So after running the Lesbrary and its tumblr 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:
Specific identities:
- Bisexual Women Fiction and Memoirs
- Non-Binary (Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Gender-Unspecified, etc) Fiction and Memoirs
- Canadian Lesbian Fiction and Memoirs
- Italian Lesbian Books
- Chicana/Latina Lesbian Books
- Trans Lesbian (Bisexual, etc) Books
- Interracial Lesbian Fiction
- Asian Lesbian and Queer Women Fiction
- Lesbian Humor Books
- Lesbian Photography
- Lesbians and Cats
- Lesbian Horror
- Lesbian Zombie Books
- Lesbian Ghost Stories
- Lesbian Werewolf Books
- Lesbian Vampire Books
Other people’s Goodreads lists:
- Fiction Novels with Black Lesbian Characters
- Fiction about queer and lesbian women of color
- Lesbian Books Happy Ending
- F/F Paranormal and Urban Fantasy
- Best F/F Romance Books
- Best Lesbian Fiction and Autostraddle’s 100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
- Lesbian Canon
- Historical Lesbian Fiction
- Lesbian Memoirs
- Lesbian history
- Novels about Lesbian sleuths
- Lesbian Jewish Fiction
- Best Lesbian Poetry
- Erotic Lesbian Novels
- Lesbian novels from before 1990
- Lesbian Romantic Suspense
- Best Lesbian Graphic Novels
- Lesbian teen fiction
Good Lesbian Books’s lists that I haven’t put on Goodreads:
- Asexual Lesbians/ Asexual Women in Fiction
- Lesbian Christmas Fiction
- Lesbian Fairytale Fiction
- Lesbian Historical Fiction
- Lesbian Knights in Fiction
- Lesbian Librarians in Fiction and Nonfiction
- Lesbians with Physical Disabilities
- Lesbian Pirate Fiction
- Lesbian Princesses in Fiction
- Lesbian Shapeshifter Fiction
- Lesbians in Space: A Reading List
- Lesbian Steampunk Stories
- Lesbian Time Travel Fiction
- Lesbian Young Adult Fiction
- …With A Non-Lesbian Main Character
- …Fantasy & Science Fiction Books
- …Historical Fiction
- Transgender Young Adult Fiction
- Yuri Manga Published in English
- Good Lesbian Fantasy Novels
- Lesbian Lawyer Books
- Lesbian First Responder Romances
- Lesbian Audiobooks
- Award-winning Graphic Novels
- Award-winning Romance and Erotica (unfinished)
- Award-winning Young Adult Fiction & Nonfiction
- Picture Books For Children With Lesbian Parents
The good thing about the Goodreads lists is that you can add books and vote for your favorites!
