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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 you’re a completionist like me; here are all the books of the pagebound seasonal readalongs and the special event readalongs!
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on 🔗 Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because his taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listed in the description, or offhandedly said.
weird girl covers that are paintings w/ neon text
an oddly specific trend i’ve noticed, mostly in genres like horror, weird girl, feminine rage, etc. (but there are some others here, too).
High Femme Fiction
pink, sophisticated & sometimes fatale <3 curating the personality of my aspirations (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! 🏳️⚧️
(Under construction 🏗 🚧 many more books to be added! Suggestions welcome!)
transgender fiction 🏳️⚧️⊹ ࣪ ˖~
i've included fiction books of all genres on this list! please recommend some more so i can add them!!
Messy Queer Fiction for Autumn Hill 💌
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 “send me more messy gay fiction” 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! 🫶🏽 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 🚧this list is under construction🚧
Cover Porn: The Lit Fic Edition
Lit fic books to read for the aesthetic
A Pink Sapphic’s Bookshelf
the coquette femme aesthetic is of the utmost importance
Aardvark Book Club master list
Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!
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
there is still time
ode to I Saw the TV Glow and trans women
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 @moski’s book.
Yes, I’m Judging the Cover
Books that I think have beautiful front covers. Open for recommendations!
books that share custody of one oil painting
have I read them all? there is literally no way to know. #whoworeitbetter
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 edited continuously. Pinned comment list down the books and the countries/author's origin.
Not necessarily a recommendation/endorsement.
Last Edit: 6 November 2026
lgbtqia+ book recs
reading diversely is not a trend. it’s the bare minimum. and if your shelves don’t reflect that, you’re missing out.
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