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

A book club uplifting sapphic stories & LGBTQ+ authors

About

the Book Club

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.

2025

Book Club Reads

This year’s book picks span literary, horror and romance genres, while also featuring nonfiction and a novella.

August’s Choice
IN THE DREAM HOUSE by Carmen Maria Machado

2025 Book List

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.

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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    This tier is perfect for those seeking monthly sapphic book recommendations, aspiring to get back into reading, or just wanting to support our community!

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    Receive exclusive access to the bookclub community on Discord, receive PR goodies from authors and a free welcome bookmark!

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  • Everything under the rainbow!

    Enjoy everything included in the Lavender Tier, plus vote for a book every quarter and annual collectors merch.

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Follow Along With The Community

Our August Book Pick is IN THE DREAM HOUSE by Carmen Maria Machado. For years Carmen Maria Machado has struggled to articulate her experiences in an abusive same-sex relationship. In this extraordinarily candid and radically inventive memoir, Macha
A snippet from our QA with Author Alana Saab is up on the website for you to read! Learn more about how Saab came up for the idea for the PLEASE STOP TRYING TO LEAVE ME at the 🔗! You can read the full Q&A as a book club member. Join now to get
Today we’re meeting to discuss our July Book Pick: I DO NOT APOLOGIZE FOR MY POSITION ON MEN. Thanks again @_rae_wilde for making the time to meet for a virtual QA and sharing swag with our members! ✨ I’m really excited to discuss this
Our July book pick has come with a bit of a scavenger hunt! 😅 I DO NOT APOLOGIZE FOR MY POSITION ON MEN was recommended by one of my members last year, and I’m so excited to dive into this horror, short story collection by @_rae_wilde! A wom
Kicking off #pridemonth in the best way: Discussing Whenever You’re Ready with book club members.🌷 #wheneveryoureready #rachelrunyakatz #sapphicstoriesbookclub
The sunset offered the perfect picturesque atmosphere to announce our May book: WHENEVER YOU’RE READY by @rachelrunyakatz. After reconnecting on a road trip, two friends must decide if love is the ultimate risk worth taking in this funny, emot
A snippet of our profile with Author Liz Kerin is up on the website for you to read! Learn more about how Kerin came up for the idea for the NIGHT’S EDGE at the 🔗! You can read the full Q&A as a book club member. Join now to get the full
Met for April’s Book Club on Sunday and had such a fun time discussing FABLE FOR THE END OF THE WORLD. There was a lot for us to dive into, from the enemies to lovers dynamic and the gut punch of the world building. Our May book pick is going
Our April read is FABLE FOR THE END OF THE WORLD by Ava Reid! 🦌 The Last of Us meets The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in this stand-alone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything. By encouraging massive accumu
Due to a very busy March for our members, we didn’t hold our book club meeting until yesterday, but boy was it worth the wait! There were a lot of feelings to unpack after NIGHT’S EDGE, and it was decided that we *must* read the sequel