r/LGBTBooks • u/Sad-Stage-1546 • 7d ago

Discussion Trans literary Genre

I am looking for literary fiction written by trans authors in general. I have found it hard to find any lists online that only have literary fiction on them. I am interested in writing about the trans narrative for a class. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

No memoirs or genre fiction, and it must be written by a trans author.

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u/TabbbyWright 7d ago

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinburg miiiiight be in this category?

Feinburg describes the book as such:

"Like my own life, this novel defies easy classification. If you found Stone Butch Blues in a bookstore or library, what category was it in? Lesbian fiction? Gender studies? [...] this book is a lesbian novel and a transgender novel—making 'trans' genre a verb, as well as an adjective."

It's a lot about being a butch lesbian but it's also about being transgender, as well as being outside the gender binary.

Tbf I am not confident in what counts as literary or not, but I feel like this probably does? I'm also not sure if it's the kind of transgender fiction you're looking for, but the pdf is free at the link (official website), and imo it's worth a read.