#butch books

[the-bi-library]

As bisexual visibility month approaches us, I wanted to highlight a few bi books we don't see people talking about much and give people some recs for bi books to read!

Books listed:

Fall Into You by Georgina Kiersten

Splinter by Jasper Hyde

Spring on the Peninsula by Ery Shin

When Tara Met Farah by Tara Pammi

Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington

More to Love by Georgina Kiersten

When the Stars Alight by Camilla Andrew

Lulu Sinagtala and the City of Noble Warriors by Gail D. Villanueva

No Two Ways by Chi Yu

Exposing Lesser Demons by K.N. Robertson

Wolfpack by Rem Wigmore

A Dance of Water and Air by Antonia Aquilante

Hugged by Verity Ritchie

Where Willows Weep by Luna Fiore

Fake it by Lily Seabrooke

Small Gods of Calamity by Sam Kyung Yoo

Beyond Repair by Catherine Stein

Baptism of Fire by Jessie Thomas

Poisoned Primrose by Dahlia Donovan

Birthright by M.A. Vice

A Masc for Purim by Roz Alexander

Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns

Errant by L.K. Fleet

Loser of the Year by Carrie Byrd

Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood

Monstersona by Chloe Spencer

Scoring a Spouse by Liz Lincoln

Tengoku by Rae D. Magdon

Leaving's Not the Only Way to Go by Kay Acker

Speech and Debacles by Heather DiAngelis

Things I'll Never Say by Cassandra Newbould

Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver

Allure by CEON

To Beg or Not to Beg by Cat Giraldo

Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson

Ride with Me by Jenna Jarvis

Dearly Departed by Heather Novak

Swift and Sudden Exit by Nico Vincenty

Wishing on Winter by Brenna Bailey

Crystrals and Contracts by A. A. Fairview

Tomb of Heart and Shadow by Cara N. Delaney

False Hearts and Broken Frets by Elle Bennett

The Blood Born Dragon by J. C. Rycroft

An Act of Devotion by A. M. Leibowitz

Biting down by Torrance Sené

[aroaessidhe]

appreciation post for the butches i drew in 2024

marney from metal from heaven

sideways from the scapegracers

sian from how to get a girlfriend (when you're a terrifying monster)

jude from the invocations

lorelai from a dark and drowning tide

[free-queer-books]

EXPIRED - Fall Into You by Georgina Kiersten

It's Autumn. Is there a better time to fall in love? Imari Haines has had it with the gossip. The whole town is acting like she's their very own Runaway Bride. A plus-size, black version of Julia Roberts that left a perfectly nice boy at the altar. Her family is no exception. Her mother won't stop making passive-aggressive comments. Exhausted by this charged atmosphere, a boss that doesn't appreciate her, and the never-ending town rumors, Imari makes a bold decision. Come autumn, she moves to Appeley (a small town in Hill Country) and never looks back. In Appeley, for the first time ever, Imari feels welcome, happy, and unapologetically herself. She tries new things, makes brand-new friends and, while attending the fall apple festival, she accidentally bumps into a very familiar face… Cassidy Martinez was her childhood best friend and partner in crime. Now, she has grown into a stunning, confident woman, and Imari can't help noticing. Should she take a risk? Can the two of them pick up where they left off, or is being friends not going to be enough this time around? An F/F Black BBW Sapphic Romance featuring plus-size main characters, a small town, autumn themes, butches and studs, motorcycle rides, coffeeshops, childhood friends-to-lovers romance, and tons of found family feels.

Promotion length: Unknown

Markets available: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo, Smashwords

Link to book: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1354670

[that-butch-archivist]

"Lesbian Weddings" by Wendy Jill York

source: The Femme Mystique, edited by Lesléa Newman

[mercymornsimpathizer]

a non-exhaustive list of butch literature

a (very ad-hoc) list of butch reading and writing, (mostly) by butch authors. books I've read myself in bold; take the rest with a grain of salt. additions, addendums, and commentary welcome :)

(you can find my list of femme literature here)

general/literary fiction:

mrs s by k patrick

stone butch blues by leslie feinberg

boulder by eva baltasar

running fiercely towards a thin high sounds by judith katz

tipping the velvet by sarah waters

a crystal diary by frankie hucklenbroich

godspeed by lynn breedlove

cha-ching! by ali liebegott

the ihop papers by ali liebegott

greasepaint by hannah levene

lucy and mickey by red jordan arobateau

the bull-jean stories by sharon bridgforth

development by bryher

notes of a crocodile by qiu miaojin

america is not the heart by elaine castillo

the slow fix by ivan coyote

the swashbuckler by lee lynch

old dyke tales by lee lynch

sci-fi, fantasy, and horror:

gideon the ninth by tamsyn muir

the unspoken name by ak larkwood

vermilion by molly tanzer

metal from heaven by august clarke

scapegracers by ha clarke

the unbroken by cl clarke

fire logic by laurie marks

the seep by chana porter

these burning stars by bethany jacobs

feast while you can by mikaella clements and onjuli datta

non-fiction, memoir, and autobiography:

