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* ''The Nap-Away Motel'', by Nadja Lubiw-Hazard, has a supporting character named Ori who is nonbinary.<ref name="NapAwayMotel">{{Cite web |title=First Fiction Friday: The Nap-Away Motel |work=All Lit Up |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2019/First-Fiction-Friday-The-Nap-Away-Motel}}</ref> | * ''The Nap-Away Motel'', by Nadja Lubiw-Hazard, has a supporting character named Ori who is nonbinary.<ref name="NapAwayMotel">{{Cite web |title=First Fiction Friday: The Nap-Away Motel |work=All Lit Up |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2019/First-Fiction-Friday-The-Nap-Away-Motel}}</ref> | ||
* In ''The Way of Thorn and Thunder'' fantasy series (also called ''The Kynship Chronicles''), by [[Two-Spirit]] author Daniel Heath Justice, there is a race called the Kyn, who recognize three genders: he-Kyn, she-Kyn and zhe-Kyn. These are specifically [[gender]]s, not [[sex]]es, according to reviewer [[Bogi Takács]].<ref name="kynship">{{Cite web |title=QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: The Way of Thorn and Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice (Part 1) |authorlink=Bogi Takács |last=Takács |first=Bogi |work=Tor.com |date=21 May 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2019/05/21/quiltbag-speculative-classics-the-way-of-thorn-and-thunder-by-daniel-heath-justice-part-1/ }}</ref> | * In ''The Way of Thorn and Thunder'' fantasy series (also called ''The Kynship Chronicles''), by [[Two-Spirit]] author Daniel Heath Justice, there is a race called the Kyn, who recognize three genders: he-Kyn, she-Kyn and zhe-Kyn. These are specifically [[gender]]s, not [[sex]]es, according to reviewer [[Bogi Takács]].<ref name="kynship">{{Cite web |title=QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: The Way of Thorn and Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice (Part 1) |authorlink=Bogi Takács |last=Takács |first=Bogi |work=Tor.com |date=21 May 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2019/05/21/quiltbag-speculative-classics-the-way-of-thorn-and-thunder-by-daniel-heath-justice-part-1/ }}</ref> | ||
* In ''What We Left Behind'' by Robin Talley, Toni is a genderqueer student at Harvard in a long-distance relationship.<ref name="Acree">{{Cite web |title=Robin Talley: Young love in a nonbinary world |author=Acree, Cat |work=BookPage.com |date=17 November 2015 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/interviews/19062-robin-talley-ya}}</ref> | * In ''What We Left Behind'' by Robin Talley, Toni is a genderqueer student at Harvard in a long-distance relationship.<ref name="Acree">{{Cite web |title=Robin Talley: Young love in a nonbinary world |author=Acree, Cat |work=BookPage.com |date=17 November 2015 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/interviews/19062-robin-talley-ya}}</ref> | ||
* The protagonist of ''Baker Thief'', by Claudie Arseneault, is [[bigender]] and [[aromantic]].<ref name="Simkiss">{{Cite web |title=Author Interview: Xan West |author=Simkiss, Ceillie |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/}}</ref> | * The protagonist of ''Baker Thief'', by Claudie Arseneault, is [[bigender]] and [[aromantic]].<ref name="Simkiss">{{Cite web |title=Author Interview: Xan West |author=Simkiss, Ceillie |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/}}</ref> | ||
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* Eli/Ellie, the protagonist of ''Genderfluid: A Cinderella Story'' (by Bridget Quinones) is, as the title says, [[genderfluid]]. Note: story contains transphobic violence and the T-slur.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45880850-genderfluid</ref> | * Eli/Ellie, the protagonist of ''Genderfluid: A Cinderella Story'' (by Bridget Quinones) is, as the title says, [[genderfluid]]. Note: story contains transphobic violence and the T-slur.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45880850-genderfluid</ref> | ||
* ''Love Yourself: A Genderfluid Romance'', by N. R. Blythe, is a sexually explicit romance featuring a genderfluid person who goes by Cora when in girl mode and Corey when in boy mode. | * ''Love Yourself: A Genderfluid Romance'', by N. R. Blythe, is a sexually explicit romance featuring a genderfluid person who goes by Cora when in girl mode and Corey when in boy mode. | ||
