Non-fiction by female/non binary/transgender authors deserves some love

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17 participants (55 books)

Overview

So I am not at all used to reading non-fiction in my leisure time. I decided to maybe change that. Also, something I noticed: A lot of commonly perused non-fiction is by -surely good at their job- cis male authors. Therefore, the author would be a good consideration points.
I hope this challenge will nudge me- and maybe you- in a different direction. In honor of a brilliant musical the number of prompts will be 6.
You know, baby steps.

Note: All types and formats of books allowed: Novel, novella, audiobook etc.

Challenge Books

All books added
Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend

Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs

Camilla Townsend

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Juste une endométriose by Fanny Robin

Juste une endométriose

Fanny Robin

128 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction comics education feminism
Bad Dyke: Salacious Stories from a Queer Life by Allison Moon

Bad Dyke: Salacious Stories from a Queer Life

Allison Moon

132 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir funny inspiring fast-paced
The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde

The Cancer Journals

Audre Lorde

96 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State by Kerry Howley

Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State

Kerry Howley

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction sociology technology dark informative medium-paced
Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing

Fine: A Comic About Gender

Rhea Ewing

323 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction comics gender lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced
Some of Us Just Fall: On Nature and Not Getting Better by Polly Atkin

Some of Us Just Fall: On Nature and Not Getting Better

Polly Atkin

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

Hijab Butch Blues

Lamya H

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir religion emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia

Sabrina Strings

7 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Too Late to Die Young: Nearly True Tales from a Life by Harriet McBryde Johnson

Too Late to Die Young: Nearly True Tales from a Life

Harriet McBryde Johnson

272 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced