A list of novels with trans protagonists, written by trans authors. All genres of fiction included, but memoirs, short story collections, graphic novels, etc must find a different list.
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Trans Novels by Trans Authors Public
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Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
Set in the eighteenth century London underworld, this bawdy, genre-bending novel reimagines the life of thief and jailbreaker Jack Sheppard …
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Small Beauty by jia qing wilson-yang
Small Beauty tells the story of Mei, who in coping with the death of her cousin abandons her life in …
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The well of loneliness by Radclyffe Hall (Virago modern classics)
Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parentsa fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be …
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I've got a time bomb by Sybil Lamb
4 stars
On her way home from a gay wedding, Sybil's eponymous protagonist is ambushed, beaten, and left for dead on the …
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As his home life deteriorates, twelve-year-old Berry decides to remain a choir boy forever and, after trying to perform surgery …
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Jim is a butch bike messenger and speedfreak who is suddenly faced with an ultimatum by her girlfriend: clean up …
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Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
From Stonewall and Lambda Award–winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity …
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Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones by Torrey Peters
In the future, everyone will be trans. So says Lexi. She's a charismatic trans woman furious with the way she …
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She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya
She of the Mountains is an illustrated novel by Vivek Shraya, the author of the Lambda Literary Award finalist God …
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The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang (Tensorate, #1)
4 stars
The Black Tides of Heaven is one of a pair of standalone introductions to JY Yang's Tensorate Series. For more …
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4 stars
Both a recounting of trauma and its impacts, as well as a retelling of a Nigerian fable. The main character's …
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Finna by Nino Cipri (LitenVerse, #1)
4 stars
Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the multiverse has to offer with the …
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I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they're thrown out of their house and forced to …
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Darryl by Jackie Ess
5 stars
Darryl Cook is a man who seems to have everything: a quiet home in Western Oregon, a beautiful wife, and …
