#non binary authors

[diversebookscorner]

Trans Rights Readathon Book Recommendations

Hello everyone, we hope you’re all doing great! This is our first newsletter post, and since the Trans Rights Readathon is approaching, we thought it would be a great idea to start with book recommendations by trans and non-binary authors!

The readathon is an annual call to action for readers and book lovers in support of Trans Day of Visibility on March 31st. This year’s Trans Rights Readathon will take place from March 22nd to March 29th. We are excited to participate, and we hope you are too!

For more information, please check out the @/transrightsreadathon. In the meantime, here are a few books that you should definitely add to your reading list. Keep reading these books throughout the year as well and continue to amplify trans voices.

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#trans rights readathon #bipoc #bookshelf #queer books #queer bipoc #poc books #lgbt books #trans authors #non binary authors #genderqueer authors #book recommendations #book blog #booklr #books and reading #representation matters #media representation #representation in media #trans voices

[maddiesbookshelves]

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe (December 2022)

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma of pap smears. Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity—what it means and how to think about it—for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.

I had to buy a book for university while I was at the Salon du Livre in early December, and this one really caught my eye. First, because it was a salon targeted towards children's literature and, okay, fair, this includes infants and goes into YA literature, but this comic tackles questions of gender and sexuality that people don't often approach in a space where children are included. Second, I had seen this comic in passing on the internet, so this was the perfect occasion to read it.

I'm not going to give a review saying "this is good, this is bad", I'm just gonna say that I think it's something eveyone should read. Maybe you don't think being non-binary is a thing, maybe you know it's a thing, maybe you're just curious. Maybe this comic won't change your views on non-binary people, maybe it will, maybe it'll change how you view yourself, but it's a great way to learn (more) about this identity. Like any story about queer experiences, this isn't the non-binary experience, it's an experience, but you have to start somewhere and this is a great starting point.

Please be mindful of potential triggers though, stay safe everyone!

French version under the cut

En 2014, Maia Kobabe, qui utilise les pronoms ille/lo*, pensait qu'une BD sur des statistiques de lecture serait la dernière BD autobiographique qu'ille écrirait jamais. A l'époque, c'était la seule chose qu'ille pensait pouvoir confortablement partager avec des étrangers. Maintenant, Genre Queer existe. L'autobiographie profondément cathartique de Maia retrace son cheminement dans sa quête d'identité, ce qui inclue l'humiliation et la confusion de liés aux béguins d'adolescents, le stress de comment faire son coming out auprès de sa famille et de la société, nouer des liens avec des amis grâce à la fanfiction érotique gay, et faire face au traumatisme des frottis. Initialement un moyen d'expliquer à sa famille ce qu'être non-binaire et asexuel veut dire, Genre Queer est plus qu'une histoire personnelle : c'est un guide utile et touchant sur l'identité de genre — ce que cela signifie et comment l'appréhender — pour des alliés, des amis et des humains n'importe où.

Je devais acheter un livre pour la fac quand j'étais au Salon du Livre début décembre, et celui-là m'a vraiment tapé dans l’œil. Premièrement, parce que c'était un salon qui cible la littérature jeunesse et, ok, c'est vrai, ça inclue les bambins et va jusqu'à la littérature YA, mais cette BD aborde des questions de genre et de sexualité que les gens n'abordent pas souvent dans des milieux en partie dédiés aux enfants. Deuxièmement, j'avais vu passer cette BD sur internet, donc c'était l'occasion parfaite de la lire.

Je vais pas faire une review pour dire "c'était bien, c'était pas bien", je vais juste dire que je pense que c'est quelque chose que tout le monde devrait lire. Peut-être que vous pensez que la non-binarité n'existe pas, peut-être que vous savez qu'elle existe, peut-être que vous êtes juste curieux. Peut-être que cette BD ne changera pas comment vous voyez les personnes non-binaires, peut-être que si, peut-être que ça changera comment vous vous voyez, mais c'est un bon moyen d'en apprendre (plus) sur cette identité. Comme toutes les histoires sur les expériences queer, il ne s'agit pas de L'Expérience non-binaire, juste d'UNE expérience, mais il faut bien commencer quelque part et cette BD est un bon début.

*j'ai utilisé ici les pronoms et accords établis par la traduction de Anne-Charlotte Husson suite à ses recherches et entretiens avec l'auteurice.

#gender queer #maia kobabe #genre queer #comics #BD #non fiction #non binary authors #non binary #french #memoir #autobiography #autobio comics #books #booklr #book recs

[ingloriousgigi]

These are the books I read for the trans rights readathon.

