trans Books

these books all have prominent trans rep, including all gender identities under the trans umbrella, and are organized by genreclicking on the title of the book will take you to it's link on storygraph

number of recommendations: 62
to be added: 8

genres

romance

Young Adult

Noah runs Meet Cute Diary, a popular blog that details meet cute stories between trans people. When a troll exposes the blog for having fake stories, Noah has to scramble to save face and comes up with a fake dating scheme that has him choosing between following his own rules for love or going off script.rep: mixed (white, japanese, afro-carribean) bisexual transmasc main character, achillean character, gay genderqueer character, lesbian character
romance: yes, it's also kind of messy
tws: emotional abuse, panic attacks, toxic relationships (not endgame), vomit, alcohol, drug use, brief mentions of bullying and suicide

Neil finds himself in a tricky situation when Josh (his friend with benefits and date to his brother's wedding) confesses feelings he does not reciprocate to him just days before the wedding. Lucky for him his roommate agrees to be his fake date at said wedding and chaos ensues.rep: fat gay transmasc main character, queer (bi?) gender-questioning (starts using they/them pronouns towards the end of the book) love interest, several queer characters
romance: m/gender-questioning (t4t) romance
tws: transphobia, homophobia, deadnaming, underage drinking, mentions of neglectful parenting

New Adult & Adult

A short hallmark-esque novella about Charlie who has recently just returned to his small home town after his New York life imploded. There he runs into Jack, a recently out guy he knew in high school, and the two of them quickly hit it off.rep: black gay transmasc main character, gay love interest
romance: m/m romance
tws: transphobia, homophobia, racism

Simone loves her job working for a cookbook publisher, but not the changes they've recently decided to implement. She isn't thrilled with Ray, their new kitchen manager, and she's even less thrilled with the company's idea of having the two of them film content for their new cooking channel. That starts to change, however, the more time they spend with each other.rep: bisexual female main character, non-binary love interest, other queer characters
romance: f/non-binary romance
tws: transphobia, deadnaming & misgendering (especially in a workplace enviornment), bullying, toxic work environment, medical content (description of top surgery recovery)

Luna ends up in a fake dating scheme with stranger Jean-Pierre in order for him to get his grandfather's inheritance. They'll need to pretend to date and learn how to cook a series of family recipes to prove that Jean-Pierre is a worthy heir. That is, if they can get over their hatred for each other long enough to make it work.second in a series but can be read as a standalone
rep: bisexual transfem main character, transmasc love interest, other queer characters
romance: f/m (t4t) romance
tws: transphobia, mentions of anxiety, mentions of gender dysphoria

Dahlia and London meet while both competing on a reality baking competition. Dahlia is trying to reinvent herself and London is just trying to make it through the competition while battling internet trolls and their Dad's disapproval. Falling in love was never the plan for either one of them.rep: bisexual female main character, non-binary love interest
romance: f/non-binary romance
tws: transphobia, homophobia


romance

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contemporary

Young Adult

Dean knows he's a trans guy, he just isn't out yet. But when he's cast in Romeo and Juliet as a "non-traditional" Romeo, he starts to realize that he does want people to see him as his authentic self.rep: transmasc main character, so much queer - especially trans - rep
tws: bullying, transphobia, homophobia, deadnaming, misgendering, dysphoria

Angel, a really big fan of a band called The Arc, and Jimmy, a member of said band, have an unexpected chance encounter that will change both of their lives and put a lot of things into perspective.rep: italian-indian gay transmasc main character with anxiety/panic attacks, iranian hijabi muslim main character, bisexual male character, other queer and bipoc characters
romance: beginnings of m/m romance
tws: anxiety, panic attacks, depression, smoking, alcohol use & abuse, brief mention of biphobia and transphobia, minor violence (injury)

