If you’re a writer who wants to share your work with the world, it’s important to know where to start.
Publishing is a complex and competitive industry, especially for those of us creating LGBTQIA+ content. But luckily, there are plenty of dedicated resources out there to help you get started.
In this blog post, we’ll introduce you to the Sapphic Book Blogger Directory—a resource that can connect you with WLW book bloggers who can help promote your work.
Whether you’re an author looking for new readers or a publisher looking for talented writers, this directory is a great place to start.
So let’s get started!
This is a list of all the websites I found that review sapphic fiction, with links to their reviews and other relevant information.
I have done my best to compile the information on this list as accurately as possible, but there are many websites that change their rules. So read carefully before submitting your book!
There are so many genres out there that it would be impossible to list them all. So instead I have broken down the most popular ones: ‘Science Fiction’ (including Space Opera), ‘Fantasy’ includes novels & stories set against various backgrounds such as medieval Europe or modern-day New York City; ‘Horror’ for tales featuring anything from monsters from haunted houses come alive at nighttime. Mystery/ Crime stories where the investigating character needs to solve crimes committed by various criminals, including their own family members! YA fiction is usually about adolescents living outside society’s norms, trying to make sense of the world. ‘Romance’ includes any book where the main plot focuses on the romance between the lead characters, while I hope ‘erotica’ is self-explanatory.
Finally, for those of you who publish poetry anthologies and non-fiction, I have also included those who specify that they review those books.
Site | Science Fiction | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery/Crime | YA | Historical | Romance | Erotica | Poetry | Non-Fiction | Comments: | Submit link |
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Alex Reads Books | YES | NO | NO | YES | YES | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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Black Lesbian Literary Collective | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Black lesbian writers only | Submit![]() |
Books To Get Lost In | NO | NO | No Religon. No Cheating. No Free Verse Novels. | Submit![]() |
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Bookshelf SOS | YES | YES | NO | YES | Submit![]() |
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Bookvark | YES | Submit![]() |
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Bridgets Lesbian Book Reviews | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | Audiobooks only. No heterosexual elements | Submit![]() |
Broome's Books | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | Submit![]() |
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Casey The Canadian Lesbrarian | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Canadians only | Submit![]() |
Cece ❀Rants, Raves &Reviews❀ | YES | NO | YES | YES | NO | Preferred file format: Physical Copies Also accepts MOBI or EPUB | Email Us | |||||
Celestial Books | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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Curve Magzine | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | Submit![]() |
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Evie Drae | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | No Children's fiction | Submit![]() |
Ghostly Reads | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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GLBT Reviews | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Physical Books ONLY | Submit![]() |
Howling Libraries | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | No Christian Fiction. Will accept graphic novels and middle grade fiction. | Submit![]() |
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Joyfully Jay | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | YES | Mostly m/m but some f/f | Submit![]() |
Kam's Queerfic Pantry | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Female led and female authors preferred. | Submit![]() |
Kitty Kat's Book Review Blog | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Will not review abuse, rape, very depressing, negative story-lines, strong religious themes or horror. | Submit![]() |
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Lambda Literary | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | 3-4 month advance copies ONLY | Submit![]() |
Les Reveur | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | Historical or historical fantasy ONLY | Submit![]() |
Lesbian Rabbit Hole | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Will review graphic novels | Submit![]() |
Lesbian Reading Room | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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LESBIreviewed | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | Submit![]() |
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Lesbrary | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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Let's Fox About It | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Will not review allocishet main characters/authors | Submit![]() |
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LezReviewBooks | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | Submit![]() |
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Local Bee Hunter's Nook | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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Love Bytes: LGBTQ Book Reviews | Will review what 'piques the interest' of their review team | Submit![]() |
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Luie's Digital Bookshelf | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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Lynn Lawler | YES | Submit![]() |
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Midnight Book Blog | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | Only accepting physical advanced copies | Submit![]() |
Nautical Star Books | YES | Submit![]() |
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Not Me Anymore | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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Other Worlds Ink | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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Pan/Cis LGBT2SQ+ Romance Reviews | YES | Romance in any Sub-Genre | Submit![]() |
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Queer Books Unbound | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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Queerly Reads | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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Rainbow Book Reviews | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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Rainbow Gold Reviews | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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Rainbow Moose's Reviews | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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Sapphic Book Club | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | Submit![]() |
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Sapphic Reviews | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Lesbian ONLY | Submit![]() |
Sapphic Solace | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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She Sighed! | YES | Submit![]() |
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Sistahs On The Shelf | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Black lesbian literature ONLY | Submit![]() |
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books | YES | Submit![]() |
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Soulful Thoughts | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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Sweet Fiction Sillhouette | YES | Submit![]() |
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Sweet Ink Services | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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The Book Deviant | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | Interested in POC and Disability | Submit![]() |
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The Future Fire | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | Speculative Fiction ONLY | Submit![]() |
The Lesbian Book Blog | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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The Lesbian Book Worm | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | Submit![]() |
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The Lesbian Review | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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The Novel Approach | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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The Queer Bookish | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Please include content/trigger warnings for emotional abuse, rape, self harm, and suicide | Submit![]() |
The Romance Reviews | YES | Romance ONLY | Submit![]() |
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The Romantic Reader Blog | YES | Romance ONLY | Submit![]() |
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TJ Richards | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Submit![]() |
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To Be Read | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | Submit![]() |
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Tome Reader | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | Submit![]() |
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With Love For Books | YES | YES | YES | YES | Invite only site | Submit![]() |
This list is just the beginning!
It’s growing so quickly that we’ll have to keep updating it. But for now, bookmark this page and check back often or use our handy dandy search feature when you next have a book in need of a review – there are reviewers out there who would love being able to help out with your next release! 🙂