25for25 Sapphic Representation

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60 participants (464 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Diversify your 2025 reading list with 25 sapphic books and/or authors! Pick your poison. Any book that centers sapphic women/nonbinary people in some capacity and/or is written by a sapphic author is fair game. 

(After some feedback, I relaxed this to include sapphic characters and/or sapphic authors because some great sapphic characters have been written by non-sapphics and some sapphic authors write great things that aren’t explicitly sapphic in nature.)

And, in case there is any confusion: Sapphic is an umbrella term that describes women, nonbinary people, and trans people who are attracted to other women or nonbinary people. It's inclusive of people who identify as lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, aromantic, asexual, or queer. (Thanks, Google.)

Challenge Books

All books added
The Fate of Stars by S.D. Simper

The Fate of Stars

Sea and Stars #1

S.D. Simper

8 hours, 24 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous fast-paced
Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin

Interesting Facts About Space

Emily Austin

320 pages • digital • 2024

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

Mortal Follies

Mortal Follies #1

Alexis Hall

392 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney

Escaping Mr. Rochester

L.L. McKinney

352 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult mysterious medium-paced
The Midnight Kingdom by Tara Sim

The Midnight Kingdom

The Dark Gods #2

Tara Sim

576 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Thousand Eyes by A.K. Larkwood

The Thousand Eyes

The Serpent Gates #2

A.K. Larkwood

385 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski

The Hollow Heart

Forgotten Gods #2

Marie Rutkoski

10 hours, 30 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

The Midnight Lie

Forgotten Gods #1

Marie Rutkoski

368 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

A Memory Called Empire

Teixcalaan #1

Arkady Martine

462 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
The Stars Undying by Emery Robin

The Stars Undying

Empire Without End #1

Emery Robin

528 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced