Celebrate Queer Female Characters this International Women’s Day!

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Happy International Women’s Day! There are so many amazing books starring queer women – here’s a selection of our favorites. You can see way more by visiting our lists on Goodreads, Pagebound, or the Duck Prints Press Bookshop.org affiliate page.

Want even more? Check out the 2026 itch.io bundle featuring stories by women, starring women!

The contributors to the list are: Tryan A Bex, Shadaras, Shannon, JD Rivers, E. C., Shea Sullivan, Dei Walker, jumblejen, Mikki Madison, Linnea Peterson, Nina Waters, polls, Terra P. Waters, S. J. Ralston.

• The Girl from the Sea by Lee Knox Ostertag
• Goodbye, My Rose Garden by Dr. Pepperco
• The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
• The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri
• A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
• The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite
• Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
• The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
• Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
• The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
• The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
• Skullrunner by Vyvre Argent
• Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
• A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee
• We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
• Coffee Shop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee
• Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
• Brooms by Jasmine Walls
• Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
• This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
• Landlocked in Foreign Skin by Drew Huff
• In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard
• Dreadnought by April Daniels
• The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond
• Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland
• Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
• Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan
• The Mercy Makers by Tessa Gratton
• If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
• The Last Girl Scout by Natalie Ironside
• Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
• The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang
• All the Painted Stars by Emma Denny
• Fire Logic by Laurie J. Marks
• Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie
• A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
• Level Up by Paisley Rose
• Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao
• Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
• Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas
• Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood
• Lucy, Uncensored by Mel Hammond
• Navigating With You by Jeremy Whitley
• I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
• Planeta by Ana Oncina
• Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao
• Hold Me by Courtney Milan

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