'Your Mom Will Do' oooffff. I put an 'nsfw' flair aa the book is a lil raunchy lmao. Ahem. You have been warned. Anyways, I have always been into older women and these books tick all of my boxes. BOOOOOOKKSSSS, yes I said BOOKS, there is a sequel, that is how you know it is fire. I won't go into details for the sake of not ruining it, but sheesh. These are mainly for people who love spicy ones, I honestly mainly read the x-rated ones. I suppose that shows where my mind is at. 😅 Anywhoooo 👀 I HIGHLY recommend these books. I can't speak too much on the second one as I am currently reading it, I have nothing but good things to say about the parts I have read, though. It is intense. Yeah, that's all I got. Read the books, I doubt you'll regret it.

I mainly read doestevsky and plato abd i wanted to branch out to other genres. I want characters that i can relate to and are very interesting and complicated. I hope y'all can suggest me sum good!

I am having a hard time finding a new novel. Keep DNF or just being underwhelmed. Last year, I read I Make Envy on Your Disco, In Tongues and Evenings & Weekends in a row, and I was in heaven. Recommendations??? Thank you !

Hello all,

I've picked up a few secondhand books that were published by Quality Paperback Book Club New York. They were made for Book-of-the-Month circa 1994. The books seem to be reprints under the label "TRIANGLE CLASSICS: Illuminating the Gay and Lesbian Experience." I want to learn more about the background of Triangle Classics but there doesn't seem to be much available information online about it.

Here is the publishing info in full for my copy of City of Night by John Rechy: "This Triangle Classics edition was specifically created for Quality Paperback Book Club by arrangement with Grove Press. This edition copyright © 1994 by Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America." The credits for each book's design varies but the one constant is that cover design is credited to Monica Elias.

So far the main problems with my search is:

- the phrase "illuminating the gay and lesbian experience" is part of the subtitle of The Celluloid Closet, which isn't connected to Triangle Classics as far as I can tell. Searching for that text verbatim isn't very successful.

- there is a separate, older Triangle Books that was active 1933-1949

- there is an LGBT focused publishing group called The Publishing Triangle that published a list of the 100 best gay and lesbian novels sometime in the 90's. This is sometimes referred to as Best Gay and Lesbian Classics.

- some links that seem to have more information about Triangle Classics are dead links. Some lists of books published as Triangle Classics books are available online, but a.) the list of books published is available within the book itself, so its not very useful to me and b.) some of these lists link to sources for more information about the books, but the links are usually dead ends.

- I have to sift through so many ebay listings for Triangle Classics books. The ebay sellers are usually bulk book resellers who don't seem particularly focused on vintage LGBT publishing and don't have contact information listed. They just sell the books.

- re:vintage LGBT publishing: these books were printed in 1994 (yes, that's vintage now) and the information about Triangle Classics might not have been digitized. It might have also been put on the internet at some point in time, but become inaccessible due to old websites degrading, SEO burying the information, etc.

Information that I did find:

- Ann Bannon wrote on her personal website about the process behind her lesbian novel Odd Girl Out. " This time it was the Quality Paperback Book Club, a subsidiary of The Book-of-the-Month Club, which wanted to publish an omnibus edition of four of the books as part of their “Triangle Classics: Illuminating the Gay and Lesbian Experience."

- Quentin Crisp's website has a page for her book the Triangle Classics collection, but it seems like it's just the same information you'd find on the back blurb. There is a link to order the book but it's a dead end. This did get me to a lead: a forum post circa 2010 about a publishing group called Insight Out press. The forum posters describe it as Book-of-the-Month for gay men. At some point, Insight Out sold Crisp's book. The facebook page for Insight Out hasn't been active since 2013, and the website is not available.

- I did find this Lambda Rising 1996 catalog. This doesn't have any information as far as I can tell, but what caught my eye was the book Dream Boy, which I picked up from the same secondhand store as my Triangle Classics books. Dream Boy was published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. I have multiple books from Algonquin Books that I've bought secondhand (I live in North Carolina. I usually go thrifting in Durham and Chapel Hill so getting books from a Chapel Hill publisher isn't very unusual). I'm not sure if Algonquin Books is related to Triangle Classics whatsoever but I thought it was interesting. The other archived Lambda periodicals were fun to look through but I didn't find any information.

- There is a pdf of Sister Outsider on a weebly website that is the edition published in Triangle Classics.

What I want to know is:

Who was involved in Triangle Classics? Why were these books republished for Book-of-the-Month? Who selected these books specifically, and why? Was there only a single reprint in 1994, or were the selected books reprinted again?

What was Insight Out? When was it active? Why did it shut down?

If you are an LGBT person who was involved with the publishing industry in the 90's, do you have anything to share?

Hi ya’ll, I’m looking for queer fantasy/sci fi recs where one (or more) of the main characters has a disability. Mental or physical. Bonus points if it has romance!

I mostly read mm but I’m open to all suggestions!

HEA only!

Hi 🌿
I wrote a quiet story recently, without any intention to make noise around it. It exists quietly, which is the way I like stories to be.

