Posted By HOLAA
On Jun 4, 2016
We love a good book. Sometimes there is nothing better than curling up with a blanket, a glass of wine and a great piece of literature. And this is even better when the book is written by one of our own sisters. Therefor we thought it would be a good idea to bring together a list of books, non-fiction and fiction, by and about LBT/queer women in Africa and the African Diaspora.
Thank you to Cosmic Yoruba for helping us with this epic list!
(Updated: 30.06.2016)
Fiction
Author: Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene Book(s): Kalyani: How I Got Over, For Sizakele
Author: Nnenna Marcia Book: Africa Hot: West African Stories of Sex and Love
Author: April Sinclair Book: Coffee will make you black
Author: Dolar Vasani Book: Not Yet Uhuru (lesbian flash fiction tales- Kindle and Paper back version)
Author: (ed) Unoma Azuah Book: Blessed Body (interview) (kindle and paperback).
Author: Various Book(s): Queer Africa, Proudly Malawian
Author: Sonwabiso Ngcowa Book: In Search of Happiness
Author(s): Various Book: Walking the Tight Rope Anthology
Author: Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde Book: Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde
Author: Staceyann Chin Book: The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir
Author: Fiona Zedde Book(s): Rise of the Rain Queen, Bliss, When She Says Yes, Desire at Dawn, Every Dark Desire, Nightshade: A Novella
Author: Skyy Book(s): Choices, Consequences, Crossroads, Full Circle, Southern Comfort
Author: Christiana Harrell; Book: Girl: A story for every Les Being
Author: Jolie du Pre Book: Iridescence: Sensuous Shades of Lesbian Erotica
Author: Shonia Brown Book: Longing, Lust and Love: Black Lesbian Stories
Author: Devon W. Carbado Book: Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual African American Fiction
Author: Fatima Warsame Book: Loving You Wasn’t Enough (Kindle Version)
Author: Various (eds.) S. Andrea Allen and Lauren Cherelle Book: Lez Talk: A Collection of Black Lesbian Short Fiction (Kindle Version)
Author: Natalie Simone Book: The Crave Collection Trilogy
Author: Cheril N. Clarke Books: Losing Control, Tainted Destiny, Love and Marriage: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Dating and Romance, The Beautiful People: New Orleans, The Beautiful People: Las Vegas
Author: Cherry Muhanji Book: Tight Spaces (Singular Lives), Her
Author: April Sinclair Book: Coffee will make you black
Author: B.L. Wilson Book: Safe Haven
Author: Oliva Renee Wallace Book(s): In Pursuit of Joi, She Say, She Say
Author: Shonda Book: She Slipped and Fell
Author: Rebekah Weatherspoon Book(s): The Fling, At Her Feet, Treasure
Author: Anna J Book(s): My Little Secret, My Woman, His Wife
Author: K.A.Smith Book(s): Here She Comes, Dress for Success, Tasting Room, Gina’s Do-Over Parking, Hot for It, Get at Me
Author: Portia M. Delaney Book: First Taste: Kendra
Author: Sheree L. Greer Book: Let The Lover Be
Author: Literary Stud Books: Maxi’s Place, The Bewitching Hour
Author: Phoenix Rising Books: The Vagitarian Chronicles (erotica), From My Heart to Hers: a letter of love (poetry).
Author: Diriye Osman Book: Fairytales of Children
Author: Teryn Williams Book: Rose from the Bayou
Author: Dionne Brand Book: In Another Place, Not Here, Land to Light On, thirsty
Author: KS Augustin Book: War Games
Author: Chinelo Okparanta Books: Happiness Like Water, Under The Udala Trees
Author: A.C. Mims Book: Pieces of Her
Author: La’Toya A. Debardelaben Book: Kissin’ Below The Belt
Author: Shea Word Book: Just You & Me
Author: Saruuh Kelsey Book: The Beast of Callaire
Author: Nalo Hopkinson Book(s): The Chaos, The Salt Roads
Author: Tanai Walker Book: Sacred Fire
Author: S. Renée Bess Book(s): Leave of Absence, The Rules
Author: Alexis De Veaux Book: Yabo
Author: V.A. Fearon Book: The Girl with the Treasure Chest
Author: Laurinda D. Brown Book: Walk Like A Man
Author: Nikki Rashan Book(s): Double Pleasure, Double Pain; You Make Me Wanna; Cyber Case; The Exchange
Author: Renne Cronin Book: Tastes Like Cherry
Author: Nik Nicholson Book: Descendants of Hagar
Author: Jacqueline Koyanagi Book: Ascension
Author: Mia McKenzie Book: The Summer We Got Free
Author: T. Jurrette Book: Finding Us
Author: LaToya Hankins Book: SBF Seeking…
Author: Jabulile Bongiwe Ngwenya Book: I Ain’t Yo Bitch
Author: Sean Reynolds Book: Dying for a Change
Author: Odessa Rose Book: Water in a Broken Glass
Author: Kionne Nicole Book: The Space Our Love Demands
Author: Jewelle L. Gomez Book: The Gilda Stories
Author: Ann Alley Shockley Book: Loving Her
Non-fiction
Author: Staceyann Chin Book: The Other Sides of Paradise
Authors: Davis, Kortright and Elias Farajaje-Jones Book: African Creative Expressions of the Divine
Author: Various Book: African Sexualities: A Reader Ed. Sylvia Tamale
Authors: Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa Book: Tommy Boys, Lesbian Men and Ancestral Wives: Female Same-Sex Practices in Africa
Author: Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde Book: Black Bull, Ancestors and Me: My Life as a Lesbian Sangoma
Author: Audre Lorde Book(s): Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
Author: Alice Walker Book: The Light of my father’s smile
Author: Anondra Williams Book(s): Black Girl Love, SistaGirl, Pat Greene (Kindle Version)
Author(s): Various Book: Senseisha: Memoirs of the Caribbean Woman
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For more books check out this list of 21 Black LesBiQueer Authors & novelists
*Update: Some titles were credited to the wrong author, Cheril N. Clarke has now been credited with the right books. Anondra Williams has had a book added to her list.
If you have any books we could add to this list let us know on info@holaafrica.org.
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