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*''Long Macchiatos and Monsters'', by Alison Evans, is a romance between a trans guy and a genderqueer person.<ref name="Casey" /> | *''Long Macchiatos and Monsters'', by Alison Evans, is a romance between a trans guy and a genderqueer person.<ref name="Casey" /> | ||
*''Lizard Radio'' by [[Pat Schmatz]] has a nonbinary protagonist named Kivali "Lizard" Kerwin.<ref name="Casey" /><ref name="kirk_LIZA">{{Cite web |title=LIZARD RADIO |author= |work=Kirkus Reviews |date=18 May 2015 |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/pat-schmatz/lizard-radio/}}</ref> | *''Lizard Radio'' by [[Pat Schmatz]] has a nonbinary protagonist named Kivali "Lizard" Kerwin.<ref name="Casey" /><ref name="kirk_LIZA">{{Cite web |title=LIZARD RADIO |author= |work=Kirkus Reviews |date=18 May 2015 |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/pat-schmatz/lizard-radio/}}</ref> | ||
* Sal in ''Mask of Shadows'' and ''Ruin of Stars'', by Linsey Miller, is genderfluid. | * Sal in ''Mask of Shadows'' and ''Ruin of Stars'', by Linsey Miller, is genderfluid. | ||
*Lelia in ''The Lost Coast'', by Amy Rose Capetta, is a nonbinary gray-asexual, and described as such in the text. | *Lelia in ''The Lost Coast'', by Amy Rose Capetta, is a nonbinary gray-asexual, and described as such in the text. | ||
* Alani Baum, the protagonist of [[John Elizabeth Stintzi]]'s ''Vanishing Monuments'', is nonbinary. Stintzi realized they themself were nonbinary during the writing of this novel.<ref name="VanishingMonuments">{{Cite web |title=Debut author John Elizabeth Stintzi talks poetry, gender identity, and their love of the unconventional |last=Porter |first=Ryan |work=Quill and Quire |date=April 2020 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://quillandquire.com/authors/debut-author-john-elizabeth-stintzi-talks-poetry-gender-identity-and-their-love-of-the-unconventional/}}</ref> | * Alani Baum, the protagonist of [[John Elizabeth Stintzi]]'s ''Vanishing Monuments'', is nonbinary. Stintzi realized they themself were nonbinary during the writing of this novel.<ref name="VanishingMonuments">{{Cite web |title=Debut author John Elizabeth Stintzi talks poetry, gender identity, and their love of the unconventional |last=Porter |first=Ryan |work=Quill and Quire |date=April 2020 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://quillandquire.com/authors/debut-author-john-elizabeth-stintzi-talks-poetry-gender-identity-and-their-love-of-the-unconventional/}}</ref> | ||
* ''Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams'', by Ceilidh Michelle, is a coming-of-age novel starring a [[nonbinary woman]].<ref name="BZM">{{Cite web |title=First Fiction Friday: Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams |work=All Lit Up |date=25 October 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2019/First-Fiction-Friday-Butterflies-Zebras-Moonbeams}}</ref> | * ''Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams'', by Ceilidh Michelle, is a coming-of-age novel starring a [[nonbinary woman]].<ref name="BZM">{{Cite web |title=First Fiction Friday: Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams |work=All Lit Up |date=25 October 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2019/First-Fiction-Friday-Butterflies-Zebras-Moonbeams}}</ref> | ||
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* ''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." | ||
* ''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> | ||
*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 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> | * 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> | ||
* 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> | ||
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* 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. | ||
* ''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> | * ''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> | ||
* ''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> | * ''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> | ||
* ''Both Can Be True'', by Jules Machias, has a [[genderfluid]] main character named Ash.<ref name="Adler-Reads" /> | * ''Both Can Be True'', by Jules Machias, has a [[genderfluid]] main character named Ash.<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" /> | * ''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" /> | ||
* ''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> | * ''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> | ||
* ''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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*''Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction'' edited by Brit Mandelo | *''Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction'' edited by Brit Mandelo | ||
*In [[Sassafras Lowrey]]'s ''Roving Pack'', the protagonist, named Click, is [[genderfluid]] and uses [[ze/hir]] pronouns. | *In [[Sassafras Lowrey]]'s ''Roving Pack'', the protagonist, named Click, is [[genderfluid]] and uses [[ze/hir]] pronouns. | ||
*''First Spring Grass Fire'', by [[Rae Spoon]], tells the story of a nonbinary kid growing up in the 80s and 90s in Calgary, Canada.<ref name="Casey" /> | |||
