So after running this tumblr and the Lesbrary for a couple years, I’ve gathered together a couple lists of specific lesbian (etc) books about specific topics, and I’ve stumbled on some similar lists other people have made. In order to keep them a little more organized, I’ve decided to put them all up on Goodreads. Here are the ones I have so far:
Books With Asexual Spectrum F/F Romances (also see Asexual Lesbians/ Asexual Women in Fiction)
Bisexual Women Fiction and Memoirs
Trans Lesbian (Bisexual, etc) Books
Non-Binary (Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Gender-Unspecified, etc) Fiction and Memoirs
Butch women and female masculinity
Butch/Femme couples (also check out the butch-femme shelf)
Queer Female Authors of Color
Books by Lesbian Writers of Colour
Fiction about queer and lesbian women of color
QPoC YA/NA (Queer People of Color Young Adult/New Adult)
Two-Spirit / Indigenous LGBTQ Books
Interracial Lesbian Fiction
Asian Lesbian and Queer Women Fiction
Fiction Novels with Black Lesbian Characters
Chicana/Latina Lesbian Books
Non-American Lesbian & Bi Books by Non-American Authors
Canadian Lesbian Fiction and Memoirs
British Lesbian Fiction Books (Also check out UK Lesbian Fiction)
Norwegian Lesbian/Bisexual/Queer Books
Francophone Lesbian/Bisexual/Queer Books
German-Language Lesbian/Bisexual/Queer Books
Faith-Positive LGBTQIA+ Fiction / GLBTQ Christian Fiction
Lesbian & Bi Women with Mental Illness
Lesbian Fiction With a Character with a Disability
Coming Out Later In Life: Books About Coming Out as Bi or Lesbian at 30+
Autostraddle's 100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
Lesbian novels from before 1990
Pre-1960s Lesbian Literature
Best Lesbian Novel Series
Lesbian Fiction in the Kindle Unlimited program
Best Lesbian Books Available On Audible (see also Lesbian Audiobooks and the Lesbian Audiobooks Facebook group)
Speculative Fiction (SFF and Horror):
Fantasy & Sci-Fi Featuring Lesbian Characters
Lesbian and Bisexual Women (etc) Sci Fi / Lesbian Sci-Fi
Lesbian & Bi Women Medieval Fantasy
Lesbian and Bi Women Dystopians
F/F Paranormal and Urban Fantasy
Lesbian & Bi Women Fairy Books (Stories about fairies)
Lesbian & Bi Women Cyberpunk
Robot/Android/Cyborg Sapphic Books
Lesbian Books with Non-Werewolf Shape-Shifters
Young Adult/Teen/Children’s:
QPoC YA/NA (Queer People of Color Young Adult/New Adult)
YA LGBT Books - Not “Coming Out”
Lesbian & Bi Women YA SFF
2016 f/f SFF (sci-fi & fantasy) with HEA/HFN
Queer Girl YA with Happy Endings / Best Teen Lesbian Books with Happy Endings
Beyond Heather Has Two Mommies: Picture Books with LGBT Parents
Children’s & teen fiction featuring lesbian mothers
Best F/F Romance Books / Lesbian Romance
Queer Black Romance by Black Authors
F/F/F Love Triangles (and poly triads)
Lesbian Erotica Collections
Funny Lesbian Romance books
Best Femme/Femme Couples (also Femme/Femme Romances)
Lesbian Romantic Suspense
Lesbian May/December Romance
Romantic Lesbians In Uniform
F/F Office Romances (Coworkers)
Best Lesbian Enemies to Lovers
F/F Enemies/ Rivals/ Forbidden Love
Lesbian Romance with Characters Who Are Famous
Angsty Lesbian Romance with a Happy Ending
F/F Romance Without The Drama
Non-YA lesbian/bi lady fiction without explicit sex scenes (”Fade To Black” F/F)
F/F Long-Distance Relationships
F/F Books for Jane Austen Lovers
Novels about Lesbian sleuths (Detectives & Mystery Novels)
Lesbian Private Investigators
Lesbian & Bi Cozy Mysteries
Bi & Lesbian Psychological Thrillers
Lesbian Fiction Military (F/F)
Lesbian-Feminist Nonfiction
Best Lesbian Poetry (Also check out Contemporary LBT+ Women & Non-Binary Poets)
Best Lesbian Graphic Novels / Sapphic Graphic
Bi & Lesbian Magical Realism
Historical Lesbian Fiction
Lesbian WWII Historical Fiction
Regency, Victorian and Edwardian WLW
Queer Princesses (see also Lesbian Princesses in Fiction)
Lesbian New Adult/Contemporary
Lesbian Nuns in Fiction and Memoir
Toxic Lesbian Relationships
Lesbian Books Happy Ending
Fluffy Bi & Lesbian Books
Lesbian Fiction Set In New York City
Lesbian Fiction Set In the American South
Lesbian Fiction Trope: Childhood Friends Reunited
Lesbian Romance: BFF turned lovers
Lesbian Fiction with Sports Theme
Lesbian Christmas Books / F/F Winter Holiday Books
Queer Women Road Trip Books
Sapphic Boarding School Books
Lesbrarian (Lesbian Librarian) Books
Sapphistry & Saddlery (Lesbian Horse/Equestrian Books)
Non-YA Lesbian/Bi Lady Fiction Without Explicit Sex Scenes
Pregnant Lesbians and Lesbian Mothers
Lesbian books on alcoholism and sobriety
Women’s lands in fiction (all-women societies)
Good Lesbian Books’s lists that I haven’t put on Goodreads:
Lesbian Historical Fiction
Lesbian Knights in Fiction
Lesbian Librarians in Fiction and Nonfiction
Lesbians with Physical Disabilities
Lesbian Shapeshifter Fiction
Lesbians in Space: A Reading List
Lesbian Steampunk Stories
Lesbian Time Travel Fiction
Lesbian YA With A Non-Lesbian Main Character
Lesbian YA Historical Fiction
Transgender Young Adult Fiction
Good Lesbian Fantasy Novels
Lesbian First Responder Romances
Award-winning Graphic Novels
Award-winning Romance and Erotica (unfinished)
Award-winning Young Adult Fiction & Nonfiction
Picture Books For Children With Lesbian Parents
Depression in Lesbian Fiction
Other lists not yet on Goodreads:
50 Books by Lesbian Writers of Colour & 49 More Books by Lesbian Writers of Colour
A complete, cumulative Checklist of lesbian, variant and homosexual fiction, in English or available in English translation, with supplements of related material, for the use of collectors, students and librarians (1960)
The good thing about the Goodreads lists is that you can add books and vote for your favorites!
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