Reviews of trans and/or non-binary lit by trans and/or non-binary reviewers

This week, I got two separate requests by cis reviewers for trans and/or non-binary reviews of trans and/or non-binary literature. They wanted to link to the review in their own review. This may be due to this wonderful essay about writing reviews of trans and/or non-binary books for cis reviewers, which suggests that cis reviewers read and consider trans and/or non-binary reviews.

These requests made me think about the reviews of trans and/or non-binary books by trans and/or non-binary reviewers that I had read, and the reviews I had written. And also…the reviews I chose not to write. I thought about the ways I often see cis people praising trans and/or non-binary rep in books that I personally found hurtful and problematic. The ways that trans and/or non-binary people warn each other in private about these books but don’t write reviews of them. I thought about how little I trust cis reviews of trans and/or non-binary books, and how rarely I read them because they often contain cissexism, transmisogyny and trans oppression. And how I really struggle to find reviews of some trans and/or non-binary books by trans and/or non-binary reviewers. I wrote a thread about that on twitter, which sparked a couple other threads, including this one listing trans and/or non-binary reviewers.

My intention is to make trans and/or non-binary reviews, and criticism of trans and/or non-binary literature more accessible, by gathering them together here into this rather long post. I am primarily interested in assisting other trans and/or non-binary readers in finding reviews by trans and/or non-binary folks.

I know that this list is likely to be used by cis people, and I encourage that. For one thing, this is trans and/or non-binary writing, and I gotta say, I am blown away by some of the thinking and writing in these reviews. So, please do read and consider what some trans and/or non-binary folks think about trans and/or non-binary books.

A couple of cautionary notes:

1. Please do not take any of these reviews as the “definitive” trans and/or non-binary opinion on the book. That does not exist. Even if there is only one review listed, it is not the “right” or “true” trans and/or non-binary perspective on the book.
2. Please do not assume that because I am trans and am including the review, that I agree with or endorse the reviewer’s opinion of the book. (I can definitely think of some examples where that is not true!)

I am listing reviews alphabetically by the title of the book, and including the gender of the reviewer. With many of these reviews, the book centers a character with a different trans and/or non-binary gender from the gender of the reviewer. That is relevant information to me as a trans reader of reviews, so I included it. (I am particularly interested in the perspectives of trans women about a book like Nevada, for example. And I’m lucky, because there are many reviews of it written by trans women!)

Note: I have inevitably left many reviews out. This is a work in progress, and I will keep updating it. Probably pretty much as soon as it goes live. Please feel free to share links of reviews of trans and/or non-binary literature by trans and/or non-binary reviewers.

What reviews are included?

For the purposes of this list, “trans and/or non-binary literature” includes:

• All work by trans and/or non-binary writers whether or not it includes trans and/or non-binary characters, or is about trans and/or non-binary identity, themes or issues
• Work by cis writers that includes trans and/or non-binary characters or is about trans and/or non-binary identity, themes or issues

When including work by trans and/or non-binary authors that does not include trans and/or non-binary themes, it is not my intention to out trans and/or non-binary authors.

Note: If you are an author who feels that including your work is outing you, and you wish to have it removed from this list, please let me know either in comments or via email to praxisproductions at gmail dot com.

For the purposes of this list, “trans and/or non-binary reviewer” is about public self-identification, not review content. Reviews do not need to discuss trans and/or non-binary content or authorship to be included.

It is not my intention to list reviewers if they are not out as trans and/or non-binary. If I cannot confirm by a web search whether a reviewer is out, I ask permission and only list if it is given. I identify the gender identity of the reviewer after their name based on their own profiles or their stated identity when giving permission to include the review. If I am unclear what to list, I ask, and do not include until I get a response.

Note: If you are a reviewer who wishes to be removed from this list for any reason, or to have me change which gender or name is listed, please let me know either in comments or via email to praxisproductions at gmail dot com.

Note: I am not including reviews that misgender trans and/or non-binary characters or reviews that misgender trans and/or non-binary authors. This list is first and foremost curated for trans and/or non-binary readers looking for safer reviews of trans and/or non-binary books (as many reviews by cis folks often contain cissexism, transmisogyny and trans oppression). Reviews that misgender trans and/or non-binary characters or authors are hurtful for many trans and/or non-binary folks to read, so I will not be including them. (If I have listed a book that misgenders a character or author, it is by accident and I would be grateful if you would let me know.)

