T4T: Trans Reading Trans discussion

Hello, my name is Luke. Longtime Goodreads user and IRL trans librarian looking to provide a space for us and our literature.

hi i'm lexi! I'm about to be 23 and my life has been silly. I've recently gotten back into reading and have wanted to read as many books by trans authors as i can. i'm currently reading Little Fish and its very depressing but also very good! it'll be nice to meet y'all :3

Alexis wrote: "hi i'm lexi! I'm about to be 23 and my life has been silly. I've recently gotten back into reading and have wanted to read as many books by trans authors as i can. i'm currently reading..."

Welcome to the group, lexi, and thanks for taking the new comment plunge. Given how I created this group more for archiving purposes than social ones, I can't say it's going to be very lively, but I can promise it's going to become a good resource for every piece of published piece of trans writing out there (and then some).

Alexis wrote: "hi i'm lexi! I'm about to be 23 and my life has been silly. I've recently gotten back into reading and have wanted to read as many books by trans authors as i can. i'm currently reading [book:Littl..."

that's ok! i'm looking through the publication histories and i love that documentation :3

Hi, I'm Jen from Texas. I like pulp type sci fi, urban fantasy and slashers. Currently writing a trilogy about a transfem shapeshifter who's heavily influences by the 80s.

Jennifer wrote: "Hi, I'm Jen from Texas. I like pulp type sci fi, urban fantasy and slashers. Currently writing a trilogy about a transfem shapeshifter who's heavily influences by the 80s."

Welcome, Jen. I'm looking forward to adding your work to this directory, as well as any trans others you'd recommend.

Kaycee wrote: "hi! i'm Kaycee, a 26-year-old trans woman from Warsaw, Indiana, who absolutely loves diving into sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and LGBT books. what are you reading?"

Welcome, Kaycee. Thanks for joining the group. I myself am not reading any trans lit at the moment, but my next one will probably be Lieutenant Nun: The True Story of a Cross-Dressing, Transatlantic Adventurer Who Escaped From a Spanish Convent in 1599 and Lived as a Man.

hey yall!! my name is evelyn and i'm a 20 yeah trans woman in the bay area. my main book genres rotate between queer lit (fic and nonfic), sci-fi (mostly star wars legends), and natural history / science focusing on mycology!! just finished "a dream of a woman" so if you have any recs like that or just in general i'd love to talk!! :)

evelyn🌿 wrote: "hey yall!! my name is evelyn and i'm a 20 yeah trans woman in the bay area. my main book genres rotate between queer lit (fic and nonfic), sci-fi (mostly star wars legends), and natural history / s..."

Welcome, evelyn. Thanks for joining the group. I do not have any specific recs for you, but we do have a sci-fi genre tag for all the books archived in this group so far, if you want to check it out.

Hello, my name is Miño and I´m a 17 year old trans men. I´m from Spain, and I enjoy reading pretty much any kind of book, specially horror novels. It´s a pleasure to meet you all

Miño wrote: "Hello, my name is Miño and I´m a 17 year old trans men. I´m from Spain, and I enjoy reading pretty much any kind of book, specially horror novels. It´s a pleasure to meet you all"

Welcome, Miño. Thanks for joining the group. You can check out all the horror that's been added here. I hope something proves intriguing.

Hi, I am Veronica (Roni) Garrett. I write transgender Adult BDMS fiction. It is explicit and contains lots of sex and lots of BDMS. It is also a series that is romantic at the same time. I am 65, transgender, and the stories are based on my experiences with the BDMS lifestyle. I hope to make friends here and share insights into each other's happiness.

Veronica wrote: "Hi, I am Veronica (Roni) Garrett. I write transgender Adult BDMS fiction. It is explicit and contains lots of..."

Welcome, Veronica. Thanks for joining the group. Our collection of erotica is small, but present.

Meowdy! I'm Eivør, I go by he/they. Super into any lgbtqia+ oriented fiction written by queer authors only, I'm very picky w my books lol. I'm an author myself, but unfortunately haven't published anything *yet*

E. wrote: "Meowdy! I'm Eivør, I go by he/they. Super into any lgbtqia+ oriented fiction written by queer authors only, I'm very picky w my books lol. I'm an author myself, but unfortunately haven't published ..."

Welcome, Eivør. Hopefully this group has something logged that will appeal.

Hello, my name is Al (I go by Lucifer online because it's my middle name, and Al is often confused as Ai) I use They/He pronouns. I'm looking forward to discovering new trans authors and trans literature with you all <3

Lucifer wrote: "Hello, my name is Al (I go by Lucifer online because it's my middle name, and Al is often confused as Ai) I use They/He pronouns. I'm looking forward to discovering new trans authors and trans lite..."

Welcome, Al. Be sure to check the bookshelf and see if any of the topics appeal (or feel free to comment if we are missing something that would be good for this group).

In case I didn’t make it clear, I am a trans woman and currently I write stories based on my own experiences in the BDSM lifestyle. Thanks for the welcome. 😁

Hi, I'm Henry, I'm transmasculine, I go by all pronouns and I'm 25. I'm interested in trans non fiction, whether that be books by trans authors about being trans or books by trans authors about literally anything. Primarily, I'm looking for books by transmasc/male authors about being transmasculine/male. Tonight I'm reading Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man by Thomas Page McBee and soon I intend to read Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era by Paul B. Preciado and translated by a bicis man called Bruce Benderson.

Henry wrote: "Hi, I'm Henry, I'm transmasculine, I go by all pronouns and I'm 25. I'm interested in trans non fiction, whether that be books by trans authors about being trans or books by trans authors about lit..."

Welcome, Henry. I must recommend Frighten the Horses: A Memoir by Oliver Radclyffe, if you haven't come across it already.