{"product_id":"being-aro-a-collection-of-aromantic-fiction-about-love-connection-and-empowerment-9798890034427","title":"Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction about Love, Connection, and Empowerment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore expansive aromantic love and connection in stories across genres\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese twelve stories showcase aromantic people breaking generational curses, finding acceptance, and protecting the vulnerable while highlighting the infinite ways people find connection and love without romance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA high school matchmaker learns a lesson about love. A rebellious spaceship pilot defies his culture's compulsory coupling. A boy magically transforms banned romance novels into living dragons. A teen immune to romance, and the zombie virus, fights to survive the apocalypse. \u003ci\u003eBeing Aro\u003c\/i\u003e is full of stories throughout real and imagined worlds that cross genres and disrupt the status quo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Madeline Dyer,Rosiee Thor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Page Street YA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.68w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798890034427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/20\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadeline Dyer is a novelist, anthologist, poet, and literary academic drawn to dark and monstrous stories. Her debut anthology \u003ci\u003eBeing Ace\u003c\/i\u003e (Page Street YA, 2023) received a starred review from School Library Journal and was named a 2024 Lammy Award Finalist at the Lambda Literary Awards, commemorating \"outstanding LGBTQ+ literature from 2023.\" Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eUntamed\u003c\/i\u003e (Prizm Books, 2015) also won the 2015 SIBA award for Best Dystopian Novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRosiee Thor writes stories for all ages, including young adult novels \u003ci\u003eTarnished Are the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFire Becomes Her\u003c\/i\u003e, the picture book \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Pride\u003c\/i\u003e, and tie-in novels for franchises like \u003ci\u003eLife is Strange\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFirefly\u003c\/i\u003e. Their short fiction appears in anthologies like the Lambda Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eBeing Ace\u003c\/i\u003e, and they are the editor of \u003ci\u003eWhy On Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis is How We Roll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: A Queer Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. Rosiee lives in Oregon with a dog, two cats, and an abundance of plants.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Madeline Dyer \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397128892573,"sku":"9798890034427","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_129aafc5-665a-4c7b-b542-de2d6b7f091a.jpg?v=1781073830","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/being-aro-a-collection-of-aromantic-fiction-about-love-connection-and-empowerment-9798890034427","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}