15 books in 15 minutes (women loving women edition!)

[@agothbee]

when women

[@allisonpaiges]

love when that happens

[@aydaybaynay]

"PRIDE MONTH DOES NOT EVER END IN THIS HOUSE!" Yes! 🤟

[@kylaoregan6178]

Me, 23 never have kissed a girl, quietly crying in the corner while I read about cute sapphic relationships 😂😅😂

[@HeyNikkiG]

That intro took me back to my PBS days!!! Thank you! some of these have been on my TBR and I’m definitely moving them up especially “The Lesbian Guide to Catholic school”

[@allisonpaiges]

all it’s missing was a juicy juice commercial! (100% juice for 100% kids)

[@pippa1206]

I recommend Everyone in this Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin. The sapphic relationship is a small part of the novel, but where it really hit me is the mental illness rep. As a lesbian with ocd it just really hit home for me!

[@emilyem3]

YES THIS

[@laurenherweyer2659]

I loved this book!

[@meowies119]

im late but yes!! i loved this book sm! i related so so so much to all of gilda's thoughts and thought processes. and im an atheist lesbian! ive never felt so seen before in my life, never felt so understood with my thoughts about death. i wish we couldve seen more of the outcomes of stuff but its one of my new favourites :-)

[@AliseBrenae]

I’m bisexual too,and I’m excited about the books you recommended ❤

[@francescakyanda9182]

the intro brought me back to watching Arthur and Wordgirl after school, top tier nostalgia!

[@Agowns94]

I love how varied your recommendations are. One that l think is out of the realm of what you'd typically read but I think is sooo good is Tipping the velvet. Mind you the closest thing it's reminds of is Seven husbands (which I know wasn't a winner for you) or the love story in Ratchet. Definitely worth a shot though even if not your typical vibe!

[@rachaels7893]

RECS: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield & The Dance Tree by Kiran Milllwood Hargrave !! 💕

[@carlav.2582]

Yes!!!! 💙

[@lilzoologist]

I so so recommend the graphic novel 'Mooncakes' by Suzanne Walker, for all of your delightful queer romance needs! It has queer love, non-binary representation, witches and werewolves, gay nanas, all in front of the beautiful backdrop of autumn in a New England town! I read it over this weekend and had a joyous time 💛 I now REALLY want to start reading some more graphic novels, so I am definitely adding some of Tillie Walden's works to the list 💛

[@Jen_Foster]

YAS WOMENNNN WE LOVE WOMENNN I've been loving your dive into graphic novels, its really inspired me to try reading more and more of them. I rated She Who Became The Sun between 3 and 4 stars, I thought it dragged for a while but really ended strong, plus it set up the next book really well. One Last Stop was slow for me when I was reading the book but I switched to the audiobook and as I listened to it and walked around Central Park, I flew through the rest of it. It did make me cry

[@kylaoregan6178]

I feel like this book was super polarizing but I adored “Honey Girl” I thought it was so sweet and just *cozy night vibes*

[@handthattakes]

here are some more: the priory of the orange tree, the traitor baru cormorant, the unbroken, a memory called empire, gideon the ninth, the long way to a small angry planet, wilder girls, some of these are the first book in a series, they are all sci-fi/fantasy

[@meowies119]

i cannot believe i only found your channel now. all these recs are so wonderful and the way you talk about them is so genuine :-)

[@lauraspruce2023]

This video comes out at the perfect time. I literally just looked up more sapphic book recommendations. Also starting this video with Music for Sushi Restaurant just gives good vibes instantly!

[@ferventfei]

hani and ishu's guide to fake dating is so so wonderful! the characters have so much depth and feels so fleshed out and i love that they talked about academic pressures in certain cultures and having horrible friends but you've known them since forever so cutting ties would be difficult. and the mc and love interest are so cute together.

[@miccocruz]

You can't be playing with my emotions like that pulling minecraft sunset into everything 😭

[@dr.franckenstein1716]

i ordered 3 books in the span of this video. so excited to dive into them! also - i’ve never met another human who was also obsessed with pendragon as a kid. i think i’m going to re-read them.

