This week is Lesbian Visibility Week, which is a celebration of lesbians and queer women! Naturally here at Read Indie Fantasy, we’d like to celebrate the lesbian, sapphic, and queer women authors of the indie community by highlighting indie and self-published books by these authors.
While we’ll be sharing some recommendations below, you can find more AND support these authors with the Lesbian Visibility Week Mega Bundle 2026 on Itch.io! Get an amazing collection of 94 books, zines, comics, anthologies, and RPG’s for only $40!
Here are our recommendations for twenty books by lesbian and queer women authors. Note: books are linked to a Itch.io or direct store where possible as these give authors the biggest boost to royalties and give you a DRM-free reading experience:
A Colder Home by Jillian Maria
BOOM goes the Bride by Valiant Evermech
Curry in a Hurry by Amara Starr
Dark Heart of Ilmoure by Cara N. Delaney
Kotov Syndrome by S. Morgan Burbank
Lesbians In Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before
Mysterious Ways by Abbie Evans
Songs of Broken Bells by Lilly Lockwood
The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode
The Orc and Her Bride by Lila Gwynn
The Revenge of Captain Vessia by Leslie Allen
The Rising Dark by Celia Thorn
We’re All Monsters Here by Amy Marsden
Woman of Sorrow and Blood by Dianna Gunn
Do you have any recommendations for books by lesbian and queer women authors? Share them in the comments!
I recently read A Colder Home and really enjoyed it!
Great list!