Diversity in Lesbian Fiction
This is not an exhaustive list, but is a good starting point for those looking for books written by authors of color or
books that include people of color as main characters.
Links to Collections (Books or online fiction)
Sistahs on the Shelf
http://www.andi-holmes.com/BluePlace/LesbianCategories.html
Online/Uberfic with PoC
http://www.academyofbards.org/fanfic/e/everettdeane_dreaminginthepit1.html
Message in a Bottle
Books
Adcock, Brenda, REIKO'S GARDEN
Azel, Anne, GOLD MOUNTAIN
Baker, Nikki, IN THE GAME: A VIRGINIA KELLY MYSTERY
Baker, Nikki, LONG GOODBYES: A VIRGINIA KELLY MYSTERY
Baker, Nikki, THE LAVENDER HOUSE MURDER: A VIRGINIA KELLY MYSTERY
Baker, Nikki, THE ULTIMATE EXIT STRATEGY: A VIRGINIA KELLY MYSTERY
Barret, Sandra, FACE OF THE ENEMY
Bess, S. Renee, LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Bess, S. Renee, BREAKING JAIE
Birtha, Becky, LOVERS' CHOICE;
Brand, Dionne, NO LANGUAGE IS NEUTRAL (poetry)
Bridgforth, Sharon, LOVE CONJURE/BLUES
Bridgforth, Sharon, THE BULL-JEAN STORIES
Brown, Laurinda, FIRE AND BRIMSTONE
Brown, Laurinda, WALK LIKE A MAN
Brown, Shonia, LONGING, LUST, AND LOVE: BLACK LESBIAN STORIES
Burford, Barbara, THRESHING FLOOR
Clark, Cheryl, LIVING AS A LESBIAN (poetry)
Clark, Cheryl, NARRATIVES: POEMS IN THE TRADITION OF BLACK WOMEN (poetry)
Clarke, Cheryl, EXPERIMENTAL LOVE (poetry),
Douglas, Carol Anne, TO THE CLEVELAND STATION
DuPre, Jolie, IRIDESCENCE
Goldsby, Gabrielle, SUCH A PRETTY FACE
Goldsby, Gabrielle, NEVERWAKE
Gomez, Jewelle, FORTY-THREE SEPTEMBERS (essays)
Gomez, Jewelle, GILDA STORIES
Guy, Rosa, RUBY
Lake, Lori, DIFFERENT DRESS
Lake, Lori, GUN SHY
Lake, Lori, HAVE GUN, WE'LL TRAVEL
Lake, Lori, SNOW MOON RISING
Lake, Lori, UNDER THE GUN
Lee, Helen Elaine, SERPENT'S GIFT
Lewis, S.D., CHANGES
Lorde, Audre , BURST OF LIGHT
Lorde, Audre, CANCER JOURNALS
Lorde, Audre, MARVELOUS ARITHMETICS OF DISTANCE, (poetry)
McKinley, Catherine E., AFREKETE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BLACK LESBIAN WRITING
Barnett, LaShonda K., CALLALOO & OTHER LESBIAN TALKES
Mickelbury, Penny, DARKNESS DESCENDING: MIMI/GIANNA MYSTERY
Mickelbury, Penny, KEEPING SECRETS: MIMI/GIANNA MYSTERY
Mickelbury, Penny, LOVE NOTES: MIMI/GIANNA MYSTERY
Mickelbury, Penny, NIGHT SONGS: MIMI/GIANNA MYSTERY
Mickelbury, Penny, ONE MUST WAIT: CAROLE ANN GIBSON MYSTERY
Mickelbury, Penny, PARADISE INTERRUPTED: CAROLE ANN GIBSON MYSTERY
Mickelbury, Penny, THE STEP BETWEEN: CAROLE ANN GIBSON MYSTERY
Mickelbury, Penny, WHERE TO CHOOSE: CAROLE ANN GIBSON MYSTERY
Moore, Lisa C., Ed., DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BLACK LESBIAN COMING
OUT STORIES
Parker, Pat, JONESTOWN AND OTHER MADNESS (poetry)
Parker, Pat, MOVEMENT IN BLACK (poetry)
Revoyr, Nancy, SOUTHLAND
Revoyr, Nancy, THE NECESSARY HUNGER
Rose, Shaylynn, BANSHEE'S HONOR
Shockley, Ann Allen, LOVING HER
Shockley, Ann Allen, SAY JESUS AND COME TO ME
Shockley, Ann Allen, THE BLACK AND THE WHITE OF IT
Silvera, Makeda, PIECE OF MY HEART: A LESBIAN OF COLOUR ANTHOLOGY
Smith, Barbara, HOME GIRLS: A BLACK FEMINIST ANTHOLOGY
Taylor, Carol, BROWN SUGAR: A COLLECTION OF EROTIC BLACK FICTION
Vollbrecht, Jane, IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
Walker, Alice, THE COLOR PURPLE
Youngblood, Shay, SOUL KISS
Zedde, Fiona, A TASTE OF SIN
Zedde, Fiona, BLISS
Zedde, Fiona, EVERY DARK DESIRE