Reviews and Essays about Trans and/or Non-Binary Literature by Trans and/or Non-Binary Reviewers

10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert and Rex Ray

Review by Imogen Binnie, a trans woman writer

A + E 4ever by I. Merey

Review by Andrew, a trans man reviewer

About a Girl by Sarah McCarry

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

Adam by Ariel Schrag

Essay by Tom Léger, a trans man writer and editor

Alex As Well by Alyssa Brugman

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Jae, a non-binary reviewer

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders 

Review by Gretchen, a genderqueer reviewer

Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

An Alphabet of Embers, ed. by Rose Lemberg

Review by Polenth Blake, a non-binary writer

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Review by Max, a nonbinary writer

Annabel by Kathleen Winter

Review by Casey Plett, trans woman writer

The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Jeanne Thornton, a trans woman writer

Review by Monika, a non-binary demigender reviewer

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

Review by Shenwei, a non-binary/genderqueer/genderfluid reviewer

The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Assassins: Nemesis by Erica Cameron

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

At Land by Morgan M. Page

Essay by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

Review by Cat Fitzpatrick, a trans woman writer

Bad Boy by Elliot Wake

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Mason, a non-binary reviewer

Review by Dill Werner, a genderqueer author

Beast by Brie Spangler

Review by Gretchen, a genderqueer reviewer

Review by Meredith Russo, a trans woman writer

Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills

Review by Adriana, a gender non-binary reviewer

Review by Milo Muise, a transmasculine writer

Review by Dylan, a non-binary reviewer

Review by Monika, a non-binary demigender reviewer

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Review by Wart Hill, a trans writer

Becoming Nicole: The transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nutt

Review by Chelsea Manning, a trans woman writer

Being Emily by Rachel Gold

Review by Kuzu, a genderfluid/nonbinary trans boy reviewer

Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

 Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction ed. by Brit Mandelo

Review by Max, a nonbinary writer

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin

Review by Alex Rodriguez, a transmasculine reviewer

Review by Jae, a non-binary reviewer

The Black Emerald by Jeanne Thornton

Review by Morgan M. Page, a trans woman writer

Black Helicopters by Caitlín R. Kiernan

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

Black Iris by Elliot Wake

Review by Dill Werner, a genderqueer author

Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits by Loren Cameron

Review by Imogen Binnie, a trans woman writer

Born This Way by Francis Gideon

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

A Boy Called Cin by Cecil Wilde

Review by Max, a nonbinary writer

Review by Alison Evans, a genderflux writer

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Essay by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

The Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz

Review by Wart Hill, a trans writer

Cam Girl, by Elliot Wake (writing as Leah Raeder)

Review by Max, a nonbinary writer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Can I Tell You About Gender Diversity by C.J. Atkinson

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

The Cartographer by Tamsen Parker

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Chasing Death Metal Dreams by Kaje Harper

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

The Child Eater by Rachel Pollack

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

Choir Boy by Charlie Jane Anders

Review by Imogen Binnie, a trans woman writer

Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn

Review by Blow Pop, a genderfluid reviewer

Review by Victoria Zagar, a non-binary writer

A Circus Mirror Day by Corin Ash

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Coffee Boy by Austin Chant

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Review by Mason, a non-binary reviewer

Review by Leah Karge, demigirl reviewer

The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard ed. by Tom Léger and Riley MacLeod

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Conundrum by Jan Morris

Review by Red le Fay, a transwoman writer

Cycler by Lauren McLaughlin

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Dead Ringer by Heidi Belleau and Sam Schooler

Review by Wart Hill, a trans writer

Documenting Light by E.E. Ottoman

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Don’t Feed The Trolls by Erica Kudisch

Review by Andrew, a trans man reviewer

Double Exposure by Chelsea M. Cameron

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Dreadnought by April Daniels

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Polenth Blake, a non-binary writer

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Review by Kuzu, a genderfluid/nonbinary trans boy reviewer

The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan

Review by Jeanne Thornton, a trans woman writer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Morgan M. Page, a trans woman writer

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

The End of San Francisco by Mattilda Bernstein-Sycamore

Review by Sassafras Lowrey, a trans/genderqueer femme writer

Endless Forever by E.M. Lindsey

Review by Laurence Cook, a trans man reviewer

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn/The Two Pearls of Wisdom by Alison Goodman

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Even This Page is White by Vivek Shraya

Review by Gwen Benaway, a trans woman writer

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Non-binary book club discussion of the book (Non-binary book club was started by a genderqueer person, LM. The other members include some non-binary folks as well as binary folks.)

