Book Club: November Read

For November, we figured we would do something a little different (given that it’s currently book club 2 – 1 Anna). So instead of a picking a single book, we’ve picked three novellas, two at 20 pages and one at 60. I (Charlotte) will be trying to read them all (cannot speak for Anna, who has not yet even started the October read), but you’re welcome to pick and choose which to read or not. And because they’re novellas, they can hopefully be read in one sitting.

And, of course, each of the novellas contains a trans or nonbinary main character in a fantasy (or sci-fi) setting.

The Shape of My Name

Nino Cipri

Published: 4th March 2015
Goodreads
Rep: trans mc

The Shape of My Name by Nino Cipri is a time travel story about what it means to truly claim yourself.

Witch, Cat & Cobb

J. K. Pendragon

Published: 13th October 2015
Goodreads
Rep: wlw mc, trans woman mc

Destined for an arranged marriage she wants nothing to do with, Princess Breanwynne decides that the only option for escape is to run away. Upon the announcement of this plan, her trusted pet cat reveals he can talk by asking that she take him along. Listening to his suggestion to venture into the lair of the Swamp Witch proves to be a very bad idea, but Breanwynne would rather face a witch any day than be forced to marry a prince.

Sky & Dew

Holly Heisey

Published: 1st February 2016
Goodreads
Rep: nonbinary mc

In the Hallows, words are magic, and words can kill.

Sky took a vow of silence and left the world above to keep her city’s magic alive. Now, she wanders the Hallows as an acolyte of the Lost Emperor – an unseen legend from another world whose words fuel the magic above. But when her lover breaks their vow of silence and falls deathly ill, Sky must descend to the deepest depths of the Hallows to beg the Lost Emperor’s help. What she finds, though, is a tragedy that spans centuries, and Sky will stop at nothing to make it right.

Part otherworldly epic and part nonbinary love story, Sky and Dew is a standalone short story.

So, will you be reading with us?