Interview With Anita

Loved getting the chance to chat with Anita about her experience as an asexual person who reads romance novels. Lovely conversation about personal discovery, representation, and how this genre has evolved. Here are some of her favorite books, publishers, and stories if you’re looking to read about asexual characters.

Indie Publishers:

Bold Strokes Books

Bella Books

Nine Star Press Publishing

Ylva Publishing

Butterworth Books

Painted Hearts Publishing

Books with Ace-spec characters: 

Rising from Ash - Jax Meyer (Ace MC; low-mild spice) (setting, science/Antarctica)

Sophie Fournier series - K.R. Collins (Demi MC, Ace character; low-no spice) (setting, professional ice hockey, mixed gender teams, groundbreaking characters)

Eight Kinky Nights - Xan West (Grey ace MC, BDSM/Kink, ASD characters, Polyam, mental health, trans characters and more; moderate spice) (setting, modern day NYC)

Perfect Rhythm - Jae (Ace MC; low spice) (setting, Missouri, pop-star singer/nurse)

Protector of the Small Quartet - Tamora Pierce (Ace MC, YA, coming of age) (setting, fantasy world)

The Love Project - TB Markinson/Miranda MacLeod (Demi MC; low-moderate spice) (setting, modern day)

Snow Falls - Sage Donnell (Grey MC, novella, low spice) (setting, modern day Oregon, skiing, holiday)

Forward March - Skye Quinlan (Ace-discovering MC, YA) 

If you want to know more about asexuality:

ACE: What ASEXUALITY REVEALS About DESIRE, SOCIETY, and the MEANING of SEX - Angela Chen

All books I could find at Bookshop.org can be found on this list.