A random collection of over 1994 books and audiobooks authored by or about my transgender, intersex sisters, and gender-nonconforming persons all over the world. I read some of them, and I was inspired by some of them. I met some of the authors and heroines, some of them are my best friends, and I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing some of them. If you know of any transgender biography that I have not covered yet, please let me know.
"Help! I’m Addicted: A Trans Girls Self-Discovery and Recovery" is the second book by Rhyannon Styles, following her "New Girl: A Trans Girl Tells It Like It Is" (2017).
Rhyannon Styles’ Help! I’m Addicted: A Trans Girl’s Self-Discovery and Recovery is not just a memoir, but a raw and powerful exploration of the tangled intersections between identity, addiction, and healing. It is her second book, following the groundbreaking The New Girl: A Trans Girl Tells It Like It Is (2017), and it picks up where her first left off, with an even deeper dive into the struggles and triumphs of her journey. The book begins with a disarmingly simple and stark confession: “My name is Rhyannon, and I’m an addict.” From that point on, the reader is drawn into a story that is both painfully intimate and universally resonant, offering insight into the process of recovery while shedding light on the unique challenges faced by transgender individuals navigating mental health, identity, and substance use.
2021,
English,
Interview,
Rhyannon Styles,
"Yeni Kız" (New Girl) is the Turkish language edition of "New Girl: A Trans Girl Tells It Like It Is" (2017) by Rhyannon Styles.
Yeni Kız is the Turkish edition of Rhyannon Styles’ groundbreaking memoir New Girl: A Trans Girl Tells It Like It Is, first published in 2017, and it has quickly established itself as one of the most remarkable transgender life stories in recent memory. Much like Matt Haig reshaped the public conversation around mental health, Rhyannon Styles does the same for transgender experience. Her memoir is a heart-wrenching, raw, and ultimately life-affirming story of what it means to live truthfully after years of hiding. With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor, Yeni Kız brings readers into her world, offering a narrative that is not only about gender transition but about resilience, creativity, and self-discovery.
2019,
Interview,
Rhyannon Styles,
Turkish,
Full title: "New Girl: A Trans Girl Tells It Like It Is" by Rhyannon Styles.
Some books land on your shelf quietly, and others burst through the door like a friend who refuses to be ignored. Rhyannon Styles’ memoir New Girl: A Trans Girl Tells It Like It Is belongs firmly in the latter camp. Raw, funny, devastating, and profoundly uplifting, this book has become one of the most talked-about transgender memoirs in recent years. To put it simply: Rhyannon Styles is to transgender storytelling what Matt Haig has been to conversations about mental health, a voice that connects, resonates, and refuses to sugarcoat.
Imagine living decades feeling trapped in a body that doesn’t reflect who you are. Imagine performing masculinity like a daily costume, all while knowing it’s an ill-fitting disguise.
For Rhyannon, born Ryan, this wasn’t imagination, it was reality. Years of denial, depression, and desperate coping strategies eventually led to one stark choice: die as a man, or live as a woman.
In 2012, at the age of thirty, Ryan became Rhyannon. It was not a sudden transformation but the beginning of an arduous journey marked by hormone therapy, surgeries, mental health battles, and a profound emotional rebirth. New Girl captures this metamorphosis with startling honesty, pulling the reader into the highs and lows of transition without sparing the gritty details.
What makes Rhyannon’s memoir exceptional is its vibrancy. Yes, it is a book about gender transition, but it is equally about creativity, survival, and the sheer messiness of being human. With a background steeped in performance, cabaret drag acts, Parisian clown school, experimental dance, and even roller-skating nude at the Barbican, Rhyannon’s life reads like a kaleidoscope of artistic exploration.
2017,
English,
Interview,
Rhyannon Styles,
