Asexuality - personal views and information links

[Kassie Fae]

Thanks for posting this list, been looking high and low for a great list of books depicting Ace spectrum characters. 😊

[Xia and the Giant TBR]

Hi dears, I've been beta reading last year a memoir written by Christopher X. Sullivan called The Friend.

I think this is one of the best ace books ever. It's a memoir, but it reads like an awesome romance story. I'm currently beta reading book 5. It made quite an impression with me and I thought maybe others want to know about it since it was published yesterday.

You can find my review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[leo | 飛べ]

Xia Xia wrote: "Hi dears, I've been beta reading last year a memoir written by Christopher X. Sullivan called The Friend.

I think this is one of the best ace books ever. It's a ..."

Thank you for sharing your review! As an ace reader myself I'm always looking forward to new ace themed books. I'm certainly adding this to my tbr|

[Kaje]

Another database for asexual characters in fiction (adult as well as YA):

https://claudiearseneault.com/?page_i...

[Kim]

I thought this piece from Bustle might be of interest: "Asexual Readers Just Want Ace Characters to Live Full, Diverse Lives on the Page."

[Kaje]

Kim wrote: "I thought this piece from Bustle might be of interest: "Asexual Readers Just Want Ace Characters to Live Full, Diverse Lives on the Page.""

Thanks Kim :)

I want to add one adult M/M with two ace MCs in here, because it's fine for YA and has a lot of ace information in it (almost a bit too much info presented, but super cute and a good book to recommend for someone not sure what ace is about. The author identifies on the ace spectrum.)
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[Kaje]

Nice to see the mainstream media presenting real information about asexuality:

Asexuality isn't celibacy or abstinence. Here's what it is — and isn't

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/20/us/ase...

[Kaje]

Being asexual
What is it like to feel love and share physical intimacy yet feel no sexual attraction to the person you are with?

https://aeon.co/essays/what-being-ase...

[Rae]

Love to see ace positivity here ^^

[Ay]

Leo wrote: "Xia Xia wrote: "Hi dears, I've been beta reading last year a memoir written by Christopher X. Sullivan called The Friend.

I think this is one of the best ace boo..."

The ace MC in this book most clearly reflected my own lived experience of being ace back to myself. It wasn’t always comfortable.

[Kaje]

I'll have to check that one out. Given that Xia Xia talks about 5 volumes so far, is there some kind of completion if I read just the first one and stop?

[Linda ~ they got the mustard out! ~]

There are, I believe, going to be ten volumes. I don't know anything more than that. Let me get Xia over here. :D

[Xia and the Giant TBR]

Thank you for the heads up, Linda! :*

@Kaje, in total there will be 9 books (used to be 10, but one book has been split in two and the chapters added in books 7 and 8): Books 1-3 have a friends-to-lovers arc. You will need to read all 3 for completion.

Books 4-6 present their official relationship, ups and downs, sexual explorations and relationship development.

Books 7-9 are all about Chris and Mark establishing their current family and adopting their son.

8 books have been published so far. The last will be published in February.

[Ay]

I read the first few. It's very much a roman fleuve.

[Gabi]

The first 3 are available in a bundle. :)
https://www.amazon.com/Friends-Lovers...

[Kaje]

Gabi wrote: "The first 3 are available in a bundle. :)
https://www.amazon.com/Friends-Lovers..."

Cool, thank you. Got it.

[Kaje]

WHY DATING FOR ASEXUAL PEOPLE IS UNNECESSARILY DIFFICULT

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/lgbtq-id...

[Stella]

"Overcoming the Fear of Loneliness While Ace" by David Jay, founder of AVEN https://youtu.be/y0_U-RDHINk

[Parker]

Elatsoe is about Ellie, who is Lipan Apache, and also asexual. Ellie is trying to solve a mystery. Darcie Little Badger, the author, is also ace. ElatsoeDarcie Little Badger

[Imogen]

Rae wrote: "Love to see ace positivity here ^^"

Same

[Kaje]

Parker wrote: "Elatsoe is about Ellie, who is Lipan Apache, and also asexual. Ellie is trying to solve a mystery. Darcie Little Badger, the author, is also ace. Elatsoe[author:Darcie Little Badger..."

This is one of our nominees for this month's book of the month reading. Also sounds like a good choice for younger teens to introduce an asexual character.

[Arimi]

Toony is an agender author who is also on the ace spectrum even though most of their books aren't ace representation I just know they are an author not many people have heard about. I'm assuming people have read loveless by now, it was a brilliant book for ace representation. I also enjoyed legends and lattes which the ending to me felt ace, even though it's not ? I appreciated it none the less.

[Kaje]

Louis wrote: "Toony is an agender author who is also on the ace spectrum even though most of their books aren't ace representation I just know they are an author not many people have heard about. I'm assuming pe..."

I'm not finding anything about "Toony" here on GR - are they a published author?