F2M: The Boy Within by Hazel Edwards

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom

Review by Gwen Benaway, a trans woman writer

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemesin

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Finding the Real Me ed. by Tracie O’Keefe and Katrina Fox

Essay by Constance Augusta Zaber, a trans woman writer and critic

Finding Your Feet by Cass Lennox

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

First Spring Grass Fire by Rae Spoon

Review by Elliott DeLine, a trans man writer

For Today I Am A Boy by Kim Fu

Review by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

Review by Red le Fay, a transwoman writer

Flutter, Vol. 1: Hell Can Wait by Jennie Wood

Review by Red le Fay, a transwoman writer

Flying Lessons and Other Stories, ed. by Ellen Oh

Review by Shenwei, a non-binary/genderqueer/genderfluid reviewer

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

For Today I am A Boy by Kim Fu

Review by Wart Hill, a trans writer

Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

Review by Adriana, a gender non-binary reviewer

Gender Failure by Rae Spoon and Ivan E. Coyote

Review by Max, a nonbinary writer

Review by Sassafras Lowrey, a trans/genderqueer femme writer

Geometries of Belonging by Rose Lembeg

Essay by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Review by Paige Kimble, a genderqueer reviewer

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

George by Alex Gino

Review by Constance Augusta Zaber, a trans woman writer and critic

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Blow Pop, a genderfluid reviewer

Review by Jae, a non-binary reviewer

Review by Adriana, a gender non-binary reviewer

Girl Mans Up by M.E. Girard

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Max, a nonbinary writer

Review by Mason, a non-binary reviewer

Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith

Review by Gretchen, a genderqueer reviewer

Glamourpuss by Cat Fitzpatrick

Review by Charles Theonia, a trans reviewer and poet

Gracefully Grayson by Amy Polonsky

Review by Kuzu, a genderfluid/nonbinary trans boy reviewer

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Grandmother Nai-Leylit’s Cloth of Winds by Rose Lemberg

Essay by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Review by Talkendo, a non-binary reviewer

Green Toes by Avery Flinders

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Wart Hill, a trans writer

Habibi by Craig Thompson

Essay by Morgan Dambergs, an agender/genderqueer writer

Heat Wave by Elyse Springer

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Held Close In Syllables of Light by Rose Lemberg

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks & Other Outlaws by Kate Bornstein

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Holding Still for As Long as Possible by Zoe Whittall

Essay by Emma, a trans woman writer

Hopeless Romantic by Francis Gideon

Review by Leah Karge, demigirl reviewer

Note by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

How We Began, ed. by Edie Danford

Review by Blow Pop, a genderfluid reviewer

Huntsmen by Michelle Osgood

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Review by Blow Pop, a genderfluid reviewer

I Am J by Cris Beam

Review by Elliott DeLine, a trans man writer

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Review by Wart Hill, a trans writer

Ida by Alison Evans

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

Review by Emma, a trans woman writer

Review by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Shenwei, a non-binary/genderqueer/genderfluid reviewer

Review by Andrew, a trans man reviewer

Review by Leah Karge, demigirl reviewer

Review by Monika, a non-binary demigender reviewer

If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

I’ll Give You Something to Cry About by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Review by Jeanne Thornton, a trans woman writer

Review by Monika, a non-binary demigender reviewer

I’m Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Review by Imogen Binnie, a trans woman writer

Review by Jeanne Thornton, a trans woman writer

Improvise, Girl, Improvise, by Lilith Latini

Review by Emma, a trans woman writer

Review by Constance Augusta Zaber, a trans woman writer and critic

Review by Charles Theonia, a trans reviewer and poet

Review by Morgan M. Page, a trans woman writer

I’ve Got A Time Bomb by Sybil Lamb

Essay by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

Jerkbait by Mia Siegert

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Dill Werner, a genderqueer author

Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity by Kristin Elizabeth Clark 

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Essay by Leslie Feinberg, a transgender writer (Feinberg is the estranged sibling of the author and this essay discusses how the novel is an attempt to tell hir story by a hostile relative>)

Review by Elliott DeLine, a trans man writer

Review by Sassafras Lowrey, a trans/genderqueer femme writer

Junk Mage by Elliot Cooper

Review by Victoria Zagar, a non-binary writer

Kim (Changers #3) by T Cooper and Allison Glock-Cooper

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman

Review by Francis, a non-binary trans man/demiguy reviewer

A Kind of Justice by Renee James

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Labyrinth by Alex Beecroft

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin

Review by Jeanne Thornton, a trans woman writer

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

Essay by Morgan Dambergs, an agender/genderqueer writer

Non-binary book club discussion of the book (Non-binary book club was started by a genderqueer person, LM. The other members include some non-binary folks as well as binary folks.)

Account of a trans panel that discussed the book (Panel included micha cárdenas, Aren Aizura, and Tuesday Smillie)

The Lifeline Signal by RoAnna Sylver

Review by Cameron Young, an agender reviewer

Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Max, a nonbinary writer

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Review by Monika, a non-binary demigender reviewer

London Reign by A.C. Britt

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Long Macchiatos and Monsters by Alison Evans

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Look Past by Eric Devine

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Looking for Group by Rory Harrison

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Loose End by Ivan Coyote

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey

Review by Gretchen, a genderqueer reviewer

Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time ed. by Hope Nicholson

Review by Polenth Blake, a non-binary writer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Love Is Love ed. by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich

Review by Sergio Alexis, a non-binary femmy reviewer.

Love Thyself by Layla Stevens

Review by Blow Pop, a genderfluid reviewer

Lumberjanes Issue #28 by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters, Ayme Sotuyo and Carey Pietsch

Review by Mey Rude, a trans woman writer and editor

Luna by Julie Anne Peters

Essay by Constance Augusta Zaber, a trans woman writer and critic

Review by Vee, a non-binary trans blogger

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Review by Andrew, a trans man reviewer

Review by Wart Hill, a trans writer

Manning Up: Transexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family and Themselves ed. by Zander Keig

Review by Alex Rodriguez, a transmasculine reviewer

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller

Review by Kuzu, a genderfluid/nonbinary trans boy reviewer

Review by Leah Karge, demigirl reviewer

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

The Masker by Torrey Peters

Review by Merritt K, a trans woman writer

Review by Emma, a trans woman writer

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Review by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

Mirrors: Portrait Of A Lesbian Transsexual by Geri Nettick and Beth Elliott

Review by Jeanne Thornton, a trans woman writer

Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab by Shani Mootoo

Review by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

My Gender Workbook by Kate Bornstein

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser by Helen Boyd

Review by Imogen Binnie, a trans woman writer

My Name is Sully by Sebastian Broome

Review by Andrew, a trans man reviewer

Myra Breckinridge & Myron by Gore Vidal

Review by Imogen Binnie, a trans woman writer

The Need for Overwhelming Sensation by Bogi Takács

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Nevada by Imogen Binnie

Review by Amy Dentata, a trans woman writer

Review by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

Essay by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

Review by Emma, a trans woman writer

Essay by Emma, a trans woman writer (connecting the book to labyrinths)

Essay by xmas lemmings, a trans woman blogger

Essay by Constance Augusta Zaber, a trans woman writer and critic

Essay by Kay Gabriel, a trans woman writer (speaking to the canonization of the novel)

NewsPrints by Ru Xu

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

Review by Polenth Blake, a non-binary writer

No Exit by Annie Mok

Review by Mey Rude, a trans woman writer and editor

Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Shenwei, a non-binary/genderqueer/genderfluid reviewer

Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

Review by Shenwei, a non-binary/genderqueer/genderfluid reviewer

Review by C. T. Callahan, a non-binary author

Review by Anonymous, a non-binary reviewer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Polenth Blake, a non-binary writer

Personal Response by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Review by Constance Augusta Zaber, a trans woman writer and critic

The Other Boy by M.G. Henessey

Review by Adrian Loya, a trans man poet

Review by Kuzu, a genderfluid/nonbinary trans boy reviewer

Otros Valles by Jamie Berrout

Review by Jeanne Thornton, a trans woman writer

Pantomime and Shadowplay by Laura Lam

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Pantomime review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Shadowplay review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Pantomime review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

