WLW Book Club

A blog for the WLW Book Club. Tracking: #wlwbookclub Voting on a new book soon!

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Our February read is She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen!

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We are accepting new members again!

Are you interested in joining a book club and reading books with wlw characters? Then consider joining the WLW Book Club discord server.

We are currently in between books and will be choosing a February book soon! We want this to be a safe and positive environment for everyone, so there are some server rules you should be aware of if you are considering joining.

Big server rules:

Absolutely zero discrimination (racism, sexism, transphobia, biphobia, homophobia, panphobia, aphobia, etc.) will be tolerated.

Be kind and respectful of other people and their comfort levels, opinions, and feelings.

Respect other people’s pronouns.

If someone is uncomfortable with something and asks you to stop, then stop.

If you are interested in joining the server or have any questions please send something to this blog or to @palmettofoxden

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Hi, I would love to be in the discord wlw server, it would be amazing to share my thoughts and to read some good wlw books. I’m sorry for sending here the message, I’m not sure why it isn’t letting me message you. Let me know if I could enter

Hey, sorry! I haven't been on tumblr in so long so I just saw this 😬

I'm going to post this publicly though because the server died out a while back, but I have messages about people wanting to join so I'm planning to clean up the server and try to revive it for February so lmk if you'd still be interested!

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have you read ruinsong by julia ember? very gay dark fantasy, i loved it! cw for animal death & mild gore though

I haven't read it yet, but I've heard lots of good things about it and I enjoyed The Seafarer's Kiss and The Navigator's Touch by the same author!

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The person who asked about closed women in the 70's secretly dating, could that have been the books Carol?

It could be!

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I’ve seen a book around about two gay girls in the 70s that have to stay in the closet, but are secretly dating. I really want to read it but I totally forgot the name. Do you have any idea what it could be?

The only thing I can think of that fits that description would be The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, but that might not be what you’re looking for.

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Books we have read so far:

Wolf Strap and Silver Kiss by Naomi Clarke

werewolf/human girlfriends

missing persons mystery

The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember

mermaid/human girlfriends

twisted fairy tale retelling

Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

movie set themed

chasing clues to solve a mystery about one of the character’s family members

moving on from an ex

First Position by Melissa Brayden

ballet rivals to lovers

messy impulsive girlfriend/organized and regimented girlfriend

Dating Sarah Cooper by Siera Maley

high school

fake dating

best friends to lovers

recommended for those who enjoyed Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen

high school

best friends to lovers

pining and questioning sexuality

recommended for those who enjoyed Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

moving on from/coping with sad events

dealing with the past after running away

reuniting with an old friend

not as much of a romantic focus

If you’re interested in joining and reading our next pick or talking about one of the past ones with us, check out this post to find out how.

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Life got busy and it has been a while since our last book, but we are accepting new members again!

Are you interested in joining a book club and reading books with wlw characters? Then consider joining the WLW Book Club discord server.

We are currently in between books and will be putting up a survey to choose the next book soon. There’s still time to join and submit your ideas before the survey though!

We want this to be a safe and positive environment for everyone, so there are some server rules you should be aware of if you are considering joining.

Big server rules:

Absolutely zero discrimination (racism, sexism, transphobia, biphobia, homophobia, panphobia, aphobia, etc.) will be tolerated.

Be kind and respectful of other people and their comfort levels, opinions, and feelings.

Respect other people's pronouns.

If someone is uncomfortable with something and asks you to stop, then stop.

If you are interested in joining the server or have any questions please send something to this blog or to @palmettofoxden.

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Our next book is Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen

(a wlw friends to lovers story that was recced for people who like Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe)

Hannah wants to spend her senior year of high school going to football games and Mardi Gras parties with her tight-knit group of friends. The last thing she wants is to fall in love with a girl--especially when that girl is her best friend, Baker. Hannah knows she should like Wally, the kind, earnest boy who asks her to prom. She should cheer on her friend Clay when he asks Baker to be his girlfriend. She should follow the rules of her conservative Louisiana community--the rules that have been ingrained in her since she was a child. But Hannah longs to be with Baker, who cooks macaroni and cheese with Hannah late at night, who believes in the magic of books as much as Hannah does, and who challenges Hannah to be the best version of herself. And Baker might want to be with Hannah, too--if both girls can embrace that world-shaking, yet wondrous, possibility.

