Torrey Peters Examines the 'Murky Edges of Gender' with New Book — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

"The book is my evolving attempt to explore the emotional, lived questions at the murky edges of gender," says Peters

Torrey Peters is ready to give an honest look at the ins and outs of gender with her upcoming book, Stag Dance.

With its March 11, 2025, publishing date only months away, PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the cover for the book Peters says was written "over the course of a decade."

"The book is my evolving attempt to explore the emotional, lived questions at the murky edges of gender that can’t be captured by identity categories; the places where we are just people yearning, crashing, loving and messing up," the author says.

The upcoming release features a collection of one novel and three novellas that Peters tells PEOPLE has "wild characters and settings in a hormonal apocalypse, through the eyes of a lumberjack and at a fetish event in Vegas."

"I hope that by the end of reading Stag Dance, you can no longer really say for sure who does or doesn’t qualify as transgender — or any other gender — not only within the book, but even, and perhaps more freeingly, when you look up from the page," she adds.

According to an official synopsis for the Detransition, Baby author's latest book, the collection's titular novel tells the story of a "Paul Bunyan-type lumberjack working an illegal winter logging outfit" and "recounts how the lonely woodsmen entertain themselves with a dance at which some of the loggers must volunteer to attend as women."

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"Obsession, repressed desires, and betrayal lead up to the big night, as The Lumberjack grows increasingly jealous of Lisen, the prettiest young man in camp, weaving a surreal tall tale that questions the nature of transition," the synopsis continues.

The first novella, Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones, "imagines a sci-fi future in which everyone must choose their own gender — the vengeful consequence of a rogue trio of charismatic trans women who destroy civilization as we know it," the synopsis explains.

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In The Chaser, readers follow a secret romance between roommates at a Quaker boarding school that brings out "intrigue and cruelty."

The last novella, The Masker, revolves around a party weekend on the Las Vegas strip that "turns horrific when a young crossdresser must choose between two guides: a handsome mystery man who objectifies her in thrilling ways or a cynical veteran trans woman offering unglamorous sisterhood."

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Stag Dance is scheduled to hit shelves on March 11, 2025 from Random House, and is available for preorder now, wherever books are sold.

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