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Hyacinth by Elle Porter

Caroline's Heart by Austin Chant

Heart Haunt Havoc by Freydis Moon

Fear and Other Love Languages by Aveda Vice

#trans rights readathon #book roundup #booklr #trans authors #trans books #non binary authors #non binary books #trans visibility #international day of trans visibility

[light-macadamia]

hamlet, prince of robots | books’22

book: hamlet, prince of robots by m.darusha wehm

star rating: ★★★.25

genre: science fiction | speculative fiction

synopsis:

Elsinore Robotics is on the cusp of a breakthrough—the company is poised to create the first humanoid androids powered by true artificial intelligence. Their only rival, Norwegian Technologies, lost a publicly streamed contest between their flagship model, Fortinbras, and Elsinore’s HAM(let) v.1. But when the first Hamlet model is found irreparably deactivated, the apparent victim of wild malware, the field of consumer cybernetics is thrown wide open. However, Hamlet v.1’s memories were not entirely lost in the accident.

The seed of this story is excellent, there should definitely be more cyber-inspired Shakespearen retellings. It’s like gearing a well-oiled machine with new inventive features. The drama takes place among the c-suite of an android company, there is an open embrace of queerness, and the relationships are varied and non-conventional with robots thrown nto the mix.

It is worth reading for the interesting take alone. However, there were a few things in the execution that did not gel with me personally -- one to do with how the story was told. A lot more would have packed a punch if done by showing before telling, but it safely went with the other order. For example, Ophelia is declared to have deep platonic feelings for Hamlet before they even interact on page, and it is confirmed later on in their interaction. It would have kept me more engaged to see them play off of each other first and make that assumption, rather than be guided through character emotions by narration. It dispersed a lot of the character mystery. Second note to make is on the same playing field, which would be dialogue. It is not heavy on delivery, yet, there are times when they exhibit language that comes across more poetic or old-timey than the context allows. It refers to the lines of the initial play, but the transition is not exactly seamless. Granted, there were genuinely sweet moments between characters, and sometimes the heightened language worked into their tandem. Coming from a different end of the spectrum, I found the Lion King scene to be, while a cool nod, quite comical; so that too resisted giving it all a consistent tone. Having said that, I am quite curious to look into more of the author’s works, the ideas and the world are rather fascinating. The power-play withing a futuristic company is quite a premise, and their discussion on the differences between robotic and organic perception on life and relationships is something I would like to read more of!

I have received ARC in exchange for an honest review, courtesy of Netgalley and the publisher. Thank you.

#book review #book reviews #book recommendations #bookblr #booklover #hamlet prince of robots #book blog #non binary authors #m darusha wehm

[livingfictionsystem]

Pov: Someone asks you if your magnum opus is the feel-good story of the season.

Photography by: @Julesjulesphoto

#authors #non binary authors #dissociative identity disorder #did system #cult survivor #cult memoirs #cult #book signing #newly published book

[nillinlore]

Sex and Body Positive Trans and Nonbinary Non-Fiction Books

Buy books from trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming authors! Here's a list of some non-fiction that I've really enjoyed. This is NOT extensive, it is just scratching the surface of what's out there.

Be sure to follow me for updates on my own books and a regular dose of non-binary gender euphoria! [18+ Only, I'm a sex blogger and pleasure informed queer sexuality writer.] NOTE: All links are to Amazon CA. Most of these are available at other retailers though, so, if it looks interesting please be sure to look it up at your preferred place to buy books!

Ashley, Florence. Gender/Fucking: The Pleasures and Politics of Living in a Gendered Body. CLASH Books, 2024.

Coyote, Ivan. Rebent Sinner. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022.

Dale, Laura Kate, Ed. Gender Euphoria: Stories of Joy from Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex Writers. Unbound, 2022.

Grimm, Bruce Owens, Miguel M. Morales and Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini, editors. Fat & Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021.

Kobabe, Maia. Gender Queer: A Memoir. Oni Press, 2019.

Lore, Nillin. How Do I Sexy? A Guide for Trans and Nonbinary Queers. Thornapple Press, 2024.

Lorenz, Theo. The Trans Self-Care Workbook: A Coloring Book and Journal for Trans and Non-Binary People. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020.

Mx. Sly. Transland: Consent, Kink, and Pleasure. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2023.

Oaks-Monger, Tash. All the Things They Said We Couldn't Have: Stories of Trans Joy. Jessica Kinglsey Publishers, 2023.