* In ''The Empress of Salt and Fortune'' and ''When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain'' by Nghi Vo, the character Chih is nonbinary.<ref name="Ladd">{{Cite web |title=Review: The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo |last=Ladd |first=Christina |work=The Nerd Daily |date=29 December 2019 |access-date=19 October 2020 |url= https://www.thenerddaily.com/the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune-nghi-vo/}}</ref> | * In ''The Empress of Salt and Fortune'' and ''When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain'' by Nghi Vo, the character Chih is nonbinary.<ref name="Ladd">{{Cite web |title=Review: The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo |last=Ladd |first=Christina |work=The Nerd Daily |date=29 December 2019 |access-date=19 October 2020 |url= https://www.thenerddaily.com/the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune-nghi-vo/}}</ref> | ||
* ''Sexarchate: Hot Equations'', by Lia Meyers, is a sexually explicit sci-fi with a nonbinary character. From the same publisher (Less Than Three Press), ''A Party for Lola'' by Caitlin Ricci and ''Beginnings'' by Alexa Black also contain nonbinary characters.<ref>https://lessthanthreepress.tumblr.com/search/non-binary</ref> However, these books may be hard to find, as the publisher closed down in 2019. | * ''Sexarchate: Hot Equations'', by Lia Meyers, is a sexually explicit sci-fi with a nonbinary character. From the same publisher (Less Than Three Press), ''A Party for Lola'' by Caitlin Ricci and ''Beginnings'' by Alexa Black also contain nonbinary characters.<ref>https://lessthanthreepress.tumblr.com/search/non-binary</ref> However, these books may be hard to find, as the publisher closed down in 2019. | ||
* ''A Boy Called Cin'', by Cecil Wilde, is a romance novel told from the point of view of Tom, a mostly-closeted genderqueer billionaire who falls for a trans man.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609104330/https://justlovereviews.com/2017/07/22/trans-book-month-corey-alexander/| url=https://justlovereviews.com/2017/07/22/trans-book-month-corey-alexander/|archive-date=9 June 2019|last=Alexander|first=Corey| authorlink=Corey Alexander|title=A Baker's Dozen of Stories Centering Non-Binary Characters}}</ref> | * ''A Boy Called Cin'', by Cecil Wilde, is a romance novel told from the point of view of Tom, a mostly-closeted genderqueer billionaire who falls for a trans man.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609104330/https://justlovereviews.com/2017/07/22/trans-book-month-corey-alexander/| url=https://justlovereviews.com/2017/07/22/trans-book-month-corey-alexander/|archive-date=9 June 2019|last=Alexander|first=Corey| authorlink=Corey Alexander|title=A Baker's Dozen of Stories Centering Non-Binary Characters}}</ref> | ||
* In ''Defying Convention'', also by Cecil Wilde, the main character AJ is a [[femme]] genderqueer person who uses singular "they" pronouns.<ref name="Evans2017">{{Cite web |title=My gender didn't exist in fiction when I was growing up – so I wrote myself into existence |author=Evans, Alison |authorlink=Alison Evans |work=the Guardian |date=27 February 2017 |access-date=2 November 2020 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/28/my-gender-didnt-exist-in-fiction-when-i-was-growing-up-so-i-wrote-myself-into-existence}}</ref> | * In ''Defying Convention'', also by Cecil Wilde, the main character AJ is a [[femme]] genderqueer person who uses singular "they" pronouns.<ref name="Evans2017">{{Cite web |title=My gender didn't exist in fiction when I was growing up – so I wrote myself into existence |author=Evans, Alison |authorlink=Alison Evans |work=the Guardian |date=27 February 2017 |access-date=2 November 2020 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/28/my-gender-didnt-exist-in-fiction-when-i-was-growing-up-so-i-wrote-myself-into-existence}}</ref> | ||
