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Books about asexuality, be they non-fiction or novels. Everyone should read at least one asexual book from time to time.
Rep is usually the main character but sometimes side characters. š³ļøāš ā ļø
created by kathytrithardt
last updated June, 2026
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If I have missed your favourite ace read, please let me know so I can add it!
Iāll give you two I recommended to a lovely person in the International Ace Day post today! Until the Last Petal Falls by Viano Oniomoh which has two Aroace main characters and Good Mourning, Darling by Azalea Crowley whose MMC is Greysexual š¤š©¶š¤š
Thank you! I've actually read Good Mourning, Darling, and forgot to add it myself, so thanks for the reminder. I've added both of those titles.
Youāre welcome! Both are some of my fave ace books so Iām so happy they are now on the list! š„°
There seems to be (anecdotally) a large percentage of Ace Pagebounders so this feels like the perfect list for us!
I love that more people know that this is a thing and it isn't just them feeling different than other folks.
ooh as an ace i don't read enough books with ace characters, thank you for making the list!
You are absolutely welcome!
Ooo thank you!! There's a bunch of these I haven't heard of!
Lots of these are on my TBR, and lots I can vouch for. Others are more newly on my radar.
Iāve never been so proud to have a good amount of overlap on a list š«” and I will make it my mission to turn it into an even higher number š
Yay, I love giving people missions!
questioning whether or not im ace so thank you !!
It is definitely a spectrum, and I hope these books help!
Nice list! I recommend these two additions:
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
(those are links!)
Both are already on there (and such good reads)!
Oh! Sorry! I missed hitting "view more" one last time!
No worries! I managed to make a super long list (happens often over here).
I needed this list. I love seeing ace rep! There is so many here that I hadn't seen
So happy you found the list!
Congrats on the nomination for the list-to-quest feature! I hope you get it!
Oooh, that would be lovely!
Oh my lord THANK YOU! This list looks amazing. Definitely adding tons of these to my tbr because I need more ace lit in my life!
Glad to help!
Anyone aware of any sex-favorable ace rep from the list or otherwise?
Aka Iāll count demisexual or ace-uninterested-in-sex-but-unopposed-to-it-or-participates-in-some-circumstances etc.
Been interested in exploring the nuance.
Preference for:
- gay/m x m
- M x masc or nonbinary/agender/etc
- masc or nonbinary/agender/etc x ditto
- gay or trans or t4t if none of the above
The first to come to mind is Last First Kiss by Julian Winters.
Thanks! Iāve taken note.
Do you mean sex-favorable? Because im actually not aware of any ace books/rep that are actually sex-negative and stay that way throughout the book. Sex-averse and sex-repulsed, though - yea. Though personally i come across more sex-favorable or at least sex-indifferent in romance fiction.
Oh my god, yes, youāre so right, Bahahaha! I didnāt catch myself making this switch of language even though I know this shit. Yes! Sex-favorable. I think my brain stole sex-positive because it sounds more aligned with what Iām looking for (even if itās not the actual term definition) ā characters who are not opposed to sex, and not sex repulsed, but not actively seeking it out or interested for themselves so much.
I know of a lot that meet the mlm/masc/enby request, but as i havent yet read them, i cant confirm their stance on participating in sex.
Of the ones i have read:
- Little Distractions by KG Brightwell (mlm, demisexual sex-favorable with the guy heās in love with. Fyi, this was originally a webnovel, so not the most polished technically, but i do recommend)
- The Charm Offensive (mlm, demisexual - i paused this one, but it seems he becomes sex-favorable with his love interest)
- Boyfriends by refrainbow (originally and is a currently ongoing webcomic, but is serialized and bound too, much like heartstopper. MxMxMxEnby poly relationship in which āgothā/Felix is sex-indifferent asexual, he likes making his partners feel good and heās very flirtatious. But he himself doesnt actually get anything out of it directly. This arc is still in the works, but it was confirmed in a character FAQ and several other things throughout the years.
Iāll def stop back in this comment section as i confirm others!
Youāre amazing. šāāļø itās an area I donāt often get (or expect) recs for and I appreciate them all. And you included details! Beautiful. āØ
Charm Offensive was recommended to me before, although it doesnāt sound like my topic itās on my radar, but good to double note it applies for this ask!
