#wlw lit

[wlwbookshelf]

🌈📚 WLW Bookshelf is excited to announce that we're hosting a Pride Month Readathon! You don't need to identify as WLW to join in, or even have every book be WLW, but please respect it is a Pride Month Readathon and choose LGBTQIA+ books! 🏳️‍🌈💕

For this readathon, we've crafted some fabulous prompts to get you diving into different genres and exploring fresh narratives. Whether it's a comic or graphic novel with a sapphic romance, a memoir of a trailblazing queer woman, or a science fiction epic with a badass lesbian heroine, we've got you covered! 🚀🔮

Over the next few days, we'll be making a series of posts with book suggestions that fit the prompts. So stay tuned and keep those bookmarks handy! 📖✨

And here's the most exciting part - we want to hear from YOU! What are you reading? What have you loved? What would you recommend? Share your picks, reviews, and reading experiences with us because this readathon is about community and celebrating our love for WLW stories. 📣💬

So grab a cup of tea, cozy up with a good book, and let's get this reading party started! 🎉 We can't wait to go on this literary adventure with you. Happy reading, everyone!

#pride month readathon #sapphic lit #litedit #storyseekers #pagesblr #userhella #usertreena #userk8 #userrainbow #uservalentina #tuserssam #pride2023 #booklr #wlw lit #lgbtincomics #reading challenge

[poetlcs]

books read in 2023. the henna wars by adiba jaigirdar

“What I want more than anything else in the world is to feel like being myself isn’t something that should be hidden and a secret.”

#litedit #wlw lit #sapphic lit #the henna wars #adiba jaigirdar #mine #read23

[acotars]

Read in 2023:

The right person shouldnt complete you, they should love you the way you are. And it's cool if they make you want to be better, but they should never make you feel like you are too much or not enough exactly as you are.

COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS by Alexandria Bellefleur ★★★½

#litedit #nalitedit #queer lit #wlw lit #alexandria bellefleur #count your lucky stars #written in the stars #edits* #2023* #all

[astreiants-archive]

a sapphic lit primer 🌸

also known as, an opportunity to insist you read my favourites

if you’ve ever found yourself wanting to read more sapphic books, but not quite sure where to start, let this be the post for you! if you’re looking for even more sapphic books, i hope you find something in here too.

there are a few books on here i’ve not read, that i wanted to include to raise awareness of them, more than anything. those are marked by *. as such, you will probably also see a fair few more well known books and authors missed off (but i promise i know about them!).

this is not meant to be at all exhaustive! it’s a collection of sapphic books that i’ve read and would rec, meaning there are still tons more out there. & you can find some of those more at @sapphicreadsdb​, readsrainbow (which i co-run with @tenderpotter), sapphiclitbot on twitter & my list of every sapphic book i’ve read.

as ever, this was meant to be a relatively short post. haha.

(i promise i did put links on this post, but for some reason those aren’t working on the blog page. dashboard version seems fine, i think.)