The Pants Project by Cat Clarke

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Monika, a non-binary demigender reviewer

Parrotfish by Ellen Wittlinger

Review by Elliott DeLine, a trans man writer

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Passage by Gwen Benaway

Review by Kai Cheng Thom, a trans woman writer

Peter Darling by Austin Chant

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Review by Andrew, a trans man reviewer

Essay by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Poison Kiss by Ana Mardoll

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Postcard Poems by Jamie Berrout

Review by Charles Theonia, a trans reviewer and poet

A Portrait of the Desert in Personages of Power by Rose Lemberg

 Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

The Potent Alchemy by Tess Bowery

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Queer Jews edited by David Shneer and Caryn Aviv

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

A Queer and Pleasant Danger by Kate Bornstein

Review by Sassafras Lowrey, a trans/genderqueer femme writer

The Queer and the Restless by Kris Ripper

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Queer and Trans Artists of Color, Interviews by Nia King

Review by Tom Léger, a trans man writer and editor

Right Body, Wrong Junk by Avery Edison

Review by Red le Fay, a transwoman writer

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

Roller Girl by Vanessa North

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Leah Karge, demigirl reviewer

Review by Wart Hill, a trans writer

Roving Pack by Sassafras Lowrey

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

A Safe Girl To Love by Casey Plett

Review by Mitch Kellaway, a trans man writer

Review by Jeanne Thornton, a trans woman writer

The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman

Review by Imogen Binnie, a trans woman writer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Sara, or the Existence of Fire by Sara Woods

Review by Charles Theonia, a trans reviewer and poet

The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember

Review by Dax Murray, genderqueer enby writer

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Review by Polenth Blake, a non-binary writer

Seasonal Velocities by Ryka Aoki

Review by TT Max, a trans man writer

Review by Elliott DeLine, a trans man writer

Shattered Minds by Laura Lam

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

She’s Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband  by Helen Boyd

Review by Imogen Binnie, a trans woman writer

Show Yourself To Me by Xan West

Review by Gretchen, a genderqueer reviewer

Review by Kyle Jones, a butch genderqueer trans writer

Review by Erinkyan, a trans man blogger

Review by Avory Faucette, a non-binary trans writer

Review by Sinclair Sexsmith, a non-binary writer

Review by Blow Pop, a genderfluid reviewer

Small Beauty by jia qing wilson-yang

Review by Kai Cheng Thom, a trans woman writer

Review by Gwen Benaway, a trans woman poet

Review by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

Review by Morgan M. Page, a trans woman writer and artist

Some of the Parts by T. Cooper

Review by Imogen Binnie, a trans woman writer

Spy Stuff by Matthew Metzger

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Stake Sauce by RoAnna Sylver

 Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Static by L.A. Witt

Review by Gretchen, a genderqueer reviewer

Review by Victoria Zagar, a non-binary writer

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

Review by Morgan M. Page, a trans woman writer

Review by Elliott DeLine, a trans man writer

Survival Rout by Ana Mardoll

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Max, a nonbinary writer

Tales from Perach by Shira Glassman

Review by Polenth Blake, a non-binary writer

There Should Be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza

Review by Kai Cheng Thom, a trans woman writer

Three Partitions by Bogi Takács

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

Review by Rose Lemberg, a a bigender/non-binary trans writer

Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

Trans Forming Families by Mary Boenke

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Trans Liberation by Leslie Feinberg

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Trans Voices: Becoming Who You Are by Declan Henry

Review by Dill Werner, a genderqueer author

Transition by Chaz Bono

Review by Sassafras Lowrey, a trans/genderqueer femme writer

Trees by Warren Ellis

Review by Emma, a trans woman writer

A Tyranny of Queens by Foz Meadows

Review by D Libris, a genderqueer reviewer

An Unsuitable Heir by KJ Charles

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Valentine by S. P. Somtow

Essay by Morgan Dambergs, an agender/genderqueer writer

The Vampire’s Human Companion by Cecil Wilde

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Viscera by Gabriel Squailia

Review by Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

Review by Gretchen, a genderqueer reviewer

Wallflower by Heidi Belleu

Review by Xan West, a genderqueer writer

Review by Gretchen, a genderqueer reviewer

Wanting in Arabic, by Trish Salah

Essay by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

Review by Merritt K, a trans woman writer

We Go Forward by Alison Evans

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Welcome to Orphancorp by Marlee Jane Ward

