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!
created by TiniestBeetle
last updated August, 2026
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Just commenting here for the attention of folks on PB: we're only on the second day of the Trans Rights Readathon, so it's not too late to join! They have a carrd website if you look then up with nore information, and even more suggestions than thus list 😊
Yes, still plenty of time to read trans books! 💖
How long does the trans readalong last?
Til the end of the month, the 31st 😊
Thank you! I guess I'll pull out the trans books on my TBR.
More books have been added to this list, so please have a look if you'd still like to join in with the Trans Rights Readathon (it's not too late!)
Requesting opinions; do folks feel like it would be a good idea if I made this the master list, and then made seperate lists to break this down into categories? I.e. trans masc, trans femme, non binary, etc
I think having separate lists for categories would be great, especially when someone is looking for something specific
Yeeaaah since the list is almost hitting the 200 mark, I thought it might be easier for folks to look through shorter lists if they'd like!
I‘d suggest ‚The Appendix‘ by Liam Konneman and ‚Stone Butch Blues‘ by Leslie Feinberg (haven‘t finished that one yet, but it‘s 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! 😊
It can be a little intense at times but it‘s a quick read (72 pages) and it’s not all negative. I’d say it‘s totally worth it. I only picked it up by chance and I‘m so glad I did! If I find anything else I‘ll 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 🤣
Please do we are desperate for them all. 🥰🤤
I'm up to almost 100 on the list and am still on the hunt for more 😊
Added even more suggestions in time for the Trans Rights Readathon next week!!!
Just made a zine for TRReadthon 🎉 so if someone could ping me (!!!) by replying to this so I remember to come back & check against the list for missing titles when I get home….that would be so helpful. I did some digging so I’m sure I’ve got some, even in my tabs that are still open ✨
Not sure when you posted this comment, but here's a ping 😉
My memory savior! Thank you.
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 😭🤣
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 £25 plus delivery, even second hand (but I plan to spend a libro.fm credit on it soon 👀)
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 😊
If you’re accepting graphic novel reccomendations I highly recommend my favorite little poetic comic : My Body Unspooling, as Leo Fox is trans which was a happy coincidence find.
There is also Boy Island, also by Leo Fox which is much more substantial.
These look great! I have now added them 😝
I was so excited to see some Leo Fox on this list 🤩
This was the first I've heard of his work, now I can't wait to read it!!!
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 😝)
https://pagebound.co/lists/0007455e-5f58-45a6-90b3-d31da5ed8867 if you need more nonfic recs!! also 31% overlap already iktr 🤪
Wow, what a great list! Stone Butch Blues looks very interesting. I've never read a memoir, so that seems like a good place to start! I'll recommend Bad Habit by Alana S. Portero (originally La Mala Costumbre in spanish), both the main character and the author are trans :)
Ooo thank you for the rec! 💜
So many great ones on this list!
I would like to recommend one not on there that I really enjoyed:
The Blighted Stars by Megan E O'Keefe
That sounds like an exciting read!
Love this list! Apologies in advance, but I’m going to hit you with a bunch of recs! (Also apologies if there’s any repeats)
- Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky
- Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky
- Moonflow by Bitter Karella
- Love After the End by Joshua Whitehead
- They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran
- Tranny by Laura Jane Grace
- Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin
- Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
- The Worm and his Kings by Hailey Piper
- Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai
- Luminous by Silvia Park
- Make Sure You Die Screaming by Zee Carlstrom
No apologies needed! I shall get these added to the list, thank you 😊
Just accidentally deleted my progress so here we go again. Titles I believe I didn’t see on the list. Trans by trans.
Strange Bedfellows - Ries Heartwood (non-binary comic anthology) - Joamette Gil Don’t call us dead - danez smith Dream rooms - River Halen We want it all - abi-karam, Gabriel Self-made boys - mclemore Ander and santi were here - Garza villa Spell bound - Lukens Some strange music draws me in - Hansbury Medusa of the roses - navid sinaki Nobody needs to know - pagonis Love after the end (two spirit anthology)- whitehead Jonny Appleseed - whitehead Boys weekend - lubchansky (So what) if I’m a puta - moira Wound from the mouth of a wound - torrin a greathouse Bellies - Nicola Dinan A/s/l - Jeanne Thornton Interlocutor goddess - jasmine Reid A short history of trans misogyny - Jules Gill-Peterson Uncomfortable labels - Laura Kate dale Trans autistic guide to life - yenn purkis The most unusual haunting of Edgar lovejoy - Parrish (thouroughly enjoying atm) Love beyond body space and time (another two spirit anthology) - hope nicholson Boy meat - wolfe
I do realize I’m repeating a few from other peoples recs! But I’m pretty sure I didn’t see them on the list.
Thank you so much 😍 I shall get these added (may take me a hot second cause my phone is old and laggy but I'll get there when I have a moment! 🤣)
On your own time! It’s your list ;) just wanted to get more recs out before the event (or, well- now that it’s started). I assume you’ll keep the list around for future years? I’ll come back with more. It’s a great reference for it as a Pagebound user. Been pointing people towards it. ✨
Currently reading You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson for the readathon and didn't see it on the list. It's a great option for poetry readers!
Ooo I've heard great things about this one, I shall add it! 😊
Found us another space gays. Apparently there’s non-binary rep in here somewhere. And the author is trans. Adrianne Lothy Kestrel - looks like disabilty rep too? It’s a trilogy.
We LOVE space gays 😍 thank you, it has been added! 😊
Fire Spells Between Friends by Sarah Wallace and S.O Callahan might fit here. One of the MCs is NB.
Niccce I can add this to the NB list too 😝
