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Title: Two new books on the trans experience
Post by: Shana A on February 11, 2010, 08:40:11 AM
Two new books on the trans experience
Posted by Andrea James on 02/09 at 07:27 AM

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Two readers recently sent me their new books to review.

Dorothy's Boy by M.K. Bengtson is a novel with a lot of autobiographical elements. It's not about transition itself, which does not occur until the last few pages. It's about the protagonist's life leading up to transition in middle age. She has also produced a sequel called Finding Home.

You Can't Shave in a Minimart Bathroom is an upbeat nonfiction account of transition, written by Shauna Marie O'Toole. Shauna transitioned around the same age as Maggie and had similar family issues to deal with. She has also been appearing in the media recently:
Title: Re: Two new books on the trans experience
Post by: MaggieB on July 01, 2012, 01:05:57 PM
I would like to announce that my two books are also now in Kindle format and that prices have been reduced in both formats.

Maggie