Ben is forced to live with their estranged sister after coming out as non-binary and being kicked out by their parents. Struggling with a lot in their personal life, they decide to keep a low profile at school. But that all changes when Nathan takes them under his wing and the two of them quickly become close.rep: queer non-binary main character, black bisexual male love interest
romance: non-binary/m romance
tws: misgendering, transphobia, homophobia, emotional abuse, really terrible and unaccepting parents, bad coming out, anxiety and panic attacks, depression

When Carey auditions to play Elphaba in their school's rendition of the Wicked Witch of the West, it sets off a chain reaction of backlash. With the help of a new love interest and their friends, Carey has to fight for their rights.rep: queer genderfluid main character, queer side characters
romance: genderfluid/m romance (sidelines)
tws: transphobia, homophobia, bullying, misgendering, discussion of alzheimer's, assault, mentions of grief

When an anonymous student starts sending Felix transphobic messages after publicly deadnaming him, he sets up a revenge catfish plot that gives him more than he bargained for and sets him on a course of self-discovery that just might bring him the love he's always wanted to experience.rep: black queer transmasc demiboy main character, biracial bengali achillean love interest, several bipoc and queer characters
romance: demiboy/m romance
tws: transphobia, homophobia, deadnaming, outing, bullying, drug & alcohol abuse, mentions of parental abuse & neglect, catfishing

New Adult & Adult

While attending a fictional university, swimmer Alex has a somewhat embarrassing encounter with a volleyball player that brings her a new friend group and an unrelated gender crisis.rep: pansexual gender-questioning (leaning nonbinary) main character, transmasc demisexual love interest, lots of bipoc and queer rep
romance: non-binary/m (t4t) romance
tws: gender dysphoria, anxiety and panic attacks, mentions of homophobia and transphobia, misgendering, brief sexual harassment, parental neglect

sci-fi

Superheroes

Young Adult

Danny's life changes when a dying superhero transfers his powers to her - powers that include changing the wearer's body into their ideal self which makes it impossible for Danny to hide being a trans girl anymore.rep: transfem lesbian main character
romance: eventual f/f romance
tws: transphobia, deadnaming, misogyny, minor violence, verbally and physically abusive parent

Series features a world where superpowers are common and centers around a group of friends who accidentally uncover a massive coverup by the Heroes' League of Heroes that throws all of their lives into absolute chaos.- Bells is trans and featured throughout the series but his POV is specifically for the second book, Not Your Villain.rep: this series focuses on a friend group who each have their own book but are featured throughout the series - chinese-vietnamese bisexual female main character (pov 1st book), black transmasc main character (pov 2nd book) and latina asexual and aromantic female main character (pov 3rd book)
romance: f/f romance
tws: check storygraph for tws for each book

Space Themes

Young Adult

Four people who were all kicked out of the Ellis Station Academy for various different reasons find themselves on the run through space when the Academy is attacked shortly before they're supposed to return to Earth and they are the only ones left alive who witnessed what happened.rep: pakistani-american bisexual male main character, black gay love interest, transfem kazakhstani character, hijabi muslim character, several characters have anxiety
romance: m/m romance
tws: panic attacks, death, murder, gun violence, genocide, mentions of transphobia, mentions of ableism

Adult

Maggie ends up stranded in deep space and her only hope is a ship floating nearby that is not responding to her distress signals. When she realizes it's her missing and estranged wife's ship, she becomes determined to uncover what happened.rep: the main character is intersex and starts with she/her pronouns but is figuring out their gender identity, trans lesbian main character
romance: gender-questioning/f (t4t) romance
tws: mild gore, mention of vomiting, mentions of transphobia and interphobia

It has been a few years since an alien invasion infected the world, intent on creating a utopian-esque society, and Trina and her wife have more or less adapted nicely. That is until Trina's wife makes a decision that sends Trina into a downward spiral.rep: jewish indigenous american transfem lesbian main character, several other queer characters
romance: none
tws: grief, alcoholism, death, drug use, racism, minor transphobia, suicidal thoughts


