As 2022 comes to a close, we're taking a look at some excellent sapphic book releases coming in 2023. From contemporary wlw romance to long-awaited high fantasy sequels, here are 20 of our most anticipated sapphic books coming out in 2023.

Note: some release dates of these books may be pushed back and covers may change.

Out Of Character - Jen Miller

Contemporary YA Romance

16 February 2023

Dumplin' meets Geekerella in debut author Jenna Miller's queer, body-positive love story that explores online and offline relationships in all of their messiness. If you asked seventeen-year-old Cass Williams to describe herself, she'd happily tell you she's fat, a lesbian, and obsessed with the Tide Wars books. What she won't tell you - or anyone in her life - is that she's part of an online Tide Wars roleplay community.

Sure, it's nerdy as hell, but when she's behind the screenwriting scenes as Captain Aresha, she doesn't have to think about her mother who walked out or how unexpectedly stressful it is dating resident cool girl Taylor Cooper. But secretly retreating to her online life is starting to catch up with Cass. For one, no one in her real life knows her secret roleplay addiction is the reason her grades have taken a big hit.

Neon Roses - Rachel Dawson

Contemporary Romance

25 May 2023

Eluned Hughes is stuck. It's 1984 in a valley in south Wales: the miners' strike is ravaging her community; her sister's swanned off with a Thatcherite policeman; and her boyfriend Lloyd keeps bringing up marriage. And if they play '99 Red Balloons' on the radio one more time, she might just lose her mind.

Then the fundraising group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners come down from London, and she meets June, a snaggle-toothed blonde in a too-big leather jacket. Suddenly, Eluned isn't stuck anymore - she's in freefall. June's an artist and an activist, living in a squat in Camden.

A Million to One - Adiba Jaigirdar

YA Historical Fiction

05 January 2023

Adiba Jaigirdar, author of one of TIME's Best YA books of all time and winner of the YA Book Prize 2022, gives Titanic an Ocean's 8 makeover in this nail-biting heist set onboard the infamous ship.

Four friends have stolen aboard the Titanic. They're after the Rubaiyat - a book inlaid with priceless jewels.

Josefa is a charismatic thief, Hinnah, a daring acrobat, Violet, an outstanding actress and Emilie, a talented artist. It is Josefa's plan, but she needs all of their skills. Despite their very different backgrounds, the girls must work together to pull off the heist of their lives in a world of first-class passengers and suspicious crew members.

A Day Of Fallen Night - Samantha Shannon

Adult Fantasy

28 February 2023

A return to the world of Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree.

For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms - but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose. To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hroth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow - exactly where she wants to be.

The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past is coming to upend her fate.

Motor Crush 3 - Brenden Fletcher

Graphic Novel - Science Fiction

31 January 2023

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The acclaimed sci-fi action-adventure series MOTOR CRUSH returns with another burst of hot pink energy!

Domino Swift is used to gunning for victory on the racetrack. But what happens when a far bigger trophy is on the line? As Domino struggles to understand her mysterious past and tumultuous present, the future of all humanity rests in her hands. Will she make it to the finish line? Collects MOTOR CRUSH #12-16

She Is a Haunting - Trang Thanh Tran

YA Fantasy Horror

28 February 2023

A house with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic.

When Jade Nguyen arrives in Vietnam for a visit with her estranged father, she has one goal: survive five weeks pretending to be a happy family in the French colonial house Ba is restoring. She’s always lied to fit in, so if she’s straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough, she can get out with the college money he promised.

But the house has other plans. Night after night, Jade wakes up paralyzed. The walls exude a thrumming sound, while bugs leave their legs and feelers in places they don’t belong. She finds curious traces of her ancestors in the gardens they once tended. And at night Jade can’t ignore the ghost of the beautiful bride who leaves her cryptic warnings: Don’t eat.

Never Ever Getting Back Together - Sophie Gonzales

Contemporary YA Romance

05 January 2023

Romance, revenge, and reality TV. The new queer YA rom-com from Sophie Gonzales, bestselling author of Only Mostly Devastated. Eighteen-year-old Maya dumped her cheating ex-boyfriend Jordy two years ago.

So, when she receives a call to participate in Second Chance Romance - a reality show in which the now-famous Jordy re-dates his ex-girlfriends - she isn't interested . . .

until she realizes she can use this opportunity to exact her revenge. If she can make it to the final spot on the show, she can reject Jordy in front of the nation, and publicly break his heart. Maya's fellow contestants include Skye, the beautiful, charismatic girl Jordy cheated on Maya with.