Special Topics in Being a Human: A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I've Learned the Hard Way about Caring for People, Including Myself
By: S. Bear Bergman
4.42
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
As an author, educator, and public speaker, S. Bear Bergman has documented his experience as, among…
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1. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam
By: Thien Pham
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more
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2. Boys Weekend
By: Mattie Lubchansky
4.03
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning cartoonist and editor at The Nib, a hilarious trans-"final girl" horror grap… read more
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3. The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
By: Ross Gay
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy is back with a new c… read more
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- nonfiction
- essays
"I've completed another year of delights. Or maybe I should say another year of delights has completed me."-Ross Gay, The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
4. Mimosa: A Graphic Novel
By: Archie Bongiovanni
3.73
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Archie Bongiovanni, the comics artist behind the award-winning hit A Quick and Easy Guide to They/T… read more
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5. Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls
By: Kai Cheng Thom
4.18
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
What happens when we imagine loving the people--and the parts of ourselves--that we do not believe … read more
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- essays
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"i have questions about heaven. i have questions about the Revolution. those questions are the same: upon whose bones do you intend to build your paradise?"-Kai Cheng Thom, Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls
"you don't need to heal others to heal yourself, you can just heal yourself. you do not need to give love to others to love yourself, you can just love yourself."-Kai Cheng Thom, Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls
"find the lie in your heart. the one you tell to yourself and all the world, sometimes without even knowing it. pare that lie down to its barest core, strip back the skin, and behold the truth: i am w…"-Kai Cheng Thom, Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls
6. Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame
By: Erin Williams
3.73
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
An intimate, clever, and ultimately gut-wrenching graphic memoir about the daily decision women mus… read more
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"Perspective can be hard to come by, when you spend most of your time licking your own wounds."-Erin Williams, Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame
7. Bodies Are Cool
By: Tyler Feder
4.61
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more
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8. Men I Trust
By: Tommi Parrish
3.75
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for… read more
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9. Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir
By: Bishakh Kumar Som
3.52
Format: 151 pages, Paperback
This exquisite graphic novel memoir by a transgender artist, explores the concept of identity by in… read more
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10. Buzzing
By: Samuel Sattin
4.18
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A moving middle grade graphic novel about friendship, belonging, and learning to love yourself desp… read more
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11. Cyclopedia Exotica
By: Aminder Dhaliwal
4.31
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
"Dhaliwal created a fictitious community facing xenophobia, fetishization, and media misrepresentat… read more
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12. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales
By: Melanie Gillman
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more
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13. Stories of the Islands
By: Clar Angkasa
4.16
Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition
Journey into a land of magic and powerful girls in this feminist retelling of Indonesian folktales,… read more
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14. Fine: A Comic About Gender
By: Rhea Ewing
4.28
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
Washington Post • 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2022 A vibrant and informative debut with “great doc… read more
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"Gender affects everybody, so whether you're trans or not, gender is fucking you up. -Jac, 2013"-Rhea Ewing, Fine: A Comic About Gender
15. Instructions for Traveling West: Poems
By: Joy Sullivan
4.45
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A vivid and inspiring poetry collection about what’s possible when we heed our instincts and honor … read more
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16. Our Work Is Everywhere: An Illustrated Oral History of Queer and Trans Resistance
By: Syan Rose
4.20
Format: 91 pages, Paperback
Over the past ten years, we have witnessed the rise of queer and trans communities that have defied… read more
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17. But You Have Friends
By: Emilia McKenzie
3.92
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
When a dear friend dies by suicide, Emilia is left with only memories. Full of humor and poignancy,… read more
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18. A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings
By: Will Betke-Brunswick
4.00
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
During Will Betke-Brunswick’s sophomore year of college, their beloved mother, Elizabeth, is diagno… read more
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19. What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World
By: Prentis Hemphill
4.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most prominent voices in the trauma conversation comes a groundbreaking new way to … read more
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20. Special Topics in Being a Human: A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I've Learned the Hard Way about Caring for People, Including Myself
By: S. Bear Bergman
4.42
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
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21. 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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