3 Books to Read for Genderfluid Visibility Week

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Genderfluid Visibility Week began on Twitter in 2021 and runs from October 17-24th every year. It’s a great excuse to showcase some books with genderfluid main characters and/or authors! Of course, these three books are not a complete list of all the genderfluid books out there; they’re just a sample in a few genres (historical romance, YA fantasy, and memoir).

This is an identity under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella that is underrepresented in books. Making it even more difficult, when you search for genderfluid books, most of the results use the term as a synonym for trans and/or nonbinary books in general. Luckily, Dahlia Adler has a fantastic resource of books by gender identity at LGBTQ Reads, so definitely check that out if you’re looking for more. But first, let’s talk about these three!

Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall

This is a regency romance with a genderfluid main character and an agender love interest. Peggy is still hung up on her ex, Belle, and against her better instincts agrees to help Belle woo the famous opera singer Orfeo. The more Peggy gets to know Orfeo, though, she realizes they have a lot in common. They’re both gender-nonconforming, and as they become friends and then flirt with the possibility of romance, they begin to see the possibility of the two of them building a place they can belong.

(For another genderfluid historical romance, mark your calendar for the release of A Lady for All Seasons by TJ Alexander, out March 10, 2026!)

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Florian/Flora is an orphan scraping as a pirate, currently flying under a false flag on the Dove. They are supposed to deliver Lady Evelyn—and her coffin—to an arranged marriage on the Floating Islands. When the captain takes their wealthy passengers prisoner instead, Evelyn and Florian find unexpected solace in each other and fall in love. But there are greater forces trying to rip them apart.

Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir by Zoë Bossiere

This memoir starts with 11-year-old Zoë moving with their family to Cactus Country RV Park. With a new, short haircut, Zoë lives as a trans boy and learns about masculinity from the other boys and men around them. As they go through puberty, they get more pushback about their gender, and as an adult, they begin to identify as genderfluid. This isn’t a linear transition memoir, but instead follows the author as their relationship to their gender continues to shift and evolve. Check out the Autostraddle review for more about Cactus Country.

31 New Queer Books Out This Week

As a bonus for All Access members, here are 31 queer books out this week, including the sapphic novel This Is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Díaz, the F/F fantasy The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri, the nonbinary memoir Sorry I Keep Crying During Sex: A Memoir by Jesse James Rose, and the sapphic YA historical vampire novel Our Vicious Descent (This Ravenous Fate #2) by Hayley Dennings.

All Access members, read on for 31 new queer books out this week.