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*In a short sci-fi story by Benjanun Sriduangkaew, "[http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sriduangkaew_12_13/ Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade]" (2013), one of the characters is described as a "[[neutrois]]," and called by "they" pronouns.<ref>Alex Dally MacFarlane, "Post-Binary Gender in SF: ExcitoTech and Non-Binary Pronouns." June 3, 2014. ''Tor.'' http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/06/post-binary-gender-in-sf-excitotech-and-non-binary-pronouns</ref><ref>Benjanun Sriduangkaew, "Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade." ''Clarkesworld Magazine.'' 2013. http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sriduangkaew_12_13/</ref> | *In a short sci-fi story by Benjanun Sriduangkaew, "[http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sriduangkaew_12_13/ Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade]" (2013), one of the characters is described as a "[[neutrois]]," and called by "they" pronouns.<ref>Alex Dally MacFarlane, "Post-Binary Gender in SF: ExcitoTech and Non-Binary Pronouns." June 3, 2014. ''Tor.'' http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/06/post-binary-gender-in-sf-excitotech-and-non-binary-pronouns</ref><ref>Benjanun Sriduangkaew, "Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade." ''Clarkesworld Magazine.'' 2013. http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sriduangkaew_12_13/</ref> | ||
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*In Sam Farren's novel ''Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir'' (2015) and its sequel ''Dragonoak: The Sky Beneath the Sun'' (2015), several nonbinary characters play important roles. All of them use "they" pronouns and are only described in gender-neutral terms. Their gender is not their defining feature - the novel's fictional society treats nonbinary genders as just as normal as binary ones. The author is a nonbinary lesbian.<ref>https://athetos.tumblr.com/post/181997780240/hey-uhhh-go-read-literally-anything-by-sam-farren</ref> | *In Sam Farren's novel ''Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir'' (2015) and its sequel ''Dragonoak: The Sky Beneath the Sun'' (2015), several nonbinary characters play important roles. All of them use "they" pronouns and are only described in gender-neutral terms. Their gender is not their defining feature - the novel's fictional society treats nonbinary genders as just as normal as binary ones. The author is a nonbinary lesbian.<ref>https://athetos.tumblr.com/post/181997780240/hey-uhhh-go-read-literally-anything-by-sam-farren</ref> | ||
*In ''No More Heroes'', by Michelle Kan, the character Fang is genderfluid and aroace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Heroes-Michelle-Kan-ebook/product-reviews/B010TDJ0BM/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews|title=Customer Reviews for No More Heroes|website=Amazon}}</ref> | |||
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* ''Symptoms of Being Human'' stars Riley Cavanaugh, a closeted [[genderfluid]] teenager. The book text never uses a gendered pronoun for Riley and never discloses Riley's [[gender assigned at birth]].<ref name="Stewart">{{Cite web |title=Symptoms of Being Human - Book Review |last=Stewart |first=Darienne |work=commonsensemedia.org |date= |access-date=4 October 2020 |url= https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/symptoms-of-being-human}}</ref> Note: the book has some possibly triggering subjects, including child abuse, transphobic violence, bullying, murder, and suicidal thoughts/attempts.<ref name="supe_Symp">{{Cite web |title=Symptoms Of Being Human Summary |author= |work=SuperSummary |date= |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.supersummary.com/symptoms-of-being-human/summary/}}</ref> | * ''Symptoms of Being Human'' stars Riley Cavanaugh, a closeted [[genderfluid]] teenager. The book text never uses a gendered pronoun for Riley and never discloses Riley's [[gender assigned at birth]].<ref name="Stewart">{{Cite web |title=Symptoms of Being Human - Book Review |last=Stewart |first=Darienne |work=commonsensemedia.org |date= |access-date=4 October 2020 |url= https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/symptoms-of-being-human}}</ref> Note: the book has some possibly triggering subjects, including child abuse, transphobic violence, bullying, murder, and suicidal thoughts/attempts.<ref name="supe_Symp">{{Cite web |title=Symptoms Of Being Human Summary |author= |work=SuperSummary |date= |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.supersummary.com/symptoms-of-being-human/summary/}}</ref> | ||
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* In the book ''Zenobia July'' by Lisa Bunker, a supporting character named Arli is genderqueer and uses vo/ven/veir pronouns. The main character Zenobia is a trans girl. | * In the book ''Zenobia July'' by Lisa Bunker, a supporting character named Arli is genderqueer and uses vo/ven/veir pronouns. The main character Zenobia is a trans girl. | ||
* ''Of Kindred and Stardust'', by Archer Kay Leah, is a sci-fi polyamorous romance. One of the main characters, Mack Ainsley Tsallis, is nonbinary and uses [[xe/xir]] pronouns. Content note: Mentions of transphobia in the character's past, and a reference to xir [[deadname]]. | * ''Of Kindred and Stardust'', by Archer Kay Leah, is a sci-fi polyamorous romance. One of the main characters, Mack Ainsley Tsallis, is nonbinary and uses [[xe/xir]] pronouns. Content note: Mentions of transphobia in the character's past, and a reference to xir [[deadname]]. | ||
