QBR: Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust

Queer Book Review #7

Today’s queer book review is for Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust.

Genre: Nonfiction

CWs: Mention of when Mercury was unhoused and some discussion of systemic issues like housing discrimination

Queer rep: The book is written by the lovely Mercury Stardust, AKA The Trans Handy Ma’am

Summary: Transwoman and professional maintenance technician Mercury Stardust wrote Safe and Sound as a guide for anyone who’s ever been worried about opening their home up to strangers for maintenance. It’s a book aimed at renters (and great for homeowners too!) chock full of instructions on how to complete a variety of common home repairs and projects—such as fixing a clog in the sink and hanging things on your walls—as well as advice about finding a place, moving in and out, and more.