Stone Bitch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (2004)

Stone Bitch Blues is a novelized account of Feinberg’s life, who assumed a trans male identity to survive in the last decades of the 20th Century.

Other Lovers by Jackie Kay (1994)

Other Lovers is one of Kay’s best known poetry collections, dealing with issues such as domestic violence, gender identity, and interpersonal intimacy.

Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend by Jackie Kay (2021)

Bessie Smith is a nonfiction treatment of an early 20th Century blues pioneer and icon whose death was marred by racial prejudice.

Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton by Diane Wood Middlebrook (1999)

Suits Me is a biography of Billy Tipton, the transgender jazz pianist who inspired the creation of Joss Moody.