Books by Sybil Lamb
“The language of the book is deliberately, self-consciously cracked. I find it to be a very powerful way of aesthetically registering real life violence. At the same time, the zaniness and loopiness express an irrepressible will to live, and a joie de vivre. It’s a very, very powerful narrative based on what it’s like to live trans now, on the edge.” Read more...
Susan Stryker, Historian
Interviews where books by Sybil Lamb were recommended
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Confessions of the Fox
by Jordy Rosenberg -
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I've Got a Time Bomb
by Sybil Lamb -
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Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity
by C Riley Snorton -
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Histories of the Transgender Child
by Julian Gill-Peterson -
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Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility
edited by Reina Gossett, Eric A Stanley and Johanna Burton
The Best of Trans Literature, recommended by Susan Stryker
The Best of Trans Literature, recommended by Susan Stryker
Many of the current controversies over trans rights and identities derive from false beliefs, explains the author and academic Susan Stryker. Here she selects five excellent contemporary trans titles with depth, complexity and heart, to help us reframe what has all too often become a toxic debate