Raines, Jamie. The T in LGBT: Everything You Need to Know About Being Trans. Vermilion, 2024.

Silver, Orlando. I Write the Body: Queer & Trans Kink, Desire, and Defiance. Kith Books & silvertongue PUBLISHING, 2023.

Sparks, Kelvin. Trans Sex: A Guide for Adults. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2022.

Tobia, Jacob. Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2019.

Vaid-Menon, Alok. Beyond the Gender Binary. Pocket CHANGE Collective, 2020.

Violet, Mia. Yes, You Are Trans Enough: My Transition from Self-Loathing to Self-Love. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.

#trans #transgender #non binary #nonbinary #queer #lgbtq #gender nonconforming #genderqueer #genderfluid #lgbtq books #trans books #trans author #nonbinary writer #nonbinary author #nonbinary books #queer books #sex positive #body positive

[2-late-2-the-party]

‘Danmei is mlm fantasy written by and for straight women’ is a lie. It’s written for transmascs and lesbians obviously.

#for real tho most danmei fans I’ve come across seem to fall into one of these categories #straight women are a rarity #or maybe they just huddle in their own little circles while we queers live it up in ours #also I could’ve expanded the joke to include mlm trans men and non binary ppl and trans men who don’t realize they’re men yet #I also know of some cis mlms who enjoy the genre #but the wordier a joke is the less funny it is I find #also it’s worth noting that we don’t actually know the personal identities of most danmei authors #so assuming that they’re all straight seems like a pretty big stretch to me #danmei #mxtx #tgcf #mdzs #svsss #2ha #Oliver rambles

[munsons-mutiny]

I’ve had this headcanon forever and it’s just never come up anywhere, so I figured it’s time to write about it.

Caleb’s spell that he makes for Veth, Widogast’s Transmorigification, has major implications for Exandria’s trans population! This could be the magical equivalent of top or bottom surgery only it’s down to a biological level! I’m sure they’ve had their own procedures, but a body that you can personally design does seem like an upgrade from whatever technology/magic they have available!

I like to believe that Caleb doesn’t think about the spell in that context at first, why would he? It was designed for someone with a different type of body dysphoria, and he doesn’t interact with too many trans people (at least that he knows, I have no clue if he knows about Yussa, and they haven’t seen Bryce in ages).

But once he starts teaching, and establishes himself as a safe space for queer kids (you can’t tell me the empire is super open minded, especially their most prestigious traditional institution) the application becomes obvious. The first time his favorite student, a small purple tiefling named Aza who reminds him so much of Molly it hurts, comes to him mid-breakdown because of how bad the dysphoria is the solution just immediately pops into his head. He could fix this for her, give her the body she should’ve been born in.

He comforts her the best he can and then calls a meeting of the lgbt club he has set up (it’s run under the radar to make it safe even for students who aren’t out to their peers yet). Where he gives a presentation on the spell, and it’s capabilities, even has Veth come in to show the results and have her talk about her experience and if there had been any side effects.

A couple students in the room cry at the possibility, some remain uninterested, but many are enraptured with the idea.

In what seems like the blink of an eye Caleb has suddenly become an underground queer hero, he starts performing the spell free of cost to anyone who wants it and is above the legal age (you just have to help dig up the clay if you can). Ends up having a whole medical procedure to the spell, where he takes them to the blooming grove (which I imagine has plenty of clays heheh) where it’s peaceful and they can talk everything over with caduceus before and after. Who can guide them through their feelings much better than Caleb though he always tries his best. He always offer the option to go back as well (though they have to wait a year, which is of course stated beforehand) if it isn’t the solution they were hoping for.

(Totally off track but I fully believe Caduceus ends up super involved in Caleb’s queer club, there’s so little aro ace rep and seeing someone whose so confident in it would be so helpful for them, and I think it would be so comforting for Caddy to see others like him and to know he’s not alone in that)

They keep the whole operation quiet, but it spreads silently throughout the queer community, Astrid even stepping in a time or two to keep it off the Assembly’s radar (She may be straight, but she’s poly with a bi partner, and I believe she’ll use her powers for causes she believes in for better or worse. Thankfully this is one of them).

