Tenderness by Xan West

Author:Xan West
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: bisexual fiction, LGBTQ fiction, queer chosen family, queer literature, Jewish literature, autistic character, friendship
Publisher: Xan West
Published: 2020-03-24T00:00:00+00:00

A Note for Readers

Thank you for reading this book! I hope you have enjoyed it, and you are very welcome to leave a review or recommend it to a friend; recommendations and reviews mean the world to indie writers and I am grateful for anything you might want to say about my work to other readers.

I would like to insert a brief note about gender and ways to discuss this book and craft reviews without harming other readers. I am grateful to Ana Mardoll for modeling this idea in xer lovely collection No Man of Woman Born, which xie has graciously granted me permission to borrow from in writing this note. (Xie also helped spark the idea for the note about non-binary terms at the beginning of this book.)

Some of the characters in this book are transgender people; that is to say they are folks whose gender does not match the gender assigned to them at birth. Many trans and/or non-binary people prefer that their gender assignment not be discussed all or most of the time. There are several non-binary characters in the book; their gender assignments are not discussed and do not need to be referenced in reviews. Similarly, Ernest was not “born a girl”, nor is he “female”; please do not refer to him using that language. It is both inaccurate and may also be harmful to trans and non-binary readers of your review.

When discussing the story, please use the pronouns that characters use in the story. In determining which pronoun form to use, the note at the beginning of the book may be helpful. When discussing the author, please use singular they/them pronouns.

None of the characters have genders that should be considered a spoiler; there is no need to conceal their genders with incorrect pronouns or terminology.

Thank you for being considerate; sensitive reviews for books with trans and non-binary characters and authors are easier for trans readers to navigate.

More resources on transgender characters and how to write about them are available at GLAAD.org, Nonbinary.org, and https://ifoundmyselfreading.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/how-to-review-a-trans-book-as-a-cis-person/. I am very grateful to Ana Mardoll (@AnaMardoll), Vee (@findmereading) and Avery (@BookDeviant) for sharing their thoughts with me regarding the ways trans characters are discussed in book reviews.

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