39 - A Fiction Book Written By a Trans Or Nonbinary Author

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A Fiction Book Written By a Trans Or Nonbinary Author

Yet another fist-pump from me! I own a couple written by Charlie Jane Anders:
All the Birds in the Sky
The City in the Middle of the Night

I can highly recommend Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas and Melissa ( was previously entitled George) by Alex Gino! Author and main character are both trans.

I know there are some nonfiction books out there that qualify by simply substituting the word "nonfiction" for "fiction"! However, we may not want those listed on this prompt's specific listopia since they technically do not fulfill the prompt as written... But please do not hesitate to list them in the comments below!!

We can start with our own Goodreads listopia from 2020:
"Popsugar 2020 - A Book By a Trans or Non-Binary Author"
And another listopia that will help:
"Trans Books by Trans Authors"
Although the prompt doesn't specify that any characters must be trans, etc., this listing is still valid due to the authors being trans/nonbinary.

Listopia is HERE

[Heather]

Our Hideous Progeny was really good and would qualify!

[Jennifer W]

I've been wanting to read The Map of Salt and Stars for a while.

I recently read Stay Gold. It was a good YA book.

[Marianne]

Mad Honey would work for this prompt

[Doni]

Hmmm... didn't notice right away that this specifies fiction. I would prefer it to be broader.

[Taylor]

A favorite I read a few years ago is Continental Divide by Alex Myers. A fiction by a trans man about a trans man!

[Haley]

Casey McQuiston (author of Red, White & Royal Blue) has a new book coming out next year called The Pairing that sounds so good!! Casey is nonbinary. Would totally recommend any of their 3 already published books too.

Also in the romance vein are Meryl Wilsner, whose new book Cleat Cute could count for the female athlete one too, and Anita Kelly - they're both nonbinary.

For something non-romance, I'd recommend Rivers Solomon, who's also nonbinary. I read The Deep, a sci-fi/mythology novella that was incredibly powerful. Also Patricia Wants to Cuddle, a wacky, creepy horror written by Samantha Allen, a trans woman, that I truly cannot describe. Such a unique read.

[Ellie]

I am slightly miffed that the next book in the HMRC series is a prequel, rather than what happens next, but I'll be reading it anyway, so Queen B is my most likely choice.

[Ron]

Huh, I was originally going to skip this one, but then I realized that I had a copy of Pageboy so this is perfect.

Whoops, it says fiction.

Okay that might be a bit harder.

[Carly]

Ron wrote: "Huh, I was originally going to skip this one, but then I realized that I had a copy of Pageboy so this is perfect.

Whoops, it says fiction.

Okay that might be a bit harder."

Remember that no memoir is straight fact. I loved Pageboy and highly recommend it, but I'm sure there is some "fiction" mixed in. I would count it! If you want a short fiction book, I can maybe give some suggestions...

[Ron]

Sure, Carly, that would be great. Thank you.

[Denise]

I'll read I Kissed Shara Wheeler

For something that is not YA and is amazing, there's Little Fish.

[Erin]

Any Katherine Locke novel would work here. I absolutely loved This Rebel Heart and honestly might just reread it for this prompt.

[Amy]

Ron wrote: "Huh, I was originally going to skip this one, but then I realized that I had a copy of Pageboy so this is perfect."

You could use Pageboy instead for 41. A memoir that explores queerness!

[Ron]

Amy wrote: You could use Pageboy instead for 41. A memoir that explores queerness!

Of course. I was too blind to that so I didn't even think of it. Thank you.

[Jennifer]

Highly recommend Sarah Gailey.

[Carly]

Jennifer wrote: "Highly recommend Sarah Gailey."

I loved River of Teeth! Didn't realize they also wrote Just Like Home and Upright Women Wanted. Will add those to my TBR :)

[K.L.]

Cory McCarthy is a nonbinary trans author. I really liked Once & Future and its sequel (Sword in the Stars), which they wrote with their spouse, A.R. Capetta.

[The Pampered Librarian]

I just got excited about this prompt all of a sudden as I remembered that two years ago for the year of the tiger I read Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee, who is a trans person, and liked the novel, so now I can read the last book in the trilogy Fox Snare, which will satisfy this prompt. It is J Fiction, but I don't mind.

[Joanna G]

Laura wrote: "I just got excited about this prompt all of a sudden as I remembered that two years ago for the year of the tiger I read Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee, who is a trans person, and liked..."

For Yoon Ha Lee, I also highly recommend the Machineries of Empire series, starting with Ninefox Gambit. I will say it seems highly mathy - the magic [?] system is all based on calendaring, numbers and physics. I found that hard to get into it, until I accepted that I just wasn't going to understand how it worked, and handwaved it off. But the core story - a soldier in a desperate action sharing her body and mind with a prior general renowned for their brilliance until they went mad and killed soldiers under their command - is freaking fantastic!

I'd also recommend The Midnight Bargain, by C.L. Polk, who is non-binary. They have other great works as well, but that's a favorite.

[Ashley Marie]

Here to shriek about my favorite author who also happens to be trans, Craig Schaefer - Heather is a prolific indie author so I only added the first books of series (serieses?) to the Listopia. I believe much of her work is available for f-r-e-e on Kindle Unlimited!

