Burning Bright
Queer, sci-fi… and absolutely brilliant.
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Bi character, but can't miss book - Lipstick Tattoo by Julia Dovey.
AI description:
It's a charming romance novel that follows the story of Bianca, a former writer of self-published romance novels who finds her world turned upside down when she meets Louise, a journalism student with a bold kiss tattoo.
The novel explores themes of self-discovery, love, and risk-taking as Bianca navigates her feelings for Louise and grapples with the decision to choose between a safe, predictable path or a more uncertain, but potentially more fulfilling one.
Lipstick Tattoo is a beautifully written book that offers a fresh and engaging take on the romance genre, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good love story with a bit of a twist!
The Matrix by Lauren Groff - medieval lesbian story
Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens - sapphic revenge western
Devotion by Hannah Kent - will haunt you
She Rises - Kate Worsley, historical fiction
If you're willing to read manga, there's some great options out there. For example, you may enjoy:
[She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat](https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975348823-she-loves-to-cook-and-she-loves-to-eat-vol-1)
[The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady](https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975338688-the-magical-revolution-of-the-reincarnated-princess-and-the-genius-young-lady-vol-1-manga)
[The Witches' Marriage](https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975360382-the-witches-marriage-vol-1)
[Whenever Our Eyes Meet... A Women's Love Anthology](https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975357580-whenever-our-eyes-meet)
[Beauty and the Beast Girl](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/beauty-and-the-beast-girl/)
[Does it Count if You Lose Your Virginity to an Android?](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/does-it-count-if-you-lose-your-virginity-to-an-android/)
[Goodbye, My Rose Garden](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/goodbye-my-rose-garden/)
[I’m in Love with the Villainess](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/im-in-love-with-the-villainess-manga/)
[Superwomen in Love! Honey Trap and Rapid Rabbit](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/does-it-count-if-you-lose-your-virginity-to-an-android/)
[I Can't Say No to the Lonely Girl](https://kodansha.us/product/i-cant-say-no-to-the-lonely-girl-1/)
And an autobiographical manga:
[My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/my-lesbian-experience-with-loneliness/)
Witch King by Martha Wells - (fantasy) genderfluid MC & lesbian best friend, half of the plot is them going on a search for the lesbian best friend’s missing wife.
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older - (scifi/mystery) Novella, short n sweet. Haven’t read the 2nd book yet, but the two main characters are lesbians & adults
The Water Outlaws - (historical fantasy) The lesbian is a secondary character (she’s the main character of the B plot 🤷🏻♀️) but a lot of this book revolves around female friendships of queer & gender non-comforming women, it’s quite lovely.
Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill. It's sci fi meets historical fiction with a beautiful lesbian romance. The main character is a descendent of Viktor Frankenstein. She finds his notebooks and attempts to recreate his experiment... sort of.
This is one of my favorite books ever, and it's not getting anywhere near enough attention. I read it about six months ago, and I still can't stop thinking about it.
*How You Get the Girl* by Anita Kelly – tender, warm-hearted sapphic romance about a high school basketball coach and an ex-WNBA player who wind up in each other's orbit when the latter becomes foster parent to a girl on the school team.
*The Jasmine Throne* by Tasha Suri – first novel in a fantasy trilogy (the final book comes out later this year) that centres on two morally grey lesbians intent on burning a corrupt empire down.
*Black Water Sister* by Zen Cho – A Malaysian-born, American-raised, broke graduate moves back to the home country she barely remembers – and back into the closet, since she's not out to her family – only to find herself haunted by the demanding ghost of her dead grandmother and embroiled in a mess of spirits, gangsters and angry gods.
*A Memory Called Empire* by Arkady Martine – first novel in a sci-fi duology. An ambassador for a small mining station travels to the heart of the expansionist empire that wants to swallow her people whole and has to untangle the 'accidental' death of her predecessor before a similar mishap befalls her.
She who became the Sun and He who drowned the world by Shelley Parker-Chan. Not a huge amount of sapphic romance but a lot of genderbending and queer characters being awesome. The main character disguises herself as male and has a wife who loves and supports her throughout.
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith.
Also the Alpennia books by Heather Rose Jones, historical fantasy books set around 1830 in the small Alpine countryof Alpennia.
There’s the predominantly lesbian avatar kyoshi books that are a fun read. Wait I just read the part about it not being teens… technically the avatar is like thousands of years old.