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fantasy

Unique Worlds

Middle Grade

Callie wants nothing more than to be a knight. When their father is called back to the capital to train the crown prince, they see this as the perfect opportunity to make their dream come true. But the capital has very strict rules and Callie has a long road ahead of them if they want to make a difference.rep: non-binary main character
romance: none
tws: transphobia, deadnaming, misgendering, child abuse

Young Adult

A traveling cleric stops in a small town where an exiled empress has just died. There they are told the story of In-Yo, the exiled empress, from an elderly women who was once her handmaiden.rep: southeast Asian inspired setting and characters, non-binary main character, several sapphic characters
tws: war, death, murder, confinement, misogyny, forced sterilization

Centers around a school for kids that went to other worlds but are now back in the real world and are having problems adjusting because all they want (for the most part) is to go back. The story jumps around so there's different characters for each book but most of them make several appearances throughout the series. Some of the books can be read as standalones, but it's probably more beneficial to read them in order.- Kade is transmasc and appears most prominently in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th book; Regan is intersex and she appears in the 6th book (which can be read as a standalone).rep throughout the series:
transmasc character, intersex character, asexual character, lesbian character with mysophobia OCD who has a girlfriend, sapphic mute character, mexican-american character, japanese-american character, black character, hijabi character, character who is an amputee, character with albinism, several fat characters
romance: f/f romance (2nd and 5th books)
tws: check each book on storygraph or booktriggerwarnings for specific tws because the series is 10 books long and there are a lot

Magic & the Supernatural

Young Adult

Yadriel, desperate to prove himself as a proper brujo to his family, performs a ritual to bring back his cousin's ghost to figure out what happened to him. Instead, he brings back the ghost of a kid he knows from school and together they journey to figure out what happened to him.rep: mexican-cuban gay transmasc main character, colombian-american gay love interest with adhd, mostly bipoc cast, lesbian character, trans character
romance: m/m romance
tws: deadnaming, misgendering, transphobia, brief mention of past gang violence, death

In short: it's about a girl who grows flowers out of her wrist, a boy who paints the moon and the magical sisters who like to cause problems for them“To the boys who get called girls, the girls who get called boys, and those who live outside these words. To those called names, and those searching for names of their own. To those who live on the edges, and in the spaces in between. I wish for you every light in the sky.”rep: sapphic latina main character, transmasc pakistani main character, lesbian characters, transfem character
romance: m/f romance
tws: deadnaming and transphobia, bullying, child abuse, attempted drowning

Jam lives in Lucille, an idyllic town said to have no more monsters. But when Pet crawls out of her mother's painting and claims to be on the hunt for a monster, Jam must reconsider everything she's been told.rep: black transfem main character, selective mute character
romance: none
tws: mention of child abuse (non-graphic but both physical and sexual), eye mutilation

When the Consortium (the governing body for magic) comes after Rook's magical teacher because of his illegal magical device and Sun's magical teacher is also targeted, the two rival apprentices must team up together to save them.rep: bisexual male main character, non-binary asian main character, other queer characters
romance: m/non-binary romance
tws: grief, violence, police brutality

This book follows five friends who were all once a part of a secret coven of witches, some who still are and some who have left, and how they react to a child who is rumored to be their downfall.rep: black lesbian main character, transfem main character
romance: f/f romance (sidelines)
tws: transphobia, misgendering, violence, death, racism, war


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mystery/thriller

Young Adult

Shortly after moving to a small town in Oregon, Sam feels drawn to investigating the death of a teenage boy from the same town in the 1980's and the closer they get to the truth the more dangerous their life becomes.rep: asexual autistic non-binary main character, bisexual latina character, asexual aromantic black character
romance: hints of a non-binary/f romance
tws: ableism, transphobia, misgendering, homophobia, mentions of racism, mentions of emotionally abusive parents, murder

