Lesbian fiction Archives

100 books with lesbian characters for Lesbian Visibility Week

June 19, 2023April 24, 2023

It’s Lesbian Visibility Week, so to celebrate, I have put together a list of 100 lesbian books.

Each book features one or more lesbian main characters who are explicitly lesbian on the page, contributing to the visibility of lesbian women and nonbinary people.

The books have been submitted by the authors, with a focus on books published by sapphic indie authors and small LGBTQ+ publishing houses. They are listed in the order in which I received the submissions.

I hope you’ll enjoy the list and find many new favorite lesbian books and authors!

Your favorite authors’ favorite sapphic books of 2022

December 30, 2022December 27, 2022

At the end of each month, I always ask the readers in my Facebook group what their favorite sapphic book of the month was. As we are approaching the end of the year, I was curious about what my fellow authors’ favorite sapphic reads of 2022 were, so I asked some of the most popular authors for their top 3 sapphic books they read in 2022. It could be 2022 releases or previously published books they read or re-read this year.

To help guide you toward any new sapphic books you might have missed this year, I also had each author list their newest release.

The Ultimate List of Sapphic Holiday Romances

September 19, 2023December 4, 2022

For many of us, this is the perfect time of year to cuddle up with a good book, especially a holiday romance that puts you in a festive mood.

So I compiled the ultimate list of sapphic holiday romances—and when I say “holiday,” I’m talking about romance novels that revolve around the winter holidays (or, if you life in the southern hemisphere, the holidays in December).

I found a total of 325 sapphic holiday romances! Most of them are Christmas romances, but there are also a few sapphic stories revolving around Hanukkah or New Year’s. I couldn’t find any sapphic stories featuring Kwanza or Diwali—if you know of any, please let me know!

Character is a teacher or professor (Sapphic Reading Challenge #17)

September 6, 2022May 6, 2021

This week’s Sapphic Reading Challenge post features books in which the main character is a teacher or a professor.

I know some readers stay away from teacher romances because they assume these books always include a teacher/student romance, but that’s not the case with the books I picked for this category. In almost all of the books recommended, the romance is between the teacher and a colleague or someone who’s not involved with her professional life at all. If the romance is between the teacher or professor and one of her students, the author handled it in a way that avoids crossing ethical boundaries as much as possible.

Grumpy & sunshine romance (Sapphic Reading Challenge #16)

November 6, 2022April 29, 2021

This week’s Sapphic Reading Challenge post features f/f romances in which a grumpy character falls for a character with a sunny, upbeat personality.

There’s a bit of an overlap with ice-queen romances at times, so you might want to check out the ice-queen romance recommendations to see if any of these would fit the grumpy & sunshine category too.

Sapphic high fantasy (Book Unicorn post #4)

April 23, 2021

This week’s Sapphic Reading Challenge post features sapphic high fantasy.

High fantasy refers to fantasy books that are set in a fictional world that is entirely different from our reality (as opposed to low fantasy, which is set in our world with some fantastic elements added).

Genre you don’t usually read (Sapphic Reading Challenge #15)

July 15, 2021April 22, 2021

Today, it’s time to read a book from a genre you don’t usually read. Depending on your reading comfort zone, that could be mystery, historical fiction/historical romance, fantasy, science fiction…or maybe even nonfiction. As long as it has a women-loving women character or theme, any book that isn’t your usual reading fare is fine.

Below, you’ll find 5 suggestions for genres such as historical fiction, paranormal romance/urban fantasy, science fiction, fantasy, mystery & romantic suspense, and romcom/humor.

WLW & Lesbian Opposites-Attract Romance Novels (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #36)

August 22, 2022December 17, 2020

This week’s F/F Fiction Crossword Puzzle features WLW & lesbian opposites-attract romance novels—a romance in which the two main characters have very different personalities. So, here’s the WLW & lesbian opposites-attract romance puzzle: You can either download the crossword grid by right-clicking on the picture below or download the PDF with the crossword grid and the clues. You don’t necessarily need a printer to play. You don’t need to send in the filled-out puzzle; all you need to do is email me the solution phrase. Here are the clues for the WLW & lesbian opposites-attract romance puzzle: Just …

WLW & Lesbian Young Adult Novels (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #35)

December 10, 2020

This week’s F/F Fiction Crossword Puzzle features WLW & lesbian young adult novels—books about characters who are teenagers, usually 15-18 years old. So, here’s the WLW & lesbian young adult novels puzzle: You can either download the crossword grid by right-clicking on the picture below or download the PDF with the crossword grid and the clues. You don’t necessarily need a printer to play. You don’t need to send in the filled-out puzzle; all you need to do is email me the solution phrase. Here are the clues for the WLW & lesbian young adult novels puzzle: Tell Me …

WLW & Lesbian Rich Girl/Poor Girl Romance Novels (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #34)

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

This week’s F/F Fiction Crossword Puzzle features WLW & lesbian rich girl/poor girl romance novels—a romance in which one of the two main characters is wealthy, while the other has significantly less money.