Nonbinary Protagonists

Get ready to meet a diverse cast of nonbinary characters who are the protagonists of their own stories. Recommendations welcome!

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created by amalgama

last updated August, 2026

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Canon

Canon

Paige Lewis

The Pairing

The Pairing

Casey McQuiston

Phoenix Extravagant

Phoenix Extravagant

Yoon Ha Lee

Prokaryote Season

Prokaryote Season

Leo Fox

Model Home

Model Home

Rivers Solomon

In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life

In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life

Jamie Windust

What Moves the Dead

What Moves the Dead

T. Kingfisher

Gender Queer

Gender Queer

Maia Kobabe

At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender

At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender

Shou Arai

Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist, Vol. 1

Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist, Vol. 1

Poppy Pesuyama

Heartwood: Non-binary Tales of Sylvan Fantasy

Heartwood: Non-binary Tales of Sylvan Fantasy

Joamette Gil

Walking Practice

Walking Practice

Dolki Min

The Honeys

The Honeys

Ryan La Sala

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

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amalgamaOP

This list is mostly fiction but also includes some nonfiction picks by nonbinary authors talking about their experiences. For a book to be included, the nonbinary character has to be the protagonist, not just part of the main cast. For books that are part of a series, only the first one is included

Feel free to drop your recommendations as a reply to this comment, happy reading!

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ayzrules

Love to see this list!!!

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amalgamaOP

Thank you! It makes me so so happy to see how much more nonbinary rep is out there nowadays compared to when I went through my own gender discovery journey 🥹💛

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ayzrules

coming back to comment, i think Canon by Paige Lewis may fit? I haven't read it though so take this with a grain of salt hehe

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amalgamaOP

I did a bit of research and it should fit, thank you for the rec! 😊🫶

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lumpgum

Prokaryote by Leo Fox would perhaps be an excellent addition !! If you're cool with graphic novels on the list :)

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Thank you for the rec, I am! Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is also a graphic novel 😊

ETA: Did you mean Prokaryote Season? Just making sure I added the right book

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lumpgum

omg YES sorry 😭😭 prokaryote season is the one !! every character in that uses they/them pronouns 😎

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amalgamaOP

That's so cool, I'll keep my eyes open for a copy 👀

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lizziedt

this looks great! and has reminded me to get around to Walking Practice 🤔

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amalgamaOP

Highly recommend, it's so funny and silly yet so sharp in its critique of binary gender normativity

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lizziedt

i'll add it to my list for when i finish all of my current holds hahah thanks!!

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amalgamaOP

Yay, no rush to get to it, but I hope you'll enjoy it when you do!

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rbsun

this is really neat ! i would recommend to you “phoenix extravagant” by yoon ha lee

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amalgamaOP

This sounds amazing, thank you for the rec!

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essiest

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston would fit this!

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amalgamaOP

I've heard great things about it, I will add it!

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Techystatic

Thank you, I was thinking about how we don't really have heroes the other day.

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