[@allisonpaiges]

omg which ones?! exciting!’

[@dr.franckenstein1716]

i ordered the times i knew i was gay, lesbianas guide to catholic school and one last stop! i think i’m the most excited about the lesbiana’s guide to catholic school.

[@dr.franckenstein1716]

i ordered the times i knew i was gay, lesbianas guide to catholic school and one last stop! i think i’m the most excited about the lesbiana’s guide to catholic school.

[@boringthings]

Not me eating sushi as I press play and then "Sushi" is playing in the backgrounddddd! My world's colliding and I'm so happieee!

[@EmilyIsTooFondOfBooks]

this video gave me so many books i haven't heard of anywhere else, rip to my tbr thanks for the recs!! also you are so comforting to me and i look forward to your videos every sunday.

[@jessica.devin77]

you are the best editor on youtube!

[@allisonpaiges]

this is the sweetest compliment ever 🥹

[@charoraimondogarcia]

You should read Delilah Green doesn't care, 10/10, amazing! Also, Her body and other partys is my best read of 2022, and every short story has a saphic undertone. Carmen Maria Machado is one of my favourite autors. Into the dream house made me feel so seen. A lot of people can't accept same sex violent relationships, even in feminist or queer spaces and duuuude, I needed that book

[@s.ophiejohn]

watching your videos is one of my most important weekly rituals fr. your vids have the same energy as sinking into a comfy bed with pillows blankets and tea 🍵

[@Nessie18896]

This is literally my comfort channel I love you sm ❤️🧡💛💚💜

[@kimikhan23]

I would recommend Finding the Grain. I listened to it a few days ago and immediately after I finished it I bought a physical copy and reread the last chapter.

[@SynsBookNook]

I think I need to read One Last Stop, I like the time travel element and it sounds really good. Spicy subways ☺️ Have you read Siren Queen? It’s strange, magical, dark, mysterious, and sapphic. I really enjoyed it. ☺️🌈

[@SM-vr8dz]

I love your channel! You have a way of just calming me down😅

[@natbatrat-d7e]

ALLY!!!!! you need to read radio silence!!! especially if you loved heartstopper!!!! not only does a complicated platonic/romantic confusing relationship between two girls moves the story forward, there’s not a single cishet person in this book. above all, it’s about friendship and finding people who feel like outsiders just like you. it’s paradise for the younger millennials and older gen z’s who were raised by tumblr and strangers on the internet. i’m not the biggest fan of YA but radio silence made it to my favorites list. based on your favorite themes in books, i can guarantee it’ll warm your heart

[@allisonpaiges]

hi natalia i'm so sorry i don't wanna break your heart but radio silence just didn't work for me. i'm so happy you loved it though! and i appreciate the rec!

[@quirkydirkyrnoh]

You are my comfort booktuber 💗 keep slaying queen🥳🥳💗💗💗

[@pollymack]

I felt the same about she who became the sun. I loved the first part in the monastery but then as more stuff happened and more characters were introduced I just got lost

[@anotherbookishbecca9170]

That PBS themed intro was so nostalgic and brought me so much joy.

[@MaryE171]

I'm sure it's already on your radar, but I definitely recommend Tillie Walden's other book, "Are You Listening?" Incredible vibes and really interesting storyline.

[@emmad.8815]

agreed

[@theclairemalkie6496]

The intro was so great and nostalgic!!

[@rosaconldelibros]

Hi, Alli. I’m here to thank you for your videos BUT SPECIALLY because last week I read The house in the cerulean sea and now it’s one of my favourite books ever. Now I need spanish translators to do their job with Lonely castle in the mirror… 🙈

[@Fiona_Co]

The “viewers like you” with the PBS/Arthur song in the back brought back memories I forgot I had 😂

[@allisonpaiges]

i'm so happy you caught the reference!!!

[@debraknoop2394]

You should look up 'Devotion' by Hannah Kent. She is an Australian author. I think you will like it!