There’s still discrimination against the queer community, but this quiet movement starts to spread to the point that almost every member of the nein is involved. Beau uses her connections at the Soul to get new documentation for people with proper names and pronouns. Yasha starts running Rexxentrum’s first self-sustainable lgbt safehouse for kids with nowhere to go (the garden is incredible). Jester and Fjord turn Fjord’s old orphanage into a second lgbt safehouse after he gets it shut down. Veth adds lgbt education to her camps curriculum, and is an advocate for same sex healthcare in the Nicodranas school system. She has a tunic that says proud mother of a bisexual wizard that she wears a little too often much to Caleb’s chagrin. Even Kingsley (illegal pirate king that he may be, my beloved) ends up becoming as involved as possible in Caleb’s group. Loves learning more about gender identity, and becomes the first Plank King to be openly gender fluid (probably who knows, I don’t know much about Darktows history but I def didn’t get super queer vibes). Makes sure Dark-Tow is accepting of all who turn to piracy, and imposes harsh laws against discrimination.

Essek looks on all of this with pride, so proud of Caleb and even the small role that he got to play in the spells creation. It’s the first time he gets to see something he helped with create good in the world. With Caleb’s permission he ends up sneaking back into the dynasty and leaving a copy of the finished spell on the Bright Queens desk, with a big created by Caleb Widogast across it (with whatever the wizard equivalent of copyright is). In a culture that centers around rebirth in different bodies, the idea that you could choose to have your original body back is a big deal. Dysphoria after consecuted individuals get their magic back is a huge problem within the dynasty, and it does Essek a lot of good to know that he’s done something actually helpful for his country.

Basically this got super long winded and out of hand, and I know Matt has largely cut homophobia, transphobia, and non-fantasy racism from Exandria but this idea would just not leave me alone!! And either way the spells implications for a gender affirming procedure are still super relevant.

#trans rights #lgbt in Exandria #trans writings from a trans author #well okay is non-binary technically trans??? do we fall into the gender spectrum kr the trans spectrum??? #please send help in clearing this up oml #critical role #Caleb Widogast #mighty nein #veth brenatto #nott the brave #essek thelyss #mollymauk tealeaf #kingsley tealeaf #cadeuces clay #beauregard lionett #yasha nydoorin #fjord stone #jester lavorre #transgender #lgbt

[just-a-little-unionoid]

eh you know what, fuck it, I doodled my version of sinner!Adam and they made me happy so here you go

the hands and arms are shit just don't... don't pay too much attention

in this AU Adam woke up in Hell in a female body and ended up just... rocking with it

I guess he decided to commit to the rock star persona, I fully believe Adam would fucking love Hell if only he got off of his high horse, and with Lilith out of the picture the "singer empowering the people of Hell" role is free soooo... you know 🤷

lyrics from Stick It To The Man

#hazbin hotel #i still plan to push the non-binary!adam agenda #god themself can't stop me but the adhd is very successful at it so far #adam is still very much voiced by alex brightman #he probably stick to masc pronouns out of habit but don't mind others #off topic (kinda) but i really have a lot of feelings about the reference to school of rock in ep 6 #it's soooo ironic from adam who himself identify as 'the man' (both about gender and figure of authority) to say that #but 'stick it to the man' is such an angry song and adam is so pissed off pretty much half of his screen time #he deserves to sing it at least once‚ so there it is #trans adam hc (hazbin hotel) #hazbin adam

[sarielsnowings]

✨ Meet the Artist ✨

About time I made one of these, and also a great way to introduce myself here on tumblr I guess! Feel free to reblog with your own, I love these things.

#Meet the Artist #SarielSnowingsArt #queer artist #illustration #trans Artist #trans #non binary #meet the author

[goodluckclove]

Edgar Gallows is done with magic.

He left it behind when he left the Academy, a deep-rooted institution where anyone can dedicate their lives to tapping into the source of magic - and all the pain that brings. Now he's found himself a quiet life in nearby New Orleans where he can focus on staying alive, pretty much alone, and relatively happy.

Scott Skylark Kaufner is losing his mind - literally.

Since being born a birthright with innate magic, he has had a dark and screaming void desperate to take over his body. A powerful madness that will render him unstoppable for as long as he is separated from the other half of the soul bond he was born into. Every day the cosmic oil spill swallows up more and more of himself, and there's nothing he can do but keep travelling from town to town and looking for an indistinct figure he only knows as Eddie.

Edgar and Scott cross paths in the dirty walk-in of NOLA tourist trap. But this has happened before, hasn't it?

Something about this

feels

familiar.

A tender asexual romance with eldritch undertones. Mental health representation and an intersex lead. Love both romantic and platonic and familial. Intense food service specifics. Jim Jarmusch meets Satoshi Kon meets The Mountain Goats meets most lighter shades of green and yellow.

