As you gather from last Monday’s post, I’m a bit touché on the subject. This is since talking about LGBT+ topics has become a bit of my life. Having said that I’m always on the search for trans authors or characters because it’s what I can relate to. My plan is to split this post into two lists—one with trans authors and books with trans characters and cis authors.
Starting things of Alex Gino, I have read George and Rick from them I loved George. I loved George, and when it comes to Rick, I liked a bit less. Although to be fair, I read George when I told myself that I need to love anything trans. Nowadays, I judge books more.
When it comes to Meredith Russo, I read two books from her If I Was Your Girl, which I hope to re-read one day. I also read Birthday from her, and both books were five stars for me.
Mason Deaver deserve all the hyper they get. In I Wish You All the Best, they write the character Ben so well. He recently wrote a novella with the same characters as I Wish You All the Best and proceeds went to National Center for Transgender Equality.
I have read four out of six novels by Kacen Callender, and I have to be honest the first 3 novels I read by them I found some issues. However, last year when Felix Ever After came out, I wanted more.
I was lucky to read some of Matthew J. Metzger books, and in my opinion, they write some of the best trans characters I ever read.
Here are some of the trans authors I love. I kept short and sweet so, I’m sure I have more. I was thinking of making a list of biographies by trans people. My other idea is to write some of the cis authors that wrote transgender characters. What do you think let me know below!
Alex
Mybookworld24 
Great list! I’m definitely going to add some of these to my TBR!
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Cool
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I’ve written a series of 3 novellas with a trans character, but I’m not sure how he turned out. It was set in an alternate universe 1824, and the stilted bullshit language of the time didn’t have a good vocabulary regarding trans people. Also, for unrelated reasons, the second novella of the set needs to be entirely re-worked. For other, other unrelated reasons, they’re probably never leaving my computer.
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If you want to send them over I can give them a read and share my thoughts with you
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Ergh, uh… at best I’d be willing to share #1, but 2 and three are not coming off the hard drive, haha. However, the moment where the character admits he’s trans is in novella 3, so… worried #1 alone would be a letdown.
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Ok, but I had to offer
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If I get the three done and in fair shape, I may hit you up again.
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Ok
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