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Sapphic World Book Club @sapphicworldbkclub.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sometimes you have to chase the things your heart truly desires, even if it's scary.💞 Join us for our "Chasing a Melody" #BookClub & Q&A event on Saturday, 10th October at 2pm(EST), with the wonderful @albrookswriter.bsky.social!🤩 👇Sign up here👇 forms.gle/DYAwo86bvLGv...

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Nicole Pyland | Sapphic Romance Author @nicolepyland.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A notice (or a reminder) & an ask to support HUMAN creatives.

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Did some celebrating last night for the release of Chasing a Melody, while at the same time feeling so sad about Dolly 😢 Chasing a Melody, my new sapphic romance, is out now!

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Out today - woooo hooooo!!! I’m so excited for you all to read Chasing a Melody and fall in love with Gray & Melody 😍 books2read.com/ChasingAMelo...

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Sapphic World Book Club @sapphicworldbkclub.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Grab those calendars, people, cause we've got some epic events coming your way!🤩 If you want a second chance romance with an amnesia twist, you'll love our first event with @georgiabeers.bsky.social!🫠 Then @albrookswriter.bsky.social will capture our hearts with small town love & self discovery!🥰

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Jayne @jaynereviews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Super excited to be on the official ARC team for this one - Chasing a Melody by A.L. Brooks. A sapphic contemporary romance, non binary rep, small town, self discovery, 🥵 yeah, the heat is there! @albrookswriter.bsky.social #sapphicreads #wlwbooks #queerlit #arcreader

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Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

📣 Attention romance fans! My sapphic historicals are 40% OFF on Audible RIGHT NOW for Audible Premium Plus members. 🎧✨ and the paperback for Miseducation is currently SOLD OUT in most places (!!) so you'll def want to grab this while you can! Hurry, sale ends 8/10! Snag your copy today ➡️

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The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Pride, prejudice, and…lessons in love?Jane Austen meets My Fair Lady in this joyful, clever opposites-attract Sapphic romance featuring Caroline Bingley and...

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The Lesbian Review @thelesbianreview.com · 28/07/2026

BIPOC sapphic fiction authors we've got something for you! If you've published a sapphic book in the last 3 months, The Lesbian Review offers 1 FREE New Release Cycle per title to help readers discover your work. f.mtr.cool/kpkmfwyrxg #SapphicBooks #BIPOCAuthor #LesbianBooks

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Golden Crown Literary Society @goldencrownls.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

AART with A. L. Brooks! As always we're so very excited to be continuing this series and it's not over yet! Authors, Publishers, Narrators and Editors - we have opened the form again for you to submit to Authors Are Readers Too!

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This week’s category of the Sapphic Book Bingo features sapphic books with a masturbation scene. It's a "hidden gem" category because these scenes are rarer than you’d think! Check out the 15 recommended books on my website: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...

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Sapphic books with a masturbation scene - Jae

Check out these 15 recommended sapphic books with a masturbation scene.

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Cindy Rizzo @cindyrizzo.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 62 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/62 NEW ISSUE IS LIVE. SUBSCRIBE AT THE LINK! Lesbian Visibility Week!...Breakups and Weddings...Book bans...Comings Out...Know Our History/Herstory

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Lesbian Visibility Week!...Breakups and Weddings...Book bans...Comings Out...Know Our History/Herstory

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · 12/02/2026

🌈 📚 ⭐️ SAPPHIC BOOK AUCTION LIVE ⭐️ The fundraiser for narrator and legend Angela Dawe who is unable to work due to ill health has begun! You can bid on a signed limited edition hardback set of the South Downs Series plus a set of the audiobooks narrated by the legend herself.

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · 08/02/2026

⭐️ SAPPHIC AUTHORS ⭐️ FUNDRAISER FOR ANGELA DAWE We are holding a sapphic book auction to fundraise for the legendary narrator, Angela Dawe, whose poor health is preventing her from working. If you are able to contribute to the auction, please join the Facebook group tinyurl.com/legendaryAD

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · 05/02/2026

🌈 📚 ⭐️ FUNDRAISER FOR ANGELA DAWE ⭐️ We are holding a sapphic book auction to fundraise for the legendary narrator, Angela Dawe, whose poor health is preventing her from working.

