This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo features sapphic books with a hurt/comfort theme. One main character is hurt in some way–either physically or emotionally, and the other main character takes care of them and provides comfort. The hurt could be caused by an injury, an illness, or psychological trauma.   15 sapphic hurt/comfort books Below, you’ll find 15 recommended sapphic books with a hurt/comfort theme:   The Roommate Arrangement by Jae Comedian Stephanie Renshaw hopes to finally get her big break in LA. A chance encounter lands her the perfect apartment close to the comedy clubs, b ..read more

This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo post is another special one. It features a list of sapphic authors who are either new authors or might be new to you. For the purpose of the Sapphic Book Bingo, “new author” means any author who has published no more than two full-length novels (not counting shorter works such as short stories and novellas). Below, you’ll find a list of 120 new sapphic authors, plus 220 authors who aren’t recommended as often, so they might be new to you.   120 new sapphic authors The following authors are considered “new sapphic authors” since they have currently published ..read more

This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo post delves into a wonderfully diverse genre: sapphic speculative fiction. Speculative fiction is an umbrella term for books featuring fantastical, supernatural, or futuristic elements. It includes genres such as sapphic fantasy, science fiction, paranormal romance, horror, superheroine books, and alternate history.   20 sapphic speculative fiction books Since sapphic speculative fiction is such a broad category, I included 20 instead of just 25 recommended books.   Second Nature by Jae For solitary novelist Jorie Price, true love seems as fiction ..read more

This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo post isn’t just a Hidden Gems category, it’s also a project that I’ve been working on for quite some time. Instead of listing 15 recommended books, as I usually do for each Sapphic Book Bingo post, I put together a huge list of 150+ sapphic books featuring AAPI characters. You’ll find it below. Important: For this category, not only should at least one of the book’s main characters be Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander, but the book should also be written by an AAPI author.   150+ sapphic books with AAPI main characters, written by Asian, Asian Amer ..read more

I’m usually a pretty laid-back and emotionally even-keeled person, but I have to admit I’m very upset and furious right now, and I wanted to share the situation with you because I think it’s important, not just for me, but for the entire community of sapphic readers and authors. Here’s what happened: Yesterday, someone in my Facebook group for readers of sapphic fiction posted anonymously, saying they had come across a fanfiction on AO3 (the biggest fanfic archive worldwide) that is “inspired by Bachelorette Number Twelve,” my newest sapphic romance, which has barely been out for two months ..read more

This week’s category of the Sapphic Book Bingo is another special one. For this square of your bingo card, read one of the I Heart SapphFic “Best of the Best” winners. It can be the #1 (gold), #2 (silver), or #3 (bronze) winner in one of the categories.   What is I Heart SapphFic? I Heart SapphFic (IHS), run by TB Markinson and Miranda MacLeod, is a great place to find sapphic books. Their website has a handy BookFinder, a database of 5,000+ sapphic books, and they send out a newsletter six times a week, including a newsletter for new sapphic releases on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays, they ann ..read more

This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category is an unusual one. For this square, read a sapphic book with a main character who has the same or a similar job as you. The “you” means you, the reader, not the same job as the author! It can also be a job you used to do in the past. If you can’t find a book that matches your job exactly, pick one that comes as close as possible. Also feel free to join my Facebook group for readers to ask for a book recommendation if you have problems finding a book. The readers in my group are amazing at finding the perfect book for everyone!   400 sapphic books ..read more

Since it’s the week of Valentine’s Day, this category of the Sapphic Book Bingo features sapphic Valentine’s Day romances. At least one scene of the book needs to take place on Valentine’s Day.   15 sapphic Valentine’s Day romances Below, you’ll find 15 recommended sapphic Valentine’s Day romances:   Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae A kind ER nurse accidentally wins a date with a prickly doctor at a singles auction Ellie Fisher loves most things about being a nurse in the emergency department…just not working with Regina Novak, an icy attending physician who acts as if she’s God’s ..read more

For the second Hidden Gems post of the 2024 Sapphic Book Bingo, we’re highlighting sapphic books with steamy sex scenes in which the characters use a sex toy. From passionate encounters with a strap-on to thrilling escapades with a pair of handcuffs or exhilarating adventures with a vibrator, this category embraces the exploration of pleasure and intimacy in sapphic romances.   15 recommended sapphic books with sex toys Below, you’ll find a list of 15 sapphic books featuring sex toys:   Love Where You Work by Anna Pulley For Clare Kolikov, her work is her life. A successful HR manag ..read more

I hope you’ve been enjoying the Sapphic Book Bingo so far! This week’s bingo category is a popular subgenre of sapphic romance: medical romance novels. Readers really enjoy the blend of heart-warming romance and the high-stakes world of medicine. For this category, read a book with a medical setting. At least one main character is a doctor, a nurse, or a healthcare professional. For the book to count as a medical romance, we need to see them at their job. At least a couple of scenes need to take place in the medical setting.   15 sapphic medical romance novels Below, you’ll find 15 recom ..read more