* ''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> | |||
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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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* ''The Flowers of Time'', by A. L. Lester, is a romance between Edie and Jones; Jones is nonbinary and "probably [[Demisexual|demi/gray asexual]]", per the author.<ref name="FlowersOfTime">{{Cite web |title=The Flowers of Time |author= |work=Queeromance Ink |date= |access-date=9 December 2020 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/the-flowers-of-time/ |quote=I started out with Jones, who I knew was non-binary and Edie, who's sexuality can best be described as 'pragmatic'. And as their journey over the mountains progressed it became clear that Jones was probably demi/gray asexual, as well. }}</ref> | * ''The Flowers of Time'', by A. L. Lester, is a romance between Edie and Jones; Jones is nonbinary and "probably [[Demisexual|demi/gray asexual]]", per the author.<ref name="FlowersOfTime">{{Cite web |title=The Flowers of Time |author= |work=Queeromance Ink |date= |access-date=9 December 2020 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/the-flowers-of-time/ |quote=I started out with Jones, who I knew was non-binary and Edie, who's sexuality can best be described as 'pragmatic'. And as their journey over the mountains progressed it became clear that Jones was probably demi/gray asexual, as well. }}</ref> | ||
*''Felix Ever After'' stars a [[demiboy]] and was written by [[Kacen Callender]] who is a demiboy as well. | *''Felix Ever After'' stars a [[demiboy]] and was written by [[Kacen Callender]] who is a demiboy as well. | ||
* ''Finding Me'', by Stella Rainbow, is a romance between a [[genderfluid]] [[nonbinary]] person named Charlie and a [[gender-nonconforming]] man named Brady.<ref>{{cite book |title=Finding Me|last=Rainbow|first=Stella|year=2020}}</ref> | |||
* In ''Recipe for Two'', by Tia Fielding and Lisa Henry, Wyatt Abbot is "struggling to come to terms with the fact that he's [[genderfluid]]."<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Recipe-Two-Tia-Fielding-ebook/dp/B085FZZGJ9/</ref> | |||
*The novel ''Somebody Told Me'' (by [[bigender]] author [[Mia Siegert]]) has a bigender protagonist who goes by Alexis and/or Aleks.<ref name="Lerner">{{Cite web |title=A Book Trailer, Podcast, and Mia Siegert's Playlist for Somebody Told Me |author= |publisher=Lerner Publishing Group |work=The Lerner Blog |date=May 2020 |access-date=5 July 2020 |url= https://lernerbooks.blog/2020/05/a-book-trailer-podcast-and-mia-siegerts-playlist-for-somebody-told-me.html}}</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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* ''Love Kills Twice'', by Rien Gray, is a romance between a woman and the nonbinary assassin she hires to kill her abusive husband. The assassin is named Campbell and uses [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref>https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/love-kills-twice/</ref> | * ''Love Kills Twice'', by Rien Gray, is a romance between a woman and the nonbinary assassin she hires to kill her abusive husband. The assassin is named Campbell and uses [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref>https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/love-kills-twice/</ref> | ||
* In the short story collection ''Sarahland'', by Sam Cohen, the story "Gemstones" features a genderqueer couple: Manny and Ry.<ref name="Sarahland">{{Cite web |title=Heartbreak and Existential Hope in 'Sarahland' |last=MacAllen |first=Ian |work=Chicago Review of Books |date=17 March 2021 |access-date=27 March 2021 |url= https://chireviewofbooks.com/2021/03/17/heartbreak-and-existential-hope-in-sarahland/}}</ref> | * In the short story collection ''Sarahland'', by Sam Cohen, the story "Gemstones" features a genderqueer couple: Manny and Ry.<ref name="Sarahland">{{Cite web |title=Heartbreak and Existential Hope in 'Sarahland' |last=MacAllen |first=Ian |work=Chicago Review of Books |date=17 March 2021 |access-date=27 March 2021 |url= https://chireviewofbooks.com/2021/03/17/heartbreak-and-existential-hope-in-sarahland/}}</ref> | ||
* ''Saving Throw'', by Alex Silver, is a romance between "Errol, demisexual panromantic production coordinator who likes to be in control and his first love, Rene, a non-binary [[trans masc]] ex-hockey player turned coach."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saving Throw |author= |work=QueeRomance Ink |date= |access-date=19 June 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/saving-throw/}}</ref> | |||
* ''+1 Bonus'', also by Alex Silver, is a romance between a man named Max and "a snarky genderfluid tea seller" named Si/Simon/Simone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plus One Bonus |author= |work=QueeRomance Ink |date= |access-date=19 June 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/plus-one-bonus/}}</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> | |||
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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> | ||