In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st, here are some recent novels for teen and adult readers written by transgender and nonbinary authors.
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All the hidden paths
by Foz Meadows Newlyweds Velasin and Caethari begin to test the limits of their relationship as the political ramifications of their union play out across two nations in the second novel of the series following A Strange and Stubborn Endurance. |
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Boys weekend
by Mattie Lubchansky Part satire, part horror, Boys Weekend explores what it's like to exist as a transfemme person in a man's world, the difficulty of maintaining friendships through transition, and the more cult-like effects of masculinity, "hustle" culture, and capitalism-all through the vibrant lens of a surreal, scary, and immensely imaginative romp. |
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Chef's choice : a novel
by T. J. Alexander Proud trans woman Luna O'Shea helps a trans man jump through a series of increasingly difficult hoops to inherit a huge culinary empire, in the second novel of the series following Chef's Kiss. |
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Detransition, baby : a novel
by Torrey Peters A trans woman, her detransitioned ex and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy, in a book by the author of the novella, Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones. |
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Infinity alchemist
by Kacen Callender Discovered practicing alchemy by apprentice Ramsay Thorne, Ash must help her find a sacred text of extraordinary power?—?a journey that forces him to discover his own definition of true power and how far he will go to seize it. |
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Just like home
by Sarah Gailey Called back home by her mother, Vera must not only face the love she had for her serial-killer father, but also confront the secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder house, finding out just how deep the rot goes. |
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Light from uncommon stars
by Ryka Aoki To reclaim her damned soul, a gifted, but cursed violinist must take on seven students and try to entice each to trade their soul for fame while a starship captain races to stop the end of existence. |
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Little rot
by Akwaeke Emezi Aima and Kalu are a long-time couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from his loss, visits a sex party hosted by his best friend Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally upending their lives. Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, intersect with the three old friends as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city's corrupt underworld, they're all looking for a way out of the trouble they've instigated, driven by loss and fueled bya desperate need to escape the dangerous threat that looms over them. They careen madly in the face of the poison of power, sexual violence, murder, betrayals. Little Rot tests how far these five will go to save each other--or themselves--when confronted by evil, culminating in a shattering denouement. |
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Most ardently : a Pride & prejudice remix
by Gabe Cole Novoa While exploring the city dressed as a young gentleman in 1812 London, trans boy Oliver meets and falls in love with Darcy, forcing him to choose between a life of pretending to be something he's not or risking everything for a life that is truly his own. |
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The shadow cabinet : a novel
by Juno Dawson Suffering from amnesia, Ciara, masquerading as her dead twin, Niamh, who is about to be crowned High Priestess, must fool Niamh's adopted family and friends, the coven and the murky Shadow Cabinet, soon discovering that her past has not forgotten her, including her former lover, a renegade warlock. |
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The spirit bares its teeth
by Andrew Joseph White Shipped away in 1883 London to Braxton's Finishing School and Sanitorium after a failed attempt to escape an arranged marriage, 16-year-old autistic trans Silas Bell decides to expose the school's darkest secrets to the world when the ghosts of missing students beg him for help. |
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These fragile graces, this fugitive heart
by Izzy Wasserstein When her ex-girlfriend Kay is murdered and everyone in her old commune is a suspect, Dora, while investigating, discovers Kay's death is one of several terrible incidents and is drawn into a twisted conspiracy while trying to stop a potential war between two nefarious companies. |
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This day changes everything : a novel
by Edward Underhill When fate throws queer teens Abby and Leo together during their high school marching band's trip to NYC, they become lost in the middle of Manhattan and embark on an epic adventure that turns into a day that changes everything, for both of them. Simultaneous eBook. |
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An unkindness of ghosts
by Rivers Solomon In the lowerdeck of the HSS Matlida, a space vessel run like the antebellum South, Aster, a dark-skinned sharecropper, faces harsh restrictions and punishments from brutal overseers, but the seeds of civil war hold the key to her freedom. |