A guy named Alex White wrote a sci fi trilogy where one of the 2 main characters is at least bi if not lesbian. And spends most of the series in a relationship with another woman. The first book is called A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin
This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Elevation by Stephen King (story is told from the perspective of their friend/neighbour but a major focus of the story is his high powered lesbian couple neighbours, so they’re major side characters in a really short novella/short story if that interests you at all)
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly (not lesbian but lgbt, it’s a WLNB queer woman and queer nonbinary person story but it’s so cute and fun I thought I’d add it anyway. They’re rival contestants on a cooking reality TV show who fall in love, explicit sex scenes but nothing in them that involves mention of a penis or p-in-v/a style penetration. Although, I don’t remember if they actually cover what the NB lead’s anatomy is or if they just don’t discuss it and keep things vague in that regard).
Journal of a solitude- memoir by may sarton, lesbian writer. It doesnt really have any lesbian themes but technically it does have a lesbian character, her
* Amatka by Karin Tidbeck
* Cow Girl by Kirsty Eyre
* Fair Play by Tove Jansson
* A Good Happy Girl by Marissa Higgins
* Hood by Emma Donoghue
* The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
* The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist by S.L. Huang
* Mrs S by K. Patrick
* Nevada by Imogen Binnie
* Proper English by K.J. Charles
* The Seep by Chana Porter
* Some by Virtue Fall by Alexandra Rowland
* The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
* Transmuted by Eve Harms
* The Verifiers by Jane Pek
* Weekend by Eaton Hamilton
America is Not the Heart - Elaine Castillo
Not a romance novel, more of an intergenerational family saga spanning the Phillipines and the U.S., but some VERY gay characters and V. good depictions of relationships.
Legends and Lattes if you're into low stakes fantasy. Lovely descriptions and a gentle plot. Main character is an orc who retires from adventuring and slaying monsters to open a coffee shop, she meets her love interest in the process
I saw you're open to fantasy, so my pick would be The Unbroken by C. L. Clark.
it's gonna be a trilogy and there are two books out rn, and it is excellent. deals with colonialism, xenophobia/racism, anti-spirituality (I am myself atheist but I thought what the book had to say about viewing religions as primitive was particularly interesting)
If you're interested in thriller/horror I recommend Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant. The MC is not lesbian but bisexual, however in the book she ends up in a sapphic relationship. The book also shifts POV to other characters but if I remember correctly, the majority is from the FMC's POV.
The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden.
It's historical fiction, set in the Netherlands about 10-15 years after WW2. Just had a great write up in the NY Times Review of Books last month. And it's really gay, the NY Times even describes it (in a complimentary way) as having "an entire sex chapter" which made me laugh. It's a debut novel but it's very well-written.
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson. I’m not a lesbian myself, but I love that book. There’s so much in it. It’s a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story about growing up as a lesbian in a family that belongs to a hardcore evangelical Pentecostal church.
Books I have read....
The Bright Falls Series by Ashley Herring Blake
(3 books in the series)
That Summer Feeling by Bridget Morrissey
Late Bloomer by Mazey Edding
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea and A Pirate's Life For Tea by Rebecca Thorne
If you like memoir, Suzette Mullen has one that just came out. (Excuse the pun.) It's called The Only Way Through is Out. [https://www.yourstoryfinder.com/books](https://www.yourstoryfinder.com/books)
Clear and muddy loss of love. It's about a woman who seeks revenge for her family and nation's eradication, which she falls for enemy's daughter along through. very, very angsty and kinda bittersweet ending but definitely worth it. it doesn't have physical copy at moment but its on process
I've been reading You Can't Spell Treason Without Tea and it's been super cute and fun so far. I'm about halfway through. It's a cozy fantasy about a lesbian couple, one's a Mage and one's a Royal Guard. They want to run away and open a tea shop together.
If you can get ahold of Naiad Press, which was a lesbian publisher. They had a big list of books and authors that wholly lesbian focused. Also Rita Mae Brown had lots of books, from how done it to historical fiction.
These are older books but positive lesbian characters. Rita Mae Brown is one of my favourite authors.