🌼  middle grade

🌻  contemporary

hurricane child by kacen callender

in the role of brie hutchens... by nicole melleby

hazel hill is gonna win this one by maggie horne

candidly cline by kathryn ormsbee

how to become a planet by nicole melleby

proud of me by sarah hagger-holt

the science of being angry by nicole melleby

middletown by sarah moon

p.s. i miss you by jen petro-roy*

almost flying by jake maia arlow*

in the key of us by mariama j lockington*

kenzie kickstarts a team by kit rosewater & sophie escabasse*

⚔️  fantasy

the strangeworlds travel agency by ld lapinski

the tea dragon society by kay o’neill*

📜  historical

tell no tales by sam maggs & kendra wells*

⁉️  mystery/thriller

goldie vance by hope larson

pepper’s rules for secret sleuthing by briana mcdonald

drew leclair gets a clue by katryn bury*

🦇  paranormal/horror

artie and the wolf moon by olivia stephens

🧪  science fiction

our sister, again by sophie cameron

🌼  young adult

🌻  contemporary

we are okay by nina lacour

this is what it feels like by rebecca barrow

the gay girl’s guide to ruining prom by siera maley

the liar’s guide to the night sky by brianna r. shrum

i kissed shara wheeler by casey mcquiston

the flywheel by erin gough

amelia westlake by erin gough

how to make a wish by ashley herring blake

taking flight by siera maley

like water by rebecca podos

don’t date rosa santos by nina moreno

all the invisible things by orlagh collins

orpheus girl by brynne rebele-henry

the henna wars by adiba jaigirdar

you should see me in a crown by leah johnson

love and other natural disasters by misa sugiura

rise to the sun by leah johnson

epically earnest by molly horan

if you still recognise me by cynthia so

truth be told by sue divin

thieves by lucie bryon

ask the passengers by a. s. king

starting from here by lisa jenn bigelow

annie on my mind by nancy garden

laura dean keeps breaking up with me by mariko tamaki

the stars and the blackness between them by junauda petrus

the last true poets of the sea by julia drake

i kissed alice by anna birch

fiebre tropical by juliana delgado lopera

melt my heart by bethany rutter

laurel everywhere by erin moynihan

every body looking by candace iloh

something certain, maybe by sara barnard

⚔️  fantasy

a dark and hollow star by ashley shuttleworth

the scapegracers by h. a. clarke

girl, serpent, thorn by melissa bashardoust

down comes the night by allison saft

engelsfors by mats strandberg & sara b. elfgren

summer of salt by katrina leno

from dust, a flame by rebecca podos

spellbook of the lost and found by moïra fowley-doyle

girls made of snow and glass by melissa bashardoust

out of the blue by sophie cameron

witch, cat & cobb by j. k. pendragon

girls of paper and fire by natasha ngan

the afterward by e. k. johnston

the never tilting world by rin chupeco

the midnight lie by marie rutkoski

the dark tide by alicia jasinska

the midnight girls by alicia jasinska

sweet & bitter magic by adrienne tooley

wench by maxine kaplan

way of the argosi by sebastian de castell

ash by malinda lo

the raven and the reindeer by t. kingfisher

the last magician by lisa maxwell

shatter the sky by rebecca kim wells

we set the dark on fire by tehlor kay mejia

queen of coin and whispers by helen corcoran

ghost wood song by erica waters

these feathered flames by alexandra overy

the bone spindle by leslie vedder

into the crooked place by alexandra christo

edie in between by laura sibson

crier’s war by nina varela

the winter duke by claire bartlett

sofi and the bone song by adrienne tooley*

girls at the edge of the world by laura brooke robson*

dauntless by elisa a. bonnin*

📜  historical

dangerous remedy by kat dunn

forgive me if i’ve told you this before by karelia stetz-waters

the pearl thief by elizabeth wein

heavy vinyl by carly usdin & nina vakueva

valiant ladies by melissa grey*

a curse of roses by diana pinguicha*

⁉️  mystery/thriller

far from you by tess sharpe

the girls i’ve been by tess sharpe

people like us by dana mele

summer’s edge by dana mele

the truth about keeping secrets by savannah brown

i hope you’re listening by tom ryan

eight pieces of silva by patrice lawrence

bad things happen here by rebecca barrow

the things we don’t see by savannah brown

the hollow inside by brooke lauren davis

throwaway girls by andrea contos

you’re next by kylie schachte

a lesson in vengeance by victoria lee

