Rust Belt Femme
By: Raechel Anne Jolie
4.06
Format: 150 pages, Hardcover
Raechel Anne Jolie’s early life in a working-class Cleveland exurb was full of race cars, Budweiser…
Want to Read $ 14.49"Summer days in the valley were the closest thing I had to religion. The shattered-glass water in the creek, the abundance of the mill, running like the wind was carrying me against an earth full of bones. It was awe and repentance, holy baptism washing the soles of my dirty feet. It was daydreaming that felt real for survival. It was all sacred ritual, inadvertent and weightless as grace."-Raechel Anne Jolie, Rust Belt Femme
"Summer days in the valley were the closest thing I had to religion. The shattered-glass water in the creek, the abundance of the mill, running like the wind was carrying me against an earth full of bones. It was awe and repentance, holy baptism washing the soles of my dirty feet. It was daydreaming that felt real for survival. It was all sacred ritual, inadvertent and weightless as grace."-Raechel Anne Jolie, Rust Belt Femme
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1. The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
By: Larry Mitchell , Ned Asta
4.50
Format: 114 pages, Paperback
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions is a beloved queer utopian text written by Larry … read more
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- queer
- lgbt
"The strong women told the faggots that the more you share, the less you need."-Larry Mitchell, The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
"The women who love women wrote a song for the faggots. It was called, "Anything you do that the men don't like is o.k. by us."-Larry Mitchell, The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
"Ramrod has an empire. They have not had it very long yet already it is shabby and disreputable. Everyday the faggots and their friends can see, hear, and feel Ramrod's empire disintegrating as the me…"-Larry Mitchell, The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
"Nothing can defeat the spirit of the earth. The fairies know that the earth will not tolerate the men much longer. The earth, scarred and gouged and stripped and bombed, will deny life to the men in …"-Larry Mitchell, The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
2. Stone Butch Blues
By: Leslie Feinberg
4.43
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
Woman or man? This internationally acclaimed novel looks at the world through the eyes of Jess Gold… read more
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- feminism
- queer
- lgbt
3. Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
By: Adrienne Maree Brown
3.65
Format: 192 pages,
Inspired by Octavia Butler's explorations of our human relationship to change, Emergent Strategyis … read more
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4. 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
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- queer
- lgbt
"I sit down wanting to write the great lesbian love story, but wacko bitches just keep coming out."-Anna Dorn, Perfume & Pain
5. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
6. This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
By: Lyz Lenz
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- womens
"So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog."-Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
7. I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World
By: Kai Cheng Thom
4.44
Format: 155 pages, Paperback
What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our he… read more
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- memoir
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- queer
"When you live in a community of queers, anarchists, & activists, crisis is the baseline and stability an outlier."-Kai Cheng Thom, I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World
"Models of justice that centre punishment do not prevent abuse but only react to it, and they don't offer a pathway toward healing for either perpetrators or survivors. Nor do they acknowledge the dua…"-Kai Cheng Thom, I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World
"That in a loving place, I am able to hear a friend disagree with me and know that they still care for me. That I can receive their advice and know that I don't have to follow it. That there is enough…"-Kai Cheng Thom, I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World
"Transition is a fundamental right that all trans people, of all ages, should have access to. But I believe that transition, ideally, should be offered to us as one option of many for bodily autonomy …"-Kai Cheng Thom, I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World
8. Hijab Butch Blues
By: Lamya H.
4.48
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from storie… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"Sort of?"-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"Queer indispensability?"-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"I feel tired. Or reckless. Or maybe brave."-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"I want to figure her out, this girl, and I want to know everything about her."-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
9. Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
By: Adrienne Maree Brown
4.25
Format: 441 pages, Paperback
How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourse… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
"In other words, I want an erotic that demands space be made for honest bodies that like to also fuck."-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"revolution cannot be created by conforming to existing roles in relationships already defined by the systems we want to overthrow."-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"Women and femmes who love money are free to be demanding. The world has tried to fool them into thinking that getting paid for care or sex “cheapens"-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"Money buys protection. It buys time off and privacy. And it buys nice, pretty shit. Money also buys food, housing, and health care. Getting paid enough to meet our needs—and more—feels good. I’m not …"-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
10. A Good Happy Girl
By: Marissa Higgins
3.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, surprising, and immersive read about a young professional woman pursuing an emotionally… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
11. Dykette
By: Jenny Fran Davis
2.96
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An addictive, absurd, and darkly hilarious debut novel about a young woman who embarks on a ten-day… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
12. Punch Me Up to the Gods
By: Brian Broome
4.33
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
Punch Me Up to the Gods introduces a powerful new talent in Brian Broome, whose early years growing… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"My second baby was a girl. Cutest thing you ever did see. He was happy with a girl. His first born. He liked havin’ a girl. He fell in love with her and played with her and praised her every move. Se…"-Brian Broome, Punch Me Up to the Gods
"I think about my father and the clarity that comes with age tells me that he must have suffered... He was anxious. He was lonely. And he was insecure. There is no thing on earth more dangerous than a…"-Brian Broome, Punch Me Up to the Gods
13. The Novelist
By: Jordan Castro
3.41
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist is a deli… read more
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14. Gone to the Wolves
By: John Wray
3.56
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The award-winning author John Wray dives deep into the wild, risky world of heavy metal in the 1980… read more
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15. Abolition. Feminism. Now.
By: Angela Y. Davis
4.31
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
An urgent, vital manifesto of intersectional, internationalist, abolitionist feminism, from leading… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
16. 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
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- queer
- nonfiction
- memoir
- lgbt
"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
17. 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
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- queer
- lgbt
18. Glitter Up the Dark: How Pop Music Broke the Binary
By: Sasha Geffen
4.08
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Why has music so often served as an accomplice to transcendent expressions of gender? Why did the q… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
19. 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
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- queer
- lgbt
"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
20. Endpapers
By: Jennifer Savran Kelly
3.74
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this page-turning novel set in 2003 New York City, a genderqueer book conservator feels trapped … read more
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- queer
- lgbt
21. Rust Belt Femme
By: Raechel Anne Jolie
4.06
Format: 150 pages, Hardcover
Raechel Anne Jolie’s early life in a working-class Cleveland exurb was full of race cars, Budweiser… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- feminism
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- womens
- gender and sexuality
- queer
"Summer days in the valley were the closest thing I had to religion. The shattered-glass water in the creek, the abundance of the mill, running like the wind was carrying me against an earth full of b…"-Raechel Anne Jolie, Rust Belt Femme