* ''The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water'', by Zen Cho, has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow">{{Cite web |title=Book Recs: | * ''The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water'', by Zen Cho, has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow">{{Cite web |title=Book Recs: Twitter's Favourite Trans Books |author= |work=Reads Rainbow |date=13 May 2020 |access-date=2 November 2020 |url= https://readsrainbow.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/book-recs-twitters-favourite-trans-books/}}</ref> | ||
* ''River of Teeth'', by [[Sarah Gailey]], has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" /> | * ''River of Teeth'', by [[Sarah Gailey]], has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" /> | ||
* ''Upright Women Wanted'', by [[Sarah Gailey]], has a nonbinary character.<ref name="readsrainbow" /> | * ''Upright Women Wanted'', by [[Sarah Gailey]], has a nonbinary character.<ref name="readsrainbow" /> | ||
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* ''The Vela'', a multi-author serially-published space opera, has a nonbinary character named Niko who uses [[they/them]] pronouns. There are other nonbinary characters as well. Yoon Ha Lee, one of the authors, revealed that in the original drafts "Niko was originally a [[cisgender]]ed male character named Oskar".<ref name="Hadi_thevela">{{Cite web |title=Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 1) |last=Hadi |first=Shana E. |work=The Stanford Daily |date=6 March 2019 |access-date=7 November 2020 |url= https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/03/06/unveiling-the-vela-an-interview-with-becky-chambers-s-l-huang-and-yoon-ha-lee-part-1/}}</ref> | * ''The Vela'', a multi-author serially-published space opera, has a nonbinary character named Niko who uses [[they/them]] pronouns. There are other nonbinary characters as well. Yoon Ha Lee, one of the authors, revealed that in the original drafts "Niko was originally a [[cisgender]]ed male character named Oskar".<ref name="Hadi_thevela">{{Cite web |title=Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 1) |last=Hadi |first=Shana E. |work=The Stanford Daily |date=6 March 2019 |access-date=7 November 2020 |url= https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/03/06/unveiling-the-vela-an-interview-with-becky-chambers-s-l-huang-and-yoon-ha-lee-part-1/}}</ref> | ||
*In ''Night Shine'', by Tessa Gratton, the character Kirin Dark-Smile is nonbinary.<ref name="NightShine">{{Cite web |title=A Mismatched Adventure: Night Shine by Tessa Gratton |last=Bourke |first=Liz |work=Tor.com |date=10 September 2020 |access-date=7 November 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2020/09/10/book-reviews-night-shine-by-tessa-gratton/}}</ref> | *In ''Night Shine'', by Tessa Gratton, the character Kirin Dark-Smile is nonbinary.<ref name="NightShine">{{Cite web |title=A Mismatched Adventure: Night Shine by Tessa Gratton |last=Bourke |first=Liz |work=Tor.com |date=10 September 2020 |access-date=7 November 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2020/09/10/book-reviews-night-shine-by-tessa-gratton/}}</ref> | ||
* ''Jack Long and the Demon Deal'', by L. J. Hamlin, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="jacklong">{{Cite web |title=Cover Reveal: Jack Long and the Demon Deal by L. J. Hamlin |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/cover-reveal-jack-long-and-the-demon-deal-by-l-j-hamlin/ }}</ref> | * ''Jack Long and the Demon Deal'', by L. J. Hamlin, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="jacklong">{{Cite web |title=Cover Reveal: Jack Long and the Demon Deal by L. J. Hamlin |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/cover-reveal-jack-long-and-the-demon-deal-by-l-j-hamlin/ }}</ref> | ||
* ''Dragons Past Dawn'', by Ennis Rook Bashe, has two nonbinary protagonists: Sely, who uses [[they/them]] pronouns, and Andreas, who uses [[English_neutral_pronouns#Xe.2C_xir|xe/xir]] pronouns. | * ''Dragons Past Dawn'', by Ennis Rook Bashe, has two nonbinary protagonists: Sely, who uses [[they/them]] pronouns, and Andreas, who uses [[English_neutral_pronouns#Xe.2C_xir|xe/xir]] pronouns. | ||
