#transrightsreadathon

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Tomorrow starts the Trans Rights Readathon, from March 22-29, just before TDOV. You’re encouraged to read nonfiction or fiction books by trans & non-binary authors. Here are some book reccs off the top of my head that I’ve personally read.

Fiction:
- The Death of Vivek Oji
- Map of Salt and Stars
- Nevada
- The Seep

Nonfiction:
- Unmasking Autism
- Gender Outlaw
- Nobody Passes

The book I’m reading this year is Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity.

The runs from 22nd to 29th March to help promote and other books by + authors as well as raise money for organisations supporting . You can find more here: https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/?fbclid=PAAaYeG3j-etmrAEMMR92zX0IdeMUGnVT1CrQtTY46ahfg8HTJv0pGRW5BWe8

Are you looking for some inspiration on what to read? Here are a few trans books I’ve read over the past two years with a link to the short write-up I’ve posted on masto.

- An Unkindness of Ghosts (a generational ship based on strict religious class and racial lines) https://lgbtqia.space/@jaelisp/112010358429461206
- Before We Were Trans (nonfic expansive trans history) https://lgbtqia.space/@jaelisp/111925434476580895
- Cemetary Boys (Día de Muertos) https://lgbtqia.space/@jaelisp/111948153628086071
- Crosshairs (anti-fascist trans BIPOC resistance) https://lgbtqia.space/@jaelisp/109875405273577531
- Detransition, Baby (relationships, family and detransition) https://lgbtqia.space/@jaelisp/110677635785865288
- Felix Ever After (transmasc art student faced with a forced outing) https://lgbtqia.space/@jaelisp/110922336949457075
- …

A pile of some of the books listed above

I've just discovered that is a thing, and it's happening on 31st March.
https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/

So, a few recommendations of books/series that I've read recently with characters and/or authors:

The series and series by @clacksee: https://whitehartfiction.co.uk/

The Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter Series by Dharma Kelleher: https://dharmakelleher.com/

Welcome to St Hell by Lewis Hancox: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1308435812

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🏳️‍⚧️ The Results Are In: $150 to Trans Maryland! 🏳️‍⚧️

[also including]
✨ housing news/call for poetry commissions
✨ Thunder & Lightning Poetry Collective
✨ "A Prayer For A Non-Religious Autistic" sales transparency
✨ & more!

@bookstodon

https://lucasscheelk.substack.com/p/the-results-are-in-150-to-trans-maryland

Heading into the last few days of the & there's still time to read great books! Sim Kern's DEPART, DEPART! is on a lot of lists, which is awesome. But don't forget that SEEDS FOR THE SWARM just came out this month! It's big but a super fast exciting read!

The book is available everywhere books are sold, but you can get discounted digital copies on our website, or with @WeightlessBooks. Weightless currently has a 10% off code and is making donations to lgbtq charities.

One Amazon reviewer says: "Sim Kern has written another book that has made me stop and think about what I do and don't know, who I am as a person, and the ways change can be made to leave the world a better place. I definitely reccommend this book..."

The seems to have poured over from booktok to Instagram, but I'm guessing not to Mastodon. You can find out more about it here: https://www.them.us/story/trans-rights-readathon But also here are some book recs from my shelf: scifi and fantasy from trans and non-binary authors! I'm reading Pet right now, and the next two are next on my list but I haven't read yet; the rest I've already read and enjoyed. <3

a stack of books, top to bottom: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White Autonomous by Annalee Newitz Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders So This Is Ever After by FT Lukens The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

✨ Mason Jar Press participates in

✨ this poet is honored with Mad mensch moniker & 3 published poems in swallow::tale press' "Mad Moments 2"

✨ this poet tells you (in text) their anger over maskless photos at AWP

@bookstodon @BenYehudaPress

https://lucasscheelk.substack.com/p/transrightsreadathon