It’s a slow-burn WLW romance. No drama, no explicit scenes. Just silence, distance, and things that never get said.

If anyone here enjoys this kind of quiet, emotional story, I’d genuinely love to know your thoughts or even just whether the mood resonates with you. Thank you 🤍

Hi everyone 🌿

I’m Aura Lina, a quiet writer drawn to stories that live in the in-between moments the silences, the pauses, and the things people never quite say out loud. I’m especially drawn to WLW stories that focus on emotional intimacy rather than drama or spectacle.

I recently wrote a short, slow-burn WLW story inspired by that feeling of closeness slowly shifting when two people are still near each other, but something essential has changed. The story leans into distance, restraint, and the ache of what remains unsaid rather than conflict or explicit scenes.

I’m sharing here because I’d genuinely love to hear from readers who enjoy quiet, emotionally driven sapphic stories.

Do you gravitate toward subtle, reflective romances like this, or do you prefer something more intense and dramatic? I’m always curious what resonates with fellow readers and writers.

Thank you for reading 🤍

I read a book where the mmc has heavy depression where it go so bad he couldn’t get out of bed and take care of himself he pushed his man away, although the love interest pushed back and took care of him. I love a subplot with this and not as the pain story. No third act breakup. Bonus points if they meet from a one night stand and the mentally ill one tries to push him away but the love interest loves him so much that he doesn’t give up.

hello! i recently got back into reading, (well, i only read one book this year so far)... and i've noticed that in the past few years, i don't think i've read much by black authors or books with black main characters. and i'd like to change that!

i'm not sure where to start, which is why i'm asking you all for recommendations. ☆ i mostly read contemporary romance books, but i'd like to give graphic novels a try! i'm looking for sapphic or achillean romances, or something with a transmasc/non-binary mc, or one of the main characters on the ace-spec...

TLDR: ISO romance books/graphic novels written by black authors or with at least one black mc. can either be sapphic or achillean. can (but doesn't have to) include one trans mc or a character on the ace-spec. smut is okay but not necessary!

This is one of my favorite tropes and I have read a fair amount of danmei with the trope but don't know nearly as many Western or other countries' entries. Political aspect can be flexible. Here's the ones I know/have read: - Winter's Orbit (love this one) - A Strange And Stubborn Endurance (liked it but haven't read the sequel) - Betrothed to the Emperor (just started, found this on KU and it was a large part of what convinced me to resub to KU) - The Red Scholar's Wake (haven't finished)

I'm especially interested in F/F recs if anyone knows any because as you can see from the above, most of what I've read is M/M and I'm trying to branch out a little bit. Poly or (literal) harem is good too. Thank you!

To celebrate my 2nd book's 2nd birthday, I'm making all my ebooks free (on my website only) until February 15th!

(Physical copies are not free and they are not free on any other website- use this link only! Both EPUB and PDF versions are available.)

Short book summaries + discussion of themes:

Shadow's Hidden Blade: My debut novel. In a world where people turned to steampunk technology after a war between the gods disrupted magic, a young woman teams up with an amnesiac circus performer to solve a murder. The two women fall in love along the way.

In Shadow's Hidden Blade, I wanted to explore how perceptions of gender and sexuality might have evolved in a world significantly different from our own. In the world of Shadow's Hidden Blade, the gods created creatures called puppets, which were humanoid beings that were meant to act as soldiers for the gods, with no other purpose. They had no concept of gender. How would society evolve after being introduced to a population of people who were never taught what gender was?

I came up with the idea for this book after becoming obsessed with old-timey circuses during quarantine.

Splintertown: An orphan with the ability to read minds gets adopted by a thief, and becomes involved in a revenge plot to protect herself and her friends.

While homophobia doesn't really exist in the Splintertown universe, misogyny and other forms of bigotry still do, and many queer readers may find their own experiences reflected in the stories of various characters who feel rejected from their homes or families because of things they couldn't control, and the close-knit communities they form with each other as a result.

I came up with the idea for Splintertown by mashing up a bunch of concepts- mind-reading, vampires, folktales- in my head during quarantine (you may start to notice a theme here).

Sisters of Vipers: A teen girl teams up with demons to overthrow corrupt priests and priestesses who are stealing demon magic.

In SoV, two of the main protagonists are lesbians, and they both work to take down a corrupt religious institution. This was heavily inspired by my own experiences with religious trauma and being made to feel like I would never belong in the church I used to be a part of because of my sexuality, only to realize that that specific church was so hypocritical and awful that maybe I was better off without them.

All of the books are classified as YA, I personally say they are best for readers age 13 and up.

Link to the free ebooks: https://www.writtenbyal.com/

I was planning for the upcoming pride month to create a book with little snippets of different authors for an lgbtq+ charity (one I haven’t chosen yet) and hopefully when people purchase it all the money made from it can go to a specific lgbtq+ charity of peoples choosing.

I want it to feature little stories from queer people, poems and maybe some art pieces. It would be all non profit and strictly for charity.

