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A smoldering, soul-splitting debut that tracks three friends through the celestial chaos of adulthood, love, and queer identity.

Jordan Caleb is a freshman at McCallen College when she meets Trace. From the moment the confident, tattooed Trace compliments Jordan's Alanis Morissette T-shirt, their friendship feels fated and electrically charged. When the two friends meet mercurial transfer student Silvia, she catches Trace's eye. Their instant attraction eclipses the nascent pull between Jordan and Trace, forming a messy constellation among the three women.

Over the course of a decade, their orbits send them to opposite coasts: Jordan builds a life in New York City, while Trace and Silvia get engaged in Seattle, yet the three remain linked by the gravitational pull of the past. As they approach thirty and the apogee of their Saturn return, their bond splinters when Trace calls Jordan with a shocking revelation, exposing a web of heartache, secrets, and unspoken desires.

Saturn Returning charts the complex paths of human connection and queer friendship, questioning how we define ourselves against the relationships that have shaped our lives.

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jul 28

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jun 17

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • May 31

NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO: Sapph-Lit in Conversation with Kim Narby, author of SATURN RETURNING

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • May 6

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • May 6

The official SATURN RETURNING playlist 🪐🎶✨

Created by author Kim Narby, listen to the songs that guided her Saturn Return & inspired the novel

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • May 5

Today, Sapph-Lit’s first book release as a Bindery imprint is published. \ \ Saturn Returning by Kim Narby is officially out in the world for everyone to read. I hope this story makes you laugh, cry, get annoyed as all hell, scream, throw your book across the room only to immediately pick it back up and keep reading because you need to know what happens next, giggle and kick your feet, recommend the book to a friend, lend your annotated copy out. Silvia, Trace and Jordan are the most complicated, messy, real characters I’ve read in a long while. They may be fictional, but I know these lesbians — I’ve met them at bars and parties, on Hinge and Feeld, in college and at work. Thank you to Kim for bringing them to life and trusting me to share them with the world.\ \ When Kim signed a finished copy of SR for me yesterday at her launch party, she signed it: “Here is to sapphic literature. Here is to messy girls. The mess only makes us stronger.” I couldn’t agree more.\ \ As the founder of Sapph-Lit, all I’ve ever wanted to do for the last 5 years is be a bridge. By that, I mean Sapph-Lit was never about me. I am not Sapph-Lit. You, dear reader, are. For the past 5 years I’ve been lucky enough to connect readers to books that make them feel less alone. Connecting them with each other in the hopes that they make lifelong friends. Almost every single time I go to an event, I meet folks who say they met through Sapph-Lit. Sometimes they joined in the last year. Sometimes they remember our days on Geneva and our first ever official meetup in Central Park September 2021, just a few short months after we read One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston as our inaugural book pick. \ \ So much has happened to me, to Sapph-Lit, in 5 years time — I cannot deny that at times it has been a little messy (I wouldn’t be me without a little bit of mess, just like our 3 girls in Saturn Returning) — but that purpose of our community has never changed. I am still a very happy, sometimes very tired and overwhelmed but nevertheless incredibly proud, bridge.\ \ One of the ways Sapph-Lit has evolved is now I get to connect Sapph-Lit authors with an audience before their book is even ready to be published. When I first read Saturn Returning, it was because you all told me to. Our Bindery subscribers read a sentence of Kim’s pitch letter and said, in an overwhelming majority, “Nina needs to read that one first.” You all understood Kim and our three characters before I did. I read all 259 pages of the original manuscript in one sitting, and this is the email I immediately upon finishing sent Shira, our acquisitions director here at Bindery, at 8:52pm on December 6th, 2024.\ \ SATURN RETURNING by Kim Narby is 1000% my first book. It's exactly what I love in a sapphic read -- the messiness of DYKETTE, the earnestness of OLD ENOUGH, the complex yet breezy conversations about sexuality of DETRANSITION, BABY. I would love to make this work. Fingers crossed it does because it's so special.\ \ And from then till now, Bindery Babes were there every step of the way: through rounds and rounds edits, having a say in the cover design, meeting Kim for the first time on Zoom, being the first to receive ARCs, pre-orders, BookCon and events galore, and now PUB DAY. Here’s to Saturn Returning, to Kim, to all you Sapph-Litties around the world, and to hopefully many more books to come (here's looking at you, Creative Differences).\ \ Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you for it all.\ \ xx Nina

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Apr 30

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Apr 25

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Come meet Kim Narby IRL in NYC, Boston and Seattle! 🖤🍸✨ RSVP for May dates & stay tuned for June onwards 🫶 more to come !!!

