Sapphic Stories Book Club: Queer & Feminist Tales featuring an open book filled with flowers

A book club uplifting sapphic stories & LGBTQ+ authors

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Sapphic Stories Book Club is a monetized book club that reads book club centered around sapphic characters and written by LGBTQ+ authors. Along with virtual monthly meetings and QAs with the authors, the book club has a Discord community for members to chat all things bookish and more.

Aliya Bree Hall started the book club in 2021. She is a lesbian author, freelance writer and avid reader of sapphic literature.

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2026

Book Club Reads

This year’s book picks span multiple genres, focusing on fantasy, historical fiction and romance, while also including literary fiction and nonfiction.

January’s Choice
Woodworking by Emily St. James

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Author Profiles

Founder Aliya Bree Hall conducts written interviews with our authors that are condensed into bite-sized author profiles. Book club members have access to the Q&As in their entirety, as well as any virtual events.

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Alana Saab

Alana Saab, author of PLEASE STOP TRYING TO LEAVE ME

June 2025 Author Profile

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Ashley Johnson | Member since 2021

“The Sapphic Stories Book Club has been a huge blessing to me as a reader. The diverse selection of books has pushed me to read more outside of my usual genres, and has introduced me to fun and compelling queer stories that I may not have read otherwise. I highly recommend joining if you’re looking for a book club or even just looking to create a bigger and more inclusive TBR.”

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