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The Lesbian Review @thelesbianreview.com · 31/01/2026

NEW BEST OF LIST: Best Books of 2025 Sapphic and Lesbian featuring books by @kriverswrites.bsky.social @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social @alainaerdell.bsky.social @georgiabeers.bsky.social buff.ly/xTPaiIe

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The Lesbian Review @thelesbianreview.com · 31/01/2026

Don't miss our brand new BEST BOOKS OF 2025 LIST featuring @thejjarias.bsky.social @lindzmcleod.bsky.social @effiecalvin.bsky.social @siennawaters.bsky.social buff.ly/xTPaiIe

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Cindy Rizzo @cindyrizzo.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 56 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/56 NEW ISSUE IS LIVE! Subscribe at the link! Sapphic Olympics...Support for Minn...Tessa Thompson...Brittney Snow...Renee Rapp...Protection from AI

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Sapphic Olympics...Support for Minn...Tessa Thompson...Brittney Snow...Renee Rapp...Protection from AI

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Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Not really in the mood for self-promo these days, but...Margin of Error comes out ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! Pre-order: mybook.to/MarginOfError Pre-order a signed copy: www.northshire.com/book/9781662... Pre-order incentives: forms.gle/zyEJhegHoQNm...

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Literally have no idea where to start and 100% intend to keep it that way 😏

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New episode alert! This week, @krisbryant.bsky.social recommends Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and @taramdscott.bsky.social recommends Greta Gets the Girl by Melissa Marr. Listen now: www.queerlyrecommended.com/2026/01/…

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

It's time for the first Hidden Gems category of the 2026 Sapphic Book Bingo, and this one is a really well-hidden gem: sapphic books with more than one ice queen! Check out the recommended books on my blog: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...

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Sapphic books with more than one ice queen

Sapphic books with more than one ice queen seem to be a really hard-to-find hidden gem! Check out this list of books featuring 2 ice queens.

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Karin Kallmaker 💜🍦 Love is the Universal Story 🌈📚 @karin.kallmaker.com · 14/01/2026

Except, of course, for the small presses and independent publishers who got into LGBTQ+ publishing when it wasn't chic or trendy and will stay in it because a) our community deserves stories about us and b) it saves lives. lesbian gay bisexual trans queer books

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Right now, Heated Rivalry is everywhere, while sapphic sports romances aren’t talked about as often. But there are plenty of sapphic sports romances that bring the same competitive fire. The first Sapphic Book Bingo post of 2026 features 15 sapphic sports romances: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-spor...

Depicted is a white sign saying "Sapphic Book Bingo 2026: Sapphic sports romances" with a background swirl in the colors of the Pride flag (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple) and symbols of a soccer ball and a hockey stick and puck.

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Sapphic World Book Club @sapphicworldbkclub.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🥳Welcome to 2026🥳 What better way to kick off the new year than with a special event?😉 #Sapphfic stories aren't just for the eye. They are also a treat for the ears.🙌 Join us & the one & only @quinnrileyreads on Saturday, 01/17 @ 2pm (EST)!🤯 You don't want to miss this!🤩

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Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

🚨SURPRISE! 🚨 Here's a spicy/sweet short story to ring in 2026. It’s the tale of two older women meeting in a lesbian bar: Samantha, a newly-out ice queen, and Ash, a reformed womanizer getting over a bad breakup. “Ladies on the Rocks” is on Amazon for $0.99 and also in KU! Link: mybook.to/0TmvM

Trope map for short sapphic story "Ladies on the Rocks" by Roslyn Sinclair

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Alaina Erdell - DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING out September 1st! @alainaerdell.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

It's here! Get it now in paperback or e-book from @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social Link in Comments. sapphic | wlw | sapphic books | sapphicromance

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Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Just a heads up that The View from the Top is a January Kindle Monthly Deal in the US and Canada - the ebook is discounted to $2.99 through the end of the month! mybook.to/TheViewFromT...

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

2025 is coming to an end, and with it the 2025 Sapphic Book Bingo! I just posted the wrap-up post, sharing some interesting stats, the winners of the Big Giveaway & the top 3 most-read books for each category. Check out the wrap-up post on my blog: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...

Sapphic Book Bingo 2025: Stats, winners & most-read books

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Cindy Rizzo @cindyrizzo.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 54 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/54 NEW ISSUE IS LIVE! SUBSCRIBE AT LINK! My Best Books of 2025 List...Looking Back at 2025 and Forward to 2026...Rachel Maddow...Kate Winslet...Sapphic Couple Launches

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My Best Books of 2025 List...Looking Back at 2025 and Forward to 2026...Rachel Maddow...Kate Winslet...Sapphic Couple Launches

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Kris Bryant @krisbryant.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Call for all sapphic readers and writers! Vita Licari, avid reader and supporter of our community, had a heart attack right before the holidays. She’s still in the hospital but hopes to get to rehab soon. I’ve started a GoFundMe to help transition back home and take care of her puppers.