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Apr 13

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Mar 25

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Mar 20

REMINDER: Saturn Returning Q&A TONIGHT on Zoom!

paid bindery memebrs can join us on zoom at 7pm tonight 3/20 for a special spring equinox q&a with our author kim narby 🧚🏻‍♀️

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Mar 12

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Mar 10

EXCLUSIVE Saturn Returning Q&A Zoom with Kim & Nina

Paid Bindery members are invited to join an exclusive prerelease ARC Q&A on Friday, March 20th. Be sure to read the book before to discuss with Nina, Kim, and fellow early readers.

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Mar 9

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jan 24

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jan 13

Saturn Returning tropes! (through the lens of Heated Rivalry?)

because i can only think of things through the lens of heated rivalry now, we agreed that Trace is Shane and Silvia is Ilya 💅🏼 here’s what you can expect when you open your copy of Saturn Returning ✨ coming May 5 🪐

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Dec 30 2025

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Dec 19 2025

All the books grotto & Sapph-Lit gave away at last week's annual Holiday Book Fair 📚☃️🎄

thank you to everyone who came to scoop up some queer literature and celebrate with us, to our fabulous and supportive publishers & @threads, to @kimnarby for her sneak peek reading of Saturn Returning, and to @thestandardhighline for hosting us! We hope you’re all REALLY 👀 enjoying the goodies we stuffed into your totes from our friends at @dameproducts @getmaude @flybyjing @cheerielane 🫶🏽 these book parties really fill our cup and we already can’t wait for the next! Follow us to stay tuned! ✨🌈

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Nov 20 2025

SATURN RETURNING will be available in audiobook! 🎧🪐💫

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Nov 12 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Saturn Returning full jacket REVEAL!!!

See which author blurbs made the back cover & what elements inspired my latest tattoo <3

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Nov 11 2025

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Oct 29 2025

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Oct 24 2025

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Oct 17 2025

My favorite authors blurbed Saturn Returning 🥹🪐

Praise for SATURN RETURNING is pouring in from some of my favorite authors, many of whom have Sapph-Lit book picks! 🪐🤍✨ So honored they took the time to read our first book as a publishing imprint 🫶

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Sep 30 2025

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Sep 29 2025

Poll:\ \ What do you think?\ \ Hi Bindery Babes & Sapph-Lit Producers! We’re considering changing some paid subscriber perks over on the Sapph-Lit Producer tier and I wanted to get your thoughts first.\ \ Currently, Bindery Babes ($5 tier) will receive a finished e-copy of Saturn Returning as soon as it's available (about 2 months before release).The Sapph-Lit Producers ($12 tier) receive a physical finished copy of Saturn Returning around the same time.\ \ Here's our idea -- instead of receiving a finished copy, you’d get a physical ARC (advance reader copy) about 4–5 months before release. That way, you’d be among the very first to read the book and help us support our authors by sharing early buzz and reviews right at launch.\ \ If you’d still like a finished copy on release day, we’re exploring a member discount code or special pre-order incentive as a thank-you for that extra support.\ \ Vote in the poll below and share your thoughts in the comments! xx Nina

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Aug 28 2025

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Aug 1 2025

SATURN RETURNING is now available for pre-order!