And - oh! Iāve read Boyfriends, no wonder it sounds familiar. Maybe time for a reread, although it was a it too unserious for me if I remeber right.
I love list comment sections! I just dont think to pop in them often lol.
I suggest
- Vicious,
- Smile and Be a Villain,
- The Bone season,
- The Midland Throne,
- The Priory of the Orange Tree,
- A Day of Fallen Night
- Foul Lady Fortune which all feature an ace-spec MC! :)
Unless I missed it, I didnāt see Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire on this list. Itās book one in a YA fantasy series. The main character of book one is ace. There is other representation also trans and queer representation. I found the plot really unique! It follows characters who each find a door into their perfect world (different for each of them) and then they accidentally came back to our world. The characters want to get back to the world they felt more at home in. Theyāre seen as crazy by their families and sent to a boarding school for kids like them. Each book follows a different character. I wish Iād found it as a kid because I definitely felt like I didnāt ābelongā.
It is on there, very near the end of the list (9th from the end, but you have to hit the view more button a few times to get there). I really enjoyed the first few books in this novella series when it came out and one of these days I will make the time to do a reread/continue on, because there are so many books in the series now.
Oh sorry I missed it! Iāve read the first 3 and I think itās such a cute series.
Oh no worries! There's lots to scroll.
Saved so I can yoink every single book in this list. Thank you Kathy ā (ā-ā )
You are so welcome!!
As an asexual person who tries to read a lot of asexual books , may I recommend: The Meister of Decimen City by Brenna Raney (accidental evil villain releases rampaging dinosaurs)
Be the Sea by Clara Ward (Ocean voyage. Has asexual and demisexual rep as well as enby and just general queerness)
I enjoyed it but not sure I'd recommended it (deals with the struggles of being asexual and is pretty bleak and difficult to read): Portalmania by Debbie Urbanski
A Life in Too Many Margins by S.E. Thomson (disabled, trans writer writing about a disabled, trans character who is also revealed to be asexual)
Thanks so much, fellow ace! I've added all of these recs š
May I recommend Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace? It's on my TBR but (according to the author) the protagonist is aroace!
Not Good for Maidens is perfect for this list! The present-day main character is ace.
Thanks so much!
Choir grrrl is a newly released book that has an ace character!!
Omg I love the cover! Adding now.
Great list!
You might want to check out the Cascadia series by Sarah Lyons Fleming. The rep made me super happy as an ACE girl - I'm pretty sure I read that the author is ACE herself, and it tracks, because it's really natural and real-feeling rep!
One of the main characters/pov's is ACE and I absolutely love him, and his lovely, soul-deep relationships with those around him!
It's also a zombie apocalypse, and you really don't find ACE rep in that kinda genre. There's lots of other lovely queer rep throughout the series, too! š
I've added World Departed to the list! Thanks so much for your recommendation. :)
You're more than welcome! The last book (so far) in the series made me sob like a devastated baby, so be warned, if you read it! š Very much character based fiction and super emotional for a Z book!
Sadly, it looks like it is exclusive to Bezos' website, so unless I happen to find a secondhand copy at at shop, I likely won't be picking it up.
The audio is, I'm afraid, yes - I'm not sure about the book itself though? It was indie published as far as I was aware. Not that that necessarily makes it easy to find outside of the big evil. š
It's devastating and enraging what they've done to authors and to the book world - even to libraries, just to gain that bit more control! I abhor them! I left audible for libro this year, shortly before I found PB, but luckily I already had these stashed in my audible library! Thank god for women-run businesses who want to change the game! I never knew it existed, since it's really only just starting to gain ground here in the UK! So grateful for it!
I searched a local book store website and the Kobo site, and although Kobo at least had other works by this author, this was not there.
Ack, so sad!! š
Thank you Iāve been wanting a good list of ace books!!! Especially a heist book?! Iām very excited abt this list
So happy you found it!
Itās a horror book (kinda) but bury your gays by chuck tingle would be a great book for this list!
I adore that book and it is on there.
oh i missed it! įµįµįµĖ¢
No worries! I actually think I have it on a bunch of lists š
Dr. Tingle should have me on the payroll the way I promo that book. ITS SO GOOD
AGREEEEEED
