Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters' debut novel, Detransition, Baby, explores the lives of three women—transgender and cisgender—whose paths intersect after an unexpected pregnancy. Reese, a trans woman, is dealing with loneliness after her girlfriend, Amy, detransitioned and became Ames. When Ames' cisgender girlfriend, Katrina, becomes pregnant, Ames considers involving Reese in raising the child. The novel, set in Brooklyn, is a literary exploration of gender, parenthood, love, and trans life, celebrated for its witty and deeply moving examination of relationship dynamics and social commentary.