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* Fantasy novel ''In The Ravenous Dark'', by A.M. Strickland, has a nonbinary [[asexual]] character.<ref>{{cite tweet|title=*whispers* I have an upcoming YA dark fantasy with a blood mage who's pan, a lesbian love interest (also a mage), an enby/ace best friend (also a mage), and a m/f/f poly relationship if you want more queer with your magic use:|user=AdriAnneMS|number=1270142172285689856|date=8 June 2020}}</ref> | * Fantasy novel ''In The Ravenous Dark'', by A.M. Strickland, has a nonbinary [[asexual]] character.<ref>{{cite tweet|title=*whispers* I have an upcoming YA dark fantasy with a blood mage who's pan, a lesbian love interest (also a mage), an enby/ace best friend (also a mage), and a m/f/f poly relationship if you want more queer with your magic use:|user=AdriAnneMS|number=1270142172285689856|date=8 June 2020}}</ref> | ||
* In ''The Lauras'', by Sara Taylor, teenaged Alex says they have never felt like a boy nor a girl. Content note: there is a graphic scene in which a man sexually assaults Alex.<ref name="good_Darq">{{Cite web |title=Darque Dreamer's review of The Lauras |author= |work=goodreads.com |date=6 September 2017 |access-date=9 December 2020 |url= https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2110137433?book_show_action=true}}</ref> | * In ''The Lauras'', by Sara Taylor, teenaged Alex says they have never felt like a boy nor a girl. Content note: there is a graphic scene in which a man sexually assaults Alex.<ref name="good_Darq">{{Cite web |title=Darque Dreamer's review of The Lauras |author= |work=goodreads.com |date=6 September 2017 |access-date=9 December 2020 |url= https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2110137433?book_show_action=true}}</ref> | ||
* ''Shameful Scars'', by A. L. Williams, is a paranormal romance starring Gabriel, a nonbinary angel.<ref name="amaz_Sham">{{Cite web |title=Customer Review: Shameful scars |author=Cheryl_cajun |work=amazon.com |date=14 June 2020 |access-date=9 December 2020 |url= https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R23Z4KKA7LKDFB/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B089G8N99X}}</ref> | * ''Shameful Scars'', by A. L. Williams, is a paranormal romance starring Gabriel, a nonbinary angel.<ref name="amaz_Sham">{{Cite web |title=Customer Review: Shameful scars |author=Cheryl_cajun |work=amazon.com |date=14 June 2020 |access-date=9 December 2020 |url= https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R23Z4KKA7LKDFB/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B089G8N99X}}</ref> | ||
* ''Light Up The Dark'', by Suki Fleet, has a minor character named Loz who uses [[singular they]] pronouns. Another character says about Loz: "They don't want to identify as a boy or a girl." | * ''Light Up The Dark'', by Suki Fleet, has a minor character named Loz who uses [[singular they]] pronouns. Another character says about Loz: "They don't want to identify as a boy or a girl." | ||
*In the children's book (ages 8-12) ''The Moon Within'', by Aida Salazar, Marco is genderfluid. Content note: Part of the plot involves main character Celi getting her first period. | *In the children's book (ages 8-12) ''The Moon Within'', by Aida Salazar, Marco is genderfluid. Content note: Part of the plot involves main character Celi getting her first period. | ||
* In the novel ''Anger is a Gift'', by [[Mark Oshiro]], the main character has a nonbinary friend.<ref name="AngerGift">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Mark Oshiro, Author of ANGER IS A GIFT |last=Sridhar |first=Priya |work=BOOK RIOT |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=4 March 2021 |url= https://bookriot.com/mark-oshiro-interview/}}</ref> | * In the novel ''Anger is a Gift'', by [[Mark Oshiro]], the main character has a nonbinary friend.<ref name="AngerGift">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Mark Oshiro, Author of ANGER IS A GIFT |last=Sridhar |first=Priya |work=BOOK RIOT |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=4 March 2021 |url= https://bookriot.com/mark-oshiro-interview/}}</ref> | ||