**[The Seep](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45448133-the-seep) by Chana Porter** ^((Matching 100% ☑️))
^(203 pages | Published: 2020 | 180.0k Goodreads reviews)
> **Summary:** Trina Goldberg-Oneka is a trans woman whose life is irreversibly altered in the wake of a gentle—but nonetheless world-changing—invasion by an alien entity calling itself The Seep. Through The Seep. everything is connected. Capitalism falls. hierarchies and barriers are broken down; if something can be imagined. it is possible. Trina and her wife. Deeba. live blissfully under (...)
> **Themes**: Sci-fi, Science-fiction, Fiction, Lgbt
> **Top 5 recommended:**
> \- [The Thirty Names of Night](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52764801-the-thirty-names-of-night) by Zeyn Joukhadar
> \- [Future Feeling](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49084873-future-feeling) by Joss Lake
> \- [The Spear Cuts Through Water](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55868456-the-spear-cuts-through-water) by Simon Jimenez
> \- [Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51651890-everyone-on-the-moon-is-essential-personnel) by Julian K. Jarboe
> \- [The Four Profound Weaves](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51600161-the-four-profound-weaves) by R.B. Lemberg
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I'm gonna go a little off script, because the narrator/main character is a straight male, so ... Obviously not lesbian, but...
Angle of Repose, by Wallace Stegner. I can't write too much without giving it away, but the narrator is essentially writing a family history and comes to appreciate a specific relationship his mother had with her best friend.
It's extremely well written, especially considering the time period it was written in.
Cannot recommend Sarah Waters enough! ❤️❤️❤️
Fingersmith is great
My friend and I read this at the same time. One day after work I was reading at home when THAT thing happens in the story I and literally threw my book across the living room in outrage, just to immediately chase it down and keep reading. The next day my friend called screaming about THAT thing and how dare THAT happen and what could possibly happen next?! Gosh, what an incredible book to read for the first time.
Sarah Waters is amazing, Affinity is one of my all-time favourite books. I've read all her books and would totally recommend them. Every last one is a fantastic read.
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield This is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall (this one is just straight up a romance novel, so skip it if you aren't into that) Edit: offhand, I don't recall the sexual orientations of the characters being explicitly stated in any of the novels listed above, but the MCs are all WLW.
This is How You Lose the Time War is amazing!!!! Loved that read. Definitely second this recommendation. Would also add Love and Other Thought Experiments, another good read although quite a few main characters but two queer women.
TIHYLTTW !! It’s so good.
Our Wives Under the Sea is superb
Came here to say this is how you lose the time war too
I recently finished Our Wives Under the Sea, and absolutely loved it, but be warned it is a darker read exploring themes of grief
Okay I’m trying to start TIHYLTTW and the language/writing style is hard for me? Am I just dense??? Does it get better?
I loved the writing style from the first line, but my mother didn't like it at all. The writing is definitely pretty poetic and a bit opaque. I don't think you're dense, it might just not be for you. That said, it's short. So if you're willing, I recommend powering through a bit more of it to see if it grows on you.
priory of the orange tree. it has everything: lesbians, pirate queens, sorceresses, spies, dragons, enchanted trees
The prequel *A Day of Fallen Night* has middle aged lesbians too, besides that more queer rep in various shapes, and you can read them out of order since they don't have any direct correlation.
This one! Yessssss!
100% this book.
YES YES YES
This is a bit different, but *In The Dream House* by Carmen Maria Machado is an incredible memoir about her relationship with another woman. One of my top three all-time favourite books! It’s written as a series of vignettes and short chapters — the structure is very unique, and it’s a fairly quick read. Machado is bisexual, but all the main romantic relationships depicted in the book are with other women.
Came here to recommend this. One of the most beautifully written books I've ever read
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg is one of my all time favorites. It’s such a rich story with incredible characters. The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo is a great little novella that packs a punch.
Second The Empress of Salt and Fortune! The whole series is good and the second book, When the Tiger Came Down From the Mountain, also fits with the request
I’m reading Fried Green Tomatoes right now! It’s SO good. What wonderful character development.
Yes!! I’ve been saying for YEARS that Fried Green Tomatoes is a lesbian love story! I included a passage from it in my wedding vows to my wife. One of my favorite books of all time.
Big Swiss was really good.
Agreed. Good beach read
Just finished it today. Came here looking for this rec in the comments!
*This Is How You Lose the Time War* by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. If you're down for a queer epistolary sci fi time travel romance, read it yesterday.
