Blog Tour & Book Look: Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction about Love, Connection, and Empowerment edited by Madeline Dyer & Rosiee Thor
Twelve stories across genres, all centered on aromantic characters finding connection, breaking generational curses, and refusing the idea that romance is what makes a story worth telling. A high school matchmaker who learns a lesson about love. A spaceship pilot who defies his culture’s compulsory coupling. A teen immune to romance and the zombie virus both. This anthology exists because aromantic readers deserve to see themselves in the worlds they escape into, and right now that matters more than ever. Below is our book look, based on the colors of the aro flag! Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment, edited by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, is out now!
Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction about Love, Connection, and Empowerment
by Madeline Dyer, Rosiee Thor, Ann ZhaoPublished by: Page Street YA
on May 26, 2026
Genres: Anthology, Contemporary, LGBTQIA+, Young Adult
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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.
The Look
Outfit inspired by a flag. Book inspired by a community that does not get nearly enough shelf space.
The aromantic flag runs black, grey, white, green, and dark green. Black for alloromantics who still support the aro community. Grey for grey-aromantic and demiromantic people. White for platonic and aesthetic attraction and the importance of all non-romantic relationships. Green for the aromantic spectrum. My black top, white boots, and olive skirt…Not every flag gets a fashion moment. This one deserves one!
About Rosiee Thor
Rosiee Thor began their career as a storyteller by demanding to tell their mother bedtime stories instead of the other way around. They spent their childhood reading by flashlight in the closet until they came out as queer. Now, they write stories for all ages, including young adult novels Tarnished Are The Stars (a Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller) and Fire Becomes Her, the picture book The Meaning of Pride, and tie-in novels for franchises like Life is Strange and Firefly. Their short fiction appears in anthologies including the Lambda award nominated Being Ace, and they are the editor of Why On Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology and This is How We Roll. Their debut cozy mystery, Dead & Breakfast, is forthcoming from Berkley Press. Rosiee lives in Oregon with a dog, two cats, and an abundance of plants.
Follow the Tour
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 <– You Are Here
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
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