Welcome to Week Forty-One of the 2025 IHS Sapphic Reading Challenge, where we have so many sapphic books to share!
14 of the books below are on sale so scoop up some fantastic sapphic fiction reads at bargain prices.
The sale ends Friday, October 17.
New to the IHS Sapphic Reading Challenge?
We’re super excited for the challenge this year. There are so many wonderful authors and books to be featured!
Find out all the IHS Reading Challenge deets here.
We’re grateful to A. L. Brooks for sponsoring today’s post. Please check out Liberation.
Countdown to 10,000
When Miranda suggested to TB that they should build a sapphic book database, TB wasn’t fully onboard. Her response was, “Sounds expensive.” While that was true, once TB came around to the idea, she fully committed.
You may not know this, but TB starts off most of her days at a ridiculously early hour and her first task every day is to enter books into the database. If she didn’t get up super early, she wouldn’t have the time to enter any books.
Here’s a fun fact you may not know. We’re big fans of Bridgerton. The website designers who created the BookFinder is run by Julia Quinn’s sister, who wrote the Bridgerton books.
In October, 2022, the IHS BookFinder made its debut in the world with 1,000 books.
Three years later, TB is zeroing in on entering the 10,000th book. Right now, there are 9,988 in the database.
That means TB needs to enter 12 more books to reach the 10k mark. How long will it take her? She tries to enter at least 5 books a day, but the number varies due to so many variables.
Keep an eye on this space for the big announcement when our database reaches 10,000 books!
Before we get to this week’s category, it’s time for Guess the Author
Every week we’ll provide five clues about a sapphic author. This game helps readers get to know their favorite authors while having fun.
Here is today’s clue:
Clue #1: My first book was a dark romance with a revenge plot loaded with angst and published in 2021.
Don’t forget to check out the new release post tomorrow for Clue #2.
Now for this week’s category: Spooky Sapphics
Scary books are the perfect way to get into the Halloween spirit, filling dark nights with spine-tingling chills and haunting tales that linger long after you turn the last page.
Before you buy any books on Amazon, please ensure the sale price matches your expectation. (Some international prices may vary, especially permafree titles.) We do our best to double check prices ahead of time but sometimes changes can happen that are out of our control.


