Recs if you like Bad Girls...

Stories featuring transfemme characters (trans women & non-binary characters) as main characters or love interests. Not exclusively, but largely indie. Stretches genres and age groups, including graphic novels & short stories (but not including non-fiction) 🔞

Recommendations welcome!

✦ I have not read all of these books - if you notice anything that seems to be mis-labeled/mis-placed on this list, please let me know! ✦

Queer books by authors from south of the equator

Stories across genres and age groups that prominently feature trans & non-binary characters of color.

Recommendations welcome!

✦ I have not read all of these books - if you notice anything that seems to be mis-labeled/mis-placed on this list, please let me know! ✦

All credit for this list goes to ysaleftyouonread on instagram! This is her list of female authors she spotlighted for Women’s History Month, that are “not the same five white ladies” we always hear about! My personal goal is to read one book from each of these 31 women this year; I have been loving this journey and wanted to share with you all!

(Check out Ysa’s reels, she does a great job of describing the vibes without giving away the story!)

I've participated in the Trans Rights Readathon the last couple of years and these are all the books I've read and would recommend (either during the readathon or the rest of the year)! 🫶

some of the rep here is found in side characters, but I'm trying to prioritize main character rep as much as possible!

I tried to find the latest version (2026).

Queer books from around the world.

Trans authors. Trans MCs. Selected by trans librarians for the book club at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Read along with us!

Famous & recommended reads from around the world - for PB users by PB users!

A mix of genres by queer authors from South America, set in (or partially in) the nation. Preference given to books in translation. Not every nation is represented yet—I'm still researching them! Maximum 3 books per nation!

Argentina: Brickmakers; Kiss of the Spider Woman; Bad Girls Brazil: The Words that Remain; We All Loved Cowboys Chile: My Tender Matador; The Remainder Colombia: Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You; Like This Afternoon Forever Ecuador: Jawbone Peru: The Glory of Gold; Nine Moons Suriname: On a Woman's Madness Uruguay: Cantoras

Please leave suggestions if you have them :)

Gross girls, girlhood, and the like

Books set in Argentina

Open to recs!!