* The YA book ''Can't Take That Away'', by genderqueer author [[Steven Salvatore]], stars teen protagonist Carey Parker who is also genderqueer.<ref name="CTTA">{{Cite web |title=Q&A With Steven Salvatore, Can’t Take That Away |last=Lavoie |first=Alaina |work=We Need Diverse Books |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |url= https://diversebooks.org/qa-with-steven-salvatore-cant-take-that-away/}}</ref> | * The YA book ''Can't Take That Away'', by genderqueer author [[Steven Salvatore]], stars teen protagonist Carey Parker who is also genderqueer.<ref name="CTTA">{{Cite web |title=Q&A With Steven Salvatore, Can’t Take That Away |last=Lavoie |first=Alaina |work=We Need Diverse Books |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |url= https://diversebooks.org/qa-with-steven-salvatore-cant-take-that-away/}}</ref> | ||
* The Micah Grey trilogy, by Laura Lam, stars Micah, an intersex nonbinary teen who runs away from home to join the circus. | * The Micah Grey trilogy, by Laura Lam, stars Micah, an intersex nonbinary teen who runs away from home to join the circus. | ||
* ''The Heartbreak Bakery'', by A.R. Capetta, is a romance between two nonbinary people, Syd ([[no pronouns]]) and Harley ([[he/him]] or [[they/them]]).<ref name="Adler-Reads" /> | * ''The Heartbreak Bakery'', by A.R. Capetta, is a romance between two nonbinary people, Syd ([[no pronouns]]) and Harley ([[he/him]] or [[they/them]]).<ref name="Adler-Reads" /> | ||
* ''Loveless'', by Alice Oseman, has a nonbinary side character.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PineappleRobin|number=1401566434170376193 |title=Loveless by Alice Oseman One of my all time favorite books, I love the characters, I love the enemy to love romance between two side characters but the book is mostly about friendships. rep: Aroace MC, lesbian best friend, pansexual roommate, non binary side character|date= 6 June 2021}}</ref> | * ''Loveless'', by Alice Oseman, has a nonbinary side character.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PineappleRobin|number=1401566434170376193 |title=Loveless by Alice Oseman One of my all time favorite books, I love the characters, I love the enemy to love romance between two side characters but the book is mostly about friendships. rep: Aroace MC, lesbian best friend, pansexual roommate, non binary side character|date= 6 June 2021}}</ref> | ||
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* In Blanca & Roja, by [[Anna-Marie McLemore]], the character Page is [[genderqueer]].<ref name="Paxson">{{Cite web |title=Light And Dark, Characters Shine In 'Blanca & Roja' |last=Paxson |first=Caitlyn |work=NPR.org |date=10 October 2018 |access-date=17 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2018/10/10/655871750/light-and-dark-characters-shine-in-blanca-roja}}</ref> | * In Blanca & Roja, by [[Anna-Marie McLemore]], the character Page is [[genderqueer]].<ref name="Paxson">{{Cite web |title=Light And Dark, Characters Shine In 'Blanca & Roja' |last=Paxson |first=Caitlyn |work=NPR.org |date=10 October 2018 |access-date=17 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2018/10/10/655871750/light-and-dark-characters-shine-in-blanca-roja}}</ref> | ||
* ''Kink Aware'', by Morticia Knight, is a BDSM romance book starring a [[genderqueer]] character named Cruella. Cruella uses singular they, and the other protagonist, a man named Ray, says that Cruella is "the first person I've wanted who doesn't identify as male or female." Content note: references to past physical abuse.<ref>{{cite book|title=Kink Aware |last=Knight |first=Morticia |year=2018 |publisher=Pride Publishing}}</ref> | * ''Kink Aware'', by Morticia Knight, is a BDSM romance book starring a [[genderqueer]] character named Cruella. Cruella uses singular they, and the other protagonist, a man named Ray, says that Cruella is "the first person I've wanted who doesn't identify as male or female." Content note: references to past physical abuse.<ref>{{cite book|title=Kink Aware |last=Knight |first=Morticia |year=2018 |publisher=Pride Publishing}}</ref> | ||
* ''Our Bloody Pearl'', by D.N. Bryn, features a nonbinary siren named Perle who falls in love with a pirate.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40612896-our-bloody-pearl</ref> | |||
