Detransition, Baby

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

A Bold, Unforgettable Novel About Gender, Motherhood, and the Complexities of Love and Identity
A modern classic that redefines the idea of family and what it means to be a woman today.

National Bestseller | PEN/Hemingway Award Winner | Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award
Named one of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century and a best book of the year by Time, Vulture, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Esquire, Autostraddle, and more.

In Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters delivers a daring, emotionally rich debut that dives into the messy realities of gender, motherhood, and unconventional family structures with wit, grace, and biting insight.

Reese, a trans woman in New York, had what many would consider a dream life—an apartment, a loving partner, a stable job—but she longed for one thing more: a child. When her girlfriend Amy detransitioned and became Ames, their relationship crumbled, taking Reese’s dream with it.

Now Ames is in a new, complicated situation. His boss and lover, Katrina, is pregnant. Unsure if she wants to raise a child alone, Katrina finds herself drawn into a conversation she never expected—with Ames, and then with Reese. What follows is a bold exploration of whether three people—trans and cis, past lovers and new—can co-parent a child and redefine what a family can be.

💬 Perfect for fans of Sally Rooney, Carmen Maria Machado, and Ocean Vuong
💬 Tackles themes of identity, gender expression, motherhood, queerness, and self-worth
💬 A sharp, compassionate, and provocative look at what womanhood means today

Format: Paperback 
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ+ Literature, Literary Fiction
Themes: Trans Identity, Detransitioning, Motherhood, Found Family, Love and Loss
Audience: Readers of LGBTQ+ stories, gender theory, emotionally resonant literary fiction, and bold narrative experimentation