Transfemme stories
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! ✦






BIPoC trans stories
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! ✦






PDX Queer Book Club






Life in the 80s: different perspectives
The 80s were loud, complicated, joyful, heartbreaking, and transformative. These books capture the decade from every angle.






Niche History: HIV/AIDS
Books that focus on the AIDS epidemic (mostly US, mostly the 80s-90s - though not exclusively). This includes history, sociology, cultural criticism of the time, and even fiction. This is such an important era to understand modern politics - especially queer politics and the LGBTQ+ community






the AIDS crisis depicted in fiction






Are you sure this is fiction?
"Is this play about us?" Fictional books that are based on or involve real events from history. Why not learn a bit of history while still escaping reality.






Books for drag queens
Books I recommended to the season 13 queens of RuPaul's Drag Race





