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Boyfriend Material by Alexis HallSomething to Talk About by Meryl WilsnerStriking Distance by Sarah Rees BrennanThe Gravity of Us by Phil StamperCherrington Academy by Rebecca J. Caffery
2020 LGBTQIA+ Releases
90 books — 119 voters
And Playing the Role of Herself by K.E. LaneThe Brutal Truth by Lee WinterJust Three Words by Melissa BraydenThose Who Wait by Haley CassKiss the Girl by Melissa Brayden
Best Lesbian Romance Novels for the 21st Century
195 books — 118 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergFun Home by Alison BechdelGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallThe Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
Butch Women and Female Masculinity
239 books — 82 voters
Fated Love by RadclyffeThe Night Off by Meghan O'BrienBackwards to Oregon by JaeThe Target by Gerri HillStone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Best Butch/Femme couples
118 books — 66 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareAlanna by Tamora PierceMonstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Women who Dressed As Men
177 books — 55 voters
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallBeebo Brinker by Ann Bannon
Butch lesbian characters
125 books — 50 voters

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirOne Last Stop by Casey McQuistonBackwards to Oregon by JaeThe Roommate Arrangement by JaeUnexpected by Jenny Frame
Butch Lesbian Leads
78 books — 40 voters
Those Who Wait by Haley CassBreaking Character by Lee WinterAnd Playing the Role of Herself by K.E. LaneJust for Show by JaeForever and a Day - A Those Who Wait story by Haley Cass
5-star F/F
310 books — 39 voters

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Unbroken by C.L. ClarkThe Unspoken Name by A.K. LarkwoodRevenge by Dani HootsDeadline by Stephanie Ahn
Sci-Fi Fantasy with Butch leads
27 books — 22 voters
Stop Me If You've Heard This One by Kristen ArnettThe Other March Sisters by Linda EpsteinHungerstone by Kat DunnA Sharp Endless Need by Mac (Marisa) CraneWe Could Be Rats by Emily R. Austin
2025 Literary Fiction Featuring Queer Women
36 books — 15 voters

Shattered by Lee WinterA Jade's Diamond by Char DafoeLife Rewired by Lynn GalliWherever Is Your Heart by Anita KellySet in Stone by Angela Brown
Butch4butch
26 books — 11 voters
Sometimes She Lets Me by Tristan TaorminoThe Harder She Comes by D.L. KingSet in Stone by Angela BrownNo Mercy by Patrick CalifiaLeather Heights, Toronto, Canada. Kinky Tales from Hogtown by Youkali Youkali
Erotica with Butch Characters
30 books — 9 voters

All-Night Pharmacy by Ruth MadievskyBellies by Nicola DinanMrs. S by K. PatrickThe New Life by Tom CreweAny Other City by Hazel Jane Plante
2023 Literary Fiction Featuring Queer Women
23 books — 8 voters
The Academy by Emmaline AndrewsCroak by Gina DamicoGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardBeyond the Boundary by Agnes Charlotte StewartTessa Masterson Will Go to Prom by Emily Franklin
Androgynous Girl on the Cover
37 books — 7 voters

Detransition, Baby by Torrey PetersWith Teeth by Kristen ArnettMilk Fed by Melissa BroderStone Fruit by Lee LaiSummer Fun by Jeanne Thornton
2021 Literary Fiction Featuring Queer Women
15 books — 7 voters
Against Equality by Ryan ConradQueer Religiosities by Melissa M. WilcoxPink Crime by Valena BeetyHindi Dalit Literature in the United Provinces by Tapan BasuThis Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. Moraga
Gender and Sexuality Studies Theory and Praxis
39 books — 4 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Persistent Desire by Joan NestleBeebo Brinker by Ann BannonThe Swashbuckler by Lee LynchTipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Butch/Femme Book Club
101 books — 4 voters
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisAutobiography Of Mother Jones by Mary Harris JonesThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallThe Norton Anthology of Poetry, 4th Edition by Margaret FergusonArticles on Lesbian History, Including by Hephaestus Books
Books Mentioned in 'Stone Butch Blues'
10 books — 3 voters

S/He by Minnie Bruce PrattFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggA Lesbian Belle Tells by Elizabeth McCainLittle Altars Everywhere by Rebecca WellsMy Mama's Dead Squirrel by Mab Segrest
Southern Femme Realness
7 books — 1 voter

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