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So Many Stars

An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color

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By Caro De Robertis

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Award-winning novelist Caro De Robertis offers a first-of-its-kind, deeply personal, and moving oral history of a generation of queer and trans elders of color, from leading activists to artists to ordinary citizens to tell their stories of breathtaking courage, cultural innovations, and acts of resistance, all in their own words.

So Many Stars knits together the voices of trans, nonbinary, genderqueer and two-spirit elders of color as they share authentic, intimate accounts of how they created space for themselves and their communities in the world, how they pursued their passions, and how they continue to be at the vanguard of social change. This singular project collects the testimonies of over a dozen elders, each a glimmering thread in a luminous tapestry, preserving their words for future generations—who can more fully exist in the world today because of these very voices.

Award-winning novelist De Robertis creates a collective coming-of-age story based on hundreds of hours of interviews, offering rare snapshots of ordinary life: kids growing up, navigating family issues and finding community, coming out and changing how they identify over the years, building movements and weathering the AIDS crisis, and sharing wisdom for future generations. Often narrating experiences that took place before they had the array of language that exists today to self-identify and to describe life beyond the gender binary, this generation lived through remarkable changes in American culture, shaped American culture, and yet rarely takes center stage in the history books. Their stories feel particularly urgent in the current political moment, but also remind readers that their experiences are not new. Young trans and nonbinary people of color today belong to a long lineage.
 
The anecdotes in these pages are riveting, joyful, heartbreaking—so full of life and personality and wisdom, and artfully woven together into one immersive narrative. In De Robertis’s words, So Many Stars shares “behind-the-scenes tales of what it meant—and still means—to create an authentic life, against the odds.”

  • Praise for Caro De Robertis's The President and the Frog:
    “This book and Caro De Robertis’s vision are a beautiful, shattered dance.”
    —Tommy Orange, author of There There
     
    “Caro De Robertis is a brilliant and luminous writer, and The President and the Frog is a joy to read. Playful and profound, unearthly yet deeply rooted, this sublime and gripping novel is above all about hope: that within the world’s messy pain there is still room for transformation and healing.”
    —Madeline Miller, author of Circe
     
    “Exceptional . . . A hopeful, entertaining paean to language, justice and perseverance . . Melding poetic imagery and bits of magical realism, De Robertis’s exquisitely written set pieces feature heady discussions about politics, equality and grace.”
    —Kevin Canfield, The San Francisco Chronicle

    “De Robertis is a master storyteller and these pages astonish with their originality and brilliance.”
    —Patricia Engel, author of Infinite Country 
     
    “Caro De Robertis casts a bright light with all [their] work. I was delighted to open this book and very sad to close it. [Their] voice is what we need to bring us back to wholeness.”
    —Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The House of Broken Angels
     
    “Caro De Robertis is the reason I read. It’s impossible not to fall in love with [their] characters, who are fierce, courageous, and adventurous. [Their] powerful storytelling captivates the reader from start to finish.”
    —Angie Cruz, author of Dominicana
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On Sale
May 13, 2025
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781668650387

Caro De Robertis

About the Author

A writer of Uruguayan origins, Caro De Robertis is the author of six novels, including The Palace of Eros, Cantoras, and more.Their books have been translated into seventeen languages and have receive numerous honors, including two Stonewall Book Awards and the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, which they were the first openly nonbinary writer to receive. De Robertis is also an award-winning literary translator and a professor at San Francisco State University. They live in Oakland, California with their two children.

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