25for25 Sapphic Representation

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01 Jan 202531 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.)

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432 pages2021 6 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous medium-paced

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fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced

315 pages2017 5 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

480 pages2021 30 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

296 pages2022 8 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

504 pages2023 11 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

7h 53m2024 5 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

262 pages2021 15 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

310 pages2022 28 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

512 pages2024 13 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional tense medium-paced