Trans and Nonbinary Authors – Lovely Bookshelf

Trans Authors: The Only Book List You Need!

February 19, 2022

If you’re looking for books by trans authors, look no further! I curate and maintain a massive list over on Bookshop. There are over…

As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman

September 13, 2021

As the Crow Flies is a graphic novel about Charlie, a 13-year-old queer Black kid at an all-white, all-girls summer Christian backpacking camp. She’s…

The Seep by Chana Porter

September 6, 2021

Chana Porter’s The Seep takes place after an alien invasion that, instead of bringing war and destruction, makes people kinder, more caring and thoughtful….

Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price

September 4, 2021

When I picked up Laziness Does Not Exist, I was expecting a book that counters capitalistic thinking—maybe along the lines of David Graeber’s Bullshit…

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

June 1, 2021

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders is a wholesome YA space opera full of friendship, bravery, and adventure. There’s a ton of…

Unity by Elly Bangs

March 18, 2021

When Tachyon Publications reached out to me about Unity, Elly Bangs’s post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk, sci-fi debut, I couldn’t resist accepting a review copy based on…

Catch Lili Too by Sophie Whittemore

December 7, 2020

Catch Lili Too was an unusual reading choice for me, but when the author approached me about their “queer punk fantasy” book, something about this…

Ciel by Sophie Labelle

August 20, 2020

Ciel is a character-driven, slice-of-life, coming-of-age novel featuring a gender nonconforming trans kid named Ciel as they start their first year of high school…

Raising Them by Kyl Myers

August 16, 2020

In Raising Them, sociologist Kyl Myers shares how they and their husband Brent are raising their first child, Zoomer, without gender boundaries; with complete…