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Because lists of 2021 upcoming ace and aro books already exist [Rosiee Thor's 2021 list  (17 titles). Kristine Vitola's  2021 list  (36 titles)], I've decided to highlight a handful coming in 2021 that I'm excited for, and then list any 2022 and 2023 titles I could find.  Happy Reading! 2021 This Golden Flame  by Emily Victoria  (February 2021) An aroace main character and a sentient automaton sidekick are off to rescue her brother.  ARC Review [Image: The cover of  This Golden Flame. A spinning golden orb shedding tendrils and specks of light and reflecting either a room with a hanging bare lightbulb, or an outdoors space with a street lamp.]  Common Bonds: An Aromantic Speculative Anthology   (April 2021) A collection of speculative short stories and poetry featuring the platonic relationships for aromantic characters.  Goodreads   [Image: ( source ) The "common bonds" title surrounded by vines.] In the Ravenous Dark...

Queer Lit Readathon Round 6 is November 29th to December 5th 2020. [IMAGE: Queer Lit Readathon Challenges for Round Six. Source ] Normally, if there's a bingo board, I want to go for blackout. I even made a plan for round six that required at least five hours of reading a day and titles of gloomier genres. So I tossed out that plan.  Just because I have an impulse to blackout the bingo board, doesn't mean I have to follow it.  Instead, I came up with a 3 goal challenge centered around personal reading goals and dusting off my digital shelves. It even had a semi-reasonable rate of sampling two titles or collections a day.  Aaaaaand then I decided to simplify to one priority goal. Because I could use more calm and simplicity in my life.  Goal: Allo Aro Reads A poem, flash fiction, or web comic chapter a day - or more 💛💚 Reason 1: Balance My Free Online Aspec Fiction, Poetry, etc is not balanced. I suspect there are fewer aro and specifically alloaro narratives in e...