Whats Best For Jane by Bett Norris
An aging lesbian and a brilliant girl navigate family secrets and Southern grudges.
Fiction
Our History in New York by Linsey Abrams (All Editions)
Our History in New York by Linsey Abrams follows a single year in the lives of narrator Chloe, her long-time lover Helen, and their mostly lesbian and gay friends. The novel moves through pregnancy by insemination, a political campaign, AIDS, romance, and aging — the full texture of a community navigating life at the end … Read more
Charting By The Stars by Linsey Abrams (All Editions)
Linsey Abrams‘ debut novel chronicles one girl’s coming of age from a 1950s childhood into the New York of the 1960s. A love affair with another woman sets off a profound reckoning with identity and self. Ms. Magazine compared it to Margaret Atwood’s Surfacing, and The New York Times praised Abrams’ distinctive voice, calling her … Read more
Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey
It is widely analyzed by queer scholars for its ‘Boston Marriage’ dynamics
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