List of transgender publications


This list of transgender publications includes books, magazines, and academic journals about transgender people, culture, and thought.

Books

Some publishers of transgender-related books include Trans-Genre Press, Topside Press, and Transgress Press.

Non-fiction

Fiction and poetry

WorkYearAuthorGenreDescription and ISBNReferences
10,000 Dresses2008Young adult/Children'sPicture book about a young transgender girl named Bailey whose family does not agree with her desire to wear dresses.
An Anglo-American Alliance1906Science fiction novel
The Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy2012S. Bear Bergman and Suzy MalikYoung adult/Children'sTitle character Tulip receives a birthday wish from a child known as David who wishes to live as Daniela, and learns how to help and respect a gender-independent young person. 2013 Lambda Literary Award Finalist.
Almost Perfect2009 Brian KatcherYoung adult/Children'sStory of an adolescent transgender girl named Sage Hendrix who moves to a new high school in Missouri. 2011 Stonewall Book Award from the American Library Association.
Beatrice the Sixteenth1909Utopian/science fiction novelA time traveller discovers a lost world, which contains a postgender society.
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children2012Young adult/Children'sDespite bullying from his classmates and a lack of acknowledgement from his family, music geek Gabe is transitioning, and just wants to make it through his nearing graduation. Stonewall Book Award winner and a Lambda Literary Award finalist.
Being Emily2012Young adult/Children'sEmily begins to come out as transgender during her junior year of high school.
Breakfast on Pluto1998 Patrick McCabeFictionPatrick "Pussy" Braden is an Irish trans woman who escapes from the fictional Irish town of Tyreelin and a drunk foster mother, to find herself and the biological mother who gave her away. Booker Prize shortlist.
The Butterfly and the Flame2005Dana De YoungFiction
Blond Boy, Red Lipstick2018Geoff BunnFictionA cis man revisits a love affair he had in the 1980s with a transfeminine boy.
Body Alchemy1996Loren CameronFiction1997 Lambda Literary Award Winner
Bye-Bye, Black Sheep: A Mommy-track Mystery2006Ayelet WaldmanMysteryPart of a series featuring Juliet Appelbaum, a stay-at-home mom and former public defender. In this installment, Appelbaum is approached by Heavenly, a transsexual woman who asks her to investigate the murder of her sister, Violetta, a prostitute and drug addict.
Choir Boy2005Charlie Jane AndersYoung adult/Children'sA coming of age story of twelve-year-old Berry, a boy who seeks out antiandrogens in order to suppress his testosterone and prevent voice change from affecting his ability to sing in the choir. The novel won the Lambda Literary Award in the Transgender/Genderqueer category.
Cereus Blooms at Night: A Novel1999Shani MootooFictionA multi-narrative novel set in a fictional island in the Caribbean. An ambiguously gendered, but often presumed male, nurse named Tyler tells the troubled family history of Mala Ramchandin, an elderly woman under her care at a nursing home. Ze also relates the story of the transgender man named Otoh, who becomes Tyler's boyfriend. Shani Mootoo's novel explores identity, gender and community.
The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard2012Tom Léger and Riley MacLeod Fiction
The Danish Girl2000David EbershoffFictionA fictionalized account of the life of Lili Elbe, the first person to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
Detransition, Baby2021Torrey PetersFiction
Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta2022James HannahamFictionA trans woman returns home after spending 22 years in a men's prison.
Freakboy2013Kristin Elizabeth ClarkYoung adult/Children's
The Gender Fairy2015Jo HirstChildren's picture book
Holding Still for as Long as Possible2009FictionJosh is a trans man with a girlfriend, Amy. 2011 Lambda Literary Award Winner
I Am J2011 Cris BeamFiction
I Am Jazz2014Jazz Jennings & Jessica HerthelYoung adult/Children's
Just Girls2014Young adult/Children's
Kafka on the Shore2002GeneralFeatures a gay, transgender man named Oshima who is friends with the main character.
Luna2004Young adult/Children'sStory of Luna O'Neill, a young male-to-female transsexual. Lambda Literary Award finalist in the Children's/Young Adult category.
Maxine Wore Black2014 Nora OlsenFiction
An Unexpected Turn2021 Brianna Nicole AustinFictionA coming-of-age male-to-female story about a 12-year-old boy that gets caught by his mother cross-dressing. Her desperate attempt to hide the secret from her friends sets off in motion a series of events that will change their lives forever. Sometimes humorous and light, the novela delves into being a transgender girl from the perspective of both the young boy, Stephanie, his mother, and Dr. Dorothy, Stephanie's best friend,
Mezcalero2015 2017 T.E. WilsonFictionFirst novel in the Detective Sánchez series, featuring the Mexican-Canadian transgender protagonist Ernesto Sánchez
My Princess Boy2009Cheryl Kilodavis and Suzanne DeSimoneYoung adult/Children'sPicture book about the author's son Dyson, whose self-expression does not conform to stereotypical gender role as Dyson prefers clothing meant for girls.
Myra Breckinridge1968FictionMyra is a beautiful young woman with a secret agenda and a secret past as a man named Myron.
Nevada: A Novel2013Imogen BinnieFictionPunk New York City trans woman Maria Griffith goes on a road trip to Nevada while reflecting on gender and queer politics. 2014 Lambda Literary Award finalist.
Orlando: A Biography1928FictionStory of Orlando, an individual assigned male at birth who was born in England during the reign of Elizabeth I. Orlando lives for more than 300 years and, at around 30 years of age, mysteriously changes sex to female.
Parrotfish2011 Ellen WittlingerYoung adult/Children'sComing out story of a transgender teenage boy named Grady; the title refers to the fact that parrotfish can change their gender.
Roving Pack2012 Sassafras LowreyYoung adult/Children'sStory of a group of independent youths in the Portland, Oregon area trying to find their way.
Run, Clarissa, Run2012 Rachel EliasonFiction
A Safe Girl to Love2014Fiction
Sacred Country1992Rose TremainFictionA novel about Mary Ward, who at the age of six decides she should have been born a boy. The novel concerns her struggle in a small town in England.
She's Not There2003Jennifer Finney BoylanFiction2004 Lambda Literary Award Winner
Stone Butch Blues1993FictionButch Jess Goldberg grows up in the pre-Stonewall era. Won the Lambda Literary Award and the 1994 American Library Association Gay & Lesbian Book Award.
The Ice Princess2011FictionBlack trans woman struggles through her past to become a daytime soap opera star. This is the first book in a trilogy.
The Ship We Built2020Lexie BeanMiddle grade/Children's10-year-old trans boy Rowan doesn't have the words yet to describe how he feels. He doesn't fit in with the boys or the girls, he faces sexual abuse from his father, and his mother ignores him. He finds an outlet in writing letters and attaching them to balloons. Deals with gender, coming of age, bullying, abuse, and racism.
Take Me There: Trans and Genderqueer Erotica2011Tristan Taormino Fiction2012 Lambda Literary Award Winner
Trans-Sister Radio2000Fiction
Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics2013T.C. Tolbert & Trace Peterson Poetry
Trumpet1999Jackie KayFiction2000 Lambda Literary Award Winner
Wild Dogs of Mexico2018T.E. WilsonFictionSecond novel in the Detective Sánchez series, featuring the Mexican-Canadian transgender protagonist Ernesto Sánchez