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• Light From Uncommon Stars

  Aoki, Ryka,

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  Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bellies

  a Novel

  Dinan, Nicola,

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  It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at their local university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and witty, a magnetic young playwright, Ming is the perfect antidote to Tom's awkward energy, and their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love & Other Disasters

  Kelly, Anita, (Romance author),

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  As the first openly nonbinary contestant on Chef's Special, a savory spin on the Great British Baking Show, London Parker wants to cook great food, represent their community, and (hopefully) win some money to start a nonprofit, not start a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Manhunt

  Felker-Martin, Gretchen,

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  Beth and Fran are in the woods, on the run from monsters—some created by a virus that turns any human with enough testosterone into a zombie-like creature; others from an organized group of women ruled by a violent brand of anti-trans…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Death of Vivek Oji

  Emezi, Akwaeke,

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  Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finna

  Cipri, Nino,

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  When an elderly customer at a Swedish big box furniture store - but not that one - slips through a portal to another dimension, it's up to two minimum-wage employees to track her across the multiverse and protect their company's bottom…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Thirty Names of Night

  a Novel

  Joukhadar, Zeyn,

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  Five years after a fire killed his ornithologist mother, a young Syrian-American trans man discovers a diary left by a Syrian artist and becomes obsessed with finding a print by the artist of a rare bird his mother died trying to save.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Detransition, Baby

  a Novel

  Peters, Torrey,

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  This fearless debut novel explores the unconventional relationship between a trans woman Reese, her ex-partner Ames who detransitioned in hopes of an easier life, and Ames' boss and lover Katrina who reveals she's pregnant with Ames'…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jonny Appleseed

  a Novel

  Whitehead, Joshua (Writer),

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  A young Two-Spirit sex worker has a rollercoaster of a week off the reserve before he must return for his grandfather's funeral. 2019 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Fiction. Also available as eBook and an eAudio on hoopla.

• An Unkindness of Ghosts

  Solomon, Rivers,

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  A gender diverse science fiction story about Aster, a sharecropper living in the low-deck slums of a space vessel, and what she discovers about her mother's suicide decades ago. 2018 Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Science…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Confessions of the Fox

  a Novel

  Rosenberg, Jordy,

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  Parallel stories of two trans men: an academic throwing himself into his research, and his subject, an 18th century thief. 2019 Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Transgender Fiction. Also available as an eAudio on hoopla.

• The Seep

  Porter, Chana, 1984-

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  When the world is invaded by a benevolent alien species that ushers in a utopia, middle-aged trans woman Trina is left bereft as her wife leaves her to be reborn as a baby. Trina embarks on a journey in which she confronts her grief and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sketchtasy

  Sycamore, Mattilda Bernstein,

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  The life of a young drag queen in the mid-90s. 2019 Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Transgender Fiction. Also available as an eBook on hoopla.

• Little Fish

  Plett, Casey,

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  A slice-of-life novel in which a struggling trans woman discovers evidence that her late grandfather might have been transgender. 2019 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Transgender Fiction.

• Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl

  a Novel

  Lawlor, Andrea,

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  It's 1993, and Paul is a college student with a big secret: he's a shapeshifter. His adventures take him from form to form and all over the country. 2018 Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Bisexual Fiction.

• The Black Tides of Heaven

  Yang, JY,

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  Two twins are caught in their mothers machinations in a world where children are ungendered until they choose a gender for themselves. 2018 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novella

• Lost Boi

  a Novel

  Lowrey, Sassafras,

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  2016 Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Transgender Fiction. Also available as an eBook on hoopla.

• Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars, by Kai Cheng Thom (2019)

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  A coming of age novel in which a trans girl flees her abusive household and finds a family among a vigilante gang of trans women. This eAudiobook is available on hoopla with no wait. Create a free account and add your Sunnyvale Public…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Beatrix Gates, by Rachel Pollack (2019)

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  Short stories and essays by the pioneering transgender writer. This eBook is available on hoopla with no wait. Create a free account and add your Sunnyvale Public Library card to read.

• Meanwhile, Elsewhere

  Science Fiction and Fantasy From Transgender Writers

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  A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by 25 transgender authors. 2018 Stonewall Book Award for Literature.