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Best Sapphic Mafia Romance

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It’s time to crown this week’s Best of the Best Winners. How do we decide on the sapphic books to include in these polls? We value reader input, so we ask them on Patreon to nominate their favorites. It’s easy to follow the account for free. We take those nominations to create a best of […]


Sapphics Around the Globe: Donna Jay chats about Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

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It seems like every time we read the news LGBTQ+ rights are under attack someplace. Yet, we always hear wonderful stories from queer people about how amazing the country, state, city, town, neighborhood, or cabin in the woods where they live really is. This year’s IHS reading challenge will focus on books set in different […]


Author Interview: Serena J. Bishop Chats about Leveled

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Get ready to learn more about the book Leveled in this discussion with sapphic author Serena J. Bishop. Join us for an exclusive peek behind the scenes as we quiz Serena J. Bishop about Leveled, writing, reading, and more. This book is part of the Maryland category in the 2026 IHS Reading Challenge. Why did you […]


All About: Touched by Light, Marked by Song by Mia B

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Touched by Light, Marked by Mia B Released: May 09, 2026 Genre: Fantasy Romance Why this book and why now? Touched by Light, Marked by Song was the book that arrived the moment my life cracked open. After seventeen years in oncology nursing, I hit a breaking point that forced me to finally ask who […]


We Want Your Photos to Prove TB Doesn’t Have Any Fashion Sense

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Let’s have some silly fashion fun. TB here. Before I get to the details of this event, I want to make it very clear that I came up with this idea and I find it funny. Sometimes people worry that stating a fact, like I don’t have fashion sense, will hurt my feelings. It doesn’t. […]


May 19 Edition: Butch / Femme, Slow Burn, Workplace Romance, and More!

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It’s Tuesday which means it’s time to reveal this week’s hot new sapphic books! There’s a great mix of new women loving women books in so many subgenres this week, including lesbian fiction love stories with popular tropes: lesfic butch / femme, queer slow burn, and sapphic workplace romance. There’s also historical, erotica, suspense, mystery, […]


Author Interview: Carol Anne Douglas Chats about Sister Matthew and Sister Rose

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Get ready to learn more about the book Sister Matthew and Sister Rose in this discussion with sapphic author Carol Anne Douglas. Join us for an exclusive peek behind the scenes as we quiz Carol Anne Douglas about Sister Matthew and Sister Rose, writing, reading, and more. This book is part of the Maryland category in […]


All About: The Physician’s Gambit by Marina Tempest

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The Physician’s Gambit by Marina Tempest Released: Apr 29, 2026 Genre: Historical Fiction Why this book and why now? I have a degree in historical linguistics, which means I am incapable of entering any historical period without immediately asking… what language were they speaking, and what did that language let them think? Istanbul in Ottoman […]


2026 I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge Week Nineteen: 10 Books on Sale

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Welcome to Week Nineteen of the 2026 IHS Sapphic Reading Challenge, where we have so many sapphic books to share! 10 of the books below are on sale so scoop up some fantastic sapphic fiction reads at bargain prices. The sale ends Friday, May 22. There are two sections in today’s post. The top section […]


2026 IHS Reading Challenge Week Nineteen Giveaway

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Welcome to the 2026 IHS Reading Challenge Week Nineteen Sapphic eBook Giveaway! Each week as part of the I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge, we will be holding a sapphic book giveaway with books from the current week’s category. Authors and publishers are generously offering these eBooks as prizes, for which we are very grateful. We […]