queer book recommendations: classics edition

let's talk about classic queer books! here are some of my favorite older lgbt books.

books i mention:
1. oranges are not the only fruit - jeanette winterson
2. why be happy when you can be normal - jeanette winterson
3. rubyfruit jungle - rita mae brown
4. little women - louisa may alcott
5. i know why the caged bird sings - maya angelou
6. the color purple - alice walker
7. giovanni's room - james baldwin
8. the picture of dorian gray - oscar wilde
9. mrs. dalloway - virginia woolf
10. orlando - virginia woolf
11. the well of loneliness - radclyffe hall

[JentheLibrarianreads]

Mother and daughter relationships in lesbian classics is a thesis I would definitely read, whilst it also being too triggering for my life 😅

[circleofleaves]

I realised a while ago that the copy of The Well of Loneliness that I have on my shelf is actually a first edition, that I picked up from a second hand bookstore for a ridiculously cheap price.

[theeconstantreader]

Yes!! We do not talk about “The Color Purple” enough, truly one of the best, thank you 💜

[alishalee]

I am getting ready to make my queer summer reading list and I just remembered I saved this video last year after it was recommended to me but I didn't have time to watch it. One of my goals this year is to read more classics and I'm always looking for queer stuff so this is perfect. I've added everything to my list except for one because I just read it two years ago.

[alexandraramz]

I really need to get onto jeanette winterson and virginia woolf... this is my sign

[crisantema]

Omg thank you for this list! I would also include Zami by Audre Lorde

[gabrielle_vx]

The immediate urge to create a Storygraph challenge after watching this video 👀

[ipshitajee]

I want a lesbian yearning classic that I can devour and love please 😭