Books › The Persistent Desire › Books like it
If you loved
Books like The Persistent Desire
A fierce, unapologetic archive of desire that reclaims the erotic and political power of butch-femme relationships. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Persistent Desire.
- erotic
- nostalgic
- fiercely tender
- politically charged
- 01
genderqueer
Joan Nestle
A galvanizing chorus of first-person voices navigating the limitless possibilities of identity beyond the binary.
- 02
Stone Butch Blues
Leslie Feinberg · 1993
A raw, unflinching, and deeply tender testament to surviving in a world that refuses to make space for you.
- 03
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers
Lillian Faderman
A sweeping, deeply human excavation of the hidden lives, secret codes, and hard-won communities of twentieth-century queer women.
- 04
Female Masculinity
Jack Halberstam · 1998
A groundbreaking, intellectually thrilling exploration that dismantles the assumption that masculinity belongs exclusively to men.
- 05
Zami
Audre Lorde · 1984
A lush, mythic exploration of self-discovery, tracing the fierce and tender lineages of women who shape a life.
- 06
Borderlands/La Frontera
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
A fierce, genre-defying exploration of living in the in-between spaces of language, culture, and identity.
- 07
Sister Outsider
Audre Lorde · 1984
A fierce, poetic call to action that transforms silence into language and anger into profound, world-shifting power.
- 08
Gender Outlaws
Kate Bornstein and S. Bear Bergman
A radical, polyvocal chorus that dismantles the gender binary and builds a joyful, expansive world in its place.
- 09
Eye to eye
Joan E. Biren
A deeply nourishing, life-affirming visual journey that offers the profound gift of seeing oneself reflected in the faces of queer love and care.
- 10
Transgender warriors
Leslie Feinberg · 1996
A deeply personal and empowering journey through time that uncovers a hidden lineage of gender defiance.
- 11
Bodies that matter
Judith Butler · 1993
A dense, rigorous interrogation of how power shapes the very material reality of our bodies and genders.
- 12
Gender outlaw
Kate Bornstein · 1994
A playful, mind-altering manifesto that invites you to completely dismantle everything you thought you knew about gender.
