21 Queer Women of Color Books You Have To Read!
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I love reading bi and lesbian books, but that subcategory is…pretty white, as a whole. There are some amazing women of color writing queer women books, but they can be hard to find. This is far, far from a definitive list! These are only the books that I personally have and can recommend. (Titles are listed below the graphics.) Please add in your own recommendations for queer women of color books in the comments!
Fiction:
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- Painting Their Portraits in Winter by Myriam Gurba
- Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
- Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
Fabulism & Magical Realism:
- Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
- The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie
Poetry:
- Bodymap by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Historical/Alternate History:
- The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson
- Prairie Ostrich by Tamai Kobayashi
- Miss Timmins’ School for Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy
Werebears:
- Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw
Vampires:
- The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
Sci-Fi:
- Adaptation and Inheritance by Malinda Lo
- Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi
Fantasy:
- Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
- When Fox is a Thousand by Larissa Lai
Comics:
- Supermutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki
Memoirs:
- When We Were Outlaws by Jeanne Cordova
- Hunger by Roxane Gay
- Before the Rain: A Memoir of Love & Revolution by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa
Let me know in the comments what queer women of color books I’ve missed!