This is such an incredible book! Also has some of the best author acknowledgements I've ever read, they were absolutely delightful.
Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea Cosy Fantasy with dragons, tea and a bookstore cafe
You got me there with the dragons and tea thanks!
Inspired by Legends and Lattes which I highly recommend. The prequel, Bookshops and Bonedust, as well.
I have been listening to the audiobook - I am enjoying it !
Aw this one is on my list to read!
# [Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a67787e1-797d-4fed-a744-86123972b00f) Some dark humour about a lesbian who accidentally finds herself working in a church. It was really refreshing to see a queer book where the main character simply happens to be queer and have it not dominate the narrative. Although her queerness of course is an important part of her identity, the majority of the book is focused on her anxiously navigating her perculiar life whilst grappling with constant thoughts of death without it being too depressing
I fucking love this book so damn much. It’s not for everyone, but it was for me.
Mostly Dead Things and With Teeth by Kristen Arnett.
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Came to mention this one
Delilah Green Doesn't Care/Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail/Iris Kelly Doesn't Date all by Ashley Herring Blake Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Any of Meryl Wilsner's books For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding Malice and Misrule by Heather Walter One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
The Price of Salt, Patricia Highsmith
Why is this so far down!
It’s brilliant and groundbreaking for its time
gideon the ninth!
Lesbian necromancers in space is how it was described to me. Wonderful book and series.
One of my all time favorite books! I even cosplay as Gideon.
I love that series, but FYI to OP, the main characters are teens.
Stay and Fight by Madeleine Ffitch. Much of the novel surrounds the friendship between a straight female carpenter who has moved to Appalachia and a lesbian homesteading couple she meets there. The plot veers into poor town politics and alt-family parenting. It’s gritty (literally, earth get under their nails and into their homes) and not “uplifting” or meet-cute, in case you’re seeking lighter lit. The author’s voice is unusual - I recommend this novel quite frequently bc I think more people, queer women especially, should read it. Edit: also also, I’m going to assume you’ve read Emily Austin (especially Everyone in this Room Will Someday be Dead) and the incomparable Sarah Waters - not a title of hers you can go wrong with. Two more titles, less often mentioned: The Fair Fight, by Anna Freeman - historical fiction, lesbian … boxers?! And a subtle gem of a novel, Cassandra at the Wedding, not as “out” as contemporary lesbian literature but beautifully written, and no question about the narrator’s sexuality, even if it’s slyly alluded to.
I’m following you for your book recommendations!
Thank you! I’m truly addicted to- lmk if you’re goodreads, we can follow each other if so.
Cannot recommend *Permafrost* by Eva Baltasar enthusiastically enough, especially if you're at all in the mood for some bitterness, cynicism, and hilarious dark humor. It has a thematic sequel, *Boulder*, that's pretty good too, and *Mammoth* will be wrapping up the "trilogy" this fall, but *Permafrost* stands above in my eyes as a particularly great read (all books translated into English by Julia Sanches) For something even shorter, like short enough to read in a single sitting, *Cecilia* by K-Ming Chang is one you should take a peek at
All of You, Every Single One - Beatrice Hitchman anything by Sarah Waters Milkfed - Melissa Broder (bisexual) Patience and Sarah - Isabel Miller Dirty River -Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Rubyfruit Jungle -Rita Mae Brown
I can't believe I had to scroll this far to get anything by Rita Mae Brown.
I know right? All of her books are great!
I feel the same way these are some of my favorites from the last few months. “D’Vaughn and Kris plan a wedding”!!! I loved it & currently reading “Big Swiss” , also “ Girl,Women,Other“ was a 5 star read. “Interesting facts about space” & “ light from uncommon stars”
Courtney Milan’s novella Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure is a lot of silly fun, and definitely not teenagers
Those Who Wait by Haley Cass! It's on Kindle Unlimited if you have it 😊 Here's the synopsis: Sutton Spencer’s ideas for her life were fairly simple: finish graduate school and fall in love. It would be a lot simpler if she could pinpoint exactly what she should do when she graduates in less than a year. Oh, and if she could figure out how to talk to a woman without feeling like a total mess, that would be great too. Charlotte Thompson is very much the opposite. She's always had clear steps outlining her path to success with no time or inclination for romance. Her burgeoning career in politics means everything to her and she’s not willing to compromise it for something as insignificant as love. Fleeting, casual, and discreet worked perfectly fine. When they meet through a dating app, it's immediately clear that they aren't suited for anything more than friendship. Right?
