Contemporary lesbian literature is centered around several small, exclusively lesbian presses, as well as online fandoms. Certain works have established historical or artistic importance. Works of lesbian literature are sometimes difficult to identify if they are not published by small lesbian presses due to a general lack of promotion of lesbian themes by mainstream publishers. An exhaustive list of works cannot be provided here, but key works in different genres are listed.
There are a great number of contemporary lesbian mysteries, a genre that is often more welcoming to sexual minorities.
- Alison Kaine , a lesbian Denver, Colorado police officer in mysteries by Kate Allen
- Allison O'Neill , a lesbian in mysteries by Lauren Wright Douglas
- Amanda Valentine , a lesbian detective inspector in Wellington, New Zealand By Rose Beecham
- Brenda Strange , a private investigator of the weird in Tampa, Florida by Patty Henderson
- Caitlin Reece , a lesbian in mysteries by Lauren Wright Douglas
- Carmen Ramirez , a 24-year-old Irish-Puerto Rican lesbian copy editor at her hometown newspaper in Frontier City, Oklahoma by Lisa Haddock
- Carol Ashton , a lesbian detective inspector in Sydney, Australia in mysteries by Claire McNab
- Cassandra Reilly , a widely travelled lesbian translator in mysteries by Barbara Wilson
- Cassidy James , a lesbian private investigator based in Portland, Oregon in mysteries by Kate Calloway
- Colleen Fitzgerald , a lesbian insurance investigator in mysteries by Barbara Johnson
- Desiree "Dez" Reilly , a lesbian policewoman in St. Paul, Minnesota in mysteries by Lori L. Lake
- Gianna Maglione , lesbian police lieutenant in Washington, D.C. in mysteries by Penny Mickelbury
- Hilary Tamar , an androgynous lawyer in mysteries by Sarah Caudwell
- Inspector Sarah Nelson in mysteries by Susan Wolfe
- Jane Lawless , a lesbian restaurant owner and private investigator in Minneapolis in mysteries by Ellen Hart
- Jet Butler , a lesbian college professor in mysteries by B. Reese Johnson
- Jo Jacuzzo , a charismatic lesbian in Buffalo, New York in mysteries by Anne Seale
- Kate Delafield , a lesbian LAPD homicide detective and former Marine in mysteries by Katherine V.Forrest
- Kate Martinelli , a lesbian San Francisco homicide detective in mysteries by Laurie R. King
- Kellen Stewart , a therapist and a lesbian in Great Britain by Manda Scott
- Kylie Kendall , the lesbian manager of a pub in tiny Wollegudgerie , Australia who inherits 51% of her father's private detective agency in Los Angeles, California in mysteries by Claire McNab
- Lauren Laurano , a lesbian private investigator in Manhattan , in mysteries by Sandra Scoppettone
- Lexy Hyatt , a lesbian crime reporter in Florida in mysteries by Carlene Miller
- Linday Gordon , a lesbian journalist & socialist in Glasgow, Scotland in mysteries by Val McDermid
- Maggie Garrett , a young, lesbian private investigator in San Francisco, California in mysteries by Jean Taylor
- Maris Middleton , a lesbian chemist with a specialization in forensics in mysteries by Kaye Davis
- Meg Lacey , a lesbian private investigator based in Canada in mysteries by Elizabeth Bowers
- Micky Knight , a lesbian New Orleans private investigator in mysteries by J.M. Redmann
- Monette O'Reilley , towering lesbian and star player of the Leaping Lesbians of Park Slope soccer team and graphic artist in New York in mysteries by David Stukas
- Nickel (Nicole) Smith , a lesbian small-town newspaper editor in Runnymeade by Rita Mae Brown
- Pam Nilsen , lesbian printing company owner in Seattle, Washington by Barbara Wilson
- Saz Martin , a lesbian private investigator in London by Stella Duffy
- Stoner McTavish , a lesbian travel agent in Boston, Massachusetts by Sarah Dreher
- Sydney Sloan , a lesbian private investigator in New York, New York , in the Stonewall Inn mysteries by Randye Lordon
- Tru North , a lesbian police detective in Kansas City, Missouri in mysteries by Janet McClellan
- Virginia Kelly , a lesbian investment advisor in mysteries by Nikki Baker
- the Unexpected series by Gina Dartt
- Contemporary lesbian romances are typified by the novels from Radclyffe .
All True Lovers , by Sarah Aldridge is a romance novel about two women who fall in love during the Great Depression
Lesbian science fiction works frequently address the issue of feminist/ Lesbian Separatist communities.
Gay male author Geoff Ryman 's Arthur C. Clarke Award -winning '' The Child Garden '' features a lesbian protagonist.
- Star Trek Voyager Fandom
- Xena Warrior Princess Fandom
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer Fandom
These online fandoms have inspired a large number of works of lesbian fan fiction and even "uber" original fiction in the 1990s. Recently many of these online stories have been published by lesbian presses. As older presses like Naiad Press, that focused on making historical works of lesbian fiction available, have closed, newer presses have sprung up to publish this new wave of fan-inspired adventure/romances.
- ''Lesbianism in Germany: 1890's to 1920's''. Lillian Faderman and Brigitte Eriksson.
- ''Passions Between Women: British Lesbian Culture 1668-1801''. Emma Donoghue
- ''Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America''. Lillian Faderman
- Lesbian Texts and Contexts. Karla Jay and Joanne Glasgow
- Chloe plus Olivia - An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the Seventeenth Century to the Present. Lillian Faderman
- The Literature of Lesbianism Terry Castle
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