From fiction to anthologies and histories to graphic novels, the last ten years have shown that telling our own stories is essential to building a community and garnering the strength to live an authentic life.

Your guide to 2018’s queer and feminist books.

These gritty and glittery queer urban fantasy novels feature sex-work activism, genetic experiments, polyamory, erotic antique-postcard painting, sibling rivalry and more — and a ton of queer women characters.

Queer young adult fiction is exploding right now, but with so much out there, how can you figure out what to read next? These 25 queer YA novels — including superheroes, romance, small-town mysteries, mermaids, assassins and more — all feature or were written by LGBTQ women.

Lucky’s been walking a thin line. She desperately wants to maintain a relationship with her family, and especially with her mother, but she also aches to live as an out lesbian.

These 10 queer poets focus on rawness and beauty and the importance of being true.

Looking for clearly queer Asian and Pacific Islander women in fiction? Look no further.

Topics include serial killers, gay loneliness, THINX, cults, Mount Rushmore, marijuana delivery, the cost of childcare, “The Kiss” and so much more!

From hard and soft sci-fi to military sci-fi to space opera: here are eight (gay) books you should add to your reading list.

AfterEllen is a part of a legacy of brilliant publications created by passionate lesbian, queer and bisexual women that unfortunately no longer exist, but were cool for a while.

Like, Guy Gavriel Kay, but queer. Tolkien, but queer. Melanie Rawn, but queer.

This book is a must for college students, sex nerds, and activists alike — especially if your Trump resistance involves sex education, sexual assault prevention, or reproductive rights.

Did you love Susan Choi’s My Education, about a sexy student/professor love affair? Here are eight more books you won’t want to miss.

“I have a very precocious eight year old daughter who began speaking at nine months and decided that she would marry a woman before she turned two. She learned the term lesbian from the show Supergirl, and now matter of factly proclaims herself a lesbian to anyone.”

Looking to listen to some lesbian romance as you travel (or don’t) this week? Need to take a break from it all and escape into your headphones? Here are the 9 lesbian romance audiobooks you’ve been waiting for!

Three twenty-something friends living in New York City accidentally acquire a mysterious liquid substance called Pretty, that, when imbibed, turns the drinker into a physically augmented version of themselves. Shenanigans ensue.

If witches are a way to tell stories about women and power, vampires are a way to tell stories about women and sex.

She also identifies as “a Mary Ann.”

The latest installment in the All Out Vancouver series brings back all our favorite characters — and some heavy themes.

Welcome to your list of queer and/or feminist books coming out in fall 2016. New Zadie Smith, Ivan Coyote, Anne Carson, Margaret Atwood, Bae Suah and more.