Okay, so! Today we're not talking about a fictional wizard's birthday, instead we're going to talk about a few TRANS AND NON-BINARY AUTHORS from my own TBR. Buckle up, I'm going to make your TBR longer here.

KACEN CALLENDER has an incredible selection of books, not least the justifiably hyped FELIX EVER AFTER

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15809784.Kacen_Callender

RIVERS SOLOMON has some of the most gorgeous writing I've ever read - my book club just read THE DEEP and I'm still an emotional wreck

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16488815.Rivers_Solomon

AKWAEKE EMEZI wrote PET, which I've heard nothing but hype about, and can't wait to get to when my TBR is under control!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16944266.Akwaeke_Emezi

AIDEN THOMAS is the author of CEMETERY BOYS, which is literally my most anticipated book that I'm going to devour on release day! He's also got another book, LOST IN THE NEVER WOODS, coming out that sounds incredible.

JY YANG has nebula and hugo nominations for THE BLACK TIDES OF HEAVEN and also, possibly, the most beautiful covers I've ever seen.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7106859.J_Y_Yang

CHARLIE JANE ANDREWS won a nebula for THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT and has won a whole collection of other, well deserved awards for her writing, including a hugo and a lambda literary award.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4918514.Charlie_Jane_Anders

SARAH GAILEY is another hugo award winning writer. They also have some of the best covers, and get my personal cover-love sticker of approval. These are must buys, I mean, cowboys and hippos? Queer librarians?? Incredible.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15045277.Sarah_Gailey

APRIL DANIELS is a trans author writing about trans superheroes. Is there ANYTHING better sounding out there? I don't think so. Not to mention the covers of DREADNOUGHT and SOVEREIGN are gorgeous.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15402430.April_Daniels

YOON HA LEE has adult sci-fi AND a RR presents MG fantasy, so there's something for everyone here. I've been watching PHOENIX EXTRAVAGANT intently since I first heard about it!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3001246.Yoon_Ha_Lee

AJ SASS has written ANA ON THE EDGE, a story about a non-binary figure skater discovering her gender identity.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18945862.A_J_Sass

ANNA MARIE MCLEMORE's DARK AND DEEPEST RED has been on my TBR since I read the premise, and they also wrote BLANCA & ROJA, which I've seen my friends loving and can't wait to get to.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6434877.Anna_Marie_McLemore

MASON DEAVER is the award-nominated author of I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, and their upcoming novel THE GHOSTS WE KEEP sounds dark, queer and beautifully emotional.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17892034.Mason_Deaver

NITA TYNDALL is the author of WHO I WAS WITH HER, which has a) a gorgeous cover and b) raw sapphic tragedy written perfectly. This book has curative queer powers, I promise you.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19201305.Nita_Tyndall

MARIEKE NIJKAMP is a bestselling author who has EVEN IF WE BREAK coming out in September, a YA thriller that has me checking my preorder just in case it might show up months early - I can pray for a miracle, right?

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6439440.Marieke_Nijkamp

GEORGE M JOHNSON is a journalist and activist, and the author of ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE, which is a must read for literally everybody. If you think you don't like memoirs, it's because you haven't read this one.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19309237.George_M_Johnson

NINO CIPRI wrote FINNA, where minimum wage employees have to chase a customer across the multi-verse, and HOMESICK, a collection of unpredictable speculative stories around 'home'

Okay, taking a break because I've been at this for an hour and I need to walk the dog. This is not an exhaustive list! This is just authors I've picked up from my own TBR. Please boost trans authors today, and feel free to add to the thread and I'll share your tweets too!

CORI MCCARTHY co-wrote the ONCE & FUTURE series that I devoured in a day because they're SO good, and gloriously queer in every possible way!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5815428.Cori_McCarthy

ZOE REED is the author of BREAKING LEGACIES, and if you need persuading to read it, follow @bookishsappho for five minutes and you'll want to read it as badly as I do!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6996754.Zoe_Reed