Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey
It is widely analyzed by queer scholars for its ‘Boston Marriage’ dynamics
Fiction
The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy
A New Yorker staff writer chronicles her unconventional life as a lesbian journalist who traveled the world, married a woman, became pregnant at 37, and experienced devastating losses that forced her to confront what she could and couldn’t control.
Shadow Work by Montana Carr
In a gritty urban landscape, PI Marti Starova investigates a deadly counterfeit drug ring while navigating her own addictions and volatile relationships with the women in her life
The Familiar Dark by Montana Carr
In The Familiar Dark, even doing the right thing can lead to handcuffs, and sometimes justice wears the face of tragedy.
A Diary of Love by Maude Hutchins (All Editions)
Maude Hutchins’ A Diary of Love is a lyrical, stream-of-consciousness exploration of the sensory and emotional awakening of Noel, a sensitive young woman navigating the complexities of human desire. Raised in a mid-Victorian country house by her flute-playing grandfather, an inhibited aunt, and a sickly governess named Miss Heminway, Noel’s world is defined by her … Read more
The Captive by Édouard Bourdet
A three-act melodrama about Irène, a lesbian who pretends engagement to Jacques while tortured by her love for the unseen Madame d’Aiguines, ultimately returning to the relationship saying ‘it is a prison to which I must return captive, despite myself.’
Drowning in Broad Daylight by Montana Carr
PI Marti Starova’s head pounds harder than the endless Falls City rain.
Rain-Soaked by Montana Carr
When wealthy socialite Francesca Stanfield hires Marti to find her missing teenage daughter Serra, Marti takes the case despite her skepticism