lgbtqreads:

Can do! One great place to find #2 is on the @wocinromance site, which has an LGBTQ+ section. It’s run by Rebekah Weatherspoon, whose name you’re about to see a bunch as I answer your questions ;)

OK, so, #1!

So Sweet is the first novella in Rebekah Weatherspoon’s m/f novella series with a bi female protag. She also has a lesbian vampire sorority series, starting with Better Off Red, that has a bunch of bi/pan women. And she’s also a queer woman of color who is an amazing person to support.

Also m/f with a bi protag is A Gentleman in the Street by Alisha Rai, which I love, and the author and MC are both WoC.

For some pan female MCs, try Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler, Double Exposure by Chelsea Cameron, The Melody of You and Me by M. Hollis (possibly currently out of print), and Your Heart Will Grow by Chace Verity.

For some bi female MCs, try these:

• All Inclusive by Farzana Doctor
• Vow of Celibacy by Erin Judge
• The First Bad Man by Miranda July
• The Mathematics of Change by Amanda Kabak (Amz)
• The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka (Amz)
• They Call Me Mad Dog!: A Story for Bitter, Lonely People by Erika Lopez
• In Case of Emergency by Courtney Moreno
• Young God by Katherine Faw Morris
• The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North
• Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
• She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya
• The Passion by Jeannette Winterson
• Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell

and keep an eye out for The Best Bad Thing by Katrina Carrasco when it comes out in November!

OK, for #2! My top Must-Read for my fellow white queer people is Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera which honestly does some really nice handholding through the issues of queer white feminism and is such an inclusive book. I also strongly suggest Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert; the author is a WoC, and though she’s not queer, I think she really well handles issues of having multiple marginalized identities intersecting, some of which are more visible than others. (The MC is a bi Black Jewish girl.)

Some great QWoC authors to check out (in addition to those mentioned above):

• CB Lee, Riley Redgate, and Malinda Lo are all authors of Chinese descent who write great queer YA - superhero sci-fi, contemporary, and a whole bunch of genres, respectively
  
• Anna-Marie McLemore is one of the most beautiful authors writing right now, and all of her books and short stories following her debut are queer magical realism. (Her debut is also amazing magical realism, just not queer.)
• Jacqueline Woodson has books in three different age categories and is just amazing. If you’re looking for more adult reads, try Another Brooklyn.
• Speaking of adult novels, check out Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn and The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie, both Black female authors.
  
• I’m trying to veer away from YA because I assume from your first question that you’re not so interested in it, but if you are, some more great authors: Sara Farizan, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Candice Montgomery, Rebecca Barrow, Nic Stone, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, and I don’t know whether she IDs as a woman but Heidi Heilig. I’m sure I’m forgetting a hundred more (slash I’m not sure how openly some ID as queer) but there are so many and they’re so, so great.
  

OK I think that’s a lot to start with but if you’re looking for more or something different, please hit me up again!