[Casey]

Carly wrote: "Ron wrote: "Huh, I was originally going to skip this one, but then I realized that I had a copy of Pageboy so this is perfect.

Whoops, it says fiction.

Okay that might be a bit h..."

As a trans person, I'd really appreciate if we don't use trans people's memoirs as "fiction" for a stretch on the prompt. I know you don't mean harm by it, but our experiences are often seen as "fake" by transphobes and so saying our stories on our experiences could be used as fiction can perpetuate harm.

[Ron]

Sorry, didn't mean anything by it. I guess what I implied got lost in translation. I was going to use 'Pageboy,' but I did not read the whole prompt in it's entirety so I didn't know it was talking about fiction.

[Casey]

Ron wrote: "Sorry, didn't mean anything by it. I guess what I implied got lost in translation. I was going to use 'Pageboy,' but I did not read the whole prompt in it's entirety so I didn't know it was talking..."

Oh no you're fine! I was replying to Carly's reply to you where she said to count it. I'm just incredibly bad at the Goodreads reply function. I'm also sure Carly didn't mean any harm.

[Elspeth]

I loved Birthday. it's about 2 boys who are born on the same day and one transitions. Such a good book.

Russo's If I Was Your Girl was good, but Birthday was excellent.

[Julie]

I recommend Leech by Hiron Ennes if you like gothic horror.

[Dani]

Highly recommend Detransition, Baby. I also enjoyed The Call-Out (tw sexual assault). Both are about trans women by trans women. One of my all-time favorite books is The Atmospherians, and the author is nonbinary, but none of the characters are

[Cat]

I highly recommend “Light from Uncommon Stars” if anyone is looking for something to fill this prompt! (It’s also a great option for the cozy fantasy prompt, the LGBT romance prompt, the 3 POV prompt, or the magical realism prompt, which gives you a sense of the book).

[☘Misericordia☘]

She Who Became the Sun (nonbinary author Shelley Parker-Chan)

Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire as a 'pansexual, bisexual and demisexual' author probably counts?)

[Catherine]

Does anyone who know if any books by Delemhach would count? The goodreads author description uses they/them pronouns, but I can't find much else.

[Jaimi]

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "She Who Became the Sun (nonbinary author Shelley Parker-Chan)

[book:Every Heart a Doorway|25526..."

Sexuality and gender are different, so Seanan McGuire would not count for this prompt. She is a cis female.

[Melissa]

The Affair Plays by Hayley St. James - nonbinary author, also a first time author! Description of both plays here:

https://www.nextstagepress.com/new-re...


A forever favorite would be Nimona by ND Stevenson

[Caitlin]

Cat wrote: "I highly recommend “Light from Uncommon Stars” if anyone is looking for something to fill this prompt! (It’s also a great option for the cozy fantasy prompt, the LGBT romance prompt, the 3 POV prom..."

Big agree. I read this one in the last few years and it was fantastic.

[Melissa]

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

[Lilith]

I didn't see this listed, and it's marketed as fiction, and sometimes as autobiographical fiction. Anyways, I'm late to the party, reading Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi and I'm loving it.

[Cathern]

I'm planning to read Eternally Yours, and I'm not sure if this book can count for this category since only one of the authors in the anthology is nonbinary.

[Trish]

I think I'll use Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders for this one. Part three of a really good YA Space Opera trilogy.

I'd recommend the series to anyone who likes decent YA SF. The first two are:
Victories Greater Than Death and
Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak

Joanna wrote: "For Yoon Ha Lee, I also highly recommend the Machineries of Empire series, starting with Ninefox Gambit. I will say it seems highly mathy - the magic [?] system is all based on calendaring, numbers and physics. I found that hard to get into it, until I accepted that I just wasn't going to understand how it worked, and handwaved it off. "

I had the same problem with the first book in the trilogy, but for the other two, I just went with it. Fox Snare is on my list, too, having really enjoyed both Dragon Pearl and Tiger Honor.

[Julia]

[Mony]

- The Nonbinary Bunny by Maia Kobabe

[Sherri]

I read The Spirit Bares Its Teeth. 1 star.

[Ron]

I think the author of this book is trans.


Cleat Cute

[Anshita]

I am reading Nimona by N.D. Stevenson. I saw the movie a while back and wanted to read the graphic novel too, so this is the prompt to do it. Stevenson is non-binary and transmasculine.

[LeahS]

I read George ( now Melissa but I read an old ebook from the library), by Alex Gino.

I thought it explained the feelings of a trans child very well, in an accessible way for its target audience, with the well-used but never failing trope of wanting a particular part in a school play.

[Denise]

I read a short story collection, Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, by Kim Fu who identifies as non-binary

[Laura Ruth]

I love everything by nonbinary author Casey McQuiston, so I read their latest, The Pairing. It's even hornier, and boozier, than Red, White & Royal Blue.

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-...

[Britany]

Finished The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Michele]

Ghosts of Gotham by Craig Schaefer. It was a little long, and I probably won't read the sequel.