The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation
By: Raquel Willis
4.35
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black transgender activist, tracing her life of tra…
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1. A Queer History of the United States
By: Michael Bronski
4.11
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Winner of a 2012 Stonewall Book Award in nonfiction The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian… read more
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2. Even this Page is White
By: Vivek Shraya
3.67
Format: None pages,
Vivek's debut collection of poetry is a bold and timely interrogation of skin: its origins, functio… read more
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3. Gender Euphoria
By: Laura Kate Dale
4.11
Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition
GENDER EUPHORIA: a powerful feeling of happiness experienced as a result of moving away from one’s … read more
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- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
"My leg hair reminds me of wildflower meadows. My head hair is long pond grass. My armpit hair is a hawthorn bush. My pubic hair is wet moss and lichen on a rock."-Laura Kate Dale, Gender Euphoria
"If you don’t mind keeping a secret, I can tell you that the reality is that people ask fewer questions about what’s going on in your pants if they’re distracted by what you’ve got drawn on your arms."-Laura Kate Dale, Gender Euphoria
4. I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
By: Lucy Sante
3.70
Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition
“Reading this book is a joy... much to say about the trans journey and will undoubtedly become a st… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
"(Although it is extremely exciting to have tits.)"-Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
"I wanted to so badly to be a woman that I could not really understand anyone wanting anything else"-Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
"It appeared that transitioning did not involve piling on additional stuff; rather it was a process of removal, dismantling the carapace of maleness that had kept me in its grip for so long."-Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
"My secret poisoned my entire experience of life. There was never a moment when I didn't feel the acute shame of being me, even as I denied to myself that my secret had anything to do with it."-Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
5. Hijab Butch Blues
By: Lamya H.
4.48
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from storie… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- queer
"Sort of?"-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"Queer indispensability?"-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"I feel tired. Or reckless. Or maybe brave."-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"I want to figure her out, this girl, and I want to know everything about her."-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
6. Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
By: Uché Blackstock
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
“Legacy is an illuminating and stirring journey of a book.” —Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times- bes… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
7. My Side of the River
By: Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
3.78
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez reveals her experience as the U.S. born daughter of immigrants and wh… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- education
- audiobook
8. In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
By: Amy Schneider
3.51
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy! —and a… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
"I deprived myself of a joy in my life, because it was a joy only girls were allowed to feel. Life already seemed to be full of joys that one wasn't allowed to feel, so adding one more to the pile cam…"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
9. Coming Home
By: Brittney Griner
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory acc… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
"When your world is violently upended, you don't just mourn your immediate losses. You also grieve a future that no longer feels possible, the peace that might've been."-Brittney Griner, Coming Home
10. Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World--And How You Can, Too
By: Ijeoma Oluo
4.46
Format: 256 pages, ebook
From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an ey… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. Who's Afraid of Gender?
By: Judith Butler
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politi… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Imagine if you were Jewish and someone tells you that you are not. Imagine if you are lesbian and someone laughs in your face and says you are confused since you are really heterosexual. Imagine if y…"-Judith Butler, Who's Afraid of Gender?
12. The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics
By: The Kao
4.37
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
In this vibrant and affirming comics anthology, 29 trans & nonbinary comic artists share their pers… read more
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- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
13. How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir
By: Shayla Lawson
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
“Phenomenal.... A memoir that opens into the world, with brilliance, courage, and elegant prose....… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
14. Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family
By: Rowan Jette Knox
4.42
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
All Amanda Jetté Knox ever wanted was to enjoy a stable life. She never knew her biological father,… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
15. Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You
By: A'ja Wilson
4.58
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP A’ja Wilson comes an inspiratio… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. A Short History of Trans Misogyny
By: Jules Gill-Peterson
4.47
Format: 182 pages, Hardcover
An accessible, bold new vision for the future of intersectional trans feminism, called "one of the … read more
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- transgender
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- queer
17. The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
By: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
4.46
Format: 333 pages, Paperback
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha follows up their incredible book Care Work with The Future Is Disa… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- lgbt
- queer
"There is no one disabled future. But in mine, there is guaranteed income, housing, access, food, water, and education for all—or money has been abolished. I get paid to write from my bed. The births …"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
"Sometimes I feel impatient about how much ableism has forced us to emphasize accessibility to get people to pay even a modicum of attention to it. Collective access is revolutionary because disabled …"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
"A future where disability justice won looks like queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, folks of colour, and women, girls, and nonbinary humans are living in a world where disability is the norm, and where…"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
18. Inverse Cowgirl
By: Alicia Roth Weigel
3.80
Format: 227 pages, Paperback
From a celebrated activist on the forefront of fighting for intersex representation and rights—and … read more
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- memoir
- queer
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters
By: Schuyler Bailar
4.62
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Go‑to expert on gender identity, Schuyler Bailar, offers an essential, urgent guide that changes th… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- queer
20. Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
By: Jen Gunter
4.25
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Dr. Jen Gunter fights myths and fear-mongering with real science, inclusive facts, and shame-free a… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Reproducing a human is a massive biological effort. Energy-wise, it's on par with the limits of the most extreme sports, for example, running 5,000 km (3,000 miles) over 120 days or cycling the Tour …"-Jen Gunter, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
"When it comes to painful periods, there is an epidemic of undertreatment. Women's pain is undertreated in general, as compared to men's, but painful periods have historically been seen as a "woman th…"-Jen Gunter, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
"Unfortunately, instead of a world where those who bear the physical burdens of reproduction—whether they reproduce or not—have equal footing, we have the opposite. The Ancient Greeks, the originators…"-Jen Gunter, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
21. I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free (A Feeding the Soul Book)
By: Tabitha Brown
4.19
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business) presents an… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
22. It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told)
By: Karen Tang
4.34
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An inclusive and essential guide to reproductive health—including period problems, pelvic pain, men… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics
By: Ernesto Londoño
4.19
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A riveting look at the tremendous promise and inherent risks of the use of psychedelics in mental h… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- education
24. Cinema Love
By: Jiaming Tang
3.86
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A staggering, tender epic about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them. For over th… read more
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- lgbt
- queer
25. The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation
By: Raquel Willis
4.35
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black transgender activist, tracing her life of tra… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- transgender
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- sexuality
- education
- queer
26. Just Another Epic Love Poem
By: Parisa Akhbari
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Best friendship blossoms into something more in this gorgeously written queer literary romance. … read more
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- lgbt
- queer
27. Love Is a Burning Thing: A Memoir
By: Nina St. Pierre
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A riveting memoir about a daughter’s investigation into the wirings of her loving, unpredictable mo… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
28. The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle
By: Anna Shechtman
3.38
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
Combining the soul-baring confessional of Brain on Fire and the addictive storytelling of The Queen… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum
By: Bex Ollerton
4.27
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
30. Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity
By: Jack Turban
4.55
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An authoritative guide to understanding and navigating gender identity from an acclaimed expert on … read more
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- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
31. LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
By: Marie Arana
4.29
Format: 352 pages, ebook
A sweeping yet personal overview of the Latino population of America, drawn from hundreds of interv… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
