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This list has been created as a reaction to the Bookstagram Challenge for #ownvoices on July 31st (check out @bwreviewsblog and @chronicallyreading on Instagram for more information). The literature mostly features books by transgender and gender-neutral authors sharing their own stories.

This list is still growing, so please add books if you know of them (please try to stick to the theme). Since everyone's allowed to distribute suggestions, I cannot vouch for every item added to the list.

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1	Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 4.20 avg rating — 67,853 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1) by Aiden Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 112,668 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Witch King (Witch King #1) by H.E. Edgmon (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 5,879 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 8,520 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Melissa by Alex Gino 4.09 avg rating — 48,317 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Dreadnought (Nemesis, #1) by April Daniels (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 9,415 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Peter Darling by Austin Chant (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 12,132 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 25,318 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Nevada by Imogen Binnie (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 20,505 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 6,510 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Transition to Murder (A Bobbi Logan Crime Novel) by Renee James (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 3,058 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Always the Almost by Edward Underhill (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 3,579 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Infinite Depths by Kai McCarthy (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Broke Boy in a Rich Girl's Heart by C.K. Dion (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Bazoomerangs by Ann Crawford (Goodreads Author) 4.88 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters 3.91 avg rating — 96,392 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Witchlore by Emma Hinds 3.81 avg rating — 1,111 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Under the Shade of the Redbud Tree (Kaiden and Alana Book 1) by Karissa Bell Winters (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Crater Girl by Polly Schattel (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Beyond II: The Queer Post-Apocalyptic & Urban Fantasy Comic Anthology (Beyond: The Queer Comic Anthology, #2) by Sfé R. Monster (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 42,341 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Beyond: the Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology by Sfé R. Monster (Editor) 4.09 avg rating — 648 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Other Side: An Anthology of Queer Paranormal Romance by Melanie Gillman (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.96 avg rating — 297 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 7,532 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Kim & Kim, Vol. 1 by Magdalene Visaggio 3.60 avg rating — 741 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Birthday by Meredith Russo (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 12,796 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Quantum Teens Are Go Volume 1 (Quantum Teens Are Go, #1) by Magdalene Visaggio 3.65 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today by Kate Bornstein 3.94 avg rating — 3,673 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities by Mady G. 4.26 avg rating — 3,021 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nutt 4.23 avg rating — 13,352 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Crow: The Lazarus Heart by Poppy Z. Brite (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 1,623 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition by P. Carl 3.83 avg rating — 924 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Matrix Comics by Spencer Lamm (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by N.D. Stevenson 4.01 avg rating — 9,035 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 81,854 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Nonbinary by Melanie Gillman (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson 3.89 avg rating — 20,610 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 2,330 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	A Safe Girl to Love: Stories by Casey Plett (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 2,644 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way (Writer) 3.86 avg rating — 73,950 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	A Boy Called Cin by Cecil Wilde (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 389 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Doom Patrol, Vol. 1: Crawling from the Wreckage by Grant Morrison 4.10 avg rating — 7,190 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 4,560 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Never a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey by Jo Ivester 4.30 avg rating — 1,318 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,941 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place by Jackson Bird (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 1,919 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Queen of the Conquered (Islands of Blood and Storm, #1) by Kacen Callender 3.42 avg rating — 2,409 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	American Hippo (River of Teeth, #1-2) by Sarah Gailey (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 2,789 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 5,256 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Wilds (1-5) by Vita Ayala (Goodreads Author) 3.19 avg rating — 217 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 16,838 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	NIOBE: She is Life (Niobe, #1) by Sebastian A. Jones 3.72 avg rating — 221 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	I Promised Not to Tell: Raising a Transgender Child by Cheryl B. Evans (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 257 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers, #1) by Alex White 3.77 avg rating — 8,433 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	S/He by Minnie Bruce Pratt 4.19 avg rating — 1,740 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 1 by Yuhki Kamatani 4.29 avg rating — 9,793 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	New Mutants, Vol. 1 by Vita Ayala (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 535 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Gamma Flight by Al Ewing (Writer) 3.26 avg rating — 276 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars