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• Danika Reviews The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe

  

  Nora was raised by her con artist mother to be many girls: whoever their mark needed her to be. When her mother falls for the criminal, abusive man she was... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Carolina Reviews Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

  

  It seems apt to begin 2021, a time of reflection and introspection for many, with a YA novel that feels fresh and timeless at the same time. Malinda Lo's new... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• 7 Young Adult Sapphic Books With Latinx Representation

  

  The sapphic spectrum runs far and wide, which is why it's important to remember to add a little diversity to your reading list. You may have missed some of thes... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Marieke Reviews Down Among The Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

  

  For any of you not familiar with Seanan McGuire's work, she is a veritable master of remixing fairy tale tropes and patterns (and other genres too), on the... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• 11 Sapphic Chefs for Your Cookbook Collection

  

  Is it your New Years' resolution to cook more in 2021? Is lockdown forcing you to spend more time in the kitchen? Are you just tired of eating the same dishes... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danika Reviews Goldie Vance: The Hocus Pocus Hoax by Lilliam Rivera

  

  I already know and love the Goldie Vance comics, but now it is also a middle grade novel series! The premise is that Goldie Vance is a sixteen year old girl... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danika Reviews The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne De Bourgh by Molly Greeley

  

  I'm not a big Pride and Prejudice fan, but for some reason, I'm drawn to P P retellings-especially queer ones. The Heiress is a Pride and Prejudice novel:... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Maggie Reviews Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

  

  Content Warnings: Rape, kidnapping, physical violence Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan is a YA fantasy about Lei, a Paper Caste girl, who is forcefully... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danika Reviews Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

  

  I finished this book back in November, but I have frankly been intimidated to review it. This is a big, twisty, ambitious novel that I'm still processing now,... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Rachel Reviews The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

  

  Intense, expansive, and original, Andrea Stewart's The Bone Shard Daughter (2020), book one of the Drowning Empire, was a joy to read. Its lesbian representatio... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Shannon Reviews Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova

  

  Labyrinth Lost is the first book in Zoraida Cordova's captivating young adult series entitled Brooklyn Brujas, and it's one I didn't expect to fall head over... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Mo Springer Reviews Deadline by Stephanie Ahn

  

  Harrietta Lee, or Harry, is a witch excommunicated from the magical community due to a checkered past and a lot of baggage. Her main goal is to make rent on tim... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2021 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danika Reviews This is How We Fly by Anna Meriano

  

  I want to start by being clear that this does not have a sapphic main character, but it does have multiple sapphic side characters and subplots, which is why I'... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Marieke Reviews And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker

  

  It seems this year I have read more than my usual share of science fiction (murder) mystery: The 7 ½ Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle, Jane, Unlimited, and... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2020 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Why We Need Queer Holiday Stories

  

  I have a little collection of sapphic Christmas books that I save up to read in December. It isn't a long list, but I try to make room for at least one every... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2020 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Meagan Kimberly Reviews If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

  

  Childhood friends Sahar and Nasreen are desperately in love, but living in Tehran, their love is forbidden. Nasreen wants to lead the life her parents want for... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2020 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Maggie Reviews Things Hoped For by Chencia C. Higgins

  

  I picked up Things Hoped For at the beginning of the year, out of a list of f/f romance coming out this year, I believe. Or maybe Black romance authors?... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2020 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• SPONSORED REVIEW: The Unicorn, The Mystery by Janet Mason

  

  The Unicorn, The Mystery is a novel based on a series of seven tapestries titled "The Hunt of the Unicorn." We follow a (genderless) unicorn through this... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2020 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Shana Reviews Comet’s First Christmas by Delilah Night

  

  I love sappy holiday movies, and Comet's First Christmas nailed the sweet and silly tone of some of my favorites, glossing over any plot holes with Christmas... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2020 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Maggie Reviews Maybe Charlotte by Louise McBain

  

  Maybe Charlotte by Louise McBain came out December 10 from Bella Books. For full disclosure, a review copy of this book was sent to The Lesbrary for a possible... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2020 BOOKS, LGBTQ