Five friends get together to play their favorite RPG-inspired game one last time as a goodbye before they go their separate ways; but they all are harboring secrets and resentment for each other that's been bubbling under the surface for a while now and someone wants it all to end.rep: transmasc main character who uses crutches, non-binary main character, bisexual autistic female main character with chronic pain, bisexual male main character
romance: none (?)
tws: ableism, transphobia, death, murder, blood, addiction, minor torture

horror

Young Adult

When famous ghosts start to disappear in York, seer Charlie must team up with a group of ghosts and the new seer in town to figure out what is happening to them.rep: gay double leg amputee main character, achillean transmasc main character - this book is extremely queer and there's lots of other queer rep
romance: m/m romance
tws: PTSD (depictions of past events/flashbacks), mentions of past suicide (hanging), blood, body horror/occult horror, kidnapping, violence, parental death, anxiety/panic attack, mentions of child abuse

Adult

Danielle ventures to a squatter town in hopes to figure out why her best friend committed suicide. When she gets there she realizes the town has a slight problem with the three-antlered deer spirit they summoned to protect the town.rep: bisexual transfem main character, SO many queer characters
romance: beginnings of a f/f romance
tws: death, animal death, gore, police brutality, gun violence, talks of suicide

Alice's life has spiraled out of control since the night she entered a haunted house with her two best friends. Still haunted by the memories of what happened that night, she isn't exactly pleased when three years later one of the friends tries to convince her to go back. However, she knows it's inevitable and together the two of them must return and face the memories of what happened.rep: bisexual transfem main character, jewish south asian transmasc (comes out at the end of the book) main character
heavy tws: transphobia, antisemitism, racism, rape and attempted rape, violence, death

anthologies

This is our rainbow has 16 different middle grade stories (including two short graphic novels) about queer kids and features many different genresage range: middle grade
rep: queer rep of all kinds, several bipoc characters
tws: tws are going to be different for each story but some of them involve racism, bullying, homophobia, transphobia

An anthology all about witches from various different backgrounds with the essential theme of reclaiming your power.age range: young adult
rep: not every story is queer but several feature sapphic characters and trans characters, several stories feature bipoc characters
tws: tws are going to be different for each story but some of them involve confinement, animal cruelty, abuse (mostly aftermath), sexual assault (alluded to but not detailed or graphic), death

This series follows queer teenagers throughout time who have shaped and been shaped by the world around them. Each book has an essential theme but there are different genres in each book.all out: the no-longer secret stories of queer teens throughout the ages is set in the pastout now: queer we go again! is set in modern dayout there: into the queer new yonder is set in the futureage range: young adult
rep: representation of all kinds, each story is different
tws: check storygraph for overall tws for each book

non-fiction

This book talks about queer people from all over the world and throughout history, some of them are well known and some of them are not so well known.rep: includes real people of all sexual and gender identities and several people of color
tws: homophobia, transphobia, violence, police brutality

Sarah Allen details her cross country road trip through red states and the experiences she had with queer communities who live in them and always have.rep: written by an ex-mormon transfem lesbian, includes stories about several different queer people and communites
tws: homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, religious bigotry

Brazen is a graphic novel that profiles the lives of several different women who made a difference in history.rep: some of the women featured are sapphic and some are trans, several people of color
tws: sexism, racism, body shaming, transphobia, abuse

Syan Rose illustrates stories told by queer people about their specific experiences and the things they have gone through.rep: features queer representations of all kinds and stories from people who are asian, middle eastern, muslim, latinx, black, indigenous and disabled
tws: homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, racism, ableism

Vivek Shraya recounts things that have happened to her and the damage that masculinity, misogyny, homophobia and transphobia has done to her.rep: vivek shraya is a bisexual trans woman of color
tws: transphobia, homophobia, racism, bullying, misogyny

A graphic memoir about Maia's life growing up, eirs personal experiences and journey with self-discovery.rep: maia is asexual and genderqueer (e/em/eirs)
tws: dysphoria, some medical content

