Hello everyone! We are so excited to announce the tour schedule for Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction about Love, Connection, and Empowerment edited by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor.
May 25th
first page / late spring – Top 5 Reasons to Read Being Aro
Mx. Phoebe’s Viewpoint – Review, Favorite Quotes
The Clever Reader – Promotional Post
May 26th
elementarymydear – Review
Boys’ Mom Reads! – Promotional Post
The Book Dutchesses – Promotional Post
May 27th
Read and Reviewed – Review
Shy Bookworm – Top 5 Reasons to Read Being Aro
May 28th
BookCrushin – Book Look
Forever In A Story – 15 Reactions While Reading Being Aro
May 29th
Nonbinary Knight Reads – Review, Favorite Quotes
Betwixt The Sheets – Promotional Post
May 30th
bibliophilebree – Review
Paiges of Novels – 15 Reactions While Reading Being Aro
May 31st
unconventionalquirkybibliophile – Mood Board
The Violet West – Promotional Post
May 25th
mxphoebesviewpoint – Review, Favorite Quotes
thecleverreader – Promotional Post
pagesforpaige – Review
May 26th
elementarymydear_ – Review
thebookdutchesses – Promotional Post
rickys_radical_reads – Promotional Post
May 27th
redreviews4you – Review
onemused – Promotional Post
meghenslittlelibrary – Creative Post
May 28th
diamondxgirl – Book Look
foreverinastory – 15 Reactions While Reading Being Aro
ninebookishlives – Promotional Post
May 29th
nonbinaryknightreads – Review, Favorite Quotes
theink.slinger – Promotional Post
bookdemonio – Promotional Post
May 30th
bibliophilebree – Review
paiges_of_novels – 15 Reactions While Reading Being Aro
May 31st
quirkybibliophile – Mood Board
therearenobadbooks – Promotional Post
Genre: YA Anthology
Publishing date: May 26, 2026
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Rep: aro, LGBT+
Synopsis:
Being Aro is a collection of short stories in genres like science fiction, fantasy, historical, and contemporary that shines a light on aromantic relationships and experiences, as well as the many other sub-identities under the aromantic umbrella.
From high-school matchmaking mishaps to battling book banning with dragons, this anthology is rich in imagination and diverse in its perspectives, showcasing aro characters that go on adventures, form friendships, and rise against the status quo.
Contributors include a mixture of established and emerging YA writers, such as Lammy Award-finalist Madeline Dyer, Lammy Award-nominated Rosiee Thor, USA Today bestselling Kemi Ashing-Giwa, and NYT bestselling authors Kalyn Josephson and Laura Pohl.
Content Warning: queerphobia
Madeline Dyer (she/her) is a novelist, anthologist, poet, and literary academic, drawn to dark and monstrous stories. Her debut anthology Being Ace (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 Untamed (Prizm Books, 2015) also won the 2015 SIBA award for Best Dystopian Novel.
Madeline also writes romance and light-hearted contemporary fiction as Elin Annalise.
She is represented by Amy Collins at Talcott Notch Literary.
Madeline teaches writing and has a 2:1 BA (hons) degree in English from the University of Exeter and an MFA (distinction) in Creative Writing from Kingston University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Bristol, where she is researching and writing about traumatized girls and monstrous women in the Gothic, and exploring the intersections between Prehistory and the Gothic.
In 2020, Madeline founded YA Thriller Con, an online celebration of everything thriller, crime, and mystery that ran for three years. YA Thriller Con is currently on hiatus while Madeline focuses on her writing.
She has a herd of Shetland ponies, loves anything ghostly, and can frequently be found exploring wild places. At least one notebook is known to follow her everywhere she goes.
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