Trans Rights Readathon Suggestions
Reading suggestions for the Trans Rights Readathon! (Any year of course). Books with trans characters of any label by trans authors. I have not read all the books in this list. Feel free to name your fave books by trans authors in the comments!
created by TiniestBeetle
last updated January, 2026
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Also...Sarah Gailey is trans? Like, the hippo heist author?
The author of the American Hippo duology, yeah, they're non binary! I enjoyed 'Just Like Home' by them đ
Iâd suggest âThe Appendixâ by Liam Konneman and âStone Butch Bluesâ by Leslie Feinberg (havenât finished that one yet, but itâs great so far) :)
Ooh wow The Appendix sounds like a hard hitting read. And ofc, I even have Stone Butch Blues on my tbr that definitely needs added!! Thank you! đ
It can be a little intense at times but itâs a quick read (72 pages) and itâs not all negative. Iâd say itâs totally worth it. I only picked it up by chance and Iâm so glad I did! If I find anything else Iâll let you know :) (also thank you for making this list, I already found some books I want to read!)
I'm glad you reccomended it because it sounds great! And I'm glad you found some reccs from this list! I've done lots of searching over the years for trans book/authors since I've done the TRR the last few years, so I have even more suggestions to add, I just need to find the time đ€Ł
Love Lives Here by Rowan Jetté Knox is really good. It's about his kid and spouse transitioning. After the book was published under his dead name, he came out as trans himself.
Added this to the list (and my own very long tbr đ)
Love After the End, edited by Joshua Whitehead, is a collection of 2S short stories by 2S Indigenous authors. I realize 2S isn't exactly the same as trans, but I understand there's some overlap in identities and experiences, so I figured it's worth the consideration at least. And if you haven't read it yet, I'll be super surprised, cuz it's totally your kind of book!
Absolutely! I've read Johnny Appleseed by Whitehead and really enjoyed it. A collection edited by him definitely sounds exactly like my kind of read!
Yeah, I'm kinda shocked you haven't read it yet, considering how quickly you tend to jump on books like this! LOL! Now I just hope there's an edition available in your area! Do many Turtle Island Indigenous books make it across the pond?
I definitely have to read it! My TBR is ridiculous đđ€Ł
Not as many as I'd like, it's very hard to find Indiginous books that aren't in the fiction mainstream, e.g. a copy of 'In My Own Mocassins' basically doesn't exist here for much less than ÂŁ25 plus delivery, even second hand (but I plan to spend a libro.fm credit on it soon đ)
