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Sapphics Around the Globe: Sandy S chats about Mechanicsburg, PA USA

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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 […]


All About: YOU x ME by Ayla Vejdani

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YOU x ME by Ayla Vejdani Released: May 26, 2026 Genre: Contemporary Romance Why this book and why now? You x Me is a series of queer, BIPOC love stories. These modern entanglements are the kind of romances that make us lose sleep, love letters to the friendships we can’t live without, and a celebration […]


May 26 Edition: Age Gap, Secret Crush, Forbidden 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 age gap, queer secret crush, and sapphic forbidden romance. There’s also historical, erotica, mystery, suspense, fantasy, […]


Best Dressed Pets: Meet Mabel and Mariah

Let’s have some silly fashion fun. TB here. Before I get to the fun, 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. I’m very much […]


Author Interview: Kelsey Kranz Chats about A Soft Place to Land

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Get ready to learn more about the book A Soft Place to Land in this discussion with sapphic author Kelsey Kranz. Join us for an exclusive peek behind the scenes as we quiz Kelsey Kranz about A Soft Place to Land, writing, reading, and more. This book is part of the Pennsylvania category in the 2026 […]


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

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Welcome to Week Twenty 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 29. There are two sections in today’s post. The top section […]


Best Dressed Pets: Meet Beaux

Let’s have some silly fashion fun. TB here. Before I get to the fun, 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. I’m very much […]


2026 IHS Reading Challenge Week Twenty Giveaway

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Welcome to the 2026 IHS Reading Challenge Week Twenty 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 […]


Author Interview: Audrey Beth Stein Chats about Becoming Emily Novak

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Get ready to learn more about the book Becoming Emily Novak in this discussion with sapphic author Audrey Beth Stein. Join us for an exclusive peek behind the scenes as we quiz Audrey Beth Stein about Becoming Emily Novak, writing, reading, and more. This book is part of the Pennsylvania category in the 2026 IHS Reading […]


Week of May 24: Books on Preorder Now

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Be the first of your friends to read the next big sapphic book by snagging one of these great titles on preorder right now! We hate being the last to hear about fantastic new sapphic books. How about you? In fact, one of the main reasons TB started the website in 2017 was to help […]