Today I am welcoming Em Ali to the blog for an A-spec April interview. I am so happy to have them joining me to talk about one of their books, Soft on Soft, which is a sweet f/f love story featuring a demisexual love interest.

You can read more about Soft on Soft on Goodreads 

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I am so happy to welcome Claudie Arseneault to the blog to share her a-spec reading recommendations! Claudie is a huge voice in the a-spec and indie publishing communities whom I have regularly relied on for recommendations. She is joining us today to share some awesome indie titles that everyone should check out.

I am so excited to have A.M. Strickland joining me for an A-spec April interview! Her latest book, Beyond the Black Door, is releasing this fall and I am beyond excited for it. It's a dark fantasy with multiple ace-spectrum protagonists and the cover is just gorgeous.

You can read more about Beyond the Black Door on Goodreads

Destiny Soria is joining me for today's A-spec April interview! Her newest book, Beneath the Citadel, is a fantastic stand-alone fantasy with a cast that I absolutely fell for. I read this book months ago and there are still scenes I think about so often. The entire story is fantastical but still so socially relevant. I'm so happy Destiny agreed to join me today to talk about her wonderful book! 

Beneath the Citadel
​In a city ruled by seers whose fifty infallible prophecies brought first acclaim and then ruin to their people, four teens are the remnants of a failed rebellion. Caught between a scheming chancellor and an enigmatic executioner, they must uncover a secret final prophecy in order to save their home and themselves. 

For today's A-spec April interview, I have the pleasure for hosting D.N. Bryn, author of Our Bloody Pearl! Our Bloody Pearl is a fantasy novel about hypnotic sirens, ruthless pirates, murder, and love. This book has so many diverse identities and the author is joining us to talk about the asexual representation of one of the novel's main characters!

You can read more about Our Bloody Pearl on Goodreads

Today's guest for A-spec April is Heather Kaczynski, author of Dare Mighty Things and recent sequel One Giant Leap. A sci-fi with a diverse and exciting cast, Dare Mighty Things follows 17-year-old Cassandra as she finally sees a chance to fulfill her dream of taking part is a classified space mission. Only a select few will receive the chance to join the mission, so Cassie must compete against the best and brightest Earth has to offer to secure her spot. 
I'm so happy to have Heather joining us to talk about the asexual representation in her books. I hope you all enjoy her Q&A!

I am so excited to welcome one of my favorite authors to the blog for the first day of A-spec April! I discovered Katherine Locke's latest book, The Spy with the Red Balloon, last year and fell immediately in love with the characters, relationships, and heart of the story. I was so happy when this book was voted as our first group book for the readathon and I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks!

You can read more about The Spy with the Red Balloon on Goodreads

It is almost time for A-spec April! My first round of recommendations went up earlier this week so be sure to check that one out. These are the rest of my recommendations so everyone should be able to find a read for every challenge. 

The challenges for my readathon, A-spec April, are available now! In this post, I'm going to sharing some awesome books I recommend to accompany each challenge. I hope this helps you build your TBR! Part two will be coming soon for challenges 8-16. 

Two things are true about Asexual and Aromantic representation in literature: There is a severe lack of representation but there is also probably more out there than you think. Books with lesser-represented identities often don't get large books deals and lots of publicity. Many of them don't get traditionally published at all and instead are published independently via small presses or self publishing. Having the right resources can make the difference between finding dozens of books with these identities and never reading about them at all.