The Nonbinarian Recommends: Fiction

Lucky Red

A Novel

By: Claudia Cravens
Narrated by: Elena Rey
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“Newly orphaned sixteen-year-old Bridget arrives in Dodge City in 1877 and is recruited to work in the town's only brothel run by women. A queer coming-of-age story filled with friendship, first-time love, and freedom, this Western has a disarming voice. I wanted to read it again as soon as I finished it! Read more

The Late Americans

A Novel

By: Brandon Taylor
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE, ELLE, OPRAH DAILY, THE WASHINGTON POST, BUZZFEED AND VULTURE

“Erudite, intimate, hilarious, poignant . . . A gorgeously written novel of youth’s promise, of the quest to find one’s tribe and one’s calling.” —Leigh Haber, Oprah Daily

The Booker Prize finalist and... Read more

Your Driver Is Waiting

A Novel

By: Priya Guns
Narrated by: Priya Guns
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

“In this book full of snappy writing and clever digs, we follow a few days in the life of a queer Sri Lankan woman whose main hustle is driving for a ride-share in an anonymous big city. Constant urban protests capture the current zeitgeist and Damani's underemployed and over-educated friends want to fight oppression. This book examines class... Read more

All This Could Be Different

A Novel

By: Sarah Thankam Mathews
Narrated by: Reena Dutt
Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

“All This Could Be Different tells the story of Sneha, a young queer brown woman living through the recession and coming into her adulthood. Told with beautiful prose that is both simple and captivating, I couldn’t put this down. To see the story of a complex, and at times troubling character, this book is one that I felt the need to sit with and... Read more

Dykette

A Novel

By: Jenny Fran Davis
Narrated by: Alex Schmidt
Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Named one of the Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2023 by Vogue
Named a Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of 2023 by Buzzfeed, Electric Lit, and Them
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Our Culture, Yahoo!, The Millions, LitHub and SPY.com
Named a Most Anticipated Debut of 2023 by Debutiful and Goodreads

An addictive, absurd, and darkly hilarious debut novel... Read more

Big Swiss

A Novel

By: Jen Beagin
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Carlotta Brentan, Stephen Graybill, Joy Osmanski & Matt Pittenger
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

“A transcriber for a sex therapist develops an obsession with one of the clients...and then recognizes her voice in public and starts an affair. Full cast reading. Well-paced. Messy! Read more

Patricia Wants to Cuddle

By: Samantha Allen
Narrated by: Susan Bennett, Justis Bolding, Cindy Kay, Laura Knight Keating & Jasmin Walker
Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

“This book is so much fun! I loved this story about the contestants on a reality Bachelor-like show, and the audio recording includes various actors playing each character, which adds an engaging layer to the narratives. This is the kind of book to read when you just want to have fun, and there is a twist that is absolutely wild! Come along for... Read more

Open Throat

By: Henry Hoke
Narrated by: Pete Cross
Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

A queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Lonely and fascinated by humanity’s foibles, the lion spends their days protecting the welfare of a nearby homeless encampment, observing obnoxious hikers complain about their trauma, and, in quiet moments, grappling with the complexities... Read more

Glassworks

By: Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
Narrated by: Katherine Littrell
Length: 14 hours 16 minutes

In 1910, Agnes Carter makes the wrong choice in marriage. After years as an independent woman of fortune, influential with the board of a prominent university because of her financial donations, she is now subject to the whims of an abusive, spendthrift husband. But when Bohemian naturalist and glassblower Ignace Novak reignites Agnes’s passion... Read more

One Last Stop

By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

“McQuiston delivers a delightful sophomore novel that surprised me. Though similar to Red, White, and Royal Blue, One Last Stop adds a science fiction time loop element that makes it fun and different. I had major missing-Brooklyn-feels while listening to this! McQuiston perfectly captures the magic of Brooklyn and the MTA (both good and... Read more

Detransition, Baby

A Novel

By: Torrey Peters
Narrated by: Renata Friedman
Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

“A great book about family, relationships, identities, conflicts, caring, friendships and how to deal with trans hostility. In addition to trans identity, the book also deals with power relations such as racism / whiteness and class. The characters sometimes appear determined and clear, then again embarrassed and almost overwhelmed by emotion.... Read more

Freshwater

By: Akwaeke Emezi
Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

An extraordinary debut novel, Freshwater explores the surreal experience of having a fractured self. It centers around a young Nigerian woman, Ada, who develops separate selves within her as a result of being born "with one foot on the other side." Unsettling, heartwrenching, dark, and powerful, Freshwater is a sharp evocation of a rare way of... Read more

Chlorine

A Novel

By: Jade Song
Narrated by: Catherine Ho & Imani Parks
Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

“A haunting coming-of-age story about Ren Yu explores race, sexuality, and mental health. Ren becomes obsessed with mermaids at a very young age, which leads her to pursue competitive swimming. Ren struggles with her sexuality and her obsessive need to be even closer to the mermaids she reads about. Her journey is bloody, raw, and terrifying, as... Read more

Manhunt

By: Gretchen Felker-Martin
Narrated by: Katherine Pucciariello
Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

STARRED Reviews in Library Journal and Booklist!
A Most-Anticipated Title in CrimeReads, BookRiot, Tor.com, Electric Lit, and more.
Featured in Autostraddle, Apartment Therapy, Goodreads, and more.

Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt is an explosive post-apocalyptic novel that follows trans women and men on a grotesque journey of survival.

“A modern... Read more

My Government Means to Kill Me

A Novel

By: Rasheed Newson
Narrated by: Jelani Alladin
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

“Wonderful and lively coming of age novel set in 1980s NYC. I loved how vibrant all of the characters and the city were. It also explored some deeper, lesser explored angles of the AIDS pandemic. Read more

Red at the Bone

A Novel

By: Jacqueline Woodson
Narrated by: Jacqueline Woodson, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Peter Francis James, Shayna Small & Bahni Turpin
Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

“Jacqueline Woodon's novella RED AT THE BONE is the story of a black American family told through the perspective of 5 people. Vastly different perspectives of the same events (a teenage pregnancy, prejudice, class issues between generations) creates a compelling audiobook. Listening to this book was a delight, as the 5 narrators truly made it a... Read more

Chef's Choice

A Novel

Chef's Kiss

By: TJ Alexander
Narrated by: Nicky Endres
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

“TJ Alexander (Chef’s Kiss) has done it again, with a new, delightful, fake-relationship trans romance full of foodie fun. Alexander’s characters are fully realized in themselves and on the page, in an all-too-real world of gross ignorance but also great friendship and irresistible attraction. With just the right amount of spiciness, both in and... Read more

Camp QUILTBAG

By: Nicole Melleby & A. J. Sass
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about the importance of and joy in finding a community, for fans of Alex Gino and Ashley Herring-Blake.
 
Twelve-year-old Abigail (she/her/hers) is so excited to spend her summer at Camp QUILTBAG, an inclusive retreat for queer and trans kids. She can’t... Read more

Couplets

A Love Story

By: Maggie Millner
Narrated by: Maggie Millner
Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

“A beautiful story of self-discovery and new love, told in rhyme. Maggie Millner performs this short audiobook with a spare, confessional, and self-questioning style that gives shape to the transformation of her self-identity. Read more

Flux

A Novel

By: Jinwoo Chong
Narrated by: David Lee Huynh
Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvertently discovered time travel—and are using it to cover up a string of violent crimes . . .



Four days before Christmas, eight-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, twenty-eight-year-old Brandon... Read more