[@privcst]

I would 100% recommend Paper Girls. I learned a lot from the book, how I perceive myself, how I see the future... I love these Graphic Novels💕 If you like time travel, you should read it, AND they have an adaptation by prime video that is really good :)

[@allisonpaiges]

yessss LOVED paper girls i read the complete collection in august 💘

[@anubhutiyea]

been waiting for this one!!!

[@frogforadoption4686]

literally clicked as soon as i got the notification, been waiting for the gay video since you mentioned it the first time:)))

[@boy_topics]

I loveeeeeed milk fed, such a perfect book. some recs! Moocakes by Wendy Xu (graphic novel), A Dream of a Woman by Casey Plett (trans WLW), Little Blue Encyclopedia by Hazel Jane Plante (also trans)

[@eyereadwhatiread126]

I loved Queerly Beloved - a light read but worth it :)

[@charanasaurr]

Everytime I hear the xenoblade soundtrack in the background of your videos I get chills!!! 😍 thanks for the awesome recs

[@khadeejasagheer2570]

Omg read delilah Green doesn't care because YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!! it is one of my favourite saphic books. It cute, fluffy and made me MELT JSKSKAK

[@galesmind]

I’m currently reading Honey Girl and I feel like you would enjoy it!

[@hollyly88able]

Sending you some ❤️ Allison. You're awesome! I'm reading Betty, I'm about halfway through. I'm really enjoying it so far. Have you started it yet?

[@marireadsbks]

BEEN AWAITING THIS MOMENT

[@TheyCallMeGeek]

omg PLEASE pick up Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. It's the perfect exploration of intersectional queerness in the 50s it's STUNNING

[@artrose3763]

I was just thinking, gosh I really want to read a sapphic book right now and I opened KZbin and bam! Perfect timing

[@artrose3763]

You love the Guide To Catholic Book too yesssss. I love that book and haven't heard many people talking about it yet. You're so so right about it, it's so well done.

[@user-zv1qp6cp9y]

never have i ever by isabel yap is a beautiful queer short story collection that i don't see anyone talking about. also would reccomend annie on my mind, it's a very sweet 80s lesbian romance.

[@ferventfei]

she gets the girl sounds like its perfect for me. since im about to go in my 1st year of university and i also have never dated anyone, so i think itll be really sweet and self indulgent. thank u for the recommendation !

[@manoeksbooknook]

my favourite genre: sapphic books! 💌 Most of the ones you've mentioned are favourites of mine I absolutely adore! I want to recommend a few others in your categories •Graphic novels: -Everything by K. O'Neill, especially the Tea Dragon Society, Princess Princess Ever After and Aquicorn cove - Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me - Heavy Vinyl •Adult: - Delilah Green doesn't Care (favourite adult sapphic romance, besides one last stop, it's so damn good) - Written in the Stars & Count your Lucky Stars - Honey Girl - The Seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo - The Mercies - Tipping the Velvet & Fingersmith by Sarah Waters - Once and Future Witches - Our Wives under the sea - A Spindle Splintered - Secret lives of church ladies •YA - Last night at the Telegraph Club - Ophelia After All - Summer of Salt - The Stars and the Blackness between them - The Weight of the Stars - All the Bad Apples - She drives me crazy - Girls of Paper and Fire - Everything by Nina Lacour, especially we are okay, watch over me, hold still and everything leads to you - last true poets of the sea - house of hollow - the falling in love montage & not my problem

[@allisonpaiges]

oh damn you did your HOMEWORK thank you!!!

[@thepumpkinfiles]

writing down all of these books lol in the dream house has been in my tbr for months but i guess i will read it NOW!

[@kathaSchmei]

YES! It is sooo good

[@AthynVixen]

Isn't One Last Stop YA? I think I need to reread In The Dream House because the abuse I had read about just came across as a bit of nagging and I couldn't see why on earth they got together or stayed together..