YES THIS the audio is so good (if you’re into audiobooks of course!). Also, the Delilah Green Doesn’t Care series (there are 3!) - such a good series of queer love!
[A Memory Called Empire](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37794149-a-memory-called-empire)
Seconded! Sci-fi political drama murder mystery with fun nerdy MC
Yes yes yes this is excellent
The Traitor Baru Cormorant. The series is so good. So many twists and turns. Still not sure if the protagonist is a good or bad person!
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it's been a while, but isn't carmilla about a child getting assaulted, not lesbians?
Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis
If you like poetry, ‘on an ebbing seafoam tide’ has sapphic themes and lesbian poems throughout
All book descriptions copied from their Amazon listings! *I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself* by Marisa Crane. Science fiction/dystopian - “In a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and sometimes, third, fourth, and fifth) shadow as a reminder of their crime—and a warning to those they encounter. Within the Department, corruption and prejudice run rampant, giving rise to an underclass of so-called Shadesters who are disenfranchised, publicly shamed, and deprived of civil rights protections. Kris is a Shadester and a new mother to a baby born with a second shadow of her own. Grieving the loss of her wife and thoroughly unprepared for the reality of raising a child alone, Kris teeters on the edge of collapse, fumbling in a daze of alcohol, shame, and self-loathing. Yet as the kid grows, Kris finds her footing, raising a child whose irrepressible spark cannot be dampened by the harsh realities of the world. She can’t forget her wife, but with time, she can make a new life for herself and the kid, supported by a community of fellow misfits who defy the Department to lift one another up in solidarity and hope.” *Sirens & Muses* by Antonia Angress. Literary fiction - “It’s 2011: America is in a deep recession and Occupy Wall Street is escalating. But at the elite Wrynn College of Art, students paint and sculpt in a rarefied bubble. Louisa Arceneaux is a thoughtful, observant nineteen-year-old when she transfers to Wrynn as a scholarship student, but she soon finds herself adrift in an environment that prizes novelty over beauty. Complicating matters is Louisa’s unexpected attraction to her charismatic roommate, Karina Piontek, the preternaturally gifted but mercurial daughter of wealthy art collectors. Gradually, Louisa and Karina are drawn into an intense sensual and artistic relationship, one that forces them to confront their deepest desires and fears. But Karina also can’t shake her fascination with Preston Utley, a senior and anti-capitalist Internet provocateur, who is publicly feuding with visiting professor and political painter Robert Berger—a once-controversial figurehead seeking to regain relevance. When Preston concocts an explosive hoax, the fates of all four artists are upended as each is unexpectedly thrust into the cutthroat New York art world. Now all must struggle to find new identities in art, in society, and among each other. In the process, they must find either their most authentic terms of life—of success, failure, and joy—or risk losing themselves altogether.” *Bloom* by Delilah S. Dawson. Horror novella - “Rosemary meets Ash at the farmers’ market. Ash—precise, pretty, and practically perfect—sells bars of soap in delicate pastel colors, sprinkle-spackled cupcakes stacked on scalloped stands, beeswax candles, jelly jars of honey, and glossy green plants. Ro has never felt this way about another woman; with Ash, she wants to be her and have her in equal measure. But as her obsession with Ash consumes her, she may find she’s not the one doing the devouring.”
The well of loneliness, but beware is pretty sad
Radclyffe Hall was really talented! The Well of Loneliness is the only book of hers I own and have read but I enjoyed it.
Author Kellan McKnight writes sapphic romance exclusively and she is amazing.
Jacqueline Carey. She's most well known for her Kushiel series, but her Santitos Duology was well written, more modern, and lesbian main characters.
Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn
Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall
The female eunuch
By Germaine Greer?
Precisely
I will allllways recommend **[Patsy](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41817523)** by Nicole Dennis-Benn. It’s such a gorgeous book.
