I thought I'd list a few trans books I'd recommend, and ask if anyone likes anything else they want to share, especially those from the female to male perspective.
I've read -
Stone Butch Blues - fictional account of life and eventually transitioning by Leslie Feinberg, an activist and writer. Simultaneously heartbreaking and empowering. It gives a really good perspective of what people had to go through 30 or so years ago, in rural areas, while being seen as a gay female.
Testosterone Files - biography of Max Valerio. This book was instrumental in helping me decide I want to start hormones. His description of his experiences, though nothing like my own life, resonated with me, helped me look forward to transitioning, and gave me hope in a really dark time of my life.
Both of these books made me realize how lucky I am to be transitioning now. The process they had to go through to get surgery and hormones was dangerous and isolated. We are so lucky to have the internet to get support from others. Current trans health care has its hoops and shortcomings, but it has come such a long way and only keeps getting better.
I also liked Nobody Passes - it is a collection of essays from a variety of people with different identities, gender, sexual, and otherwise - including female to male trans people.
Other books -
Normal Life
Captive Genders
These two are about the social justice side of being transgender. They talk about reforming institutional systems to make life better for trans people. Captive Genders is a collection of submissions from trans prisoners, activists, and others.
