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The Transfeminine Review: Start Here, a List of Recommended Books

Are you questioning your gender and searching for fiction that'll help you figure out what a transition might look like?
Are you a trans woman or a femmeby who's never seen herself on the traditionally published page before?
Are you the loved one or significant other of a trans person who wants to better understand their experiences?
Or are you just looking for your next great yarn?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, or if you're only curious to learn more about trans women in publishing, then you've come to the right place.
***This list is adapted from The Transfeminine Review's fantastic "Start Here" list. It is missing The Trans Women Writer's Collective Booklet Series (2018-2020), because I could not figure out how to adapt it to the List Challenges format. The original article has SO MUCH additional context and information, I really recommend you click the link and check it out! —Jen**
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Nevada (Imogen Binnie)
Nevada (Imogen Binnie)
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Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
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Little Fish (Casey Plett)
Little Fish (Casey Plett)
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Wrath Goddess Sing (Maya Deane)
Wrath Goddess Sing (Maya Deane)
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Bellies (Nicola Dinan)
Bellies (Nicola Dinan)
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Mad Honey (Jodi Picoult)
Mad Honey (Jodi Picoult)
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Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
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The Transgender Issue (Shon Faye)
The Transgender Issue (Shon Faye)
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Transgender History (Susan Stryker)
Transgender History (Susan Stryker)
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Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual and Transgendered People (Viviane K Namaste)
Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual and Transgendered People (Viviane K Namaste)
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Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Feminity (Julia Serano)
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Feminity (Julia Serano)
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Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars (Kai Cheng Thom)
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars (Kai Cheng Thom)
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I've Got a Time Bomb (Sybil Lamb)
I've Got a Time Bomb (Sybil Lamb)
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Tiny Pieces of Skull (Roz Kaveney)
Tiny Pieces of Skull (Roz Kaveney)
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Otros Valles (Jamie Berrout)
Otros Valles (Jamie Berrout)
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School (Isabel Paban Freed)
School (Isabel Paban Freed)
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Little Blue Encyclopedia (For Vivian) (Hazel Jane Plante)
Little Blue Encyclopedia (For Vivian) (Hazel Jane Plante)
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Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy From Transgender Writers (Edit.Cat Fitzpatrick)
Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy From Transgender Writers (Edit.Cat Fitzpatrick)
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Transcendent (K.M. Szpara)
Transcendent (K.M. Szpara)
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Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
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The Grace of Sorcerers (Maria Ying)
The Grace of Sorcerers (Maria Ying)
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Tell Me I'm Worthless (Alison Rumfitt)
Tell Me I'm Worthless (Alison Rumfitt)
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Not Like Before (Lily Seabrooke & Jacqueline Ramsden)
Not Like Before (Lily Seabrooke & Jacqueline Ramsden)
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Summer Fun (Jeanne Thornton)
Summer Fun (Jeanne Thornton)
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By Way of Sorrow (Robyn Gigl)
By Way of Sorrow (Robyn Gigl)
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Killing Me Slowly (Tanya Allan)
Killing Me Slowly (Tanya Allan)
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If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
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Dreadnought (April Daniels)
Dreadnought (April Daniels)
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Performative Masculinity (Zoe Storm)
Performative Masculinity (Zoe Storm)
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Melissa (Alex Gino)
Melissa (Alex Gino)
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99 Erics (Julia Serano)
99 Erics (Julia Serano)
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Conundrum (Jan Morris)
Conundrum (Jan Morris)
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The Transgender Studies Reader Remix (Susan Stryker, Dylan McCarthy Blackston)
The Transgender Studies Reader Remix (Susan Stryker, Dylan McCarthy Blackston)
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Welcome to Dorley Hall (Alyson Greaves)
Welcome to Dorley Hall (Alyson Greaves)
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Yemaya's Daughters (Dane Figueroa Edidi)
Yemaya's Daughters (Dane Figueroa Edidi)
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Fated for Femininity (Virginia Prince)
Fated for Femininity (Virginia Prince)
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Supervillainz (Alicia Goranson)
Supervillainz (Alicia Goranson)
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Sex and the Single Transsexual (Pamela Hayes)
Sex and the Single Transsexual (Pamela Hayes)
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Darryl (Jackie Ess)
Darryl (Jackie Ess)
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Las Malas (Camila Sosa Villada)
Las Malas (Camila Sosa Villada)
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