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jul 28 2025

I am SO beyond excited to share the FINAL cover of Sapph-Lit's first book SATURN RETURNING by Kim Narby. What a JOURNEY this creative process has been. Working with Charlotte Strick, Bindery's cover designer, was a dream come true. She understood what Kim and I were looking for instantly -- looked at my boderline cuckoo Pinterest board and Canva mockups and translated it into an actual mood board. I mean, she's the genius behind our logo too, so I trust her implicitly.\ \ If you've been following the cover journey for a while, you know we took inspiration from aerial view tablescapes. Charlotte and I found this wonderful Bulgarian artist, Ekaterina Zagorska, whose art we loved and after reaching out, she graciously agreed to illustrate the cover.\ \ After a few rounds of feedback, really wanting to get the energy of the font right (I described it to Kim as "painting watercolors with wine and a really shitty brush"), we have our cover!\ \ \ \ Now let's get into the elements:\ \ There are 3 hands that belong to our 3 characters: Jordan, Silvia and Trace.\ \ In the top left corner is Trace. She's reaching for a bowl of strawberries, and to her left is a drawing of the Fibonacci sequence (aka the golden ratio) with a nautilus shell. Her hand has a bandaid and there's a watch on her wrist. Across from her at the top of the cover are 2 wedding bands, and to her left is a glass of wine.\ \ In the bottom right corner is Jordan. She has a flannel sleeve poking out of the corner and is holding a martini. There's an ashtray to her right, and in the top right corner is her camera and some film photos she took.\ \ Finally, in the bottom left corner is Silvia. Her wrist is covered in gold bangles, her nails are painted, and she has on a few chunky rings. She is holding The Sun tarot card, and The Fool and The World cards are on the table. She has a wine glass to her left.\ \ Each element on the cover is a nod to a moment in the book, and when you get your ARCs I know you will spot them all!\ \ So excited to hear what you think of the cover -- we'll be revealing more on social media tomorrow <3 xx Nina

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jul 24 2025

SATURN RETURNING natal charts with astrologer JEANNA KADLEC, author of HERETIC

Watch our meeting with Jeanna Kadlec to learn more about the 3 characters of SATURN RETURNING by Kim Narby!

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jul 23 2025

TONIGHT: Saturn Returning character birth charts with JEANNA KADLEC, author of HERETIC

