Danika Ellis

Danika spends most of her time talking about queer women books at the Lesbrary. Blog: The Lesbrary Twitter: @DanikaEllis

Predicting the Next Queer Book I Give 5 Stars

I love watching five-star prediction videos on BookTube, partly because we’re often so wrong about what we’re going to like. ...

Canada Reads Queer Books—And More LGBTQ Links

I scour the internet for the best queer book lists, interviews, and news so I can share them with you! ...

Read Harder: Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month, so today, I thought I’d share some recommendations for books about women in history that ...

5 of the Most Exciting New Queer Books Out in 2025 That I Just Learned About

As long-time readers of Our Queerest Shelves know, I keep a giant spreadsheet of upcoming queer book releases. I use ...

What are You Reading in March?

This year has been flying by, and we’re somehow more than two months into the 2025 Read Harder Challenge. That ...

11 Must-Read New Queer Books Out in March 2025

March is a big new release month, and it’s bringing a tidal wave of exciting new queer books! I had ...

5 New M/M Romances Out in 2025 to Preorder Now

After recommending new sapphic romances out in 2025, I had to follow it up with an Achillean version. So, here ...

An Open Letter to John Lithgow: Please Walk Away From Harry Potter

Dear John Lithgow, If I could tell my teenage self the news that you’d playing Dumbledore in an upcoming TV ...

The Free Black Women’s Library Reading Challenge 2025

As we continue the 2025 Read Harder Challenge, I like to feature other reading challenges happening across the internet. I ...

My 15 Favorite Queer Books of All Time

I read about 100 books a year, and most of those are queer. Since I started my book blog The ...