hijab butch blues by lamya h

gender failure by ivan coyote and rae spoon

fun home by allison bechdel

butch is a noun by h bear bergman

female masculinity by jack halberstam

burning butch by rb murtz

when we were outlaws by jeanne cordova

leaving isn't the hardest thing by lauren hough

odd girls and twilight lovers by lillian faderman

another mother tongue by judy grahn

boots of leather, slippers of gold by elizabeth lapovsky and madeline davis

the persistent desire ed joan nestle

persistence: all way butch and femme ed ivan coyote and zena sharman

dagger: on butch women ed lily burana

[hattersarts]

drew some book!husbands. they feel like they've taken more traits from each other than the show.

[identifying-books-in-posts]

The book below Pageboy is Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H.

I can recommend it.

This is real parents' choice, not the BS “Parents choice for mine AND yours” that Mommy Fascism League supports.

The 51 kids should not dictate what books/media the other 29,949 have access.

[dollhousefemme]

Mrs. S by K. Patrick

[makingqueerhistory]

Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir

Lamya H

When fourteen-year-old Lamya H realizes she has a crush on her teacher--her female teacher--she covers up her attraction, an attraction she can't yet name, by playing up her roles as overachiever and class clown. Born in South Asia, she moved to the Middle East at a young age and has spent years feeling out of place, like her own desires and dreams don't matter, and it's easier to hide in plain sight. To disappear. But one day in Quran class, she reads a passage about Maryam that changes everything: When Maryam learned that she was pregnant, she insisted no man had touched her. Could Maryam, uninterested in men, be . . . like Lamya? From that moment on, Lamya makes sense of her struggles and triumphs by comparing her experiences with some of the most famous stories in the Quran. She juxtaposes her coming out with Musa liberating his people from the pharoah; asks if Allah, who is neither male nor female, might instead be nonbinary; and, drawing on the faith and hope Nuh needed to construct his ark, begins to build a life of her own--ultimately finding that the answer to her lifelong quest for community and belonging lies in owning her identity as a queer, devout Muslim immigrant. This searingly intimate memoir in essays, spanning Lamya's childhood to her arrival in the United States for college through early-adult life in New York City, tells a universal story of courage, trust, and love, celebrating what it means to be a seeker and an architect of one's own life.

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[the-bi-library]

Here are bisexual books out in April!

Books listed:

In Universes by Emet North Dear Bi Men: A Black Man's Perspective on Power, Consent, Breaking Down Binaries, and Combating Erasure by J.R. Yussuf Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur Of Blood and Aether (Harbingers, #1) by Harper Hawthorne Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga #2) by Brittany N. Williams Darker by Four (Darker by Four, #1) by June C.L. Tan Rough Trade by Katrina Carrasco The Last Love Song by Kalie Holford Moon Dust in My Hairnet by J.R. Creaden What Is Love? by Jen Comfort Finally Fitz by Marisa Kanter The Boyfriend Fix by Lee Pini Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan She Came for Blood (Dreamers & Demons: Sapphic Monsters Book 3) by Darva Green Call Forth a Fox by Markelle Grabo I'm The Same by James Ungurait Something Kindred by Ciera Burch Calling of Light (Shamanborn, #3) by Lori M. Lee Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta Even If We're Broken by A.M. Weald Harley Quinn: Redemption (DC Icons Series Book 3) by Rachael Allen Rainbow Overalls by Maggie Fortuna Smile and Be a Villain by Yves Donlon Lights, Camera, Passion by Isabel Lucero Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married by Georgia Beers Court of Wanderers (Silver Under Nightfall, #2) by Rin Chupeco Good Mourning, Darling (Darling Disposition, #1) by Azalea Crowley All the Hype (Oak Haven Romance) by S. Bolanos The Devil to Pay by Katie Daysh Every Time You Hear That Song by Jenna Voris

You can find these books in this list on goodreads

[aroaessidhe]

A mutual of mine has this database of 100+ books with butch/stud/masc sapphics that might be of interest to some people!

[silliestbutch]

I have created a doc sharing descriptions and recommendations for butch4butch books, including romance, literary fiction, historical fiction, manga, graphic novels and sci-fi/fantasy. This list is incomplete, and is still being updated regularly.

With full transparency, some of these books may not be "explicit" in their representation, but I have still included them because to my understanding, they include two butch or masc lesbians in a relationship. I have not, however, included books like Gideon the Ninth, where the author themselves have clarified that they don't see one half of the pairing as butch.

If anybody has issues or recommendations, kindly dm me here, and be civil about it. Hope you enjoy this list and find something to your taste. I will keep refining and updating the doc, as I read more.

If you want to toss a coin to a silly butch, here's my ko-fi.

[free-queer-books]

Sapphic Stuff Your Kindle Day - February 26th, 2025

A one-day book blast of free and $1 sapphic ebooks!

