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
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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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i'm begging i need some femme4butch lesbian literature😭😭
everything is always fem4fem and i'm bored but there's just some ellie williams mascs in the books with even remotely masculine lesbians. i need big beefy butches and their femmes.
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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.
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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
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HIJAB BUTCH BLUES by LAMYA H.
Alright, changing it up a bit with my book stuff but this one hit home with me. The author draws very interesting parallels between stories in the Quran and her experiences as a gay muslim woman that are very interesting. And if you think you can’t be muslim and gay, or wear a hijab and be gay, or even tackle muslim culture and queerness in one, then you’re bound to be pleasantly proved wrong with this one.
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Butch: Another way to be a woman
Another Mother Tongue: Gay Words, Gay Worlds by Judy Grahn (1984) / Asian American Sexualities: Dimensions of the Gay and Lesbian Experience by Russell Leong (1996)
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"The tradition of house parties had a significant impact on leadership in the Black lesbian community. Like the tough bar community, with which it overlapped, it respected those butches who could take care of business in the difficult environment of the street. But unlike the white bar community, it recognized and respected fem leaders. One reason for this may be the structural significance of home life in the Black lesbian community. Home-based parties gave fems, whose role was associated with domestic life, an arena for contributing to the social well-being of the community. They were key organizers for the house parties, dealing with problems internal to the community as well as relations with the outside world. In addition, fems opened their houses for visitors, nurturing those who needed a place to stay. Arlette, who was an important leader in the community, had the nickname, Mother Superior. When asked how she got this name, she explains, with a mixture of embarrassment and pride, that she always took care of people."
- Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community by Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy and Madeline Davis
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