* In the romance novel ''Unmasked by the Marquess'' (by Cat Sebastian), one of the main characters ends up identifying as nonbinary.<ref name="Unmasked">{{Cite web |title=Behind the Book - Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian |author=Sebastian, Cat |work=BookPage.com |date=17 April 2018 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/behind-the-book/22620-twist-trope-break-binary-find-true-love-romance}}</ref> | |||
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*Ben De Backer in ''I Wish You All The Best'' is nonbinary. (Their sister is accepting but the rest of the family isn't.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Nonbinary Teen Makes Their Way In The World In 'I Wish You All The Best' |last=Kontis |first=Alethea |work=NPR.org |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=9 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2019/06/01/726669344/a-nonbinary-teen-makes-their-way-in-the-world-in-i-wish-you-all-the-best}}</ref> The author, [[Mason Deaver]], is also nonbinary. | *Ben De Backer in ''I Wish You All The Best'' is nonbinary. (Their sister is accepting but the rest of the family isn't.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Nonbinary Teen Makes Their Way In The World In 'I Wish You All The Best' |last=Kontis |first=Alethea |work=NPR.org |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=9 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2019/06/01/726669344/a-nonbinary-teen-makes-their-way-in-the-world-in-i-wish-you-all-the-best}}</ref> The author, [[Mason Deaver]], is also nonbinary. | ||
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* ''Best Game Ever: A Virtuella Novel'', by R R Angell, is a sci-fi young adult story centering on "a group of gay, nonbinary, and straight college nerds".<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Best-Game-Ever-Virtuella-Novel/dp/1949532097/</ref> | * ''Best Game Ever: A Virtuella Novel'', by R R Angell, is a sci-fi young adult story centering on "a group of gay, nonbinary, and straight college nerds".<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Best-Game-Ever-Virtuella-Novel/dp/1949532097/</ref> | ||
* The 2019 YA book ''In the Silences'' has many characters who self-define as nonbinary, including the protagonist.<ref>{{cite book|title=In the Silences|year=2019|last=Roberts|first=Ann|publisher=Bella Books|ISBN=9781642471267}}</ref> | * The 2019 YA book ''In the Silences'' has many characters who self-define as nonbinary, including the protagonist.<ref>{{cite book|title=In the Silences|year=2019|last=Roberts|first=Ann|publisher=Bella Books|ISBN=9781642471267}}</ref> | ||
* In the romance novel ''Gypsy's Rogue'', by Layla Dorine, main character Gypsy is genderfluid and uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="qri-gypsy">{{Cite web |title=Gypsy's Rogue |author= |work=Queeromance Ink |date= |access-date=23 February 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/gypsys-rogue/}}</ref> | |||
* ''Quick Fire'', by Alex Silver, is an "urban fantasy romance featuring a trans man and an [[asexual]] non-binary person".<ref>https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/quick-fire/</ref> | |||
* ''Starfall Ranch'', by California Dawes, is a lesbian romance with a nonbinary side character named Wallis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R12S7W9YQA6PXQ/ |author=Jay Pi|title=Strudel, Love, and Farm Bots - oh, my!|date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> | |||
* ''Rom & Yuli'', by Amara Lynn, is a post-apocalyptic urban fantasy romance between a man and a nonbinary person.<ref name="lets_LowH">{{Cite web |title=Low Heat Romance Recommendations |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/low-heat-romance-recommendations/ |at=page 3 }}</ref> | |||
