2025 TRANS RIGHTS READATHON

The Flicker

By: H.E. Edgmon
Narrated by: Kyla García & Suzy Jackson
Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

ONE YEAR AGO, A SOLAR FLARE SCORCHED THE EARTH AND DESTROYED LIFE AS WE KNOW IT.

With their parents gone and their supplies running low, grieving stepsiblings Millie and Rose leave home with their infant half-brother in search of Millie’s grandma, a Seminole elder—who Millie knows in her gut is still alive, even if Rose isn’t so sure. Along the... Read more

Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

Sir Callie: Book #1

By: Esme Symes-Smith
Narrated by: Dani Martineck & Esme Symes-Smith
Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

In a magical medieval world filled with dragons, shape-shifters, and witches, a twelve-year-old nonbinary hopeful knight battles for the heart of their kingdom. This USA Today bestselling series explores identity and gender amid sword fights and magic, and proves anyone can be a hero.

“These heroes come in all shapes and skills—I cheered for them... Read more

The Witch King

The Witch King Duology: Book #1

By: H.E. Edgmon
Narrated by: Dani Martineck
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

“Where has this feral, hurt, angry, loving disaster of a gay trans witch been my whole life? I felt so at home within the pages of this book, and I know other queer & trans readers will feel the same way—this is the fantasy I wish I had in high school and my current favorite book to handsell. Read more

The Fae Keeper

The Witch King Duology: Book #2

By: H.E. Edgmon
Narrated by: Dani Martineck
Length: 13 hours 24 minutes

In the heart-stopping sequel to The Witch King, Wyatt and Emyr attempt to rebuild Asalin despite unexpected new enemies within their kingdom.

Two weeks after the door to Faery closed once more, Asalin is still in turmoil. Emyr and Wyatt are hunting Derek and Clarke themselves after having abolished the corrupt Guard, and are trying to convince... Read more

Too Bright to See

By: Kyle Lukoff
Narrated by: Jax Jackson & Kyle Lukoff
Length: 4 hours 28 minutes

“This spooky and thoughtful book follows Bug, a soon to be middle schooler. How do you handle your uncle’s death when he’s still haunting your house, and when he seems to have a message for you? How can you “be you” when you don’t know what that means yet? Read more

All Boys Aren't Blue

A Memoir-Manifesto

By: George M. Johnson
Narrated by: George M. Johnson
Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

“After listening to this book, I was outraged to learn how widely banned it is across the country - This story needs to be told and shared. Read more

Gender Queer

A Memoir

By: Maia Kobabe
Narrated by: Maia Kobabe, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Graybill, Phoebe Kobabe, Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

2020 ALA Alex Award Winner
2020 Stonewall — Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book

The ground-breaking, bestselling graphic novel is now available on audio.

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only... Read more

Merciless Saviors

A Novel

The Ouroboros: Book #2

By: H.E. Edgmon
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

The stunning conclusion to the Ouroboros series, a contemporary fantasy duology in which a teen, Gem, finds out they’re a reincarnated god from another world.

That day at the First Church of Gracie changed everything for Gem Echols, and not just because Marian and Poppy betrayed them. Forced to use the Ouroboros knife on Zephyr, who had... Read more

Leech

By: Hiron Ennes
Narrated by: Abigail Thorn
Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

“This book slowly builds your sense of vertigo by combining body horror and gothic family drama. To find oneself empathizing with a parasite only heightens the sense of dis-ease. I’m still reeling. Read more

Tell Me I'm Worthless

By: Alison Rumfitt
Narrated by: Nicky Endres
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

“The haunted house at the center of the novel is old. It carries a history of violence that has painted its walls both literally and metaphorically with blood. In the contemporary moment of the novel, Alice and Ila are torn—struggling to live their lives while still haunted by the brutally traumatic experience they shared a few years before. In... Read more

The First Bright Thing

By: J.R. Dawson
Narrated by: Petrea Burchard & Tim Campbell
Length: 12 hours 55 minutes

