Book Recommendations for Transgender Day of Visibility 2025

It's always a good day to support trans authors, but now more than ever, we want to honour as many diverse stories as we can to make sure the world becomes brighter and safer for the community. Consider picking up some of these recommendations for Transgender Day of Visibility — and all year round! And if you can, have a look to see if any of these authors sell their books direct so that the money goes straight into their pocket!

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Kidlit & Young Adult

• A World Worth Saving by Kyle Lukoff | MG fantasy | trans MMC; Jewish mythology

• And They Were Roommates by Page Powars | YA romance | trans MMC; achillean

• Any Other Name by Ela Bambust | YA urban fantasy | trans woman MC; queer cast

• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas | YA fantasy | trans MMC; achillean

• Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White | YA horror/thriller | trans autistic MC

• Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio & Paulina Ganucheau (Illustrator) | YA graphic novel | trans FMC

• Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callendar | YA fantasy | trans; queer; poly

  

  
  

• Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner | YA horror/thriller | trans MCs

• One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller | YA | trans FMC

• The Ghost of You by Michael Gray Bulla | YA contemporary | trans; non-binary

• The Summer Love Strategy by Ray Stoeve | YA romance | sapphic

• Those Pink Mountain Nights by Jen Ferguson | YA contemporary | indigenous characters

Contemporary

• A/S/L by Jeanne Thornton | literary fiction | trans FMC

• Artificial Submission by aurora light | erotica | non-binary MCs; autistic & lesbian MCs

• Bad Habit by Alana S. Portero | coming-of-age novel | trans FMC

• Butterfly on a Wheel by Emily Sinclair | contemporary literary | trans MMC; gay MMC

• Coffee Boy by Austin Chant | contemporary romance | trans MMC; achillean

• For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes | contemporary romance | trans FMC

• Kitten Caboodle by Candace Harper | contemporary romance | trans MMC; non-binary side character; bisexual; pansexual; fat

• Lessons in Lesbianism by Fern V. Bedek | contemporary/romance | trans woman MC; lesbian

• Like Salt and Whisky by Merlina Garance | romance | trans woman MC

• Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly | contemporary romance | non-binary trans cast

  

  
  

• Realistic Fiction by Anton Solomonik | contemporary short stories; trans author

• Second Chances in New Port Stephen by T.J. Alexander | romance | trans MMC; achillean

• Sotto Voce by Suzanne Clay | contemporary romance | trans MMC; poly MMF

• Stag Dance by Torrey Peters | literary fiction

• Succulent by Niki Smith, Ollie Hicks & Tab Kimpton | erotica comics | trans; sapphic

• Sugar & Spice by Eli Wray | contemporary holiday romance | non-binary trans cast

• The Build-A-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver | romance | achillean

  

  
  

• Their Troublesome Crush by Xan West | contemporary romance | trans MMC; Jewish; disability; plus size; autism; demiromantic; poly

• The Prospects by KT Hoffman | sports romance | trans MMC

• To Own the Libs by Zoe Storm | contemporary romance | trans woman MC; trans side characters; queer cast

• To Strip the Flesh by Ota Toda | contemporary manga | trans MMC

• Us by Sara Soler | graphic novel | trans woman MC; lesbian

• Visible Mending by M. Arbon | contemporary romance | genderfluid

• Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel | literary fiction | trans FMC

• Woodworking by Emily St. James | contemporary literary | trans FMC

  
  

Historical

• Kinship and Kindness by Kara Jorgensen | paranormal historical romance | trans MMC; achillean; epilepsy rep

• Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa | YA historical romance

• The Earl Meets His Match by T.J. Alexander | historical romance

• The Only Story by Camille Duplessis | historical gothic romance | transmasc non-binary MC; ADHD & autism

• The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo | historical horror | trans romance

Horror, Thriller, & Crime

• Blood & Flowers by mars adler | erotic horror | transmasc MC; pansexual LI

• Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin | horror | queer

• Freakslaw by Jane Flett | horror | queer cast

• Home by Cailean Steed | literary thriller | trans side character

• Incorrect Eyes by Andromeda Ruins | psychological/religious horror | transmasc man

• Night Life: A Folk Horror Poetry Collection by Alba V. Sarria | folk horror, paranormal romance | trans MMCs; queer cis man; MC is pansexual

• Siren's Cove by Cassie Sandwich | horror | transfem deuteragonist

• The Fealty of Monsters Volume 1 by Ladz (Illus. by Soren Häxan) | dark fantasy/horror | non-binary MC; non-binary side character; trans non-binary author and illustrator; lesbian non-binary side character; ADHD; dismemberment; autism

• The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Letizia Cadonici, & Alessandro Santoro | horror comics

Science Fiction & Speculative

• A Quiet Universe by Kay F. Atkinson | sci-fi, horror | transfem MC; lesbian romance; Black LI

• How We End by L.M Juniper | zombie apocalypse | trans Asian MMC; addiction; queer cast; characters of colour

• Season of Fools by Morrigan C.L. Doerner | mecha sci-fi | transfem MC; several transfem supporting characters; lesbian romance

• Synthetic Sea by Franklyn S. Newton | sci-fi; romance; mystery | trans man MC; non-binary MC; ASD; PTSD

• The Harem Protagonist Was Turned Into A Girl!! And Doesn’t Want To Change Back!!!?? by Fern V. Bedek | sci-fi | trans woman MC; lesbian; poly; queer cast

• Werecockroach by Polenth Blake | sci-fi/fantasy | non-binary/agender MC; aro/ace