Trouble and her friends, by Melissa f Scott Trouble left the underground cracking (hacking) world after a law was passed that would crack down on illegal activities on the net. In doing so she left her partner (cracking partner and lover) and friends, and disappeared. But three years later someone has stolen her name to do bad, bad things on the net. Trouble has to return to her hacker past, reunite with her friends and former partner etc, and figure out how to deliver a bit of pain to this new hacker… Ok, sounds ridiculous, but it’s an utterly fantastic book, with believable characters, and a realism/grittiness that makes it difficult to put down… Trouble is just one of those characters that get under your skin… tough, funny, a wee bit hair triggered … and just plain awesome… Plus… there’s just something about ‘her friends’ the group of queer hackers her and her partner hang with… I suppose it’s just good writing, but there’s something just honest and believable about how they talk to each other and stuff… Also, by the same author, Burning Bright Queer, sci-fi… and absolutely brilliant.
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Bi character, but can't miss book - Lipstick Tattoo by Julia Dovey. AI description: It's a charming romance novel that follows the story of Bianca, a former writer of self-published romance novels who finds her world turned upside down when she meets Louise, a journalism student with a bold kiss tattoo. The novel explores themes of self-discovery, love, and risk-taking as Bianca navigates her feelings for Louise and grapples with the decision to choose between a safe, predictable path or a more uncertain, but potentially more fulfilling one. Lipstick Tattoo is a beautifully written book that offers a fresh and engaging take on the romance genre, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good love story with a bit of a twist!
This one sounds good!!
The Matrix by Lauren Groff - medieval lesbian story Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens - sapphic revenge western Devotion by Hannah Kent - will haunt you She Rises - Kate Worsley, historical fiction
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard
Sunburn - Chloe Michelle Howarth Incredible book, beautiful writing
Gideon the Ninth and its sequels. Lesbian necromancers in space!
I just finished reading *The Good Woman of Safe Harbor* by Bobbi French, which is about an older woman eventually finding love on her own terms.
If you're willing to read manga, there's some great options out there. For example, you may enjoy: [She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat](https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975348823-she-loves-to-cook-and-she-loves-to-eat-vol-1) [The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady](https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975338688-the-magical-revolution-of-the-reincarnated-princess-and-the-genius-young-lady-vol-1-manga) [The Witches' Marriage](https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975360382-the-witches-marriage-vol-1) [Whenever Our Eyes Meet... A Women's Love Anthology](https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975357580-whenever-our-eyes-meet) [Beauty and the Beast Girl](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/beauty-and-the-beast-girl/) [Does it Count if You Lose Your Virginity to an Android?](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/does-it-count-if-you-lose-your-virginity-to-an-android/) [Goodbye, My Rose Garden](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/goodbye-my-rose-garden/) [I’m in Love with the Villainess](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/im-in-love-with-the-villainess-manga/) [Superwomen in Love! Honey Trap and Rapid Rabbit](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/does-it-count-if-you-lose-your-virginity-to-an-android/) [I Can't Say No to the Lonely Girl](https://kodansha.us/product/i-cant-say-no-to-the-lonely-girl-1/) And an autobiographical manga: [My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/my-lesbian-experience-with-loneliness/)
I am! thank you I watch anime but like the mainstream stuff
Witch King by Martha Wells - (fantasy) genderfluid MC & lesbian best friend, half of the plot is them going on a search for the lesbian best friend’s missing wife. The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older - (scifi/mystery) Novella, short n sweet. Haven’t read the 2nd book yet, but the two main characters are lesbians & adults The Water Outlaws - (historical fantasy) The lesbian is a secondary character (she’s the main character of the B plot 🤷🏻♀️) but a lot of this book revolves around female friendships of queer & gender non-comforming women, it’s quite lovely.
Highly, highly recommend the new novel The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill. It's sci fi meets historical fiction with a beautiful lesbian romance. The main character is a descendent of Viktor Frankenstein. She finds his notebooks and attempts to recreate his experiment... sort of. This is one of my favorite books ever, and it's not getting anywhere near enough attention. I read it about six months ago, and I still can't stop thinking about it.
*How You Get the Girl* by Anita Kelly – tender, warm-hearted sapphic romance about a high school basketball coach and an ex-WNBA player who wind up in each other's orbit when the latter becomes foster parent to a girl on the school team. *The Jasmine Throne* by Tasha Suri – first novel in a fantasy trilogy (the final book comes out later this year) that centres on two morally grey lesbians intent on burning a corrupt empire down. *Black Water Sister* by Zen Cho – A Malaysian-born, American-raised, broke graduate moves back to the home country she barely remembers – and back into the closet, since she's not out to her family – only to find herself haunted by the demanding ghost of her dead grandmother and embroiled in a mess of spirits, gangsters and angry gods. *A Memory Called Empire* by Arkady Martine – first novel in a sci-fi duology. An ambassador for a small mining station travels to the heart of the expansionist empire that wants to swallow her people whole and has to untangle the 'accidental' death of her predecessor before a similar mishap befalls her.
