Resources Essential Reading Essential Reading Essential Reading Our bookshelf, open. Books by, for, and about Black trans, queer, and non-binary lives. Memoirs, theory, history, poetry. Some have been in print for years. Some are brand new. All have shaped how we see ourselves and each other. Click any cover or title to learn more. Buying through these links supports the authors — not us — which is how it should be. Memoir · 2026 A Body Made Home Kai Marshall Green A memoir-manifesto on becoming trans, on Black trans love, and on queer kinship in the face of erasure. Pages of Hackney History · 2026 A Black Queer History of the United States C. Riley Snorton & Darius Bost Part of the ReVisioning History series. Unearths the contributions of Black trans and queer figures, linking racial and gender justice from slavery to today. Find the book Poetry · 2026 Soulmate as a Verb Kelsey L. Smoot A striking poetry collection exploring trans identity, love, and the work of living authentically. Find on Waterstones Interviews / Movement Miss Major Speaks Miss Major Griffin-Gracy & Toshio Meronek Conversations with a Black trans revolutionary — survival, leadership, and a roadmap for collective liberation. One of our elders, in her own words. Find the book Memoir · 2023 The Risk It Takes to Bloom Raquel Willis A memoir from the Black trans activist on personal tragedy, family, and the fight for collective liberation. Find the book The shelf is never finished Got a book we should read? We welcome book recommendations by Black trans and/or queer authors. Send us a title, an author, a few lines on why it matters — we will read it and consider adding it here. Send us a recommendation Manage Cookie Preferences