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* ''The First Sister'', by [[Linden A. Lewis]], has multiple protagonists; one of them (Hiro val Akira) is nonbinary and genderqueer.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=lindenalewis |number=1300381570197598218|date=31 August 2020|title=The First Sister is bisexual; I am bisexual. Hiro is nonbinary; I am nonbinary. However, Hiro is Japanese, which I am not. Lito is panromantic asexual, which I am not. In these cases, I hired sensitivity readers for feedback.}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=lindenalewis|number=1290286655304171522|title=Tomorrow THE FIRST SISTER releases! Meet Hiro, our final POV char. Hiro val Akira is:[Sparkles] Nonbinary genderqueer (they/them) [Sparkles] A spy-like Dagger [Sparkles] Lito’s former partner [Sparkles] A traitor to the Icarii?!|date= 3 August 2020}}</ref> At one point in the book, someone asks "Hey, Hiro, are you a boy or a girl?" and Hiro answers "I am what I am. Neither. Both. Who cares?"<ref name="Beeson">{{Cite web |title=My Favorite Bit: Linden Lewis talks about THE FIRST SISTER |last=Beeson |first=Donovan |work=Mary Robinette Kowal |date= |access-date=13 July 2021 |url= https://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-favorite-bit-linden-lewis-talks-about-the-first-sister/}}</ref> | * ''The First Sister'', by [[Linden A. Lewis]], has multiple protagonists; one of them (Hiro val Akira) is nonbinary and genderqueer.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=lindenalewis |number=1300381570197598218|date=31 August 2020|title=The First Sister is bisexual; I am bisexual. Hiro is nonbinary; I am nonbinary. However, Hiro is Japanese, which I am not. Lito is panromantic asexual, which I am not. In these cases, I hired sensitivity readers for feedback.}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=lindenalewis|number=1290286655304171522|title=Tomorrow THE FIRST SISTER releases! Meet Hiro, our final POV char. Hiro val Akira is:[Sparkles] Nonbinary genderqueer (they/them) [Sparkles] A spy-like Dagger [Sparkles] Lito’s former partner [Sparkles] A traitor to the Icarii?!|date= 3 August 2020}}</ref> At one point in the book, someone asks "Hey, Hiro, are you a boy or a girl?" and Hiro answers "I am what I am. Neither. Both. Who cares?"<ref name="Beeson">{{Cite web |title=My Favorite Bit: Linden Lewis talks about THE FIRST SISTER |last=Beeson |first=Donovan |work=Mary Robinette Kowal |date= |access-date=13 July 2021 |url= https://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-favorite-bit-linden-lewis-talks-about-the-first-sister/}}</ref> | ||
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* ''Bloodsister'', by Alia Hess, has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow2" /> | * ''Bloodsister'', by Alia Hess, has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow2" /> | ||
* ''The Strangeworlds Travel Agency'', by L.D. Lapinski, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="readsrainbow2" /> | * ''The Strangeworlds Travel Agency'', by L.D. Lapinski, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="readsrainbow2" /> | ||
* ''Belle Révolte'', by Linsey Miller, has nonbinary side characters.<ref name="bellerev">{{Cite web |title=Review: Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/review-belle-revolte-by-linsey-miller/}}</ref> | |||
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* ''Foxfire in the Snow'', by J.S. Fields, is a fantasy book with a nonbinary protagonist named Sorin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Foxfire in the Snow – J.S. Fields |author= |work=jscottcoatsworth.com |date=3 August 2021 |access-date=27 September 2021 |url= https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/announcement-giveaway-foxfire-in-the-snow-j-s-fields/}}</ref> | * ''Foxfire in the Snow'', by J.S. Fields, is a fantasy book with a nonbinary protagonist named Sorin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Foxfire in the Snow – J.S. Fields |author= |work=jscottcoatsworth.com |date=3 August 2021 |access-date=27 September 2021 |url= https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/announcement-giveaway-foxfire-in-the-snow-j-s-fields/}}</ref> | ||
