The Bi Pan Library is an independent archive of bi, pan, and m-spec media.
Browse books
Every book on the Bi Pan Library’s physical shelves has its own page on our website so you can get all the details about what it’s about, who wrote it, and why it’s included in the collection.
Discover queer history
The Bi Pan Library archive holds many vintage and rare books you won’t find elsewhere online, so you can explore accounts of bi, pan, and m-spec experience as far back as the 1930s.
Get personalized help
A Bi Pan Library volunteer can help you find the right books about your topic of interest, a great read in your favorite genre, or arrange deeper research assistance via email or video chat.
Need more books? Schedule a visit to the Bi Pan Library
The Bi Pan Library offers free book recommendations, research assistance, and other services for the queer community, writers, educators, and anyone else looking to learn. Schedule your virtual visit today!
Black writers on bisexuality, gender, and fluidity
“Dear Bi Pan Library, I have read some non-fiction about bisexuality but I have overwhelmingly just seen books by white people. Do you have any recommendations of bisexual non-fiction by Black writers?” Read more…
Nonfiction to help you explore outside the gender binary
Whether you’re newly questioning your gender, know you’re nonbinary, or you’re cis and looking to learn more about how to support and respect your friends outside the binary, books are a great way to explore. Read more…
New at the
Bi Pan Library
We add new (and old!) titles to our shelves and online database every month. Here are a few recent highlights…
What does “m-spec” mean?
“M-spec” is short for “multiple-attraction spectrum” or “multisexual spectrum”.
It’s an inclusive umbrella term for the many different ways people express attraction beyond gender. M-spec includes people who use words for themselves such as bi, pan, omni, fluid, flexible, curious, and more, as well as some people who don’t use labels at all. Read more…
Discover podcasts
Our m-spec podcast directory makes it easy to find perspectives you’ll relate to and characters you’ll love. Start exploring!
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An independent archive of
bi, pan, and m-spec media.
Browse books
Every book on the Bi Pan Library’s physical shelves has its own page on our website so you can get all the details about what it’s about, who wrote it, and why it’s included in the collection.
Discover Queer history.
The Bi Pan Library collection includes many vintage and rare books you can’t find elsewhere online, so you can explore accounts of bi, pan, and m-spec lives as far back as the 1930s.
Get personalized help
A Bi Pan Library volunteer can help you find the right books about your topic of interest, a great read in your favorite genre, or arrange for research assistance over video chat!
Black Writers on Bisexuality, Gender, and Fluidity
“Dear Bi Pan Library, I have read some non-fiction about bisexuality but I have overwhelmingly just seen books by white people. Do you have any recommendations of bisexual non-fiction by Black writers?” Read more…
16 Nonfiction Books to Help You Explore Outside the Gender Binary
Whether you’re newly questioning your gender, know you’re nonbinary, or you’re cis and looking to learn more about how to support and respect your friends outside the binary, books are a great way to explore. Read more…
New at the Bi Pan Library:
What does
“m-spec” mean?
“M-spec” is short for “multiple-attraction spectrum” or “multisexual spectrum”. It’s an inclusive umbrella term for the many different ways people express attraction beyond gender. M-spec includes people who use words for themselves such as bi, pan, omni, fluid, flexible, curious, and more, as well as some people who don’t use labels at all.
