Trans Masc Books

March 18, 2025 / Noah Hawthorne / Leave a comment

Masculine Energy book recs. Roger Crenshaw The Vampires of New Haven by Taylor Titmouse. The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A. American Hippo by Sarah Gailey. The Spectral Wilderness by Oliver Baez Bendorf. Reclaimed by Seth Haddon. The Lion's Hunt by Magnus Thorne.

Masculine energy book recs. How To Bare Your Next and Save A Wreck by D.N Bryn. Old wounds by Logan Ashley Kisner. The thirty names of night by Zeyn Joukhadar. Rules for ghosting by Shelley Jane Shore. Bad Seed by Gabriel Carle. A Gentleman's Gentleman by T.J. Alexander.

Some trans masculine masterpieces! I’ve got a few of these already and am hoping to smash them out soon. What’re you reading for the Trans Rights Readathon?

Trans Femme Books

March 10, 2025 / Noah Hawthorne / Leave a comment

Trans Femme Gems book recommendations. The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach. Little Fish by Casey Plett. Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom. For Today I Am A Boy by Kim Fu. Nevada by Imogen Binnie. The Library Thief by Kuchenga Shenje.

Trans Femme Gems book recommendations. Holy Wild by Gwen Benaway. Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante. Letters for my Sisters Edited by Andrea James and Deanne Thornton. Maiden Mother Crone Edited by Gwen Benaway. Brooms by Jasmine Wells and Teo Duvall. Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel, Stories: Julian K. Jarboe.

It’s Women’s History Month, and I’m over here collecting trans femme gems like it’s my job. I have The Dawnhounds, and I’m looking forward to checking out more of these.

International Asexuality Day

March 4, 2025April 6, 2026 / Noah Hawthorne / Leave a comment

A graphic captioned Asexual Awesomeness with book recs. Jack of Thorns by A.K. Faulkner. Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland. Martis the Brazen by Rien Gray. This Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson. Earthflown by Frances Wren. All the Painted Stars by Emma Denny. The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella. Until the Last Petal Falls by Viano Oniomoh.

A graphic captioned Asexual Awesomeness with book recs. Law of the Dragons by YW Lumaris. As Old as Thyme by Alix Nicoud. The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk. Sailing by Orion's Star by Katie Crabb. Cage of Nightingales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. The Queen of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton. The Midnight Croissant by Bonnie Solomon. Demon Song by Kelsea Yu. Adrift in Starlight by Mindi Briar.

Happy International Asexuality Day!

The Ace Umbrella encompasses a range of asexuality, and these books reflect that. My own book, Matsdotter and Adrastus, features a grey ace lead, while Phantom and Rook features a demisexual lead.