We’re starting on February 24 and if you’d like to join us, then check out this post for information on joining the server.

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The options for our next read

[wlwbookclub]

We are accepting new members again!

Are you interested in joining a book club and reading books with wlw characters? Then consider joining the WLW Book Club discord server.

We are currently in between books and starting the next one sometime February 18th or later. (There’s a survey up until Friday that will help decide the next book and schedule.)

We want this to be a safe and positive environment for everyone, so there are some server rules you should be aware of if you are considering joining.

Big server rules:

Absolutely zero discrimination (racism, sexism, transphobia, biphobia, homophobia, panphobia, aphobia, etc.) will be tolerated.

Be kind and respectful of other people and their comfort levels, opinions, and feelings.

Respect other people's pronouns.

If someone is uncomfortable with something and asks you to stop, then stop.

If you are interested in joining the server or have any questions please send something to this blog or to @palmettofoxden.

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Sapphic As Fuck Books That You Haven’t Heard Of

yeah bitches i’m back and I have some God Dang Thoughts. all of them are about sapphic novels I’ve read this year and have seen nothing about on this platform!! sapphic fiction is getting its day in the sun and y'all have not yet NOTICED and it’s time to fix that

Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake [May 2018!!] - this is about a bi girl working to figure out both her brother’s role in a rape of her best friend and her own trauma, especially in how it affected her relationship with her ex, Charlie [who’s nb!] Charlie and Mara are my literal otp of the year and this book is one of the most quality ya books I have ever read. I cried and laughed and connected so much. 

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli - this is the only one I haven’t read, but if you wanted Leah to end up with Abby after watching Love, Simon, maybe read the sequel where she actually does? 

Final Draft by Riley Redgate [May 2018!!] - this book is about being an ambitious and depressed and biracial and pan as hell seventeen year old and it is so funny. what gets me about this one is that the characters are so real - Laila’s inner narrative especially is so incredibly well-done, I feel like I both know her and am her and love her. also, Hannah and Laila sailing was the most important moment of this year so far. a goddamn callout of a book

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - the best heterobait of 2017. I spent five extended hours of my life crying over Evelyn and Celia and I plan to spend more. very Literary Historical Fiction that reads like your typical pulpy mystery but is so much better. literally perfect. thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

Black Iris by Elliot Wake - ooooooh my god.  if you’ve ever wanted to read about Murder Gays who Kill Shitty Men this is your book and you should read it [tw for sexual assault and homophobic bullying] ooooooooo hh  m yg od

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson - the voice of god references that name game meme from two years ago. I do not kid. seriously, though, this book is so effortlessly weird and cool and quintessentially millennial. i would die for Elena’s flawed bad-at-decision-making sarcastic vulnerable latina bi ass. [oh, and her girlfriend is amazing].

Jane Unlimited by Kristin Cashore - this is the wildest book ever written, maybe? I love it so much what the fuck

Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore - sometimes a family can be five sisters all in love with the same genderqueer girl. no but seriously, this killed me. i cried for five hours. i cry a lot. this book is a literary masterpiece and belongs in every class on post-colonial writing and queer studies, but it also doesn’t Feel like annoying literary fiction but also you will probably feel really deep after reading it?