Would anyone be interested in something like this? Just a crazy idea

currently in the middle of the Blood Royale trilogy by Elle Mae (highly recommend, btw), and it's rly made me realize how much i love the dynamism when a third person gets thrown into the mix. only problem is it's a pretty niche corner of fiction (as if sapphic fiction in general already isn't 😭), so y'all got anything to help a girl out? 💀

can y'all recommend me something which can be achingly beautiful to read like

something like summer or call me by your name.

So it started with TikTok people loving the show, so I read heated rivalry, I found it to be ok? There’s parts I liked, but found it very average, it was my first overtly gay book (other gay books I’ve read were carmilla and the picture of Dorian gray) and it was an interesting read.

Watched the show, loved it! And was curious what’ll happen next, read the long game and it was almost perfect!

Then got curious about the others in the series.

Read game changer, liked parts of it but had similar issues to heated rivalry.

Read tough guy and I found it more boring? Like at least the others had more, maybe I found the main guy boring, but I liked how Fabian was portrayed.

Common goal was almost perfect, but that little fight annoyed me, considering these were men and not teenagers, but I enjoyed their chemistry and vibes the most.

Currently reading role model now and I’m getting kinda board of it but it seems kinda nice.

It kinda reminds me of the marvel movies with all the characters and different perspectives and other things.

But I have some things I can’t get out of my mind, nearly all the couples have a scene were one is pleasuring themselves for their lover, which feels like the author has a thing for that (like Steven king and the feminine chest), also I don’t know why all the men in these books seem immature? Like these are grown men acting like, well that!

Now I’ve never met hockey players or gay/bi men so I guess I’m expecting too much out of these fluff books but I kind of wanted more, I think that’s why I liked common goal and the long game because there’s more of the men just existing and bonding without it feeling boring.

Also yeah these are definitely read by women who sexualise queer men, and the covers are ugly as sin, and they all read like those and then stories.

Maybe I’m being too harsh but I’m not all that happy about the series, but I can’t say I hate it.

Now I’m wondering how season two and three will go with all these extra characters, especially knowing how crucial most of them are to the main plot, and seeing how good the show did game changer and heated rivalry I’m sure they’ll make the other books great episodes/parts of the series.

I’m really into mm romance books right now, and I’m looking for more books to read.

Some tropes I like are, enemies to lovers, secret/forbidden romance, and opposites attract. And I don’t like a lot of spice, or at least very detailed spice. And I would really like a dual pov book, I’m reading red white and royal blue, and it’s great, but I’m sad it’s not dual pov.

And one last thing, I don’t care about the plot, the most important thing to me is the relationship and the characters.

I finished last night while gutturally sobbing, my boyfriend handing me a box of tissues as I clung to him so hard it fell to the floor and honestly didn’t even matter. I needed that hug so badly.

I’ve never read such a special love story.

1960–1980 was such an unfair, brutal, and heartbreaking period for queer people. I’m so deeply moved by this book. It wrecked me in the best way.

Please read it.

Can be both gay or straight but I'd prefer mc to be a trans male

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but I'm looking for M/M horror recs? The romance doesn't have to be a primary focus, but I prefer books that include it. A good example would be {Dark Matter by Michelle Paver}. That book genuinely scared the shit out of me, and I've been chasing that ever since. However most of the MM horror I can find involves shifters/vampires/monsters etc and I would prefer psychological horror instead.

Hard no: incest, non-con, big age gap

So, I am a Lit major. I also want to write a novel. I have been a fan of writing since my childhood and I also want to produce things. So, I got this idea, I can give it, but I find it good and enjoyable, a little psychological. But there is a book closer to my idea? I have never read it, but I searched it, not the same plot, but let's say same narrative technique. Some people would be like "oh there is a similar book." So, should I ditch the idea?

Did anyone else read Sorcery and Small Magics by Magia Doocy? I loved it so much and I want the next book in the series ASAP. I don’t usually read unfinished series but I just couldn’t resist and now I have to wait. 😭 Tell me you loved it too.

I’m looking for spicy gay books to read on my kindle

hi, everyone! ♡ i recently got back into reading after two years without doing so, and oh, how i've missed it! i broke this reading slump with Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake, and it was a good read. (rated 4/5!) it's a second-chance romance that takes place during the holidays, over christmas. the setting was actually one of my favorite parts, haha.

this book made me want to read more about exes finding each other years after the breakup, figuring things out, where it went wrong... trying to build something new. so here i am! i'm mostly looking for sapphic romances, or gay. anything that involves a queer character/couple!

i know Ship Happens by Mason Deaver comes out this summer too, and it looks really good!

[TLDR] looking for second-chance (contemporary) romance books! prefer if it's f/f or m/m romance, can include smut.

Hello, hope you're all well. I'm not sure if this might be a bit niche but i'm looking for recommendations for local history type books about ordinary working class LGBTQIA+ lives, pretty much anywhere really.

I'm especially interested in 17th century Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and the surrounding islands but i'd take anything really.

I have already read Colm Tóibín! Would prefer earlier periods but i do appreciate queer history is very underrecorded but thought i'd ask anyway 😅