A Trans Rights Readathon Booklist: Disability Reads
Welcome to this week’s edition of Stacks & Spoons, a weekly substack for bookish girls, gays and theys, written by author Jen Wilde. If you enjoy it, make sure to subscribe here.
The Trans Rights Readathon starts today!
Started by author Sim Kern, the TRR is an annual call to action in support of Trans Day of Visibility on March 31st. Each year, book lovers join the readathon to uplift trans and nonbinary voices, and raise money for organizations that support trans folks.
Find out more about the TRR here, and follow on Insta: @TransRightsReadathon #TransRightsReadathon
If you’ve been here a while, you know I’m passionate about sharing queer and disabled stories. For this year’s Trans Rights Readathon, I’m highlighting books by/about trans and nonbinary folks who are also disabled.
Brooms by Jasmine Walls, Illustrated by Teo DuVall
Graphic Novel. Fantasy/Magic. This has been called Fast and Furious with broomsticks, but it also has big A League Of Their Own vibes. Six women in 1930s Mississippi, broomstick racing, formidable friendships, and a whole lotta magic.
The Year My Life Went Down The Toilet by Jake Maia Arlow
Middle Grade. Coming Of Age. This heartfelt and funny story follows Al as she deals with middle school drama, the realisation that she’s probably gay, and a new Crohn’s Disease diagnosis.
Paige Not Found by Jen Wilde
Middle Grade. Sci-Fi/Adventure. My debut MG comes out on April 16 and is available for pre-order now. It follows Paige – a queer, autistic, nonbinary kid – as she fights a corporation for her right to live as her authentic self.
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Young Adult. Speculative Horror/Fantasy. Jam has always been told that monsters no longer exist, but when she meets a monster hunter named Pet, she starts to question everything she’s been taught to believe.
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
Young Adult. Gothic Horror. A chilling Victorian tale featuring a Sanitorium and spirits, but where the true horror lies in conformity.
A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall
Adult Fiction. Regency Romance. A slow burn romance complete with British wit and brooding. Perfect for Bridgerton fans yearning for a queer love story.
Unmasking Autism by Devon Price
Nonfiction. An important text in the neurodiversity movement, Unmasking Autism encourages autistic acceptance and acts as a roadmap to unmasking.
How To Live Free In A Dangerous World by Shayla Lawson
Nonfiction. Memoir. This decolonial travel memoir will take you from Minnesota to Egypt, the Netherlands to Jamiaca, and everywhere in between, with a focus on how travelling alone can be a “political act.” (Thank you to Tiny Rep Books for gifting me a copy!)
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Nonfiction. A selection of essays about disability justice and how it intersects with every activist movement, thus making it a requirement for collective liberation.