The latest gender books

Books about gender ask what it means to be a woman or a man, and who decided. Expectations at home, at work and in love are examined in novels, memoirs and essays. Some are angry, some are funny, and all of them make the familiar look newly strange. The newest come first.

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Three Queens
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Three Queens

Rebecca Connolly

Published 2026

336 pages

Base Notes
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Base Notes

Adelle Stripe

Published 2026

288 pages

Bad Fiction
Cover of Bad Fiction

Bad Fiction

Rebecca Sarah Ley

Published 2026

230 pages

Jan Morris
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Jan Morris

Sara Wheeler

Published 2026

432 pages

Notes of Deception
Cover of Notes of Deception

Notes of Deception

Merryl Goldberg, Vince Houghton

Published 2026

304 pages