#ace book

[kekwcomics]

PEOPLE OF THE TALISMAN by LEIGH BRACKETT (Ace, 1964)

Originally published (in a different form) as Black Amazon of Mars.

Art: Ed Emshwiller.

[surfeit-of-stoats]

You can be asexual if your disability caused your asexuality, and you can be asexual if sexual trauma caused your asexuality, and you can be asexual if you lose your sexual desire later in life. The asexual community should be there to help in all these cases. You don't have to be part of the asexual community forever, but the lesson that a happy life for aces is possible, regardless of origin, is one that is important and one that includes you too. It's for you even if you don't identify as ace.

-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

[sammy8d257]

Listening to "Ace" by Angela Chen (audiobook ver.) rn

and my whole shit is getting shifted

like I've known I'm Aromantic and Asexual since I was in high school

But this book feels like a part of me is being healed and its so incredibly validating to hear other experiences and learn more about my own communities

It also makes me mad because its just like,

"FUCK I wish I knew this stuff way earlier. I wish it could be normailized. I wish people knew about Asexuality and not just stereotypes. And I wish other ace people connected more with their history."

I HIGHLY reccommend it to literally anyone

Please please please read and or listen to this book

[retropopcult]

[daisyyy-do]

Yo guys, can anyone recommend me some acespec books (particularly fantasy) where it’s the mc who is on the acespec, and they explicitly say they are? I’ve just finished reading Every Heart A Doorway and it felt so nice having an mc who’s ace as well as them explicitly saying it, so now I need more 😭

[arashisenshi]

The Stones Stay Silent launches on April 14th!

Here is the official blurb:

When a deadly plague sweeps the land, the priests of the Parents accuse those deemed to have incurred the gods' wrath. Leiander, unmarried and with interests unbecoming to the woman people consider him to be, flees for his life. With the Night Demon Kevv'ach by his side and his deepest wish undiminished, he journeys to the Great Lith, said to still channel the magic of the Parents. He will beseech the gods to remake his body in the image of the Father, so the world sees him as his true self: Leiander.

And here’s what you can expect:

- A character-driven medieval-ish fantasy story; - Transgender aroace main character seeking to live his life and maybe bake; - Cinnamon roll Night Demon bestie with partial amnesia (and a sweet tooth); - Steadfast friends turned found family (and occasionally, a pair of mules); - Absent gods who left behind mysterious blue monoliths; - Strict gender roles dictating what jobs people have, what colors they wear, and what tattoos they get + a couple of fanatics hell-bent on enforcing said rules; - Extensive travel through a plague ravaged realm; - A conspicuous lack of magic; or swords; or sorcery; or monsters; - Even more giant statues; - A bunch of recipes to try for yourself, from Romanian, Austrian and... whatever cuisine baked goat cheese in walnut crust comes from; - Named chapters! Pronunciation guide! Maps for each part! Extensive content warnings! Handy reference chart for timekeeping! Cameo appearance by my cat! - Eventually, I promise, a happy end.

You can already preorder the ebook on Amazon and have it synch to your device on Friday, when the paperback will also be available there. If you’d rather support your local indie bookshop, go for it! You can ask them to order a book for you once published, by providing them the following details:

Title: The Stones Stay Silent Author: Danny Ride ISBN:  9783982494906

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If it’s not up your alley, you don’t want or can’t afford to buy the book, you can still support - it would mean so much!

- share this post - let your friends know - ask your local library to order the book for you! (you and anyone else can read it for free then!) - suggest it as reading for book clubs - add the book to your list on goodreads - mark it as to read on the story graph - upvote it on reedsy discovery - there is a detailed review there from an independent reviewer, and you can also read the first chapter for free!

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images: 1) promo material of the book featuring the book cover 2) moodboard of the seven parts and the epilogue 3) promo material showing a sample of the book interior

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