the sullivan sisters by kathryn ormsbee

cold by mariko tamaki

the killing code by ellie marney*

rules for vanishing by kate alice marshall*

🦇  paranormal/horror

the dead and the dark by courtney gould

to break a covenant by alison ames

shallow graves by kali wallace

wilder girls by rory power

afterlove by tanya byrne

house of hollow by krystal sutherland

specter inspectors by bowen mccurdy

burn down, rise up by vincent tirado

hollow by shannon watters & branden boyer-white

missing, presumed dead by emma berquist

perfectly preventable deaths by deirdre sullivan*

the dark beneath the ice by amelinda bérubé*

ghost walk by kay solo*

🧪  science fiction

joyride by jackson lanzing & collin kelly

crownchasers by rebecca coffindaffer

the good luck girls by charlotte nicole davis

cosmoknights by hannah templer

jane, unlimited by kristin cashore*

🌼  adult

🌻  contemporary

summer of the cicadas by chelsea catherine

take a hint, dani brown by talia hibbert

in the event of love by courtney kae

night tide by anna burke

beautiful world, where are you by sally rooney

spell heaven and other stories by toni mirosevich

far from home by lorelie brown

once ghosted, twice shy by alyssa cole

spindrift by anna burke

cow girl by kirsty eyre

the split by laura kay

tell me everything by laura kay

everyone in this room will someday be dead by emily austin

transcendent kingdom by yaa gyasi

the fat lady sings by jacqueline roy

conversations with friends by sally rooney

flamingo by rachel elliott

the wrong end of the telescope by rabih alameddine

a map of home by randa jarrar

mostly dead things by kristen arnett

patsy by nicole dennis-benn

little fish by casey plett

undone by bryce oakley

satisfaction guaranteed by karelia stetz-waters

tack & jibe by lilah suzanne

all at sea by cheyenne blue

i kissed a girl by jennet alexander

january embers by hildred billings

the simple answer by lily seabrooke

under the rainbow by celia laskey

the world cannot give by tara isabella burton

la bastarda by trifonia melibea obono

the one hundred years of lenni and margot by marianne cronin

all are welcome by liz parker

the romance recipe by ruby barrett

disoriental by négar djavadi*

the thirty names of night by zeyn joukhadar*

bastard out of carolina by dorothy allison*

among other things, i’ve taken up smoking by aoibheann sweeney*

marriage of a thousand lies by s. j. sindu*

honey girl by morgan rogers*

too much lip by melissa lucashenko*

delilah green doesn’t care by ashley herring blake*

the secret lives of church ladies by deesha philyaw*

the barrens by kurt & ellie johnson*

28 questions by indyana schneider*

there are more things by yara rodrigues fowler*

⚔️  fantasy

the unbroken by c. l. clark

the jasmine throne by tasha suri

wild and wicked things by francesca may

the true queen by zen cho

isola by brenden fletcher

the impossible contract by k. a. doore

foundryside by robert jackson bennett

the traitor baru cormorant by seth dickinson

the empress of salt and fortune by nghi vo

the bone shard daughter by andrea stewart

blackheart knights by laure eve

the velocity of revolution by marshall ryan maresca

the gracekeepers by kirsty logan

in the vanishers’ palace by aliette de bodard

the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon

thorn by anna burke

penhallow amid passing things by iona datt sharma

sing the four quarters by tanya huff

city of lies by sam hawke

moontangled by stephanie burgis

burning roses by s. l. huang

a master of djinn by p. djèlí clark

ashes of the sun by django wexler

fireheart tiger by aliette de bodard

bestiary by k-ming chang

the black coast by mike brooks

night flowers shirking from the light of the sun by li xing

the councillor by e. j. beaton

silverglass by j. f. rivkin

water horse by melissa scott

high times in the low parliament by kelly robson

into the broken lands by tanya huff

the fire opal mechanism by fran wilde

among thieves by m. j. kuhn

the factory witches of lowell by c. s. malerich

the forever sea by joshua phillip johnson

the final strife by saara el-arifi

brother red by adrian selby

the winged histories by sofia samatar

the vanished queen by lisbeth campbell*

the northern girl by elizabeth a. lynn*

the bladed faith by david dalglish*

the worthy by anna k. moss*

📜  historical

the wicked cometh by laura carlin

the pull of the stars by emma donoghue

