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Update on #lgbtqbookbingo2024 #lgbtq @Kenyazero

Planning on reading Giovanni‘s Room for published before 2000 and need to find a aro/ace book!

Anyone have any suggestions?

#asexual #aromantic

Kenyazero A few I can think of for ace are: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune; Genderqueer by Maia Kobabe; Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault; Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger. 2mo

TieDyeDude Non-fiction or fiction ace book? Loveless by Alice Oseman or Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kahn are good YA options. Amanda DeWitt has a couple novels with ace characters, too, but I haven't read them yet. 2mo

Kitta @Kenyazero Elastoe was all over my feed for a while and I‘ve been meaning to read it! I‘ll look into the others too thanks so much! 2mo

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Kitta @TieDyeDude I‘m thinking fiction but also willing to read non-fiction. Not into YA or romance which is making this a bit more difficult. I don‘t mind a romantic plot but find most romance novels to be too much and a bit cringey. Amanda DeWitt‘s Aces Wild sounds interesting though! Have you read

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Identity, and the Meaning of Sex

2mo

Kitta Ace (tagged above) has been on my radar for a while, considering that too. @TieDyeDude 2mo

TieDyeDude I haven\'t read Ace, but my wife did and liked it. I don\'t like romance either, but since ace-centered stories are more about figuring out how to navigate a relationship where sex may or may not be involved, they seem more complex and more interesting. Let\'s Talk about Love is a little more generic, but Loveless was a nice twist on the college experience. I haven\'t read Aces Wild yet, but I am hoping it is good, I want to read it soon. 2mo

Kenyazero @Kitta I‘ve read Ace! I‘ve heard a lot of good things about it. It presents many interesting ideas, and introduces and explores topics thoroughly. I didn‘t like it as much for a variety of reasons but still felt like I learned a lot and connected with a lot. 2mo

Kitta @TieDyeDude thank you so much, that clarifies a lot for me! I think I find sex scenes in romance books a bit contrived and cringey so I‘d probably enjoy an ace romance if the focus is on the relationship more. Thanks for the recommendations! 2mo

Kitta @Kenyazero ooo thanks, I‘ll keep that in mind if I decide to go with Ace! I feel like I have a lot of options now. The litsy community is great! 😊 2mo

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How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual | Rebecca Burgess

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Rebecca Burgess's journey of self-discovery is raw and honest. My partner and I both are asexual. Asexual representation is nearly nonexistent, so I gobbled up this graphic #memoir. All three of us, though, have very different experiences. I, for example, put on a hypersexual persona to shield myself from the church's slut-shaming after I was r*ped. We need more #asexual and #aromantic voices. When we can see ourselves, it can save lives.

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Ace Notes: Tips and Tricks on Existing in an Allo World | Michele Kirichanskaya

I‘m on a quest to read all the aspec nonfiction written for the general public that I can find, and these are the next three up on my list. I‘m hoping to get to them soon, sprinkled in amongst my other reading. So far, Ace by Angela Chen has been the most accessible and well written on the topic. I appreciate the primer format but I‘d love to find more aspec memoirs and literary nonfiction.
#asexual #aspec #asexuality #aromantic

Megabooks All these are on my list too! I‘d also like to read this. Have you read it?

Ace Voices: What It Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi Or Grey-Ace

Megabooks I follow Cody on Instagram. 👍🏻 2y

psalva @Megabooks I have read that one, and it‘s worthwhile. It‘s a bit more academic but still accessible. The author drew heavily on interviews and survey results and presents a lot of terminology but the book is really well organized and not too dry. I feel like it had more intersectionality represented as well. I‘d like to reread it to compare it to Chen‘s book at some point. 2y

psalva @Megabooks I enjoy Cody‘s Instagram- very informative. I have high hopes for that one 😊 2y

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Ace Voices: What It Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi Or Grey-Ace | Eris Young

These are my two nonfiction goals for December. I‘m about 1/3 of the way through Body Language and I‘m enjoying it so far. Ace Voices is a new release- I‘m sure I‘ll be comparing it to Angela Chen‘s book. It seems like it‘s going to focus on intersectionality and Ace joy. I tried to capture the vibrant colors of the covers, but this is the best lighting I have right now…

#asexual #asexuality #aromantic #aroace

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Rick | Alex Gino

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My husband bought this book, then my son binged it, and today it was my turn. All 3 of us saw Alex Gino in Oregon a few years ago and we are fans. This is another fabulous middle grade books about figuring out Queer identity.
If I‘d had books like this as a kid it wouldn‘t have taken me so long to figure out I‘m bisexual. I‘m so grateful for authors sharing stories today about being who you are. ❤️🌈
#readingqueerauthors2020 #asexual #aromantic

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