The following books are free, withspecific representation I can confirm from the book blurbs:

Bisexual characters

Becoming a Bi-con by Sarah Jane (Amazon)

The Intimate Beginnings of Taylor by Lavender Quinn (Amazon)

The Fox's Den by Krystal and Kimberly Wolfgang (Amazon)

A Sin So Pure by G.B. Bancroft (Amazon)

Hearts and Stars by Phoenix Kathryn (Amazon)

Not Queer Enough by Madison Nicole (Amazon)

Fall Into You by Georgina Kiersten (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords)

Butch characters

The Scales of Seduction by Rien Gray (Amazon)

Scripted Love by Helena Harte (Amazon)

Tour of Love by Shannon O'Connor (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo)

Fall Into You by Georgina Kiersten (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords)

Femme characters

The Scales of Seduction by Rien Gray (Amazon)

Tour of Love by Shannon O'Connor

Shielding Selena by Kendall Kay (Amazon)

F/NB books

Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley (Amazon)

All You Want For The Holidays by Quinton Li (Amazon)

A Sharper, More Lasting Pain by Alex Harvey-Rivas (Amazon, Smashwords)

Not Queer Enough by Madison Nicole (Amazon)

Lesbian characters

A Sin So Pure by G.B. Bancroft (Amazon)

Sister Leigh Love by Hadiya Heyes (Amazon)

Road to Copper Hollow by Katie Trapp (Amazon)

Pyramid Stunt by Alex La Bruyere (Amazon)

Muses by Elisabeth Andre (Amazon)

Shielding Selena by Kendall Kay (Amazon)

Beyond a Crush by Nova Ro (Amazon)

I Still Think About You... Wishing by Nova Ro (Amazon)

True Love Always Comes Back Around by Nova Ro (Amazon)

The Opposite Worlds by Raluca L. Matara (Amazon)

Nonbinary characters

Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley (Amazon)

All You Want For The Holidays by Quinton Li (Amazon)

Sister Leigh Love by Hadiya Heyes (Amazon)

Not Queer Enough by Madison Nicole (Amazon)

Polyamory

Pyramid Stunt by Alex La Bruyere (FFM) (Amazon)

Keep by J C Bryer (Amazon)

Crowns and Swords by J.L. Meyrick (Amazon)

Indecent by Gwin Savage (FFF) (Bookfunnel, no signup needed)

Tattoed on Their Hearts by Lavender Nicole (Amazon)

Trans characters

The Scales of Seduction by Rien Gray (Amazon)

Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley (Amazon)

Knight of Elysia and sequels by Aiden Murray (Amazon)

A Million Spinning Moons by MJ Anthony (Gumroad)

Other free sapphic books:

Born of Flame and Fury by Hannah Danielle (Amazon)

Venom and Vengence by Hannah Danielle (Amazon)

Women Are From Venus by C.R. Jones (Amazon, Kobo, Smashwords)

Forbidden by Elvi Blómgren (Amazon)

Stealing from Selkies by Katrina Lalock (Amazon)

The Blight of Blackridge by R.P. Dunwater (Amazon)

For the 1000th Time by Jen-Lea Mercy (Amazon)

Summer Love by Gemma Addison Dove (Amazon)

A Hex on Honeysuckle Lane by Caroline Lane (Amazon)

Heart and Soul of the Wolf by Ariana Jade (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords)

The Sorceror's Lament by Sam Dogra (Amazon)

Golden Ruin by Emma Kennedy (Amazon)

Sucker Punch by Kayla Faber (Amazon)

Unholy With Eyes Like Wolves by Morgan Dante (Amazon)

Chrysalis and Requiem by Quinton Li (Amazon)

Scrummie by Kitty Charing (Amazon)

Faun Over Me by B.L. Brown (Amazon)

Haunt Me, Baby by Rose Santoriello (Amazon)

Spirit Warrior: Maiden's Path by Tracey Love (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords)

As the Sun Comes Up by Olive J. Kelley (Amazon)

Heart of the Wolf Goddess by Autumn Wolff (itch.io)

Homecoming by Angelic Rogers (Amazon)

Between Boat and Shore by Rhiannon Grant (Amazon)

Introduction by Luci Grae (Amazon)

Fake for Fame by Isla Briggs (Amazon)

Warmer, Colder by Alexia Onyx (Amazon)

A Flower's Fatal Thorn by Jordan Dugdale (Amazon, Barnes & Noble)

When Flowers Wilt by G.E. Masters (Amazon)

Stripping Insecurities by Kat Banyan (Amazon)

[charliestar]

pumpkin boy in his natural habitat

[cowboyjen68]

Looking for a book about the butch experience written by a butch woman!? Here you go. My friend Shayley wrote this and I can’t wait to dive in. I put her order link in my link tree. Available on Audio book too.

[that-butch-archivist]

"Dyke March 1994" by Morgan Gwenwald

source: The Wild Good: Lesbian Photographs & Writings on Love, edited by Beatrix Gates