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Trans Rights Readathon Suggestions (masterlist)
Reading suggestions for the Trans Rights Readathon! (Any year of course). Books with trans characters of any label (or any non-cis gender identity) by trans/non-cis authors. I have not read all the books in this list. Feel free to name your fave books by trans authors in the comments!
Pagebound Readalongs
I couldnt find a list of these yet, so i made one! You may not be able to collect the badges anymore, but if youโre a completionist like me; here are all the books of the pagebound seasonal readalongs and the special event readalongs!
weird girl covers that are paintings w/ neon text
an oddly specific trend iโve noticed, mostly in genres like horror, weird girl, feminine rage, etc. (but there are some others here, too) ๐๐ป
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on ๐ Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listened in the description, or offhandedly said.
transgender fiction ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโน เฃช ห~
i've included fiction books of all genres on this list! please recommend some more so i can add them!!
High Femme Fiction
pink, sophisticated & sometimes fatale <3 (added some essential nonfic & poetry!)
Trans femme fiction
Fiction reads with trans femme characters and/or by trans femme authors
See my trans Rights readathon suggestions masterlist for more trans reads! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
(Under construction ๐ ๐ง many more books to be added! Suggestions welcome!)
Messy Queer Fiction for Autumn Hill ๐
Autumn Hill is a Prairieland Defendant, sentenced to 50 years in prison for protesting outside of an ICE detention facility, in a move intended to quell all political dissent. To support her, she says โsend me more messy gay fictionโ especially by queer authors of color!
Books should be paperbacks, purchased new and sent directly from Amazon, and addressed to:
Johnson County Jail, TX Cameron Arnold, 202502023 P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131
Suggestions very welcome! ๐ซถ๐ฝ More info in comments!
night at the museum
books with a painting/artwork on the cover see the pinned comment for artwork details suggestions welcome ๐งthis list is under construction๐ง
A Pink Sapphicโs Bookshelf
the coquette femme aesthetic is of the utmost importance
Cover Porn: The Lit Fic Edition
Lit fic books to read for the aesthetic
aanhpi book recs
spotlighting some incredible books by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors
trans women in fiction
A list dedicated to introducing people to more books that feature characters that are trans women OR on books exploring gender identity that are written by trans women & transfeminine authors
Aardvark Book Club master list
Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!
Pronoun Extravaganza
You get a pronoun, and you get a pronoun! EVERYBODY GETS A PRONOUN! A list of queer books with a pronoun in the title.
Brought to you via taking a page out of @moskiโs book.
Yes, Iโm Judging the Cover
Books that I think have beautiful front covers. Open for recommendations!
Weird and Unhinged Women 2.0
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.
This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks, who is no longer curating lists on Pagebound. You can view the original list here: (link) /// As a nonbinary person, I take as broad a view as possible of the "girl" in "weird girl*", hence the asterisk.
Wide open for recommendations!
lgbtqia+ book recs
reading diversely is not a trend. itโs the bare minimum. and if your shelves donโt reflect that, youโre missing out.
Despondent Women
The ladies on these covers just need a damn break.
Queer Books by Southeast Asian Authors
A list of books (both fiction and non-fiction) featuring LGBTQ+ characters and/or theme, written by authors from Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam). Will be updated continuously.