“Rin, Mauve, and Odette are 'Sparks', part of a select group of people who inexplicably got magical abilities during the Great War. Rin can jump to different time periods; Mauve can see glimpses of the future; Odette can heal any wound. Together they try to bring joy to the present through their magical circus as they also jump through time to... Read more

The In-Between Bookstore

A Novel

By: Edward Underhill
Narrated by: Shaan Dasani
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

“A sensitive novel about what it's like to grow up queer in a small town and find queer communities at the college and in the big city. And what it can be like to return to your old home, to discover a queer community there and to wonder what would have happened if your younger self had had more knowledge at his disposal and whether he should... Read more

Camp Damascus

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

“Neverton is home to the only gay conversion camp in the country to boast a 100% success rate: Camp Damascus. God-fearing Rose Darling knows all about the camp from the commercials starring the charismatic Pastor Pete Bend. But when Rose starts coughing up flies and getting flashes of a life she doesn't remember living -- and a girl she doesn't... Read more

Bury Your Gays

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: André Santana, Charlie Jane Anders, CJ Leede, Georgia Bird, Liz Kerin, Mara Wilson, Mark Oshiro, Sarah Gailey, Stephen Graham Jones, T. Kingfisher & TJ Klune
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

“A lot is going on in this book - in the best possible way! There is: creepy & questionable AI use, a horror screenwriter haunted by his own creations, and excellent satire of homophobic Hollywood studios. This is a wild, unforgettable, and CREEPY romp! Read more

Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix

Remixed Classics: Book #9

By: Gabe Cole Novoa
Narrated by: Harrison Knights
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

“This Pride and Prejudice remix is everything I wanted it to be and more! I am in love with the way Novoa weaves elements of queer history into the heart of Austen's story. He holds true to Austen's commentary on class and gender while maintaining the distinct writing style of the era. 10/10 would recommend (and that's coming from a Pride and... Read more

The Sapling Cage

Daughters of the Empty Throne: Book #1

By: Margaret Killjoy
Narrated by: Jackie Meloche
Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

“The Sapling Cage is a beautiful fantasy narrative with cohesive world building, an intriguing magic system, and the most real depiction of the transfem experience I have ever read, or at least the closest to my experience. Wrapped in a story about the epic battle for the survival of a kingdom, is the story of a girl struggling to find her way in... Read more

Compound Fracture

By: Andrew Joseph White
Narrated by: Dani Martineck
Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

“A love story to Appalachia and the coal miners who fought back. A love story to the people who see West Virginia as the beautiful state it can be with the right leadership. This coming of age story has grit and dirt rubbed into the wounds queer Appalachian kids grow up with. Andrew Joseph White doesn't stray away from anything and his love for... Read more

Celestial Monsters

The Sunbearer Duology: Book #2

By: Aiden Thomas
Narrated by: André Santana
Length: 12 hours 35 minutes

“Aiden Thomas has done it again! The conclusion to this duology is honestly really amazing. The pacing is fantastic, the odds/stakes have been raised, and it still keeps that humor that I adore so much in Aiden's writing. The addition of a dual POV for this one makes it such a well-rounded story. The character development for EVERYONE is... Read more

The T in LGBT

Everything you need to know about being trans

By: Jamie Raines
Narrated by: Jamie Raines & Shaaba Lotun
Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

Hey, I'm Jamie, a 29-year-old trans guy from the UK. I've been transitioning for 12 years now after realising I was trans (by accident!) at sixteen years old. I knew I was a boy since the age of four, but realised whilst growing up that I was different. It was only in my teens that I found the words to express who I was... Read more

Old Wounds

By: Logan-Ashley Kisner
Narrated by: Theo Germaine
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Two transgender teens end up in a small, isolated town, where they must escape the locals who plan to sacrifice one of them to an ancient monster that only eats girls. A pulse-pounding thriller perfect for fans of Midsommar and Hell Followed with Us!

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Erin and Max are two... Read more