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The lost story : a novel
by Meg Shaffer
Forced to return to the enchanted world they called home for six months 15 years ago to confront their shared past no matter how traumatic the memories, reclusive artist Rafe and famed missing persons' investigator Jeremy search for their friend Emilie's sister—and for everything they've lost.
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Disappoint me : a novel
by Nicola Dinan
Approaching thirty, a trans woman, Max, attempts to embrace heteronormativity by dating Vincent, but as his past resurfaces, she must use love and forgiveness to determine whether it's possible to move beyond her dissatisfaction and their shared mistakes.
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The incandescent : a school story
by Emily Tesh
Doctor Walden is the Director of Magic at Chetwood School and one of the most powerful magicians in England, but soon she must work to protect her students from a grave threat.
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Marsha : the joy and defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
by Tourmaline
A Black trans luminary brings to life the first definitive biography of one of the most important and remarkable figures in LGBTQ+ history, revealing her story, her impact, and her legacy.
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Maybe this will save me : a memoir of art, addiction and transformation
by Tommy Dorfman
For years, Tommy Dorfman turned her back on her thoughts and emotions, hoping they'd simply go away. After a lifetime of confusion, she finally gained clarity around her gender and began to transition. But there were still parts of herself she'd locked away, elements of her story that she needed, for the first time, to fully confront. She sought guidance in a tarot deck. Maybe This Will Save Me is structured through the cards of that tarot pull. The youngest of five children, she grappled with her own identity from an early age and spent her teenage years numbed by drugs and alcohol. At the same time, she harbored dreams of creative stardom and a desire to make herself seen.
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Aggregated discontent : confessions of the last normal woman
by Harron Walker
After a brief fling with corporate stability in her twenty-something cis era, Harron Walker has transitioned into a terminally single freelancer and part-time shopgirl. She's in the throes of her second adolescence and its requisite daily spirals. She wants it all, otherwise known as: basic human rights, a stable job with good pay and healthcare benefits, someone to love, the ability to feel safe and secure, the pursuit of satisfaction and maybe even contentment. And when she starts to acquire those things--well, as The Monkey's Paw famously asked, "What could go wrong?" In sixteen wholly original essays that blend memoir, cultural criticism, investigative journalism, and a dash of fanfiction, Walker places her own experiences within the larger context of the pressing and underdiscussed aspects of contemporary American womanhood that make up daily life.
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Let us play : winning the battle for gender diverse athletes
by Harrison Browne
Blending personal experience with investigative reporting, this examination of gender diverse athletes challenges misconceptions, exposes the fear-driven opposition to inclusion and advocates for policies that support trans and nonbinary participation at all levels of sport.
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So many stars : an oral history of trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and two-spirit people of color
by Caro De Robertis
So Many Stars knits together the voices of trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and two-spirit elders of colour as they share authentic, intimate accounts of how they created space for themselves and their communities in the world. This singular project collects the testimonies of twenty elders, each a glimmering thread in a luminous tapestry, preserving their words for future generations--who can more fully exist in the world today because of these very trailblazers. De Robertis creates a collective coming-of-age story based on hundreds of hours of interviews, offering rare snapshots of ordinary life: kids growing up, navigating family issues and finding community, coming out and changing how they identify over the years, building movements and weathering the AIDS crisis, and sharing wisdom for future generations. Often narrating experiences that took place before they had the array of language that exists today to self-identify beyond the gender binary, this generation lived through remarkable changes in American culture, shaped American culture, and yet rarely takes center stage in the history books. Their stories feel particularly urgent in the current political moment, but also remind readers that their experiences are not new, and that young trans and nonbinary people today belong to a long lineage.
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Thank you for calling the Lesbian Line
by Elizabeth Lovatt
With warmth and humour, Elizabeth Lovatt reimagines the women who called and volunteered for the Lesbian Line in the 1990s, whilst also tracing her own journey from accidentally coming out to disastrous dates to finding her chosen family. With callers and agents alike dealing with first crushes and break-ups, sex and marriage, loneliness and illness, this is a celebration of the ordinary lives of queer women. Through these revelations of the complexities, difficulties and revelries of everyday life, Lovatt investigates the ethics of writing about queer 'sheros' and the role living-history plays in the way we live today. What do we owe to our lesbian forebears? What can we learn from them when facing racism, transphobia and ableism in the community today? Steeped in pop culture references and feminist and queer theory, Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line is a timely and vital exploration of how lesbian identity continues to remake and redefine itself in the 21st century, and where it might lead us in the future.
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All-nighter
by Cecilia Vinesse
Autumn Povitsky is a high-achieving, booked and busy, straight-A nightmare. She's currently having a crisis of self--she needs a fake ID ASAP--but because she's a total square, she has no idea where to get one. Enter buzzcut hottie Tara Esposito. She's a rule breaker and party crasher of the highest degree, and if anyone knows where to get a fake, it's her. But Tara has hung up her James Dean leather jacket for the night. If she doesn't finish this godforsaken essay that's already weeks late, she can kiss her upcoming graduation goodbye. One brainy girl who needs a fake ID before sundown. One serial rebel who needs to turn in an essay before sunrise. It's obvious what needs to happen here. But with a years-long feud keeping the girls from working together, this may be a night to forget ... or one they'll remember forever. All-Nighter is a caffeine-fueled labyrinth of chaotic escapades--from prom after-parties to library sâeances to underground roller discos--led by two enemies who must decide if working together is better than their worlds falling apart.
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Don't let me go
by Kevin Christopher Snipes
Two star-crossed boys are trapped in a millennium-spanning cycle of reincarnation and their only hope of escape may be a price that neither is willing to pay.
