So the absolutely wonderful creative team at Bindery wants to create a logo for the fictional band from our second book CREATIVE DIFFERENCES by Annabel Paulsen & Lydia Wang (peep that pre-order link!!) and I want to know which logo is your favorite!

SWANBOAT is a sapphic indie rock band born out of Boston, and the name of the band is one of the reasons I fell in love with the book. When I met one of the authors, Lydia, for the first time, we bonded over both being from the Boston area! In the Boston Public Garden there are swan boat tours on the lake there, which have been operating since 1877, and there's a scene in the book I can't wait for you to read that takes place there!

I imagine the vibe of Swanboat is very boygenius/MUNA (we love a trio!) -- imagine these logo options on a drumkit or on a t-shirt! Which of the below do you think we should move forward with?

Hello Bindery Babes!! Summer is upon us and while I'm deliciously engrossed in delightful romance novels and beach reads (including our July pick, Flirting Lessons, which I finished yesterday) we MUST look ahead to figure out what we're reading in August.

This is our last non-fiction read of 2026, and I'm so curious what you're wanting to pick up. I feel as thought our best non-fiction reads in the past have been memoirs, or hybrid memoirs (which I would argue are the gayest kind of book to write)

I've shared a selection of titles that have piqued my interest or haven't won Sapph-Lit polls in the past, but I've always been rooting for. Scroll through the covers to see what stands out to you and click into them to learn more about them.

As always, if you want to pitch a new title, drop it in the comments below, and let me know ALL your thoughts!! Appreciate you all <3 xoxo Nina

HELLO BINDERY BABES!!! Being a paid subscriber means you get all of the exclusive content related to all things Sapph-Lit, and our second book CREATIVE DIFFERENCES (fka ENCORE) finally has a COVER.

This cover has been months in the making. We got the initial sketches from the lovely illustrator Dana, which I shared with y'all in a previous post, back in February. It's been a ton of emailing and Zooming back and forth to land on composition, poses, clothing, little details, and we have the below final cover to share with you. I'm so proud of it and I cannot wait for it to be in your hands soon. ARCs are being printed as you're reading this!!!!! Upgrade your membership to the $12 tier to get a physical ARC with this stunning cover mailed right to your door <3

As always, comment below what you think! What's your favorite detail? How do you like the colors? Which character are you most excited to learn more about?

Love you all and thank you for the support ALWAYS xoxo Nina