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

✨ 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 (Shadow Series Book 1) is on sale through January 1 at Smashwords.✨ go.jeleak.com/SWSale 1943. A sultry spy with a dark past and a debt to pay. An ambitious reporter with something to prove. A sapphic love story even a world war couldn’t stop. 👠💄🥃 #Booksky

Book cover for In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow Series Book 1) by J.E. Leak with a fifty percent off sticker on it. Text reads: Smashwords End of the Year Sale! Discover the sapphic noir world of the Shadow Series with book one. On sale thru January 1 only at Smashwords

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Alaina Erdell - DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING out September 1st! @alainaerdell.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Don't forget it's @jaeauthor.bsky.social's Sapphic Book Advent Calendar big finale today and tomorrow. Keep an eye out for something of mine in there!

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Today is an excellent day to open an advent calendar door, if I do say so myself 😉🎄 jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...

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Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Fancy a post-Christmas Regency and sapphic chill reading sesh in your pjs? Like and repost this skeet (is that really what we call them?) for a chance to win one of 3 signed copies of THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET! Open worldwide until midnight 23rd Dec, winners drawn on Christmas Eve.

The cover of THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET by Lindz McLeod features two white women in regency dresses (one pale blue, one purple) almost kissing. The woman in the pale blue dress is hiding a bouquet of bright flowers behind her back. In the background, there is a large brown counrty house, evidently part of a estate.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

If you are looking for a book to put you in a festive mood, my sapphic romance Under a Falling Star is now available in Kindle Unlimited! 💫 Ice queen 💫 Holiday romance 💫 Office romance 💫 Cute pet Check out the book: relinks.me/B0FTF9KMSM

Under a Falling Star by Jae is now in KU. Sapphic holiday romance.

Depicted is an ereader with the book. The cover shows an aerial view of Portland, Oregon, with Mount Hood and a falling star in the background.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

You are getting another bonus surprise today! I just refilled door number 14 of the Sapphic Book Advent Calendar. So when you head over to open today's door, make sure you open door number 14 and 18! jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...

Sapphic Book Advent Calednar: Bonus surprise.

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Cindy Rizzo @cindyrizzo.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 53 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/53 NEW ISSUE IS LIVE! SUBSCRIBE AT THE LINK! Holiday Gift Ideas...Queer Year in Review...Sarah Paulson...Sapphic Families...Unearthing Our Herstory

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Holiday Gift Ideas...Queer Year in Review...Sarah Paulson...Sapphic Families...Unearthing Our Herstory

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Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Psst...just a heads up that my last newsletter of the year will be going out in a few days. I'll be giving you a sneak peek at what I'm working on for 2026, and I might even sneak in a newsletter-exclusive cover reveal?! Sign-up here: www.rachellacey.com/newsletter-s...

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Clare Ashton - author @clareashton.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Olivia Sachdeva - frosty, perfectionist lawyer - is in love. She lives with her dream woman and wants to propose. But life can be messy, especially at Christmas... Sapphic romance novella and catch-up with the Oxford Romance characters 🌈📚 Available now on Amazon! 🙂 www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0G6...

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I just finished updating my "Ultimate List of Sapphic Holiday Romances," and I can hardly believe the count: we are officially at 465 titles! If you're looking for a festive sapphic book to snuggle up with this month, check out the list on my website: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-holi...

Sapphic Holiday Romances

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New episode alert! This week, @krisbryant.bsky.social recommends the new hockey show Heated Rivals and @taramdscott.bsky.social recommends a Christmas sapphic romance, Once Upon a Time in December by Alyson Root. Listen now: www.queerlyrecommended.com/2025/12/…

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

It’s day 9 already!! Don’t miss out, enter today 😬

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 08/12/2025

Authors, make sure to bookmark this because even if it’s not relevant to you today, it will be one day!

Getting your book rights back: the importance of negotiating out-of-print or rights reversion clauses

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Have you ever wished the goodies in your Advent calendar would magically refill? One of the doors of the Sapphic Book Advent Calendar just did! When you check out today's door, make sure you also open door number 3 again! I refilled the door with a brand-new book that has just been published!

Special surprise: Refilled door number 3 of the Sapphic Book Advent Calendar at jae-fiction.com.

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