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this post compiles a list of trans lit (of any genre) + trans-applicable queer lit that i've read or i'm interested in. constantly updated. go read more trans books !!
general content warnings of transphobia, violence, rape, murder, police brutality; body horror & gore for the horror novels specifically
* = books i have read and loved
theory:
- atmospheres of violence*** by eric stanley (the classic)
- miss major speaks*** by miss major and toshio meronek
- normal life*** by dean spade
- trans girl suicide museum* by hannah baer <-- my review here
- my words to victor frankenstein above the village of chamounix: performing trans rage* by susan stryker
- terrorist assemblages by jasbir k. paur
- who's afraid of gender? by judith butler
- before we were trans by kit heyam
- captive genders* (collection)
- trap door: trans cultural production and the politics of visibility by reina gossett
- cruising utopia by josé esteban muñoz
- that's revolting! by mattilda bernstein sycamore
other non-fiction:
- all the things they said we couldn't have by t.c. oakes-monger
- what's the t? by juno dawson
fiction:
- meanwhile, elsewhere (collection)
- junker seven by olive j. kelley
- caroline's heart by austin chant
- self-made boys by anna-marie mclemore
- ponyboy* by eliot duncan (autofiction)
horror:
- transmuted by eve harms
- manhunt*** by gretchen felker-martin
- infect your friends and loved ones by torrey peters
- tell me i'm worthless by alison rumfitt
- old wounds by logan-ashley kisner
- hell followed with us by andrew joseph white
poetry:
- faggots and their friends between revolutions* by larry mitchell
- there are trans people here by h.melt
- the fifth wound* by aurora mattia
- troubling the line: trans and genderqueer poetry and poetics (collection)
- we want it all: an anthology of radical trans poetics* (collection)
most of these are accessible as pdf's online or may be found at your local library/bookstore. i also encourage u guys to read academic journals if possible !! i love digging around on google scholar and academia for those :)
obviously lmk if you have any more recs (esp BIPOC authors bc trans lit is sooo white-dominated) i can never read too many trans books
my goodreads can be found here
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Technotism
some more horror fiction made by trans people and/or about trans characters would be
hell followed with us and other works by the same author
manhunt by gretchen felker-martin
what moves the dead by Ursula Vernon
for books that arent fictional i forget if thet were listed already but
we both laughed in pleasure the selected diaries of lou sullivan
and
some assembly required by arin andrews
idk how i forgot hell followed with us !! i wasn't the biggest fan of how it portrayed its themes but it was so fun and as chaotic as all trans books should be :) manhunt is on there already i LOVEEE it
ty for the other recs i'll fs look into them !! <3
by crow; ; Report
I wasn’t a fan of hell followed at all I have a ton of critic of it but it does deserve to be on here regardless of my thoughts.
by Technotism; ; Report
Another non fiction book would be
Uncomfortable labels my life as a gay autistic trans woman by Laura Kate dale
Some manga with trans characters
Wandering son
To strip the flesh
Fire punch
Boys run the riot
by Technotism; ; Report
Nexuscherry💖💗💓💞💕✨🌈
Oh! And here are my BIPOC recs to add
- Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity - C.Riley Snorton (DEF RECOMMEND!)
- Black Trans Feminism - Marquis Bey
- Pretty: A Memoir - KB Brookins
- The Passing Playbook - Isaac Fitzsimons
- Redefining Realness - Janet Mock
- Revolution Is Love: A Year of Black Trans Liberation - Mikelle Street and Raquel Willis
- ᐅᑭᐢᑭᓯᐏᓇ ᐅᑭᒫᐏᐢᑵᐤ ᑭᐦᐁᐤ ᒥᑎᓱᐘᐩ (Miss Eagle Testikle) -Gisele Gordon and Kent Monkman
- The Queer Girl is going to be okay - Dale Walls (Fun fact! I illustrated the cover for this book)
- Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans (Also fun fact, I illustrated a comic in this anthology)
I have more, but these are just a few!!
THANK YOU this is such a good list !! i will be reading <333
by crow; ; Report
also hello i just processed that you illustrated the cover... i just looked at it and holy shit you're so skilled bc that's gorgeous !!!! also the synopsis sounds so comforting so i think i'll read that before jumping into the heavier theory stuff bc i need something uplifting in these times LOL....
by crow; ; Report
Thank you so much!! <3 And I def recommend it!!! Dale Walls is an amazing writer!! Thank you again for your list as well!!
by Nexuscherry💖💗💓💞💕✨🌈; ; Report
Nexuscherry💖💗💓💞💕✨🌈
This is amazing!! Thank you so much for this!