she who became the sun by shelley parker-chan

infamous by lex croucher

devotion by hannah kent

under the udala trees by chinelo okparanta

after the wedding by courtney milan

heathen by natasha alterici

mrs martin’s incomparable adventure by courtney milan

the night watch by sarah waters

tell it to the bees by fiona shaw

kept animals by kate milliken

a lady’s desire by lily maxton

the ophelia girls by jane healey

that green eyed girl by julie owen moylan

the perks of loving a wallflower by erica ridley

the companion by e. e. ottoman

her countess to cherish by jane walsh

paris, 7a.m. by liza wieland*

mademoiselle revolution by zoe sivak*

dark earth by rebecca stott*

⁉️  mystery/thriller

dirt town by hayley scrivenor

the lighthouse by fran dorricott

after the eclipse by fran dorricott

the final child by fran dorricott

proper english by k. j. charles

the last place you look by kristen lepionka

the better liar by tanen jones

fortune favors the dead by stephen spotswood

real easy by marie rutkoski

the best bad things by katrina carrasco

the case of the good-for-nothing girlfriend by mabel maney

the kill club by wendy heard

bury the lede by gaby dunn

beloved poison by e. s. thomson

the lady upstairs by halley sutton

ash mountain by helen fitzgerald

last call at the nightingale by katharine schellman

return to blackwater house by vikki patis

payback by charlotte mills*

a reason to kill by eve zaremba*

the heard by andrea bartz*

snare by lilja sigurðardóttir*

amateur city by katherine v. forrest*

the savage kind by john copenhaver*

the dime by kathleen kent*

the verifiers by jane pek*

🦇  paranormal/horror

abbott by saladin ahmed

the animals at lockwood manor by jane healey

black water sister by zen cho

hearts in the hard ground by g. v. anderson

they drown our daughters by katrina monroe

meddling kids by edgar cantero

yellow jessamine by caitlin starling

our wives under the sea by julia armfield

briefly, a delicious life by nell stevens

dead woman’s pond by elle e. ire

tripping arcadia by kit mayquist*

🧪  science fiction

a memory called empire by arkady martine

this is how you lose the time war by max gladstone & amal el-mohtar

the unspoken name by a. k. larkwood

the space between worlds by micaiah johnson

dead space by kali wallace

the quantum thief by hannu rajaniemi

ninefox gambit by yoon ha lee

ancillary justice by ann leckie

motor crush by brenden fletcher & cameron stewart

unconquerable sun by kate elliott

compass rose by anna burke

a big ship at the end of the universe by alex white

the light brigade by kameron hurley

empress of forever by max gladstone

the doors of eden by adrian tchaikovsky

seven of infinities by aliette de bodard

hard reboot by django wexler

last exit by max gladstone

sisters of the vast black by lina rather

gods, monsters, and the lucky peach by kelly robson

so happy for you by celia laskey

battle of the linguist mages by scotto moore

bluebird by ciel pierlot

an ancient peace by tanya huff

god’s war by kameron hurley*

barbary station by r. e. stearns*

this will kill that by danielle l. roux*

valkyrie by meg ludwa*

night sky mine by melissa scott*

the stars undying by emery robin*

🌼  poetry

if not, winter by sappho, trans. by anne carson

floating, brilliant, gone by franny choi

evohe by cristina peri rossi

bestiary by donika kelly

soft science by franny choi

rummage by ife-chudeni a. oputa

the world keeps ending and the world goes on by franny choi

bone by yrsa daley-ward

dream work by mary oliver

living as a lesbian by cheryl clarke*

womanslaughter by pat parker*

oral tradition by jewelle l. gómez*

the black unicorn by audre lorde*

hermetic definition by h.d.*

#sapphic lit #wlw books #sapphic books #wlw lit #sapphiclitnet #book recs #recs: lgbt #.txt

[adhd-mess]

You couldn’t depend on much in this world, but you could depend on this: love brought nothing but death. Where love existed, death would follow, a wolf trailing after a wounded deer. Scenting blood in the air.

crier's war by nina varela

#criers war #crierayla #crayla #ya lit #wlw lit #sapphic lit #iron heart #crier #ayla #nina varela #booklr #readblr #ya fiction #bookish #bookworm

[sevensugars]

"That," the Duke of Annadale was able to say eventually, "was very foolish. Miss Mitchelmore looked up. "You're welcome." "I'm sorry, I still don't quite have the habit of gratitude." "Then you are also forgiven."

