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Black History Month! Week 3 reads: Great author narrated audiobooks, plus a light romance. "Dear Senthuran" by Akwaeke Emezi "Black Girl, Call Home" by Jasmine Mans "How We Fight for Our Lives" by Saeed Jones "A Little Kissing Between Friends" by Chencia C Higgins πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ–€πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸŒΆ #queerbooks #booksky

A queer romance a day for February! Day 21: "How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager" by D. N. Bryn A humorous paranormal romance series. I thought I was bored with vampires, but this one tickled my fancy! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸŒΆ #queerbooks #booksky

"Black Girl, Call Home" by Jasmine Mans I am in awe! I just finished the audiobook, then went down a rabbit hole of live recordings. "Each poem explores... the painful, joyous path to adulthood as a young, queer Black woman" "Dear Ex Lover" 2011 youtu.be/tpVLLq7KQyE?... πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ–€ #queerbooks #booksky

A queer romance a day for February! Day 20: "Experienced" by Kate Young So much to love about this contemporary sapphic friends to lovers tale! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸŒΆ #queerbooks #sapphicbooks #booksky

A queer romance a day for February! Day 19: "The Orc and Her Bride" by Lila Gwynn and "Claimed by the Orc Prince" by Lionel Hart I couldn't decide which queer SFF Orc/Elf arranged marriage series to feature, so take your pick! I loved them both. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒΆ #queerbooks #booksky #sapphicbooks

I'm so happy evil queen sapphic romance is a thing. πŸŒˆπŸ“š

A queer romance a day for February! Day 18: "Interesting Facts about Space: A Novel" by Emily Austin I enjoyed the neurodiversity representation in this one! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒΆ #queerbooks #sapphic #bluesky

A queer romance a day for February! Day 17: "10 Things That Never Happened" by Alexis Hall A contemporary stand alone romcom set in the same reality as bestselling "Boyfriend Material" πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸŒΆ #queerbooks #booksky

Still time to vote to support QLL's mission to supply queer literature to anyone in the country! If you use libby, I highly recommend getting a library card through QLL. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks #booksky

A queer romance a day for February! Day 16: "A Shore Thing" by Joanna Lowell Another historical fiction romance, this time featuring a trans masc main character, penny farthing bicycles, and botany. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸŒΆ #queerbooks #booksky

Tag a friend who needs an amorphous tentacle girlfriend πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€ (Fight against the cheeto while getting free books!! More details in the link below. Huge thanks to @mariecardno.bsky.social for contributing her sapphic story to the project!) πŸ“šπŸ§£ www.pride.cozyote.com πŸŒˆπŸ“š

A queer romance a day for February! Day 15: "Outdrawn" by Deanna Grey This was my valentine read yesterday, and it was perfect! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ–€πŸŒΆ #queerbooks #sapphic #booksky

Over the last month, 206 authors, critics, editors, and diehard readers came together to vote on the best transfeminine literature of 2024. This is the inaugural TFR Reader’s Choice Awards! πŸ₯³

Black History Month! Week 2 reads: I'm loving all the Black author recommendations! Keep them coming! "Outdrawn" by Deanna Grey "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender "Bingo Love" by Tee Franklin "The King Is Dead" by Benjamin Dean πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ–€πŸ“šπŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks #booksky

A queer romance a day for February! Day 14: "Can't Spell Treason Without Tea" by Rebecca Thorne My favorite romances involve strong couples taking on life's challenges together. I'm excited for book 3 coming out in March! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ“š #queerbooks #sapphic #booksky

Sapphic book sale! Over 200 titles for $0.99 each! Page 1 has romance/spice Page 2 has everything else πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks #sapphic iheartsapphfic.com/2025/02/13/i...

Queer book sale! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ“š #queerbooks #booksky

A queer romance a day for February! Day 13: "A Lady for a Duke" by Alexis Hall This historical fiction gem starring a trans woman is written by one of my favorite genderqueer authors. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸŒΆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ #queerbooks #booksky

A queer romance a day for February! Day 12: "Sing Anyway" by Anita Kelly This sweet and cozy novella series features a different queer pairing connecting over karaoke each addition. I dig the enby representation in book 1! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸŒΆπŸ“šπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks #booksky

Queer Liberation Library is such a valuable resource! Anyone can get a card and access tons of queer titles through Libby. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™

I have to admit that I love Valentine’s Day (I’m a libra who grew up on too many Julia Roberts movies) so just indulge me and my romantic heart this week and have some sapphic recs 🫢🏽 #booksky

A queer romance a day for February! Day 11: "The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics" by Olivia Waite A lovely sapphic historical fiction featuring a brainy main character who brings my nerdy heart joy. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒΆ #queerbooks #sapphic

A queer romance a day for February! Day 10: "Bingo Love" by Tee Franklin This graphic novel is adorable! I love how it stretches from the past into the future. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks #sapphic

A queer romance a day for February! Day 9: "The Fixer" by Lee Winter "The slowest of burns" is right! And I am here for it every step of the way. I just finished the sequel! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks #sapphic

New and upcoming queer horror/dark fiction books I'm looking forward to this year

A queer romance a day for February! Day 8: "She Came from the Swamp" by Darva Green Like monster romance? There is more where this came from. It's a novella series! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ¦„πŸš€ ##queerbooks #sapphic

More free books! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks #sapphic iheartsapphfic.com/2025/02/07/f...

Black History Month! Week 1 reads: "Ace of Spades" by Faridah Γ€bΓ­kΓ©-ÍyΓ­mΓ­dΓ©: The suspense! "D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding" by Chencia C Higgins: Super cute sapphic romcom "Model Home" by Rivers Soloman, a horror by one of my all time favorite authors. What are you reading? πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™ #queerbooks

A queer romance a day for February! Day 7: "Aurora's Angel" by Emily Noon I just finished this sapphic romantacy. I do love a butch cinnamon roll with claws! 😈😻 πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ¦„ #queerbooks #sapphic #booksky

A queer romance a day for February! Day 6: "The Queer Principles of Kit Webb: A Novel" by Cat Sebastian I used to think I didn't like romance as a genre, but it turned out I just hadn't read QUEER romance! This is the book that started me down the romance rabbit hole. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks

"Black Leopard, Red Wolf" by Marlon James Phenomenal narration. I got so excited when my book club picked it so I had the excuse to listen to the audiobook again. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ¦„ #queerbooks

A queer romance a day for February! Day 5: Dead Collections: "A Novel" by Isaac R. Fellman I adored this witty dark, queer trans SFF love story. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™ #queerbooks

My libby holds are so maxed out, I want to read all the queer books! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ¦„πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks #sapphic

More free books! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks #sapphic

I just contacted my reps! It looks like most of mine are hiding their emails and making us use their websites to send electronic communications these days. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ§‘πŸ¦„πŸ“šπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #queerbooks

A queer romance a day for February! Day 4: "A Strange and Stubborn Endurance" and "All the Hidden Paths" by Foz Meadows It turns out that I apparently have a thing for queer SFF arranged marriage scenarios. Especially if it's a series! πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™ #queerbooks

A queer romance a day for February! Day 3: "The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist" by Ceinwen Langley While you could call this a sapphic retelling of beauty and the beast, I enjoyed the way this YA romance tweaked quite a lot more than just gender. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™ πŸ§‘πŸ¦„πŸ“š