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jul 3 2025

Saturn Returning cover design updates! 🪐

Inside: recorded cover design meeting, vote on mockups, and ARC updates <3

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jul 1 2025

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jun 23 2025

Trace December - Saturn is Returning \ \ The day had been anointed. Trace wasn’t sure what it was, maybe the shade of the light through her blinds that morning, or the specific temperature of their apartment - two degrees too warm for the duvet cover - or perhaps it was the allure of opening her eyes three minutes before her alarm sounded. Either way, she woke up resolved. She made herself coffee and thought about what she would say to Jordan. She brushed her teeth and anticipated the reaction she’d face: confusion, sure. There would likely be a long discussion. Lesbians love to process. They liked dissecting their Costar compatibility, treating their cats like children and talking about their feelings, often long into the night. Trace was prepared. She would block off at least two hours on her calendar when she got to work.\ \ There was an urgency Trace felt, a pressure at the base of her throat. It had been building since her last therapy session. The questions Wendy asked cut through Trace the wrong way, allowed slivers of doubt to push through. She wanted to have the conversation before those slivers became shards. She wanted to do it before she changed her mind. Christmas was approaching. The timing couldn’t have been worse. But it was never the right time for something like this. Trace’s life felt like a lie. She itched to reveal her truth.\ \ Trace stepped into khakis, buttoned a shirt up to her neck and threaded a brown leather belt through the loops as she took deep, meditative breaths hoping to slow her heart. Breathing was a self-regulating tool Wendy had given her. They’d done it on sessions in the past, when Trace couldn’t stop crying to speak - in for two beats, out for three. Usually, it hardly worked. But this morning, a sense of calm came over her.\ \ Jordan had left them a year and a half ago, shortly after Silvia and Trace got engaged. She took the job in New York, a new adventure, and Trace had felt a twinge of jealousy, so slight it dissipated when she took one look at her own left hand, the base of her forth finger surrounded in gold. Things had changed since Jordan left. Silvia and Trace had settled into life on their own, routines and cadences that made Trace feel as if she was standing still. Trace spoke to Jordan often, on group chats, on Instagram, on drunken FaceTimes with Silvia when they made it out to the Wildrose and were desperate for Jordan to be with them. In some ways it was like she never left. In others, it was like the past 18 months had lasted twenty years.\ \ Trace rubbed product between her palms and pushed her hair back with short swipes of her fingers. Everything stayed where it was supposed to, like the universe knew she needed a win. Trace zipped up her North Face windbreaker - sensible and also somehow stylish in the Pacific Northwest - and realized her hands had begun to shake. So much for calm.\ \ By the time Trace left the apartment, Silvia was awake, sitting at their kitchen table with a mug of steaming peppermint tea in front of her. She was reading something from a magazine, and didn’t take her eyes from the glossy page as Trace said goodbye, just tilted her chin upwards for a kiss. Their lips touched, a feeling as familiar now as her thumb moving across the pane of her phone, and Trace was surprised not to feel an aftershock of guilt, even when she said “I love you,” and Silvia responded with, “Love you too, babe.”\ \ From the moment Trace stepped onto the bus that took her from Phinney Ridge into downtown, the day became a blur, a black hole she would later only be able to recover bits and pieces of. In the morning she sat through three client meetings, nodding her head and smiling so hard her cheeks began to ache. Today, she would give them whatever they wanted. Most days, she would give them whatever they wanted. Trace was excellent at reading people. Her instinct was to please. It was why she’d put off the call for so long.\ \ At lunch she took two bites of a Caesar salad before the dressing curdled in her stomach. Trace threw the rest in the compost bin in the kitchen. Her only meeting in the afternoon, right before she was planning to make the call, was with marketing. A strategy meeting for a new brand deal. They presented a deck to Trace that she hardly glanced at. When they asked her for feedback she nodded and said, “We’re definitely heading in the right direction, keep at it,” and then quickly left the room, unsure what direction it was they were taking, or if it even made sense, but not caring, her brain already ahead of her, voices pinging back and forth as she imagined Jordan’s response, her own explanation in return.