/ mortal follies | alexis hall

#alexis hall #mortla follies #sapphic #sapphic lit #sapphic literature #wlw #wlw books #wlw lit #sapphic books #sapphic romance #queer romance #.jpeg

[professionalqueerbookworm]

Queer Reviews: Nagata Kabi, "My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness".

CW: honest discussions of sex and mental health

Plot: The heart-rending autobiographical manga that’s taken the internet by storm!

My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is an honest and heartfelt look at one young woman’s exploration of her sexuality, mental well-being, and growing up in our modern age. Told using expressive artwork that invokes both laughter and tears, this moving and highly entertaining single volume depicts not only the artist’s burgeoning sexuality, but many other personal aspects of her life that will resonate with readers.

8/10 on the Rainbow Scale™ 🌈: Ooooooooh boy, where to start? I went into this expecting a lighthearted coming-of-age/coming-to-terms-with-your-identity story, but it hit me in the face with serious talks about the relationship between mental illness and sexuality, as well as unhealthy family dynamics and trauma. Many times it hit way too close to home and I had to take a breather. It was raw, sincere and absolutely earth-shattering. I may never recover.

#queer reads #lgbtq books #book review #book recommendations #nagata kabi #my lesbian experience with loneliness #lesbian #sapphic #wlw lit #manga #mental health #autobiography

[sawreadreviewed]

Plain Bad Heroines, ginger tea, and clashing patterns.

#plain bad heroines #emily m danforth #wlw lit #tomes and tea #adultbooklr #adult booklr

[suckerpunch-wrestlinggirls]

SUCKER PUCNCH [Wrestling Girls Vol. I]

Avid Queer Reader rated it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I have a prejudice about indie authors, especially new ones I've never heard about, so I only read this book because it was recommended to me from a friend who got an ARC of it. As per usual, I was ready to enjoy it but get to the end feeling unsatisfied because of how picky my taste in Romance, especially queer Romance, is. I was happily proved wrong.

It took a few chapters to get into the heart of the story, but when I finally got to it... I was sucked in completely. Pam, the protagonist, is an unexpectedly enjoyable character: very human, very believable, exceptionally genuine. She was the first Millennial girl representantion I could truly relate to: despite being almost 30, she's a teen at heart, bubbly and fun and comfortable in her ordinary looks, even though sometimes life makes her wish she were prettier. We've all been there.

Before getting to Lea, the other main character, I'd like to mention that the Found Family trope is truly the core of this story: The Beatcave, before a wrestling night club, is a nest of queer disasters. you'll love them all, I promise, because none of these characters is treated like a sidekick: they all have their own soul, their own personality, and with just a few lines you just find yourself growing fond of them like they are fond of each other.

Enter Lea, who's a famous and very beautiful influencer from LA who's just returned to London for her (arsehole) father's funeral. Let me be honest: I hated Lea, AKA AJ Kass, as soon as she was introduced: hot, popular, mysterious... I got very bad vibes from her from her first appearance. I was ready for yet another disappointment, but I told myself to keep reading, since this book was so strongly recommended. Thank fuck I didn't give up, because reading on I found myself entangled in the softness of the feelings blossoming between the two protagonists. And the true Lea actually started surfacing from beneath the influencer disguise, revealing herself for the cute, fragile softie she is inside.

I don't want to spoil more, but one thing I want to say: there is plenty of love between the lines of this book. Romantic love, platonic love, familial love, unrequited love (or is it?)... It doesn't hurt that basically 90% of the characters are queer, either.

All in all, a bit of editing wouldn't hurt in some parts of the book, some cuts here and there would make the reading more fluid, but it's so minor you won't even care.

