Let's Get You Some Online Friends
By Caitlyn Evans and Emily Sayre
Have you ever felt like reading is a hermit-hobby? Or that it’s an isolating activity? Well, good thing it’s no longer frowned upon to talk to strangers on the internet! With the explosion of online book spaces in recent years, we’ve put together a list of queer spaces to check out in the online book community.
Here’s some online book clubs, imprints, and spaces that you can follow and join!
Bindery Imprints
One great way to support queer spaces is to support those who are directly publishing queer stories! Below are a few Bindery Imprints that focus on publishing queer literature!
Sapph-Lit was originally a sapphic book club created by Nina, who wanted to cultivate a safe space for sapphic women and non-binary folks to read queer books, chat about life, ask for and offer support, and celebrate their identities. Since its creation in 2021, Sapph-Lit has quickly expanded into a community-forward sapphic romance publishing imprint with a mission of prioritizing sapphic representation in literature!
Their first book is in the works, so be on the lookout for Kim Narby’s debut book, Saturn Returning, in Spring of 2026.
Ezeekat Press was created by Jaysen in fall of 2023 and was actually one of the first Imprints to launch through Bindery! This is a great imprint to follow if you love all things fantasy. Ranging from cozy fantasy with their first published book House of Frank (2024) by Kay Synclaire, to their upcoming Spring 2026 release, Black as Diamond by U.M. Agoawike, that has dark and complex characters with visceral action, there is surely something for everyone!
Check out their latest book that released on June 3rd, 2025: Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove.
Bindery Pages
Let’s go through, rapid fire, Bindery pages you can subscribe to for free!
Sunny Thoughts—Sunny reads, recommends, and reviews books of all genres, with a particular emphasis on lesbian and queer literature, speculative fiction, and women writers. They are also a podcast co-host and writer.
Sapphic and Proud—Amivi aims to use her page as a place to help people fall back in love with reading and through BIPOC and queer books, with a focus on sapphic literature.
Fat Forward Books—Samantha celebrates books by fat authors and about fat experiences, across every genre and age group. They are also a writer whose work focuses primarily on LGBTQ+ and fat representation in pop culture!
Wanderland Reads—Sarah focuses on topics like exploring our queer identities and dismantling shame surrounding sex and embracing pleasure, while having a bibliotherapy-esque style of reading.
Discotopia—Disco shares queer, BIPOC, and disabled books, with a focus on sci-fi, fantasy and romance, and especially championing underrepresented authors.
Fairly Queer Books—Fareeha focuses on reading and discussing queer fantasy, sci-fi, and comics that center around the Muslim experience and the queer existence.
Fable and Bookclubs
Apps like Fable and Bookclubs are free apps that allow you to connect and read with other like-minded readers. On Fable, anyone can create a virtual book club that is either public (anyone can join) or private (invitation-only). Once created, hosts can select a book to create, share highlights, and create discussion questions directly in the book! Similarly, Bookclubs allows anyone to create or join book clubs that are virtual or in-person.
Here are some rapid-fire, queer, public book clubs on Fable and Bookclub.com that you can join today. Don’t see one you like? You can search both apps for other book clubs to join, or we encourage you to start your own!
Fable
Sapphic Lit Book Club—Avery focuses on reading sapphic books across all genres, and their July read was The Lesbians' Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
LGBTQIA+ Book Club—On Fable, you can also connect with international readers, like this LGBTQIA+ Book Club hosted by Nikki, Katelin, and the Sydney Book Society.
Queerly Bookworms—For YA lovers, Kristin’s book club reads mostly YA queer books across genres, including romance, sci-fi, and fantasy.
Quereads Book Club—Jess and Drew describe their book club as a fun and safe space for members of the LGBTQIA community and their allies to read and talk about queer books.
Trans and NB Horror—Abbey hosts a book club for lovers of horror and dark fiction, focusing on trans and non-binary authors.
Bookclubs
Queer Horrors—A virtual book club for anyone who loves to read horror books by/about queer people. They meet virtually on the 2nd Sunday of every month!
Queers of Color—Johnathan started this virtual book club that meets monthly to read and discuss books centering the lives and experiences of other queer POCs.
Ashes & Ink—This virtual book club is for Black trans and cis men to “burn the lies we’ve been fed about masculinity and write new truths in their place.” It’s a book club all about confronting, unlearning, and reimagining Black masculinity through reading and discussion.
LGBTQ+ Book Club by Charis Books—Hosted by Charis Books, a nonprofit with the goal of working for social justice and encouraging expression of marginalized voices, this book club is a space for LGBTQ+ folks and their allies to read books by queer authors and have thoughtful discussions on queer identity and history.
Conclusion
Joining book clubs, whether virtually or in-person, can be a great way to connect with like-minded readers, share and discuss your favorite books, and also learn from and with other individuals. We encourage you to put yourself out there to connect with people even online, and we hope this list is a great start for you!