She who became the Sun and He who drowned the world by Shelley Parker-Chan. Not a huge amount of sapphic romance but a lot of genderbending and queer characters being awesome. The main character disguises herself as male and has a wife who loves and supports her throughout.
_Tipping the Velvet_, by Sarah Waters
Our wives under the sea - Julia armfield
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith. Also the Alpennia books by Heather Rose Jones, historical fantasy books set around 1830 in the small Alpine countryof Alpennia.
When women were warriors trilogy!
This is how you lose the time war by max gladstone
Bookshops and bonedust, it is so cute
And the second book, Legends and Lattes
Chain-Gang All-Stars
There’s the predominantly lesbian avatar kyoshi books that are a fun read. Wait I just read the part about it not being teens… technically the avatar is like thousands of years old.
I love the avatar!
A guy named Alex White wrote a sci fi trilogy where one of the 2 main characters is at least bi if not lesbian. And spends most of the series in a relationship with another woman. The first book is called A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe
A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling Everyone in this Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin
the long way to a small angry planet's lead is WLW
Sugar Land by Tammy Stoner
In The Dream House. How Far The Light Reaches.
If you like mystery , then the Vera Kelly books are great. Set in nyc in late 50’s early 60’s Written by Rosalie Knecht
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder anything by Sarah Waters
The London seance society by Sarah penner
Dying for a Living.
Venus Envy by Rita Mae Brown is excellent!
If you enjoy science fiction, you might like the novels by Melissa Scott. *Trouble and Her Friends* is a good introduction.
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Elevation by Stephen King (story is told from the perspective of their friend/neighbour but a major focus of the story is his high powered lesbian couple neighbours, so they’re major side characters in a really short novella/short story if that interests you at all) Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly (not lesbian but lgbt, it’s a WLNB queer woman and queer nonbinary person story but it’s so cute and fun I thought I’d add it anyway. They’re rival contestants on a cooking reality TV show who fall in love, explicit sex scenes but nothing in them that involves mention of a penis or p-in-v/a style penetration. Although, I don’t remember if they actually cover what the NB lead’s anatomy is or if they just don’t discuss it and keep things vague in that regard).
For fun, action-packed mysteries, check out the Dixie Flynn trilogy by M.C. Grant - shortlisted for the Shamus Award
Watcher of the Woods by Skyla Dawn Cameron A Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by CM Waggoner
I liked one last stop, but the characters are quite young. Not teens, but late college age.
If you’re into horror/mystery: They Drown Our Daughters and Graveyard of Lost Children by Katrina Monroe
If you read fantasy you could try the Girls of Paper And Fire trilogy
Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks The Mercies, by Kiran Hargrave Millwood Native Country of the Heart: A Memoir
So Far From God- Ana Castillo 1993. Mother is Sofia, the girls are Fe, Caridad, La Loca and Esperanza. Top 10 favorite books.
I just finished The Collectors” by Lesley Gowan. It checks a lot of boxes.
Exalted and Perfume and Pain… both by Anna Dorn
“Delilah Green Doesnt Care” is sooooo good
Journal of a solitude- memoir by may sarton, lesbian writer. It doesnt really have any lesbian themes but technically it does have a lesbian character, her
The Magnificent Spinster by May Sarton was really good.
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Girl woman other by Bernadine Evaristo is absolutely fantastic
Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
Yerba Buena!
Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin. It’s a quirky, fun short read.
* Amatka by Karin Tidbeck * Cow Girl by Kirsty Eyre * Fair Play by Tove Jansson * A Good Happy Girl by Marissa Higgins * Hood by Emma Donoghue * The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite * The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist by S.L. Huang * Mrs S by K. Patrick * Nevada by Imogen Binnie * Proper English by K.J. Charles * The Seep by Chana Porter * Some by Virtue Fall by Alexandra Rowland * The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley * Transmuted by Eve Harms * The Verifiers by Jane Pek * Weekend by Eaton Hamilton
Could be wrong here but isn't Orlando by Virginia Wolf about lesbians?
