Unfortunately there is still a long way to go in the fight for more books by and about trans and non-binary Black people. Here are two that came out this year by trans and/or non-binary Black authors.
Felix Ever After
Author: Kacen Callender
Description: Felix Ever After is a contemporary coming of age novel with a Black trans boy main character. The novel’s protagonist is Black, queer, and trans and grapples with how those identities affect how others perceive him in the world and his fears that these intersecting identities might mean that he will never find his happily ever after. This story has blackmailing, love triangles, revenge, and learning to love who you are. This book is written by a trans Black author.
Includes: #africanamerican #black #transprotagonist #bodypolitics #LGBTQIA #youngadultliterature #contemporary
Citation: Callender, K. (2020). Felix ever after. Balzer + Bray.
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Pet
Author: Akwaeke Emezi
Description: Pet is an Afrofuturistic novel with a Black trans girl main character. The novel’s protagonist is Black, queer, and trans and lives in a futuristic utopian society that has rid itself of many forms of systemic inequity. Despite this semi-utopia, the protagonists grapples with the hidden monsters within her society and what it means to be a teen who sees the truth when all the adults around them are in denial. This book is written by a trans Black author.
Includes: #africanamerican #black #transprotagonist #bodypolitics #LGBTQIA #youngadultliterature #contemporary
Citation: Emezi, A. (2019). Pet. Make Me a World.
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