Lesbian category: 9059 books

“More persuasively than any other contemporary novelist, Sarah Schulman traces the ways in which the disenfranchisement that begins as a political evil pervades every aspect of life, from the metaphysical and spiritual to the most intimate moments of two people together.”—Tony Kushner “My...

Yeah-yeah-yeah Patti has health issues nevertheless, before she kicks the bucket she wants her adult daughter to find love, and Patti has just met the perfect person for Abby. However, her daughter is fighting her mother tooth and nail. What is up with that? Patti knows her daughter is gay....

“Yeah this definitely is your first time,” she commented. “You look like a kid with a new toy.” I stared up at her. “So am I doing something wrong?” She shook her head. “Nope.” She leaned down and ran the tip of her tongue along my bottom lip. “Play with your toy,”...

Jefferson is the lover every woman wants to be—or to have. Magnetically attractive, athletic, alcoholic, Jefferson is an anchorless innocent wandering through a world of women who can resist her no more than she can resist them. Never lacking a lover, Jefferson knows little of love; brought up on the...

Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) and Truman Capote (1924–1984) should not have been famous. They made their names between the Oscar Wilde trial and Stonewall, when homosexuality meant criminality and perversion. And yet both Stein and Capote, openly and exclusively gay, built their outsize reputations...

Three beautiful novels from the groundbreaking, award-winning author—including “a landmark work of lesbian fiction” and basis for the film Desert Hearts (The New York Times).   First published in 1964, Desert of the Heart broke ground with its realistic and complex portrayal of love between...

From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia, women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved, and had sex with other women. In beautiful prose, Sapphistries tells their stories, capturing the multitude of ways that diverse societies have shaped female same-sex...

When Summer moves in with her mother’s friend, she expects to be treated like an adult.  Fat chance!  Victoria exerts control over every aspect of her life, protectively setting parental controls on the television and demanding Summer come straight home after her university classes....

How many girls fall in love with a pair of legs? After a fleeting glimpse of Chaucer Girl’s woolly black tights, it takes linguistics major Evelina almost a year to track down their owner. How can she be sure Chaucer Girl is the same stunning young woman who works at the campus coffee shop?...

Have you ever said something you wished you hadn't? Not trusted the person you loved most and then had your world torn apart? This is what happened to Jill and Sarah until one night Jill gets drunk and picks up the phone.This is a heartwarming story of luck, forgiveness and second chances.

Have you ever met a person that you just were so in synch with?  You knew immediately that they were someone special for y Have you ever met a person that you just were in sync with?  You knew immediately that they were someone special for you?  Would you know how lucky you were?  Would...

“This is not just a luminescent work, it is a transcendent and transformative one. Jill Malone finds and plays the desperate times of the teenaged years like an old Gibson. The reader is instantly, effortlessly, back in those halls of high school, the auditoriums and locker rooms and gyms, the whispered...

In this 5,000-word erotic short story, Ivy Rose is an idealistic young woman who has joined the political campaign of would-be mayor Ms. Sinclair. Quickly proving herself, Ivy finds herself in the vaunted position of Ms. Sinclair's personal assistant. Ivy discovers, however, that being Ms. Sinclair's...