For this year’s Trans Rights Readathon newsletter, I interviewed Petra Lord, Aiden Thomas, K.M. Enright, and Danai Christapoulou and am thrilled to share our interviews with you all. 🫶🏼

A little more about each book…

Lush, sharp, and lyrical, Queen of Faces will hook you from the first page. Blending dark academia, body-swapping, and magic assassins in a dystopian society, Queen of Faces’s world-building is thoughtful and sweeping. As Petra Lord captivates you with a twisty plot and gripping romance, she beautifully and purposefully tackles issues regarding transgender rights, bodily autonomy, and identity.

Blending the stories of Lady Macbeth and Klytemnestra, Danai Christopoulou delivers a daring debut that will delight fans of Greek mythology and Shakespeare alike. Horror, fantasy, and queer love meet in Vile Lady Villains, presenting a fierce tale with an irresistible enemies-to-reluctant allies-to-lovers romance, stabby sapphics, and female rage.

Vicious and enrapturing, Mistress of Lies is a delicious gothic fantasy to sink your teeth into. Vampires and blood magic abound in the bloodthirsty court of the vampire king. Doses of political intrigue and murder season the story, and the queer polyamorous romance adds the perfect pinch of spice. The ball scenes will delight Bridgerton fans, and the sequel, Lord of Ruin, is available now to quench your thirst for more.

Following a trans brujo and brimming with brujx, ghosts, and queer love, Aiden Thomas’s debut, Cemetery Boys, captivated readers in 2020. Weaving in Latinx culture and traditions, including Día de los Muertos; a gripping murder mystery; and a queer ensemble cast, Thomas spun an irresistible story of magic, found family, and belonging. Thomas returns to the world of Cemetery Boys this September with the enrapturing sequel, Espíritu. Espíritu’s impending release means it’s the perfect time to dive into Cemetery Boys if you haven't already (and preorder book two)!

The Trans Rights Readathon may be officially over, but here are some books I adore written by and/or featuring transgender and nonbinary authors to continue spreading the TRR love:

• Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee

• The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

• Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews

• Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros

• I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

Happy reading!