Fantasy & Paranormal

• A Knight to Remember by Ceillie Simkiss | historical fantasy romance | trans man LI; non-binary MC; bisexual rep

• A Little Vice by Erin Elkin | urban fantasy | transfem protagonist; trans & nonbinary supporting characters; predominantly queer cast

• A Sharper, More Lasting Pain by Alex Harvey-Rivas | dark academia/fantasy | non-binary MC; trans side character; sapphic MC; achillean MC; all-queer cast; Black MC; MC with chronic pain; disabled MCs and side characters; trauma; neurodiverse MC

• Aether: Hearts of Heroes 3 by Molly J. Bragg | urban fantasy/superhero | multiple trans supporting characters; non-binary supporting character; largely queer cast, with bisexual, lesbian, and gay characters; multiple autistic characters

• Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault | fantasy | non-binary leads; aromantic; asexual

• Best Friends' Promise by Issy Waldrom & Mackenzie Sutton | urban fantasy/paranomal | trans woman MC; lesbian; queer cast; side character with disability

• First Creation by mars adler | fantasy horror | transmasc MC; trans author; gay LI

• girldragongizzard by the Inmara Fenumera | urban fantasy | 50-year-old transfem MC; trans supporting characters; mostly queer cast; neurodiversity; bisexual LI; polyamory

• Heart's Claim by Issy Waldrom | urban fantasy | trans woman MC; lesbian

• Imposters by Cassie Sandwich | urban fantasy/romance | transfem MC; lesbian romance

• Legend of the Falcon Prince by S. Judith Bernstein | fantasy | trans man LI; non-binary side character; gay; chronic illness; POTS

  

  
  

• Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan | urban fantasy | transfem MC; transfem supporting character; non-binary supporting character; lesbian romance; multiple lesbian supporting characters; Black and Asian supporting characters

• Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright | gothic fantasy | trans MMC; bi; Filipino; migraines rep

• Moonlight Love and Witchcraft by Vaela Denarr & Micah Iannandrea | urban fantasy/ paranomal | non-binary MC; queer triad W/Nb/W; ace MC; bi MC; queer MC; lesbian MCs; all-queer cast; polyamory; ADHD rep

• Name Her Holy by Aubrey Ennis | fantasy | sapphic; chronic illness

• Of Rebels and Gods by James N. Stadig | dark fantasy | transmasc MC; non-binary MC; trans author; all queer cast

• Pack of Her Own by Elena Abbott | paranormal romance | trans woman MC; lesbian romance; multiple lesbian side characters

• Princess Fox and Iron Wolf by Liliana Chaos | urban fantasy/superhero | trans woman MC; lesbian

• Revolution of Wild Magic by Katie Quill | fantasy | trans woman MC; lesbian romance

• Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore | paranormal romance | trans MMC

• Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco | fantasy | polyam

  

  
  

• Structural Integrity by Tabitha O'Connell | fantasy romance | trans man; achillean

• That Night I Got Dragged Home By A Werewolf by Autumn Wolff | paranormal romance | trans woman MC; lesbian romance

• The Cradle of Eternal Night by Ladz (Illus. by Pom Poison) | dark fantasy/romance | trans non-binary author & trans man illustrator; trans man side character; lesbian romance

• The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill | fantasy | trans MMC

• The Nibbled Bookmark by Melody Avant | urban fantasy/paranormal | trans woman MC; lesbian

• The Potion Gardener by Arden Powell | cosy fantasy romance | non-binary transmasc MC; butch lesbian LI; injury/chronic pain

• The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy | fantasy | trans MC

• The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane | fantasy retelling | trans; queer

• The Tipping World series by M.C. Burnell | epic fantasy | transmasc & agender characters; queer; gay; bi

• Unfair Winds by Camille Duplessis | paranormal

• ΔΆΙΟΣ by Andromeda Ruins | dark fantasy retelling | transmasc Icarus

  
  

Poetry, Anthologies, & Non-Fiction

• A Short History of Trans Misogyny by Jules Gill-Peterson | non-fiction

• Be Gay, Do Crime edited by Molly Llewellyn & Kristel Buckley | anthology

• Between by Gemma & Leo Telford | memoir

• Calling my Deadname Home by Avi Ben-Zeev | memoir

• Corpses, Fools, and Monsters by Willow Maclay and Caden Mark Gardner | non-fiction

• Dear Cisgender People: A Guide to Trans Allyship and Empathy by Kenny Ethan Jones | non-fiction

• I Heard Her Call My Name by Lucy Sante | memoir

• Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline | biography

• Pageboy by Elliot Page | memoir

• Puberty: Exploring Hormone Replacement Therapy in a Non-Binary Trans Person by Laurence Philomene | non-fiction

  

• The Risk It Takes To Bloom by Raquel Willis | memoir

• The T in LGBT by Jamie Raines | non-fiction

• The Vanishing Song by Jay Hulme | poetry | trans author

• Trans & Disabled: An Anthology of Identities and Experiences by Alex Iantaffi | anthology

• Under a Pink Sky by Esther Ghey | non-fiction

• Unthinkable: A Queer Gothic Anthology edited by Celine Frohn | gothic anthology

• Welcome to St. Hell by Lewis Hancox | YA graphic novel; memoir | trans coming-of-age

• Witch: Anthology edited by Michelle Tea

Terms & Meanings

Bi - bisexual

FMC - female main character

LI - love interest

MC - main character

MG - middle grade

MMC - male main character

QPR - queer platonic relationship

Rep - representation

YA - young adult