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Get real, Chloe Torres
by Crystal Maldonado
When three estranged best friends take a road trip to see their favorite band, romantic feelings resurface.
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In case you read this
by Edward Underhill
Arden isn't excited about moving. Los Angeles was an easy place to fit in and find a supportive queer community. But Winifred, Michigan? That sounds like a much more difficult place to exist. Pasadena, California, is the perfect city for Gabe's reinvention. Everyone knew everything about him in small-town Shelby, Illinois. Gabe, who wants to be out and proud, can't wait to relocate. When Arden and Gabe randomly meet in the lobby of a motel in Nebraska, it feels like fate. Both are trans, but more importantly, both are huge fans of the band Damaged Pixie Dream Boi. Clearly, the universe is trying to tell them something. Right? But after an incredible evening of hanging out, the pair part ways only knowing the other's first name. And as both boys struggle to adjust to their new homes, their thoughts keep being drawn back to their time together. Is one perfect night enough to bring Arden and Gabe back to each other, or will the boys need some help to find each other again?
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Let them stare : a novel
by Jonathan Van Ness
Sully is ready to get out of Hearst, Pennsylvania. With a fashion internship secured, the gender-nonconforming eighteen-year-old is trading in their stifling small town for the big city. Sully even sells their beloved car, to Bread--er, Brad--the most boring (and maybe only other) gay kid in town. When Sully's internship goes up in smoke, they're trapped in Hearst with no cash--and no car. Desperate, they go to the thrift store, their personal sanctuary. There, they discover a vintage bag--like "put this baby in an airtight case at the MET" vintage. If Sully can authenticate it, the resale value would be enough for a new life in the city. But when they begin to investigate, Sully finds themself haunted. Literally. With the ghost of Rufus, a drag performer from the fifties with no memory of how he died standing--no, floating--in their bedroom, Sully's summer has a new purpose: 1) help this ghostly honey unlock his past and move on and 2) make bank--after all, the Real Real doesn't take poltergeist purses. With Rufus in tow, and Brad--who's looking pretty scrumptious these days--playing chauffeur, Sully delves into the history of the town they're so desperate to escape. Only to discover that there might be more to Hearst than they ever knew.
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One of the boys
by Victoria Zeller
Grace Woodhouse has left a lot behind. She used to have a great friend group, an amazing girlfriend, and a right foot set to earn her a Division I football scholarship--before she came out as trans. As senior year begins, Grace is struggling to find her place in early transition, new social circles, and a life without football. But when her skills as the best kicker in the state prove to be vital, her old teammates beg her to come out of retirement, dragging her back into a sport--into a way of life--she thought had turned its back on her forever.
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Out of step, into you
by Ciera Burch
Taylor and Marianna were each other’s whole world – best friends, running partners, practically sisters – until Marianna moved away and Taylor promptly ghosted her. When the former best friends turned rivals end up on the same cross-country team three years later, everything is a competition… and a reminder of past feelings, as well as blossoming new ones.
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Shampoo unicorn
by Sawyer Lovett
After a hit-and-run leaves Greg, a closeted jock, unconscious, Brian, the secret host of a popular podcast, uses his platform to investigate the crime and reveal harsh truths about their small town, which inspires others to show support and organize a pride festival that gains national attention.
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Time after time
by Mikki Daughtry
Against her parents' wishes, nineteen-year-old Libby uses her college savings to buy an old Victorian house and teams up with Tish to fix it, but as they navigate their own struggles with family, they uncover a journal revealing a forbidden love story from a century ago that mirrors their growing connection.
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Everyone Sux but You
by K. Wroten
High school senior Carson Flynn doesn't give a damn—about you, about school, or about her future. The only thing she cares about is jumping into mosh pits at punk shows with her best friend Ash.
But when Ash and Carson's friendship becomes something more, a lot of complicated feelings enter the pit swinging: the unresolved grief they share over the loss of Carson's mother, the realities of growing up queer in small-town America, and the biggest bruiser of all: what does it mean to love and be loved?
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Beyond they/them : 20 influential nonbinary and gender-diverse people you should know
by Em Dickson
Explore 20 biographies of game-changing and noteworthy nonbinary people of diverse backgrounds and in a wide variety of industries. Beyond They/Them: 20 Influential Nonbinary People You Should Know is a fully illustrated guide to celebrities, activists, musicians, and other influential people of various identities across the nonbinary spectrum.
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Trans history : from ancient times to the present day
by Alex L. Combs
Diversity in human sex and gender is not a modern phenomenon, as readers will discover through illustrated stories and records that introduce historical figures ranging from the controversial Roman emperor Elagabalus to the swashbuckling seventeenth-century conquistador Antonio de Erauso to veterans of the Stonewall uprising Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. The book explores some of the societal roles played by trans people beginning in ancient times and shows how European ideas about gender were spread across the globe.
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So Devin Wore a Skirt
by Shireen Lalji
Devin's family are all dressed up for Nanabapa's Big Birthday, and everyone looks fabulous! But Devin doesn't have anything special to wear. Then, he spots one of his sister's skirts lying on her bed - it's the deepest blue, and it shimmers in the light. So, Devin puts the skirt on. . . and it feels amazing! But what will everyone say? Devin hides the skirt under a disguise to finally enjoy the party and dance the night away. But all this dancing makes Devin VERY hot! So, he takes off his disguise and reveals the skirt. All eyes are on him -but in steps Nanabapa. He takes Devin's hand, twirls him round in his beautiful skirt . . . and the party continues in full swing!
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