\ \ The only conference room available was in the center of the floor. Trace worked in a tall mirrored building in the middle of downtown Seattle. There was a big window on one side of the room so that those passing could see in. Trace hoped it seemed like she was on an important call with her doctor or a family member. One could argue Jordan was family.\ \ If she craned her head, Trace could see the green ripple of the Puget Sound through the nearest window. A ferry was passing, moving away from the city. The sky was blue, a confusing color to see in late December. Trace had learned to love shades of gray after years in Seattle. But white and cream spans of sky were still uplifting.\ \ When Jordan picked up, the connection wasn’t great. Jordan’s voice, when she responded, seemed much further than 3000 miles away, like she was in a remote part of Mongolia instead of tucked inside the largest city in America. Jordan asked, what’s up, so casually, not at all concerned, so unprepared for what was to come, Trace almost changed her mind. She opened her mouth and something burst apart inside of her. When she finished speaking her chest heaved, like she’d run a marathon.\ \ There was a crackling on the line, like Jordan was readjusting, pressing the phone closer to her face, or moving it to the other side.\ \ “I love you too T,” Jordan said. She didn’t get it.\ \ Trace clarified, “No Jordan, I am in love with you.”\ \ The pause then was long. It stretched on for so many seconds that Trace pulled her own phone away from her ear to check that the call was still active.\ \ “Jord—” Trace started, but Jordan cut her off.\ \ “Is this a joke? Is Silvia there? Silvia? Is this some funny way of asking me to officiate the wedding?” Silvia was five miles away, at the cafe she managed near their apartment. Trace could see her, bandana wrapped around her head to control her dark brown curls, rag stuck into her waistband swinging as she pulled espresso shots. Or maybe she was in the back office, a room just big enough for a desk, one scuffed Blundstone pulled into the edge of the chair as she adjusted the schedule for the next two weeks.\ \ “No,” Trace said. “It’s just me.” \ \ Trace wondered where Jordan was. There was no background noise, so Trace figured she was still at the office or already home. Trace imagined Jordan sitting on the edge of her bed, her camera bag - a black backpack nearly as large as she was - propped up next to her.\ \ The silence stretched on again. Jordan was the quiet one. She processed internally, revealing her thoughts only when she was sure. When they’d met in college, ten years earlier, Trace spent months wondering if Jordan even wanted to be friends with her, before realizing Jordan was a sponge, silently soaking up each environment she was in.\ \ “And by in love with me, you mean,” Jordan said.\ \ “I think I want to be with—”\ \ “Oh my god. What the fuck Trace.” \ \ “Let me explain.”\ \ “Is something going on with you and Silvia? Did she do something?”\ \ “No I jus—” \ \ Jordan interrupted again, her voice further away, like she’d lifted her head up to look across the room, pulling her mouth away from the microphone. “I can’t talk about this right now,” she said. “I have to go.” Jordan paused again. “Please don’t text me Trace. I just. I need time.”\ \ Trace heard the click when Jordan ended the call. She put her phone down, ran a hand over her head. She was overdue for a cut she realized, her sides were too long. The product from that morning had lost its hold. So much for winning. So much for processing. She felt messy, uncomfortable. A coworker walked down the hallway and glanced at Trace. Trace focused on adjusting her features. She was never good at hiding her thoughts. Every emotion that passed through her body was visible on her face, a constant exasperation for Silvia.\ \ On the table her phone lit up with a text from Silvia. She was asking about dinner. They had pizza every Friday night but still debated about it throughout the day as if suddenly Indian might be more appealing on a given week. It was only then that it occurred to Trace she might have gone about this the wrong way. She should have talked to Silvia first. What if Jordan told Silvia herself? What if Silvia figured it out because Jordan was acting weird? Trace was scared of Silvia’s reaction. She’d taken the easy route. \ \ Trace responded: pizza sounds great.\ \ She stood up, smoothing out the front of her pants, and slipped her phone in her back pocket. Trace left the conference room and walked back to her desk. She made sure her speed was not too fast, nor too slow, as if everything was normal, just a regular Friday afternoon, and not as if she had just ruptured her entire world.

