17 best-selling lesbian books like A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture by June Thomas

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A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

By: June Thomas

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A deeply researched and highly readable cultural history of queer women’s lives in the second half …

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1. Perfume & Pain

By: Anna Dorn

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A controversial Los Angeles author attempts to revive her career and finally find true love in this… read more

Similar categories in Anna Dorn's Perfume & Pain book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
"I sit down wanting to write the great lesbian love story, but wacko bitches just keep coming out."

-Anna Dorn, Perfume & Pain

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2. Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation

By: Geena Rocero

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

“A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy” (Vogue) from one of Out100’s Most Impactful and In… read more

Similar categories in Geena Rocero's Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • queer
  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
"Geena, you speak about transgender rights and FIlipino food with equal expertise."

-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation

"That's the thing about trans joy: It can never be fully extinguished. People can try to narrow the possibilities for our lives, even end them, but our spirits will always expand to fill whatever spac…"

-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation

"I didn't need to come out ot her. I never said those declarative words - and I didn't even know them at the time. Vocabulary like trans would come much later in my life. All I needed was to hear the …"

-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation

"Despite the ubiquity of government-organized trans pageants in the Philippines, trans people themselves are not politically recognized. We are culturally visible but legally erased. To this day, tran…"

-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation

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3. Lavash at First Sight

By: Taleen Voskuni

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sparks fly between two women pitted against each other in this delectable new romantic comedy by Ta… read more

Similar categories in Taleen Voskuni's Lavash at First Sight book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
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4. Who's Afraid of Gender?

By: Judith Butler

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politi… read more

Similar categories in Judith Butler's Who's Afraid of Gender? book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • feminism
  • gender studies
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • audiobook
"Imagine if you were Jewish and someone tells you that you are not. Imagine if you are lesbian and someone laughs in your face and says you are confused since you are really heterosexual. Imagine if y…"

-Judith Butler, Who's Afraid of Gender?

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5. Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America

By: Krista Burton

3.86

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A former Rookie contributor and creator of the popular blog Effing Dykes investigates the disappear… read more

Similar categories in Krista Burton's Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • history
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"While I appreciate the freedom to live anywhere we want, and I love visiting those places, I do feel a sharp sense of loss knowing I can't see the people I consider my queer family on a daily basis. …"

-Krista Burton, Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America

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6. Here for the Wrong Reasons

By: Annabel Paulsen

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this swoon-filled lesbian romcom, two dating show contestants vying for the affection of the lea… read more

Similar categories in Annabel Paulsen's Here for the Wrong Reasons book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
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7. Triple Sec

By: T.J. Alexander

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A jaded bartender is wooed by a charmingly quirky couple in this fresh and sizzling polyamorous rom… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Alexander's Triple Sec book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
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8. Housemates

By: Emma Copley Eisenberg

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two young housemates embark on a road trip to discover themselves in a fractured America in this sp… read more

Similar categories in Emma Copley Eisenberg's Housemates book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
"Teaching? When it’s good? A marvel. A fucking miracle. They live, and then they turn to you to tell you about it."

-Emma Copley Eisenberg, Housemates

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9. Ma and Me

By: Putsata Reang

4.43

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The memoir of a refugee caught between her identity as a gay woman and the love and life debt she o… read more

Similar categories in Putsata Reang's Ma and Me book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer
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10. The Z Word

By: Lindsay King-Miller

3.48

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay King-Miller's The Z Word book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
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11. Director's Cut

By: Carlyn Greenwald

3.63

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Oscar-winning Valeria Sullivan finds herself trapped in a battle of wits with a sexy professor, but… read more

Similar categories in Carlyn Greenwald's Director's Cut book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
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12. The Pairing

By: Casey McQuiston

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes… read more

Similar categories in Casey McQuiston's The Pairing book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
"Some people dye their hair when they go through a breakup. I got a bus."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"This is what I get for assuming all women in safari hats can be trusted."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"He was the first great thing I ever let myself want. This time, I’m keeping him."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"A love that’s ended is the only kind I can have, because I can’t possibly lose it."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

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13. Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir

By: Sara Glass

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A moving coming-of-age memoir in the vein of Unorthodox and Brazen , about one young woman’s desper… read more

Similar categories in Sara Glass's Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • queer
  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
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14. How It Works Out

By: Myriam Lacroix

3.79

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“What an audacious, breathtaking, and inspiring debut. The power of this formally innovative and de… read more

Similar categories in Myriam Lacroix's How It Works Out book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
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15. A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

By: June Thomas

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A deeply researched and highly readable cultural history of queer women’s lives in the second half … read more

Similar categories in June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • history
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • feminism
  • gender studies
  • nonfiction
  • gender and sexuality
  • sociology
  • audiobook
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16. Looking for a Sign

By: Susie Dumond

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A newly single queer woman moves to New Orleans and sets off on a mission to find her most compatib… read more

Similar categories in Susie Dumond's Looking for a Sign book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
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17. The Night of Baba Yaga

By: Akira Otani

3.40

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

In this no-holds-barred queer thriller, a fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment … read more

Similar categories in Akira Otani's The Night of Baba Yaga book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
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18. But How Are You, Really

By: Ella Dawson

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A burned-out bisexual confronts old demons, her estranged chosen family, and the ex she maybe shoul… read more

Similar categories in Ella Dawson's But How Are You, Really book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • audiobook
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19. Private Rites

By: Julia Armfield

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, c… read more

Similar categories in Julia Armfield's Private Rites book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
"To be misunderstood is one thing, but the curious hostility of a sibling's approach lies less in what they miss than in the strange backdated nature of the things they choose to know. A person can be…"

-Julia Armfield, Private Rites

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20. The Palace of Eros

By: Caro De Robertis

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Young, headstrong Psyche has captured the eyes of every suitor in town and far beyond with her temp… read more

Similar categories in Caro De Robertis's The Palace of Eros book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
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21. Making It

By: Laura Kay

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From the author of Wild Things comes a heartwarming and relatable queer rom-com about an isolated y… read more

Similar categories in Laura Kay's Making It book and June Thomas's A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt

15 Best audiobook books like A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture by June Thomas

Transform Your Habits

Perfume & Pain

Anna Dorn

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation

Geena Rocero

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Lavash at First Sight

Taleen Voskuni

3.70

Transform Your Habits

Who's Afraid of Gender?

Judith Butler

4.02

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21 best-selling fiction books like Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg

Transform Your Habits

Perfume & Pain

Anna Dorn

4.06

Transform Your Habits

All Fours

Miranda July

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Exhibit

R.O. Kwon

3.24

Transform Your Habits

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe

3.97

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