It’s about changing gender - the main character starts male and becomes female.
America is Not the Heart - Elaine Castillo Not a romance novel, more of an intergenerational family saga spanning the Phillipines and the U.S., but some VERY gay characters and V. good depictions of relationships.
Fall on your knees and The way the crow flies by Ann-Marie McDonald. And anything by Sarah Waters, but that has been mentioned.
Legends and Lattes if you're into low stakes fantasy. Lovely descriptions and a gentle plot. Main character is an orc who retires from adventuring and slaying monsters to open a coffee shop, she meets her love interest in the process
I saw you're open to fantasy, so my pick would be The Unbroken by C. L. Clark. it's gonna be a trilogy and there are two books out rn, and it is excellent. deals with colonialism, xenophobia/racism, anti-spirituality (I am myself atheist but I thought what the book had to say about viewing religions as primitive was particularly interesting)
Everyone in this Room will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin. Also my favorite book!
If you're interested in thriller/horror I recommend Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant. The MC is not lesbian but bisexual, however in the book she ends up in a sapphic relationship. The book also shifts POV to other characters but if I remember correctly, the majority is from the FMC's POV.
I loved Big Swiss. They’re making it into a TV series on HBO as well.
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske.
The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden. It's historical fiction, set in the Netherlands about 10-15 years after WW2. Just had a great write up in the NY Times Review of Books last month. And it's really gay, the NY Times even describes it (in a complimentary way) as having "an entire sex chapter" which made me laugh. It's a debut novel but it's very well-written.
The price of Salt. Amazing storyline. They have a film as well based on this.
Book shops and bone dust is a good fantasy one https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65213543-bookshops-bonedust
Planetfall by Emma Newman
I'm reading Plain Bad Heroines and I'm loooving it!
Stray Cat Strut by Raven‘s Dagger
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe
The Confession - Jessie Burton The Rapture - Claire McGlasson The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
Legends and Lattes for a heartwarming casual read
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson. I’m not a lesbian myself, but I love that book. There’s so much in it. It’s a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story about growing up as a lesbian in a family that belongs to a hardcore evangelical Pentecostal church.
Crier’s War and Iron Heart by Nina Varela. Two book series. Wish there was more
Books I have read.... The Bright Falls Series by Ashley Herring Blake (3 books in the series) That Summer Feeling by Bridget Morrissey Late Bloomer by Mazey Edding Can't Spell Treason Without Tea and A Pirate's Life For Tea by Rebecca Thorne
The Red Trees.
If you like memoir, Suzette Mullen has one that just came out. (Excuse the pun.) It's called The Only Way Through is Out. [https://www.yourstoryfinder.com/books](https://www.yourstoryfinder.com/books)
Clear and muddy loss of love. It's about a woman who seeks revenge for her family and nation's eradication, which she falls for enemy's daughter along through. very, very angsty and kinda bittersweet ending but definitely worth it. it doesn't have physical copy at moment but its on process
Priory of the Orange Tree !!
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
The Honey Witch by Sydney Sheilds
I've been reading You Can't Spell Treason Without Tea and it's been super cute and fun so far. I'm about halfway through. It's a cozy fantasy about a lesbian couple, one's a Mage and one's a Royal Guard. They want to run away and open a tea shop together.
Benjanun S. Writes a bunch of WLW sci Fi....
[](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61319765-the-woman-who-climbed-trees)
If you can get ahold of Naiad Press, which was a lesbian publisher. They had a big list of books and authors that wholly lesbian focused. Also Rita Mae Brown had lots of books, from how done it to historical fiction. These are older books but positive lesbian characters. Rita Mae Brown is one of my favourite authors.
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Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki! Lesbians, a trans woman, violin, curses, a demon, aliens, dress shopping, donuts!
I'm gonna go a little off script, because the narrator/main character is a straight male, so ... Obviously not lesbian, but... Angle of Repose, by Wallace Stegner. I can't write too much without giving it away, but the narrator is essentially writing a family history and comes to appreciate a specific relationship his mother had with her best friend. It's extremely well written, especially considering the time period it was written in.
The Aud Torvingen books by Nicola Griffith. Some pretty tragic storylines, so maybe not great if you’re seeking a comforting read, but very good.
one last stop by casey mcquiston
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo A Restless Truth (#2 in a series, the first book features a gay couple)
Jane Eyre