Nevernight and Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff - invented enemies-to-lovers. another heterobait. they’re all assassins and the writing is overdramatic to the point of satire [yes, it’s intentional]. kind of hilarious for a book about murder. a walking meme that will make you sad

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant - it’s like Jaws but with bisexuals and mermaids. i k n o w it sounds really wild but i read this book in like one night and it was so goddamn entertaining but also so deep and yeah i’ll die if a sequel gets released

Bright We Burn by Kiersten White [July 2018!!] - sometimes a family can be a useless gay, his competent lesbian wife, her girlfriend, and his boyfriend. LISTEN UP, BITCHES. this trilogy is now completed [!!!] and it is the most addicting trilogy on the market right now. it’s about becoming at home with yourself and finding religion in love [most of the leads are Muslim] and the power of the forgotten in history and i can’t believe kiersten white killed the bury-your-gays trope, personally. Nazira and Fatima don’t narrate, but they are such an important part of this book and I adore them both. love these four platonically married gays

anyway read my fucking weird gay books you’re welcome

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books read in 2018 (6/?)

everything leads to you by nina lacour

“five texts are waiting for me when I get out of my english final.”

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books read in 2018 (5/?)

the seafarers kiss by julia ember

“the amethyst dagger called to me from inside the drowned man’s chest.”

content about this book by me 

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books read in 2018 (4/?)

sliver kiss by naomi clark

““i wish you were coming with me tonight.” i tried not to sound whiny as i said it, but i couldn’t quite manage.”“

content about this book by me

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wlw book recs if you like these popular mlm titles

I read a lot of LGBTQ+ books and see the same mlm books get recc’ed over and over. So we’re gonna play the “if you like this, try that” game for wlw books. Here we go!

1. If you like Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda try Leah On The Offbeat (obvs), Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel, It’s Not Like It’s A Secret, or The Summer of Jordi Perez (set in High School, humorous, first love).

2. If you like TRC try The Spellbook of The Lost and Found (magical, moody, contemporary). 

3. If you like The Song of Achilles try Sappho’s Leap or The Dark Wife (Ancient Greece, mythology).

4. If you like Captive Prince try Kushiel’s Dart, The Privilege of the Sword, or When Women Were Warriors (epic fantasy/historical, court and courtesans).

5. If you like Carry On try That Witch! or Labyrinth Lost/Bruja Born (witches, magic, contemporary).

6. If you like Openly Straight try Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit (contemporary, humorous, in and out of the closet themes).

7. If you like Cassandra Clare/Holly Black try Huntress (fantasy, fairy realms).

8. If you like GGTVAV try That Inevitable Victorian Thing (steampunk, historical).

9. If you like Ari and Dante try Her Name in the Sky or Dating Sarah Cooper (friends to lovers, contemporary).

10. If you like AFTG try First Position or Fire on the Ice (sports rivals).

11. If you like Call Me By Your Name try Pages for You (first love, age gap, non-HEA).

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why are wlw books so angsty and deep all the time like where is my casual wlw romcom or my fantasy lesbians, space bis and trans princesses like not every wlw has some lost love in some town in the middle of nowhere

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I live for posts like this, because there are soooo many good f/f books out there that don’t get the attention they deserve because of the way wlw are marginalized. So!

Here are some recs for casual/feel-good f/f representation! All links are to my reviews.

Good Enough to Eat - super cute lesbian vampire rom-com

Promises, Promises - parody of LotR/D&D starring three lesbians on a quest for magical stuff

Everything Leads to You - Hollywood f/f YA about a young set designer who falls for a girl she meets under mysterious circumstances

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet - ensemble-cast “crew of a spaceship” story. Mostly just random adventures, includes a f/f couple who survive the book.

Roller Girl - contemporary f/f romance about trans woman who joins a roller derby team

Not fluffy, but the angst is SFF-stress rather than “living under homophobia/biphobia” stress:

Ascension - queer disabled ladies fighting Big Pharma in space–you wanted space bi’s, come get your space bi’s (actually, if you want more space bi’s also check out the anthology Fierce Family.)

Chameleon Moon - review is of an earlier edition and I hear the new one has even more great representation. Trans woman superhero with two female partners living in a dystopian city that’s on lockdown from the government after everyone develops mutant powers in response to a wonderdrug.

Not Your Sidekick - in the future, what happens when your parents are superheroes but you never developed powers? You intern for the baddie, of course! MC is bi and ends up in a f/f relationship, and the sequel will star her trans bestie.