[@allisonpaiges]

nope! one last stop is adult according to the internet and them spicy subway scenes. also definitely recommend a re-read of in the dream house

[@quincifreeman8934]

i NEED you to read The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus. it's YA and has a sapphic romance that made me sob, beautiful characters with high stakes, AND magical realism. i could go on and on about it. i feel like nobody talks about it but i have never had a book do what this one did to me lol.

[@quincifreeman8934]

im going in for a reread this summer cuz its also so SUMMERY

[@jessicajones3701]

you are so eloquent and i will read anything you tell me to

[@SallyThames]

PBS style intro and Harry Styles in the first 10 seconds? i, a queer, feel SERVED

[@booksandlifewithlaura2143]

I'm currently reading She gets the girl and I'm enjoying the story. I'm so happy that I decided to continue to read all the books which I had on my June TBR but I didn't get to them last month.

[@abi_rose]

peer pressuring everyone to read snotgirl by bryan lee o'malley and leslie hung. it's a super fun comic book series about fashion influencers in LA being terrible people, with mystery, murder, and (of course) a sapphic relationship. plus, the way that leslie hung draws women is literal perfection

[@allisonpaiges]

LOVE THIS SERIES!!!

[@filipab0oks]

She Who Became the Sun was my sapphic awakening. For all the epic fantasy lovers out here, highly recommend The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi and The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri.

[@tekna2908]

I really like your reviews, and I always love reading lgbt romance. Will definitely pick some of these up!

[@catalinaperez1302]

I’m new here (Thanks algorithms) and here I will stay !💜

[@quincycling]

I recommend checking out The Rise of Kyoshi if you want to spend some more time in the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra universe!! Kyoshi was always v mysterious so I loved getting to learn more about her- plus one of the authors is the co-creator of both ATLA and LOK so everything is canon, including her bisexuality 🥰 EDIT: and while I don’t read much romance in general and don’t have a lot to compare this to (I def plan to check out your recs), kyoshi’s first sapphic kiss is the absolute cutest imo 🥺 But also I should warn you that there are a lot of surprisingly dark moments throughout the book, it’s much darker than both aang and korra’s stories

[@minnie4291]

im so so glad u included in the dream house !! there's a strange ignorance in the wlw community to abuse or simply red flags because of how gendered these things seem to be due to the inherent power imbalance between men and women but its so important to know that u need to take care of urself and that ur bad experiences are valid even if the ppl u could fall in love with are not cishet men

[@Yoeri22]

I'm adding another comment i know, but i just finished a Dutch book which i think you might like! It's 'de meisjes' by Annet Schaap. It's a collection of fairytales but written with a girl focused/feminist twist. The writer is originally an illustrater so with every fairytale you have these lonely, linoprint like illustrations and it really adds to the vibe. It's written for ages 8 and up, and the pages are really easy to read because of how they were formatted. As a 20 year old Dutch speaker it wasn't boring despite the more accessible language (which is heavily underlooked in Dutch novels) and it had wonderful messages

[@gabbyhumphreyshumphreads5420]

YES i'm now watching all ur vids. SORRY WORK X

[@gabbyhumphreyshumphreads5420]

and my rec is girl meets boy (yes, despite the title) by ali smith. beaut x

[@allisonpaiges]

🥹🥰

[@itmedana]

SO GLAD U ENJOYED SPINNING SO MUCH!! but i must say it is a CRIME that fun home wasn’t included in the graphic novels part. alison bechdel is an absolute master at her craft and fun home is completely revolutionary when it comes to lgbt graphic memoirs as a genre. pleaaaase give it a read if you haven’t yet! (also, miss ma’am if you’ve been enjoying other graphic memoirs this much it is TIME to read blankets by craig thompson)

[@allisonpaiges]

i'm sorry for committing a crime i haven't read her yet!