A collection of essays that give an inclusive and intersectional look at what it means to be non-binary and how different cultures, races, religions and personal experiences impact that.rep: everyone featured is non-binary but there's lots of other rep
tws: ableism, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, bullying, eating disorder, self harm

poetry

A very short poetry collection mostly about what it's like to be black, queer and HIV positive in America.rep: poems are by a queer non-binary hiv-positive black person and the content reflects that
tws: racism, police brutality, racial slurs, gun violence, child abuse, emotional abuse, blood

A short poetry collection that primarily focus on everyday racism, both in general and that Vivek has experienced.rep: poems are by a bisexual trans woman of color and the content reflects that
tws: homophobia, transphobia, racism, colonization


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comics & series

Charlie transfers to a new art college and is struggling to find her place until she is recruited for the school's brand new (and kind of terrible) basketball team.genre: contemporary | age range: young adult
rep: several sapphic characters, trans character, non-binary character, all main characters are bipoc
romance: f/f romance
tws: check storygraph for tws for each volume

Julie, her new girlfriend, and their friends have to team up together to stop a magician who is casting a spell on the magical creatures around town.genre: fantasy | age range: young adult
rep: fat latina lesbian character, fat black lesbian character, non-binary character
romance: f/f romance
tws: check storygraph for tws for each volume

A group of kids at a summer camp where time works differently discover the secrets of the magical forest the camp is in the middle of.genre: fantasy | age range: middle grade
rep: sapphic main characters, trans main character, non-binary main character (they come out later in the series), several bipoc main characters
romance: f/f romance (sidelines)
tws: check tws on storygraph for each volume

In a world where gladiators fight in competitions to marry planetary princesses, a group of very queer people travel around space intent on liberating as many princesses as they can. - you can read it on it's website heregenre: sci-fi | age range: young adult
rep: several sapphic main characters, black sapphic main character, trans character (later in the series)
romance: several f/f romances
tws: you can check tws on storygraph for each volume but the central theme involves misogyny, sexism and minor violence

In Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length of your hair and those with really long hair are deemed too dangerous to live. Haunted by the death of her father and fearful over what the length of her hair means for her future, Nyneve does the only thing she can do. She runs away from home. - you can read this on it's website heregenre: fantasy | age range: young adult
rep: southeast asian inspired fantasy, several bipoc main characters, bisexual transfem bipoc main character, achillean rep in book 2
tws: check tws on storygraph for each volume

A manga about a closeted trans boy in high school who only feels comfortable when he's wearing his favorite clothes and ends up starting a fashion brand with the new transfer kid.genre: contemporary | age range: young adult
rep: japanese transmasc main character
romance: none
tws: you can check tws on storygraph for each volume but the central theme involves transphobia, bullying and dysphoria

When Jory transfers to an all-boys private high school, he's taken in by the backstagers and makes some really great friends. He also, however, learns the secrets of the underground world hidden backstage.genre: fantasy | age range: young adult
rep: black bisexual male main character, gay main character, bipoc transmasc main character
romance: m/m romance
tws: check tws on storygraph for each volume

An anthology series with stories that center queer witches of color written by queer women or non-binary people of color.genre: fantasy
rep: features queer bipoc rep of all kinds, several sapphic characters, several trans characters, asian main character, black main character, middle eastern main character, latinx main character, and disabled main characters (a blind character, a deaf character, a character with cancer, a character with chronic pain)
romance: several f/f romances
tws: you can check tws on storygraph for each volume and the volume's table of contents has tws for each story specifically

stand alone
graphic novels

Flor, an outlaw, stumbles upon Grace, a trans woman fleeing conscription, and the two of them team up for a heist at a confederate gala.genre: historical | age range: young adult
rep: sapphic latina main character, sapphic transfem main character
romance: f/f romance
tws: transphobia, misogyny, racism, some blood