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

What We Left Behind by Robin Talley

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Kuzu, a genderfluid/nonbinary trans boy reviewer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Adriana, a gender non-binary reviewer

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie Mc Lemore

Review by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Review by Gretchen, a genderqueer reviewer

Review by Kuzu, a genderfluid/nonbinary trans boy reviewer

Review by Morgan Doherty, a non-binary transmasculine writer

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Review by Avery, a neutrois/agender writer and reviewer

Which One is the Bridge by Charles Theonia

Review by Constance Augusta Zaber, a trans woman writer and critic

Whipping Girl by Julia Serano

Review by Jack Radish, a trans man writer

Review by Imogen Binnie, a trans woman writer

The Wild Hunt by Stephanie Rabig

Review by Nicole Field, a multigender writer

Witch, Cat, and Cobb by J.K. Pendragon

Review by Blow Pop, a genderfluid reviewer

Worth the Wait by Joey W. Hill

Review by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Yemaya’s Daughters by Dane Figueroa Edidi

Essay by Casey Plett, a trans woman writer

Y Negative by Kelly Haworth

Review by Blow Pop, a genderfluid reviewer

Review by Wart Hill, a trans writer

A Selection of Related Essays And Resources by Trans and/or Non Binary Writers

On Reviewing Trans and/or Non-Binary Lit 

How to Review a Trans Book As a Cis Person, by  Vee, a non-binary trans blogger

Trans Books, a review site that reviews books with trans and/or non-binary main characters, and places a review by a trans person next to a review by a cis person.

On Trans and/or Non-Binary YA

The Acceptance Narrative in Trans YA by Vee, a non-binary trans blogger

The Hero’s Journey in Trans YA by Vee, a non-binary trans blogger

Trans Representation in YA Is Only the Beginning by Everett Maroon, a trans man writer

On Trans and/or Non-Binary SFF 

Gender, Sex, and Sexuality in SF: A Conversation between Polenth Blake, a non-binary writer, and Bogi Takács, an agender trans writer and reviewer

Changing Images of Trans People in Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

On Trans and/or Non-Binary Erotica and Romance 

Talking Trans Erotica with Tobi Hill-Meyer by Jetta Rae. Tobi Hill-Meyer is a genderqueer trans woman writer, editor, actor and filmmaker. Jetta Rae is a trans woman writer and editor.

On Internalizing the Cis Gaze When Thinking About Sex and Relationships (discusses this issue both in communities and in trans romance and erotica), by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Writing Erotica for Trans Readers (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

Writing Sex Scenes with Less Cissexism (Part 1, Part 2) by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer

On Trans &/or Non-Binary Poetry

Waves Breaking, a podcast showcasing the talents of transgender, genderqueer and other gender variant poets, hosted by Avren Keating, a non-binary poet and artist.

On Writing Trans &/or Non-Binary Stories

Dear Cisgender People Who Write, Publish, and Read Trans Books by Constance Augusta Zaber, a trans woman writer and critic

Writing Better Trans Characters by Cheryl Morgan, a trans woman writer

Should I or Shouldn’t I? On Writing Trans Narratives Respectfully by John Jacobson, a non-binary genderqeer writer

How to Write Trans Characters by Everett Maroon, a trans man writer

Being Trans is a Lot Like Being a Book by Austin Chant, a trans man writer

10 Helpful Tips from a Trans Woman for Making a Trans Woman Super Hero by Mey Rude, a trans woman writer and editor

On Reading Trans and/or Non-Binary Narratives into Cis Characters

Unintentional Trans Characters by Constance Augusta Zaber, a trans woman writer and critic (about Hermione from the Harry Potter books and Elphaba from Wicked)

No One Makes It Out Alive a dialogue between Casey Plett, and Morgan M. Page, both are trans woman writers (about Seymour and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors)

Being a Trans Reader by Xan West, a trans stone butch/genderqueer writer (about reading erotica as a trans person, particularly about reading transness into cis characters)

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