Blind Trust! Out June 20th!

#writers on tumblr #writing community #writeblr #blind trust #writing #on writing #agender #asexuality #queer writers #asexual #non binary #nonbinary #indie publishing #authors of tumblr

[neutroiis]

liked the people’s joker but to no one’s surprise i wish the depictions of trans masculinity were, um, more nuanced. but it’s still really fucking good and worth seeing. just don’t expect to see any fully developed trans masc characters who aren’t like, explicitly abusive shitheads or joke characters

8.5/10 movie, would be a 9.5 if they’d given the penguin mastectomy scars. if your only character with visible top surgery scars or visible transmasc traits is a fucking shithead, idk, i think that is sort of mean to the other type of trans person who is Not You

#if it hadn’t given me the jump scare of ‘T4T will work out’ then I prob wouldn’t be so butt hurt abt it #certain parts feel like the author rehashing Twitter arguments and i don’t love that #also the only non binary rep was a robot. would like if that trend could stop #that being said i went to see this with a trans man and he didn’t give a shit LOL #so i think i just see it as unfair in like a principles sense #but if other ppl aren’t bothered maybe i am just a kill joy

[nillinlore]

PLEASE buy books from trans and nonbinary authors!

It's really fucking sad to me that, like, 60% of the top selling transgender and transgender studies books on Amazon CA are anti-trans, fear mongering bullshit from TERFs, bitter conservative doctors who don't want to treat trans people, whiny cis male professors who all think that they're embattled like Jordan Peterson, and journalist who think that respecting a trans person's identity and pronouns is an attack on there free speech and beliefs.

It's fucking sad.

EDIT for some trans and nonbinary authors to check out:

Tobi Hill-Meyer

Alok Vaid-Menon

Ivan Coyote

Florence Ashley

Mia Violet

Maia Kobabe

Julia Serano

Sinclair Sexsmith

Laura Kate Dale

Georgina "Gigi" Kiersten

S. Bear Bergman

Mx. Nillin Lore

Orlando Silver

Jamie Raines

#trans #transgender #nonbinary #non binary #gender nonconforming #lgbtq #queer author #queer writers #trans author #trans books #lgbtq books #trans community

[noahhawthorneauthor]

In preparation for the Trans Rights Read A Thon going on over at Insta, Twitter and TikTok, I want to share some of the books I've read already that really impacted me.

Hell Followed With Us by AJ White taught me there's more than one way to be trans, and provided a wonderful outlet for this new feeling I was having called trans rage.

Prince of Sorrows by @skellygraves opened my eyes, and writing horizons with such a beautiful queer normative world that it made me question everything.

The Witch King by H.E Edgmon taught me to never accept less than what I deserve.

Cemetery Boys by @aidenschmaiden taught me how family and friends should treat you, and that they should learn if they don't know how.

The Sunbearer Trials taught me that standing as you are can make others stand up too. It also taught me that being trans isn't your whole identity, just part of who you are.

The Sex Wizard Series by Alethea Faust has such a diverse cast of queer characters, and it opened my eyes to how creative queer kinky seggs can be.

Odder Still by DN Bryn made me realize that we don't have to fight against the parts of ourselves we deem parasitic or bad.

A Taste Of Gold And Iron by Alexander Rowland was the first time I felt truly seen as a person with anxiety. (Rereading now via audio)

A Strange And Stubborn Endurance by @fozmeadows impacted me in several ways and for several personal reasons, but I will say this. I have borrowed this from my library. Bought the ebook. Bought the audio. And someday I'll own a print copy.

Kinship and Kindness by @authorkarajorgensen was another book that being trans was just part of the characters life, and it warmed my heart in all the right places.

The Wolf In The Whale. This. I have no words that can accurately describe the wonder that is this book. It is dark, real, visceral and full of emotion. It is one of those books that forever changes you.

(Check TW, most have them!)

#aelina isaacs #queer books #writeblr #trans author #trans character #non binary #transgender #lgbtqia #book recs #queer fantasy #fantasy book #historical fiction #trans af #trans rights readathon

[alexyquest]

okay i did that YA book trend. how’d I do?

buy it here!

#bookblr #book recs #short stories #indie author #indie publishing #strong branch press #queer horror #Sci fi #sci fi comedy #fantasy #queer Sci fi #non-binary author #writer #writerblr #YA book trend

[luxi-storyteller]

#realistic fiction #indy book #wlw author #ao3 writer #non binary character #original content #queer fiction #queer community #found family