[@itmedana]

@@allisonpaiges i highly highly highly recommend!! it’s shorter than spinning is but also a little bit denser so for me it took abt the same amount of time to get through

[@justvynexa]

as a sapphic I’m always looking for sapphic books! so thank you for your service 🫡

[@libraryho]

“Parfait of prejudice” 😂

[@readingwarlock]

This is how you lose the time war 💜

[@julieannelovesbooks]

I really disliked milk fed because of the depiction of a restrictive eating disorder. I suffered from anorexia all throughout my teenage years, and to me the novel was just offensive. I’m sure everyone has their own ideas about it, especially fellow ED survivors. So if you loved it, that’s great. It just gives me the ick, especially because I hear very little people talk about it critically. Yerba Buena by Nina Lacour, or anything else by Nina Lacour is so so good and so so gay ❤️❤️ please read!!!!

[@allisonpaiges]

i also have a history of restricting so i totally see where you're coming from. personally i find comfort in seeing similar things i've experienced be included in stories but definitely can see why this would turn people off from the book.

[@julieannelovesbooks]

@@allisonpaiges it’s not so much the topic being included in the book, it’s just that it felt too much like ‘love is all you need to fix mental illness’ and that just annoys me to no end😅😅

[@allisonpaiges]

@@julieannelovesbooks OH yeah for sure i toooootally get that critique and agree with you on that one! *tomato tomato* to that trope forever - lost a star from me on that front

[@julieannelovesbooks]

@@allisonpaiges I just really want a book to get it right, the whole experience. (Which is an impossible task, since we all have a slightly different experience) . Because the idea of constant repetative, obsessive thoughts about food and weight etc. were quite accurate, but then the ball was dropped.... down a cliff imo lololol 🤣 I just don't hear that many people address that part.

[@roxannejoncas]

Is that Arthur the aardvark music at the beginning? XD

[@allisonpaiges]

it is! like the pbs sponsor clips before their shows 🥰

[@roxannejoncas]

@@allisonpaiges 😍

[@martianaimee]

i just read On a Sunbeam and it has easily become a favorite!!!!!!!!!

[@allisonpaiges]

she’s in the video!!! ✨

[@HarvestStore]

Great video.

[@alexandraramz]

every month is pride month. pride year. pride decade. CENTURY

[@alexandraramz]

in this house, we adore tillie walden

[@iDAREyoutoFLY]

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo was incredible!

[@izziedias]

I've looking for sapphic recommendations to warm by little bissexual heart. so thank you for this

[@Yoeri22]

We love a well-read bi neurodivergent woman😌

[@allisonpaiges]

:')

[@joywoolley4750]

also!! you (and anyone looking for beautiful stories about lesbian love) should check out cantoras by Carolina De Robertis! a stunning story of a group of lesbian women finding community and love in 1970's Uruguay.

[@allisonpaiges]

ooooh adding to my tbr!!!

[@benmartizz8238]

LETS GO LESBIANS AND BI PEOPLE

[@priscillacosta1307]

The Lesbiana's Guide and Clap When You Land straight (haha) to my tbr! Let me take the opportunity to recommend you a Brazilian author! Natalia Borges Polesso's short stories collection Amora was translated to English by Julia Sanches, is all about women loving women and it won major Brazilian literary prizes in 2016. I particularly love the stories 'Wild Inside' and 'Flor'. Thanks for another great video!

[@jesskibler157]

🗣🗣 GAY STORIES FOREVER

[@Sara-rp1fk]

I FELL IN LOVE WITH U.

[@julieannelovesbooks]

My best friend is going to Berlin next week, I made her a friendship bracelet with the lesbian flag so hopefully all the lesbians will know where it’s at!!!!!

[@moviemagus1921]

you're a mess and I'm loving it :D

[@korimaryjane41]

Okay but have you considered becoming a therapist? I think you might be already...

[@guillotine이다비다]

You are my new fav booktuber~^^. Sometimes could you........ please speak a little slower please, s'il vous plaît, por favor, bitte, 제발?😂😄😭

[@allisonpaiges]

thank you! & i highly recommend turning on the closed captions/subtitles! (i know i talk a lil fast)💛

[@minnie4291]

GAYYYYY yay

[@emmaclark5836]

thank you for this! i found a lot of new sapphic books that i’ve never even heard of before🫶🏻