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* ''Futures, Friends, and Other Firsts'', by Amara Lynn, is a short young-adult sci-fi starring a character named Sallon Lee who uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="AmaraLynn1">{{Cite web |title=REVIEW: Futures, Friends, and Other Firsts – Amara Lynn |author=scott |work=QueeRomance Ink |date=24 June 2021 |access-date=29 July 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/2021/06/24/review-futures-friends-and-other-firsts-amara-lynn/}}</ref> | * ''Futures, Friends, and Other Firsts'', by Amara Lynn, is a short young-adult sci-fi starring a character named Sallon Lee who uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="AmaraLynn1">{{Cite web |title=REVIEW: Futures, Friends, and Other Firsts – Amara Lynn |author=scott |work=QueeRomance Ink |date=24 June 2021 |access-date=29 July 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/2021/06/24/review-futures-friends-and-other-firsts-amara-lynn/}}</ref> | ||
* In the romance/suspense novel ''A Jade's Diamond'', by Char Dafoe, the main characters are a [[Butch#Soft_butch|soft butch]] prostitute named Nayvee LaCroix and a [[Butch#Stone_butch|stone butch]] millionaire Trystan Diamond. Both characters are nonbinary and use [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T1JW9Q9/#customerReviews Amazon reviews for ''A Jade's Diamond'']</ref> | * In the romance/suspense novel ''A Jade's Diamond'', by Char Dafoe, the main characters are a [[Butch#Soft_butch|soft butch]] prostitute named Nayvee LaCroix and a [[Butch#Stone_butch|stone butch]] millionaire Trystan Diamond. Both characters are nonbinary and use [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T1JW9Q9/#customerReviews Amazon reviews for ''A Jade's Diamond'']</ref> | ||
* ''Shug's Daddy'', by Siobhan Smile, is a sexually-explicit romance between a man named Grey and a nonbinary person named Sugar or Shug.<ref name="quee_Shug">{{Cite web |title=Shug's Daddy |author= |work=queeromanceink.com |date= |access-date=5 April 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/shugs-daddy/}}</ref> | |||
* ''Both Can Be True'', by Jules Machias, has a [[genderfluid]] main character named Ash.<ref name="Adler-Reads" /> | |||
* ''Gender Optics'', by genderfluid author [[Shalen Lowell]], has a genderfluid protagonist named Alex. Content note: the novel is set in a world where [[Cisnormativity|cisnormative]] gender ideals are legally enforced.<ref name="Farrell-GenderOptics">{{Cite web |title=An Exclusive Interview with Shalen Lowell, Author of Debut Novel Gender Optics |last=Farrell |first=Robyn Hussa |work=We Are The Real Deal |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=25 August 2021 |url= http://wearetherealdeal.com/2021/03/22/an-exclusive-interview-with-shalen-lowell-author-of-debut-novel-gender-optics/}}</ref> | |||
* ''Spin With Me'', by Ami Polonsky, is a middle-school novel featuring Ollie who is nonbinary.<ref name="Koehler">{{Cite web |title=#ReadWithPride: Spin With Me by Ami Polonsky |last=Koehler |first=Mimi |work=The Nerd Daily |date=9 September 2020 |access-date=19 October 2020 |url= https://www.thenerddaily.com/spin-with-me-by-ami-polonsky/}}</ref> | |||
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* ''Lakelore'', by [[Anna-Marie McLemore]], is a nonbinary/nonbinary romance to be published March of 2022.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LaAnnaMarie|number=1377639675536371715 |last=McLemore|first=Anna-Marie|authorlink=Anna-Marie McLemore|title=So last night during the last hours of #TransDayOfVisibility I turned in a book There maybe could have not been a more appropriate day to turn it in, bc LAKELORE is an enby/enby romance LAKELORE started in this sparkly notebook, & next March it's gonna be a very trans book|date=1 April 2021}}</ref> | * ''Lakelore'', by [[Anna-Marie McLemore]], is a nonbinary/nonbinary romance to be published March of 2022.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LaAnnaMarie|number=1377639675536371715 |last=McLemore|first=Anna-Marie|authorlink=Anna-Marie McLemore|title=So last night during the last hours of #TransDayOfVisibility I turned in a book There maybe could have not been a more appropriate day to turn it in, bc LAKELORE is an enby/enby romance LAKELORE started in this sparkly notebook, & next March it's gonna be a very trans book|date=1 April 2021}}</ref> | ||