I hope I can get my hands on an ARC of Pretty Devils now, because the epilogue of this first volume left me craving for more and the squel sounds very promising. We'll se if the author can satisfy my high expectantions after this first brilliant installment.

#sapphic romance #sapphic books #wlw romance #sapphic romance books #lgbt romance #sapphic novel #wlw books #kayla faber #lgbt books #sucker punch #wrestling girls series #wlw book #wlw lit #sapphic lit #queer lit

[floral-ashes]

Remember when I published this in a serious journal and everyone thought it was very funny?

Well, Gender/Fucking: The Pleasures and Politics of Living in a Gendered Body is basically where I stake my claim at being a depraved freak. 😉

Don’t wait! Get your copy now! Available on Bookshop and plenty more.

#transgender #trans #trans lit #trans literature #gender #genderqueer #gender identity #nonbinary #transfem #queer #lesbian #sapphic #wlw #bisexual #gay #books #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lgbt #bookish #booklr #bookblr #books & libraries #reading #books and reading #booklover

[wilder-and-lighter]

FIRST PAGE PICTURE AND BONUS CHAPTER ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME THIS IS SO COOL

#one last stop #august landry #jane su #casey mcquiston #wlw #wlw books #sapphic #sapphic books #punk lesbian #books #OLS #queer lit #100!! #200!! #300!! #400!!

[wlwbookshelf]

BOOK ROUND-UP: 2023 SEQUELS It's never a bad time to revisit a beloved world! Anticipated sequels (or prequels) we are looking forward to in 2023 include:

The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson (Book 2, Her Majesty's Royal Coven)

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon (Book 0, Roots of Chaos)

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake (Book 3, Bright Falls)

The Severed Thread by Leslie Vedder (Book 2, The Bone Spindle)

The Faithless by C.L. Clark (Book 2, The Magic of the Lost)

The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi (Book 2, Ending Fire)

Books without a cover image released yet that are also anticipated 2023 sequels are:

Alecto the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Book 4, The Locked Tomb)

In Charm's Way by Lana Harper (Book 4, The Witches of Thistle Grove)

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan (Book 2, The Radiant Emperor)

It’s not too late to get into any of the series yet. Just in time for the next book!

#books #book round up #book recommendations #wlw books #bookblr #litedit #yalitedit #storyseekers #booksociety #dailylitgfx #lgbtqialitdaily #sapphic literature #sapphic lit #wlw literature #wlw lit #novelsnet #fictionnet #samantha shannon #juno dawson #ashley herring blake

[seraphinesaintclair]

“Star Whispered” by Seraphine Saintclair

#words #my poetry #poetry on tumblr #poetry #poem on tumblr #poet on tumblr #writers on tumblr #writer on tumblr #writing #lit #literature #poemblr #poetblr #art #artblr #spilled ink #quote #quotes #my posts #seraphine saintclair #wlw poem #wlw poetry #sapphic poem #sapphic poetry

[tojixzenins]

— One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

"Of course I love you. I could go back in time and have a whole life and get old and never see you again, and you would still be it. You were— you are the love of my life."

#[shitty edit lying in drafts im gonna post it *sighs*] #one last stop #jane su #august landry #casey mcquiston #wlw #queer lit #literature #edit #litedit #**r

[duskandherembracex]

My favourite genre of media is unhinged homosexuals

#be gay do crimes is the best new trope #interview with the vampire #kinporsche #Do Revenge #the picture of dorian gray #Hannibal #young royals #yr s2 #goncharov #more wlw shows like this pls #text #my p0$t #gothic lit #iwtv #vampire chronicles #the vampire lestat

[drunk-vampire]

And I cry for you while you laugh with someone else

From my old acc @emerald-kryptonite

#longing #on love #lit #feelings #in love #spilled words #spilled poetry #spilled thoughts #spilled ink #words words words #words #wlw #one sided crush #one sided love #one sided feelings #thoughts #writings #angst #dark academia #lgbt #lgbtq #artists on tumblr #text post #text #original poetry