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Apr 15 2025

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Apr 9 2025

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jul 28

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jul 20

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Sunny's Book Truck\ \ CJ\ \ • Jun 21

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[Hi nerds,\ \ Last night we held our recurring event, Sunny's Salon. This month the prompt was to come prepared to talk about your favorite queer read for Pride month. Below you will find 20ish book recommendations gathered from the Yuma community.\ \ \ \

The Song of Achilles: A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe.\ \
Homosexual Intifada: A groundbreaking anthology amplifying queer Palestinian voices through art and storytelling that reclaim identity, resist erasure, and challenge stereotypes.\ \
Muñeca: A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.\ \
Cleat Cute: A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own, where two soccer teammates are at odds before falling in love as their team gears up for the World Cup.\ \
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: The award-winning, internationally renowned book that is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” ( Publishers Weekly) and distills lyrical truths about family and friendship through the unlikely connection between two teens.\ \
Dogs of Summer: My Brilliant Friend meets Blue is the Warmest Color in this lyrical debut novel set in a working-class neighborhood of the Canary Islands—a story about two girls coming of age in the early aughts and a friendship that simmers into erotic desire over the course of one hot summer.\ \ \ \ \
I'll Give You the Sun: The radiant, award-winning story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, Becky Albertalli, and Adam Silvera.\ \
What Move the Dead: A gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” from Hugo, Locus, & Nebula award-winning author T. Kingfisher.\ \
Cemetery Boys: A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave in Aiden Thomas's paranormal YA debut.\ \
The Black Flamingo: A fierce coming-of-age verse novel about identity and the power of drag, from acclaimed poet and performer Dean Atta. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Jason Reynolds, and Kacen Callender.\ \
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth: Featuring an autistic trans protagonist in a historical setting, Andrew Joseph White’s much-anticipated sophomore novel does not back down from exposing the violence of the patriarchy and the harm inflicted on trans youth who are forced into conformity.\ \ \ Open Throat: A lonely, lovable, queer mountain lion narrates this star-making fever dream of a novel.\ \ \ \
Pumpkin: Return to the beloved world of Julie Murphy’s #1 New York Times bestselling Dumplin’— now a popular Netflix feature film starring Jennifer Aniston — in this fabulously joyful, final companion novel about drag, prom, and embracing your inner Queen.\ \
Herculine: A “witty, often-chilling, compulsively readable” ( Vogue) horror debut following a woman who seeks refuge at an all-trans girl commune only to discover that demons haunt her fellow comrades—and she’s their next prey!\ \
Stag Dance: In this collection of one novel and three stories, bestselling author Torrey Peters’s keen eye for the rough edges of community and desire push the limits of trans writing.\ \
D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding: D'Vaughn and Kris have six weeks to plan their dream wedding. Their whole relationship is fake.\ \
Wife Shaped Bodies: Sorrowland meets Manhunt in this literary horror debut in which an isolated newlywed, covered in fungal fruiting bodies, strikes a precarious balance between following her husband's strict rules and pursuing an intense connection with a woman who makes her question everything.\ \
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fall: An interior designer who is never without the perfect plan learns to renovate her love life without one in this new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn’t Care.\ \ \ \ \
Cackle: A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a witch who may be too good to be true, from the author of The Return.\ \
Giovanni's Room: James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel whose frank exploration of sexuality and self-acceptance was decades ahead of its time—named one of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the past 100 years.\ \
Strange Beasts: In this fresh-yet-familiar gothic tale—part historical fantasy, part puzzle-box mystery—the worlds of Dracula and Sherlock Holmes collide in a thrilling exploration of feminine power.\ \
Looking for a Sign: A newly single queer woman moves to New Orleans and sets off on a mission to find her most compatible match by going on a date with someone of each astrological sign in this rom-com from the Lambda Literary Award–nominated author of Queerly Beloved.\ \
Saturn Returning: A smoldering, soul-splitting debut that tracks three friends through the celestial chaos of adulthood, love, and queer identity.\ \
Legends & Lattes: The much-beloved BookTok sensation, Travis Baldree's novel of high fantasy and low stakes.\ \ \ \ Love what we do? Become a paid subscriberfor less than a cup of coffee a month. Your ongoing support helps us plan ahead, fund causes we care about, and create meaningful programming for our community.](https://sunnysbooktruck.binderybooks.com/item/qhqwdGtxh5zmTWfKXN0w/)

What our community is reading for Pride

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jun 17

SATURN RETURNING ON SALE 🪐🌈📚✨

Looking to add to your Pride month TBR? Saturn Returning's e-book is on sale now for just $3.99

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • May 31

NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO: Sapph-Lit in Conversation with Kim Narby, author of SATURN RETURNING

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • May 6

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Mark your cals for the next Sapph-Lit Producers meeting!

Tuesday May 12th at 6pm EST -- Zoom link sent in the #bindery-producers Discord channel

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • May 6

The official SATURN RETURNING playlist 🪐🎶✨

Created by author Kim Narby, listen to the songs that guided her Saturn Return & inspired the novel

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • May 5

A reflection on Saturn Returning pub day 💖

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Ronnica Reads\ \ Ronnica Fatt\ \ • May 4

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April Showers bring a May Bouquet of Books

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Apr 30

Flash Tattoo options for our NYC launch party! 🪐 + new ticket prices available 🖤🍸✨

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Apr 25

🪐SATURN RETURNING ON TOUR🪐

Come meet Kim Narby IRL in NYC, Boston and Seattle! 🖤🍸✨ RSVP for May dates & stay tuned for June onwards 🫶 more to come !!!

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Apr 13

Grab your tickets for the Saturn Returning book launch party in NYC!

Announcing the official SATURN RETURNING BOOK LAUNCH PARTY 🪐✨

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Boundless Press\ \ Jananie\ \ • Apr 2

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GIVEAWAY! Enter to Win the Bindery SPRING 2026 ARC Box OR the ARCs of Burn the Sea & Dust Settles North!

Open to find out how to enter!

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Mar 25

Preorder Saturn Returning 25% off!

And submit your proof of preorder for some FAB prizes!

