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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> | ||
* ''My Maddy'', by Gayle E. Pitman, is a children's book about a [[Family|nonbinary parent]].<ref name="good_MyMa">{{Cite web |title=My Maddy |author= |work=goodreads.com |date= |access-date=2 November 2020 |url= https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43271383-my-maddy}}</ref> | * ''My Maddy'', by Gayle E. Pitman, is a children's book about a [[Family|nonbinary parent]].<ref name="good_MyMa">{{Cite web |title=My Maddy |author= |work=goodreads.com |date= |access-date=2 November 2020 |url= https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43271383-my-maddy}}</ref> | ||
* ''A More Graceful Shaboom'' is a 2020 children's book written by Jacinta Bunnell and illustrated by Crystal Vielula. The protagonist, Harmon Jitney, is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>https://www.etsy.com/listing/876633975/lgbtqai-non-binary-childrens-book-by</ref> | * ''A More Graceful Shaboom'' is a 2020 children's book written by Jacinta Bunnell and illustrated by Crystal Vielula. The protagonist, Harmon Jitney, is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>{{cite web|title=LGBTQAI+ Non-Binary Childrens Book by Jacinta Bunnell- A More Graceful Shaboom- Kid's Picture Book |url=https://www.etsy.com/listing/876633975/lgbtqai-non-binary-childrens-book-by |last=Bunnell |first=Jacinta|access-date=5 November 2021 }}</ref> | ||
* ''Whirlwind'', by Reese Morrison, is a collection of interconnected short romance/sex stories. Dakota is [[intersex]] and nonbinary, describing their gender identity as "a combination of the best of both genders and something else beside." Carla is [[genderqueer]] and [[Masculine of center|masculine-of-center]] and uses [[he/him]] pronouns. Charlie is a [[gender questioning]] [[butch]] who uses [[she/her]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Whirlwind |last=Morrison |first=Reese|year=2020|edition=Kindle}}</ref> | * ''Whirlwind'', by Reese Morrison, is a collection of interconnected short romance/sex stories. Dakota is [[intersex]] and nonbinary, describing their gender identity as "a combination of the best of both genders and something else beside." Carla is [[genderqueer]] and [[Masculine of center|masculine-of-center]] and uses [[he/him]] pronouns. Charlie is a [[gender questioning]] [[butch]] who uses [[she/her]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Whirlwind |last=Morrison |first=Reese|year=2020|edition=Kindle}}</ref> | ||
* ''Under Shifting Stars'', by Alexandra Latos, has a genderfluid protagonist and a nonbinary love interest.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44286277-under-shifting-stars</ref> | * ''Under Shifting Stars'', by Alexandra Latos, has a genderfluid protagonist and a nonbinary love interest.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44286277-under-shifting-stars</ref> | ||