A comic anthology in which Melanie Gillman creates "other ever afters" for characters who are often sidelined in fairytales.genre: fantasy | age range: young adult
rep: this book is just extremely queer and diverse but representation isn't specified - there are several sapphic characters and relationships, trans characters, many bipoc characters
romance: several f/f romances
tws: it's an anthology so these don't apply to every story but some involve classism, blood, death, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia

Already questioning her belief in God, Charlie is stuck on a week long all-white Christian camping trip and the longer the trip goes on the more frustrated she gets with the rhetoric being thrown around. This is Technically unfinished but it's still worth it - you can read it on its website heregenre: contemporary | age range: young adult
rep: queer black female main character, transfem main character
romance: none
tws: homophobia, racism, also includes homophobic and racist microagressions

Teenage witch Nova comes across her childhood crush Tam and has to help save them from a nefarious plot to steal wolf magic.genre: fantasy | age range: young adult
rep: chinese-american sapphic hard of hearing main character who uses hearing aids and has two grandmothers, chinese-american non-binary main character
romance: f/non-binary romance
tws: kidnapping, violence, confinement

Annie is pressured to join the cheer squad to help roundout her college application, something she is nervous about because her former friend is also on the squad. Tensions are high at first but they slowly become close again.genre: contemporary | age range: young adult
rep: sapphic transfem latina main character, fat lesbian main character
romance: f/f romance
tws: transphobia, sexual harassment, fatphobia

A group of teenagers investigate paranormal happenings trying to prove that ghosts are real. Their next trip involves one of the most haunted towns in America and may be more than they bargained for.genre: horror | age range: young adult
rep: bipoc sapphic main character, sapphic main character, bipoc non-binary main character
romance: f/f romance
tws: demonic possession, murder, cults

Basically what it says in the title; this is a graphic novel anthology of nineteen positive queer romances featuring different kinds of paranormal creatures.genre: fantasy | age range: young adult
romance: lots of different romances
rep: queer representations of all kinds including several queer bipoc characters

A group of friends who have played a DND inspired game together since high school have decided to do one last session as a goodbye before they all graduate college and go their separate ways. Things get a little messy, however, when the DM invites his girlfriend to play.genre: contemporary & fantasy
rep: all main characters are bipoc and queer, tried to be specific with rep but it might be a little off - sapphic fat latina main character, gay asian main character, transmasc black main character, non-binary latinx main character, aroace bipoc main character in a queer platonic relationship
tws: body shaming, bullying, violence

While on a school trip to offer gifts to Paayehnsag, Aimee wanders off and accidentally ends up in an alice in wonderland inspired world filled with traditional Anishinaabe figures and has to fight to get back home.genre: fantasy | age range: middle grade
rep: anishinaabe inspired fantasy, non-binary anishinaabe main character
romance: none
tws: bullying, transphobia, racism, colonization

Mia joins a crew that travels around space fixing and restoring structures and the reason she joined is told in flashbacks to her time at boarding school where she fell in love. - you can read this on it's website heregenre: sci-fi | age range: young adult
rep: several sapphic characters, asian lesbian main character, black lesbian main character, selective mute non-binary main character
romance: several f/f romances
tws: transphobia (misgendering specifically), bullying, violence

Two people from completely different lives and solar systems have a fleeting and forbidden chance encounter as children and continue their friendship, in secret, into their teenage years. As the empire's cruelty grows and threatens both of their people, the two of them have a chance at finally meeting again. Only, at what cost?genre: sci-fi | age range: young adult
rep: both main characters are bipoc and non-binary
tws: war, violence, colonization, gun violence, injury detail

Two best friends get more than they bargained for when a school project about their towns supernatural activity leads to an actual ghost sighting and investigation into a demonic cult.genre: horror | age range: young adult
rep: sapphic transfem main character, autistic female main character, character with scoliosis
romance: none
tws: body horror, bullying, ableism, transphobia


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