Take Out by Quang Bao
A seminal 2000 anthology from the Asian American Writers’ Workshop collecting radical, diverse queer literature from Asian Pacific America.
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Shanghai Lalas by Lucetta Yip Lo Kam
The first ethnographic study focusing on the community structures, survival strategies, and political realities of lesbians in modern Shanghai.
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys by Peter A. Jackson; Gerard Sullivan
A foundational academic anthology exploring the unique cultural, economic, and social dynamics of LGBTQ+ identities in contemporary Thailand.
First Queer Voices From Thailand by Peter A. Jackson
A historical study of Thailand’s early LGBTQ+ community through the translated lens of a famous mid-20th-century advice column.
Homeless by K. Vaishali
A poignant memoir tracking a young woman’s journey of navigating dyslexia and coming out as a lesbian in contemporary India.
Queer Representations In Chinese-Language Film And The Cultural Landscape by Shi-Yan Chao
Queer Representations in Chinese-language Film and the Cultural Landscape provides a cultural history of queer representations in Chinese-language film and media, negotiated by locally produced knowledge, local cultural agency, and lived histories. Incorporating a wide range of materials in both English and Chinese, this interdisciplinary project investigates the processes through which Chinese tongzhi/queer imaginaries are … Read more
Seven Of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard
A sapphic mystery-romance in which impoverished scholar Vân and notorious thief mindship Sunless Woods investigate a murder in the Scattered Pearls Belt, uncovering secrets and falling for each other along the way.
The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard
A sapphic space opera about scavenger Xích Si who enters an arranged marriage with Rice Fish, a sentient spaceship and pirate fleet leader, to investigate the suspicious death of Rice Fish’s wife while navigating betrayal, political intrigue, and unexpected love.
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
A sapphic romantic fantasy novella set in a pre-colonial Vietnamese-inspired world where diplomat princess Thanh must navigate her rekindled romance with Princess Eldris while balancing her country’s independence against imperial threats and her relationship with a fire elemental.
A Fire Born Of Exile by Aliette de Bodard
A sapphic Count of Monte Cristo-inspired space opera where betrayed scholar Quỳnh returns in disguise seeking revenge but finds her plans complicated by her deepening romance with engineer Hoà in a corrupt orbital society.