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Best Books Centering Trans* Characters

I'm using Trans* as an umbrella term that includes NB characters, genderqueer characters (She Who Became the Sun) and characters who might prefer use different language/language of their culture to describe their gender identity. There are also some non-fiction books written by trans* authors on the list that I thought were amazing.
I also obviously didn't read every trans* book out there so this isn't a definite list, these are just my favourites so far.
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Peter Darling (Austin Chant)
Peter Darling
1
Austin Chant
Coffee Boy (Austin Chant)
Coffee Boy
2
Austin Chant
Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time (K.M. Szpara)
Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time
3
K.M. Szpara
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
4
Becky Chambers
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Becky Chambers)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
5
Becky Chambers
A Lady for a Duke (Alexis Hall)
A Lady for a Duke
6
Alexis Hall
Gender Queer: A Memoir (Maia Kobabe)
Gender Queer: A Memoir
7
Maia Kobabe
Manhunt (Gretchen Felker-Martin)
Manhunt
8
Gretchen Felker-Martin
Into the Gray (Margaret Killjoy)
Into the Gray
9
Margaret Killjoy
Turn to Stone Ourselves (Marie Croke)
Turn to Stone Ourselves
10
Marie Croke
Black Tides of Heaven (JY Yang)
Black Tides of Heaven
11
JY Yang
Red Threads of Fortune (JY Yang)
Red Threads of Fortune
12
JY Yang
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
13
Shelley Parker-Chan
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
14
Akwaeke Emezi
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
15
Akwaeke Emezi
Full Fathom Five (Max Gladstone)
Full Fathom Five
16
Max Gladstone
Three Kings (Freydís Moon)
Three Kings
17
Freydís Moon
Saga, Vol. 6 (Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples)
Saga, Vol. 6
18
Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
Saga, Vol. 7 (Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples)
Saga, Vol. 7
19
Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
Saga, Vol. 8 (Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples)
Saga, Vol. 8
20
Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
Saga, Vol. 9 (Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples)
Saga, Vol. 9
21
Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
Before We Were Trans (Kit Heyam)
Before We Were Trans
22
Kit Heyam
Trans-Affirming Magical Care (Collective)
Trans-Affirming Magical Care
23
Collective
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality (Sarah McBride)
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality
24
Sarah McBride
Unmasking Autism (Devon Price)
Unmasking Autism
25
Devon Price
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