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Torrey Peters
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Torrey Peters

Torrey Peters Biography

Torrey Peters is a writer living in Brooklyn. She is the author of two novellas, Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones and The Masker. She also holds an MFA from the University of Iowa and a master's in comparative literature from Dartmouth.

For the past few years, Torrey has been part of a trans literary movement based on trans people sharing their work among each other without barriers.

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  • Akwaeke Emezi

    Akwaeke Emezi

    Akwaeke Emezi makes their young adult debut with Pet on the inaugural Make Me a World list (an imprint of Random House). An honoree on the National Book Foundation's "5 Under 35" list, a long-list nominee for the Carnegie ... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    Detransition, Baby

    Try:
    Pet
    by Akwaeke Emezi

  • Bernardine Evaristo

    Bernardine Evaristo

    Bernardine Evaristo is the 2019 winner of the Booker Prize for Girl, Woman, Other, which was a national bestseller and a winner and finalist for many awards including the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Dublin Literary ... (more)

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    Detransition, Baby

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    Girl, Woman, Other
    by Bernardine Evaristo

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