Hope this helps. Feel free to browse my “lesbian books” tag for more recs (there are bi/pan girls in some of those recs, too.)

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*coughalsoeverythingshiraglassmanwritescough* *coughsuperfuntimescough*

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I mean, this is basically true – f/f fluff is kinda the cornerstone of my body of writing :P (Thanks!)

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All I Want For Christmas by Clare Lydon - Fluffy wlw romantic comedy (I know it’s not really in season at the moment but it’s so cute)

Gay Pride and Prejudice by Kate Christie - What it says on the tin. Elizabeth Bennett is a lesbian and the haughty Caroline Bingley is the last woman she could ever be prevailed upon to love.

Escape from B-Movie Hell by M.T. McGuire - Silly British sci-fi with a lesbian protagonist

Heart Trouble by Jae - A doctor gets shocked by a defibrillator while saving a woman’s life in the ER. Now they have a soul bond!

Finding Ms Write by Jae & Jove Belle - Collection of short stories about women who love women and also love books.

The Wind City by Summer Wigmore - Urban fantasy drawing on Maori mythology. Protagonist describes herself as “at least 60% gay” and falls in love with a monster girl.

Sword of the Guardian by Merry Shannon - Bi princess and lesbian bodyguard fall in love.

The Case of the Good-for-Nothing Girlfriend by Mabel Maney - Parody detective story about a gang of five lesbians who solve crimes.

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A Woman Scorned by Rachel Frank about an assassin who falls in love with a noblewoman (lesbian)

Beauty & Cruelty by Meredith Katz about the evil with falling in love with sleeping beauty (lesbian)

High & Mighty by S.S. Skye - a princess stuck in a tower who is decidely Not Amused about it (lesbian)

Humanity for Beginners by Faith Mudge - Two friends and a halfway house for lesbian werewolves (lesbian)

Hunting a Lady by Cari Z. and Caitlin Ricci - a woman who needs money goes to rescue a kidnapped lady for the reward (lesbian)

Lies & Reverie by Camilla Quinn - A shopkeeper’s daughter who loves to day dream, and the beautiful woman who runs the town (lesbian)

Love Rampage by Alex Powell - a girl in love with her best friend, and the unicorn who helps her (lesbian, trans)

Modern Serpents Talk Things Through by Jamie Brindle - a modern dragon who falls in love with the human who invades her cave (lesbian)

Prom and Other Hazards by Jamie Sullivan - super cute story about a girl, her best friend, and the prom (lesbian, bisexual)

Slaying Dragons by Sasha L. Miller - a frustrated mage, some dragons, and the lovely new partner she’s stuck with (lesbian)

The Broken Forest by Megan Derr - a Huntress, and the beautiful witch she meets dealing with a troublesome forest (lesbian, bisexual, trans)

The Mercenary by Annabelle Kitch - a peasant girl, the princess she loves, a quest to win her princess’s hand in marriage (lesbian)

The Persephone Star by Jamie Sullivan- a proper lady working in the post office, a notorious criminal set on revenge, and a bit of kidnapping (lesbian)

The Secret of Mermaid Cove by Megan Derr - an improper lady, an unwanted engagement, and an island full of secrets

Witch, Cat, and Cobb by J.K. Pendragon - a princess fleeing an arranged marriage, a witch, and a cat (lesbian, trans)

Zombies in the East End by Roxanne Dent - steampunk, zombies, and two tough ladies

California Skies by Kalya Bashe - bandits in the wild west, a hunt for jewels, stubborn people (bisexual, genderqueer)

Green Toes by Avery Flanders - gardens, a hint of magic shoes, and people falling in love (bisexual, genderqueer)

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Gossamer Axe by Gael Baudin. It’s been a while since I’ve read it, but it’s fantasy. Basically one of the most epic quests to save a lover I’ve read, more enjoyable because it’s based on music and the magic thereof. It’s not in print, so it can be a little hard to get a hold of, but worth it.