Trans Book Recs!

Did you know that today, March 31st, is Transgender Day of Visibility? It is a day dedicated to celebrating trans people and raising awareness of the discrimination and violence that the trans community faces every day. To celebrate, I’m sharing a trans book rec list that I posted on my bookstagram a few days ago! You can find the specific post here on Instagram (and it is on Twitter/X here). These are books that feature trans characters or are written by trans authors (and here I am including nonbinary identities under the term trans). I’ve included a good mix of books I’ve read and books on my TBR, and have a few upcoming releases as well! So let’s get to the list!!

Books I’ve Read!

• Heart, Haunt, Havoc by Freydís Moon (read my review here!)
  • this author is NOT recommended (has been caught race-faking)
• The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
• Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
• Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault
• Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (read my review here!)
• Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu
• Burning Roses by S.L. Huang
• The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
• The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O’Keefe (read my review here!)
• A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
• Killing Gravity by Corey J. White
• Seven Devils by L.R. Lam and Elizabeth May
• A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers
• Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
• Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang
• A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White (read my review here!)
• The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis

Books on My TBR!

• Dragonfall by L.R. Lam
• The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
• If Found Return to Hell by Em X. Liu
• Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei
• The Dawnhounds by Sasha Stronach
• The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught
• Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor
• The Seep by Chana Porter
• Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues
• The Moth Keeper by K. O’Neill
• Love After the End edited by Joshua Whitehead
• Royal Rescue by A. Alex Logan
• The Deep by Rivers Solomon
• The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa
• The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
• World Running Down by Al Hess
• Brooms by Jasmine Walls
• Man O’ War by Cory McCarthy
• Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
• The Fever King by Victoria Lee
• Once & Future by A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy

Upcoming Books!

• The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman (release date: April 9th 2024)
• Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao (release date: April 16th 2024)
• Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo (release date: May 14th 2024)
• Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White (release date: September 3rd 2024)
• Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright (release date: August 13th 2024)

Have you read any of these book? Do you have any recs to add? I’m sure you all do, there are SO many great trans books out there that I can’t possibly include them all in one list haha.