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Sorry for the rushed and not very beautiful collage image here! For this week‘s #integrateyourshelf I realised how few books by trans authors I‘ve ever read, fiction or non fiction. I think it‘s just these five unless I‘ve forgotten something. It‘s so depressingly easy even someone who tries to be a feminist to hear so much about trans people but almost nothing from them. I‘m looking forward to gathering some recs and working on that blind spot!

I can‘t recommend this enough. It combines memoir and cultural history seamlessly, goes beyond a lot of stereotypical writing about trans ppl. Juliet has created something so fascinating and useful to both cis and trans people so vulnerably, honestly and expertly. Coincidentally, she grew up exactly where I did and went to my school for two years so I felt so much like this could have been my life if my body had been assigned differently at birth.

Well I‘m back in London and it‘s odd, but I am glad to be here. I‘ve come to Foyles to give them some money and support them reopening. I‘ve never seen it so empty, or had this easy a time getting a seat in the cafe! They‘ve got very rigorous cleaning distancing and contact tracing happening and it‘s almost deserted so it‘s a nice place to spend time.

Finishing this up now!

What a great book. Part memoir, part trans history and cultural commentary. If we had known each other, I feel like Juliet and I would have gotten along quite well. We were born around the same time and had so many similar interests/thoughts.

Refreshing end to 2018 reading.

#readinthenewyear #currentlyreading #hotchocolate @hermyknee

How many stickers can I fit into one picture?

Finally time for today. So I‘m at..around... 13ish hours? I‘m not going to make it 😂 But it‘s okay because I‘ve almost finished my book and that was the real goal.

#24b42019

Total time for today. Had a long work day! I managed to read a bit before and after work though.

That puts me at about 6:20 so far. The library is closed tomorrow so I will have the day to myself to continue reading this book in peace.

#24b42019 #transbooks

Final reading total for the day, thanks in part to my audiobook pick.

#24b42019

Currently reading before the fancy library in the next county over starts charging me for it 😂

Immediately enjoying this a lot because of our similar music and entertainment preferences. This memoir began while writing an article about her sex reassignment surgery.

#transbooks #lgbtq

Verso books are have a huge sale, 90% off ebooks and 50% of print. There are some excellent to titles, I just bought 5! #BookHaul https://www.versobooks.com

This is part of my #weneeddiversebooks shelf. I've read some of threm and I home to make a significant dent in the rest in 2016! #SeasonsReadings2016

I read this book on the app Pigeonhole which delivers a 20-30 min section of a book every day.
"What if we're not trapped in the wrong body but trapped in the wrong society?"
First couple chapters were rough for me but I'm so glad I pushed through and read the full book. There is a lot of great discussion about gender politics and representation in the media/social media. I also really enjoyed the feminism discussions.

"How were things with your family?‘ I asked.
‘It took a while,‘ she replied. ‘Once they realised it was either this or death, it got easier."

Did you know that those identifying as trans* or non-conforming gender have a suicide attempt rate 10x higher than the general population? The high attempt rate does not correlate with a trans* person's identity, rather it correlates with how the trans* person is treated. http://bit.ly/2f2UrPW #loveislove

What a week! I hope you can relax, read, and practice some self-care this weekend! What are you reading friends? Any recommendations for light and uplifting reads?