Transgender – Trans Narrative

The Unbalancing by R. B. Lemberg

August 15, 2022August 13, 2022 lalanquistLeave a comment

The Unbalancing & my untangling, a review of R. B. Lemberg's novel, coming out September 2022.

To the Flame by A. E. Ross

September 15, 2021September 9, 2021 lalanquist2 Comments

I’ll admit, if you told me back when I started this blog that I’d be talking about monsterfucking, I probably wouldn’t have believed you, but I just read To the Flame by A. E. Ross, and some things need to be said. This paranormal cryptid romance is about a college guy named Emerson (he/him) who… Continue reading To the Flame by A. E. Ross

Naming Your Trans Characters

August 1, 2021July 24, 2021 lalanquistLeave a comment

Exploring the process for naming trans characters, including how to handle deadnames, who some people change their names, and what the meaning behind my own name is!

Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve

July 15, 2021July 17, 2021 lalanquistLeave a comment

Exploring the possibilities of transness, masculinity, and personhood in Ray Stoeve's BETWEEN PERFECT AND REAL, a review.

In Your Face: An Extremely Shallow Dive into the Marketing of Trans Books

June 15, 2021 lalanquistLeave a comment

How we classify identity in books, how SEO makes trans books easy to find (but also ends up "shoving identity in the readers' faces"), and how pressures to meet the needs of broad audiences can impact representation in books. AKA: Far too long a post for such a surface level exploration of the marketing of transgender books.

And Then the Gray Heaven by R. E. Katz

April 3, 2021July 15, 2021 lalanquistLeave a comment

Bodies, embodiment, and the self in R. E. Katz' forthcoming debut novel, AND THEN THE GRAY HEAVEN.

Don’t Kill Your Trans Characters #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

October 11, 2020October 3, 2020 lalanquist9 Comments

A thorough explanation as to why you should not kill your trans characters, along with the EXTREMELY few caveat-filled instances where it is moderately acceptable.