Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Erotic Naiad | 1992 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 2 | Diving Deep | 1993 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 3 | The Romantic Naiad | 1993 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 4 | Diving Deeper | 1994 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 5 | The Mysterious Naiad | 1994 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 6 | Deeply Mysterious | 1995 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 7 | The Milk of Human Kindness | 2004 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 8 | Women of Mystery | 2005 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 9 | All in the Seasoning | 2005 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 10 | Love, Castro Street | 2007 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 11 | Lesbians on the Loose: Crime Writers on the Lam | 2015 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
Katherine V. Forrest is one of the most prolific editors in lesbian publishing. Her anthology work began in 1992 with The Erotic Naiad and continued through the 1990s with a string of themed collections published by Naiad Press. These included The Romantic Naiad, The Mysterious Naiad, and several volumes in the Diving Deep series, each gathering stories from established and emerging lesbian writers.
In later years, Forrest expanded her editorial focus beyond Naiad Press. Volumes like The Milk of Human Kindness (2004), Women of Mystery (2005), and Love, Castro Street (2007) reflected both her broadening interests and the growth of LGBTQ publishing. Her most recent anthology, Lesbians on the Loose: Crime Writers on the Lam (2015), returned to the mystery genre that has defined much of her own fiction career. Across all eleven volumes, Forrest has helped bring dozens of lesbian writers to wider attention.