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Mar 20

REMINDER: Saturn Returning Q&A TONIGHT on Zoom!

paid bindery memebrs can join us on zoom at 7pm tonight 3/20 for a special spring equinox q&a with our author kim narby 🧚🏻‍♀️

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Mar 12

Forward this email to your bestie <3

Become a free follower of Sapph-Lit by March 20th to get the first chapter of Saturn Returning before anyone else!

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Mar 10

EXCLUSIVE Saturn Returning Q&A Zoom with Kim & Nina

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Mar 9

messy queer fiction, anyone? 🪐 SATURN RETURNING is for fans of: 👀✨

post inspired by the incredible @susanjmorris & @theinkyphoenix 🖤

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The Inky Phoenix\ \ Kathryn Budig\ \ • Feb 2

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Can we offer you an amuse-BOOK?

Quotes to whet your appetite for Bindery Spring 2026 season!

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jan 24

Saturn Returning pre-order PRIZES 🪐🍸🤍💫

EVERY pre-order gets a prize and is entered to win even more! Submit your proof of pre-order to enter!

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Alex (Pucksandpaperbacks)\ \ Alex (he/him/his)\ \ • Jan 20

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Bindery Spring Releases! | Book Haul

Which @bindery_books spring release are you most anticipating??

📗Saturn Returning by Kim Narby 📘Black as Diamond by U.M. Agoawike 📙This is not a Test by Courtney Summer* 📕Devil of the Deep by Falencia Jean-Francis 📘Burn the Sea by Mona Tewari 📙Our Sister’s Keepers by Jasmine Homes 📗Wayward Souls by Susan J Morris

Thank you to the Bindery Books team for sending these over! #gifted

Support me on Bindery: pucksandpaperbacks.binderybooks.com

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Jan 13

Saturn Returning tropes! (through the lens of Heated Rivalry?)

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Chanterelle Solace\ \ Sabie\ \ • Jan 8

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[Poll:\ \ Have you read any of the Bindery Spring release yet?\ \ \ \ I'm hosting my second giveaway for Spring Bindery giveaways, which includes the following books: \ \

Burn the Sea by Mona Tewari \ \
Devil of the Deep by Falencia Jean-Francis \ \
Wayward Souls by Susan J Morris\ \
Black as Diamond by U.M. Agoawike\ \
This is not a Test by Courtney Summers \ \
Our Sister's Keepers by Jasmine Homes \ \
Saturn Returning by Kim Narby \ \ \ Conditions of Giveaway: \ \
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Comment down below which Arcs you'd like to be considered for (you can enter to multiple but you will only be selected to win one of them)\ \
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GIVEAWAY: 7 Netgalley Arcs Giveaway for Bindery Spring Release

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The Skyy Life\ \ Erika\ \ • Jan 8

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26 Releases to add to your 2026 TBR

In no particular order, these are just SOME of the books that are being released this year that I cannot wait to read.

📖Are any of these on your TBR?

✨I have the ARCs to some of these and can’t wait to share my thoughts. I have read a couple off this list (🔗 goodreads, storygraph, and bindery gets all the bookish reviews & tea)

🗒️Please note: the publication date is subject to change. These are what I was able to find so far as of last week (bc I forgot to post this 🤣🤗)

#bookrecommendations #diversereads #bookstagrammer #2026bookreleases #tbr

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Dec 30 2025

25% off SATURN RETURNING 🪐 Barnes & Noble preorder sale!!!

Barnes and Noble sale is back on until Thursday! Save 25% on SATURN RETURNING. Don’t forget to submit to the pre-order campaign as well! ✨

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Dec 19 2025

All the books grotto & Sapph-Lit gave away at last week's annual Holiday Book Fair 📚☃️🎄

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Nov 20 2025

SATURN RETURNING will be available in audiobook! 🎧🪐💫

Exciting news for the girlies and gays!! Swipe to get an early peek at SR merch 👀

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Nov 12 2025

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EXCLUSIVE: Saturn Returning full jacket REVEAL!!!

See which author blurbs made the back cover & what elements inspired my latest tattoo <3

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Sapph-Lit\ \ Nina\ \ • Nov 11 2025

🪐 SATURN RETURNING preorder campaign raffle is LIVE! ✨

Submit your proof of pre-order to enter!

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