Out on the Shelves: Aromantic

The books in this list feature Aromantic characters and experiences.

Out on the Shelves is a resource designed to connect young rainbow people with the stories that represent them, so these books are able to be enjoyed by both teen and adult readers alike.

Updated May 28, 2025
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Summer Bird Blue
Bowman, Akemi Dawn
Ebook
"A lyrical novel about grief, love, and finding oneself in the wake of a tragic loss." --Bustle "Gorgeous prose and heartbreaking storytelling." --Paste Magazine "Grabs your heart and won't let go." --Book Riot A Kirkus Reviews...
The lost coast
Capetta, Amy Rose
Ebook
The spellbinding tale of six queer witches forging their own paths, shrouded in the mist, magic, and secrets of the ancient California redwoods. Danny didn't know what she was looking for when she and her mother spread out a map of the United States and Danny put her finger...
The bone people
Hulme, Keri.
Ebook
Is love the answer?
Isaki, Uta
Ebook
Summer of salt
Leno, Katrina
Ebook
Magic passed down through generations. An island where strange things happen. One summer that will become legend. Practical Magic meets Nova Ren Suma's Imaginary Girls and Laura Ruby's Bone Gap in this lush, atmospheric novel by acclaimed author Katrina Leno. Georgina Fernweh...
Elatsoe
Little Badger, Darcie
Audiobook
The many half-lived lives of Sam Sylvester
MacGregor, Maya
Paper Book
An Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction Nominee "Look no further for your next favorite read, because The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester has it all- a gripping murder mystery that will keep you turning pages, ghosts, romance, and a...
Ophelia after all
Marie, Racquel
Paper Book
California Book Award Winner One of NPR's Best Books of the Year A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All, a hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by author Racquel Marie. <...
Loveless
Oseman, Alice
Paper Book
For fans of Love, Simon and I Wish You All the Best, a funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of a girl who realizes that love can be found in many ways that don't involve sex or romance. From the marvelous author of Heartstopper comes an exceptional YA novel about...
The Grimrose girls
Pohl, Laura.
Ebook
A New York Times Bestseller Four troubled friends, One murdered girl... and a dark fate that may leave them all doomed. Once Upon a Time meets Pretty Little Liars in this queer, dark academia story about four reimagined fairy tale heroines who must uncover their...
Seven ways we lie
Redgate, Riley
Ebook
In Seven Ways We Lie, a chance encounter tangles the lives of seven high school students, each resisting the allure of one of the seven deadly sins, and each telling their story from their seven distinct points of view.   The juniors at Paloma High School all have their...
Compound fracture
White, Andrew Joseph
Paper Book
A Michael L. Printz Honor Book A queer Appalachian thriller that pulls no punches--following a trans autistic teen who's drawn into the generational struggle between the rural poor and those who exploit them. The INSTANT New York Times, USA Today, and Indie...
Ace voices : what it means to be asexual, aromantic, demi or grey-ace
Young, Eris
Ebook
How do we experience attraction? What does love mean to us? When did you realise you were ace? This is the ace community in their own words. Drawing upon interviews with a wide range of people across the asexual spectrum, Eris Young is here to...
Dear Wendy
Zhao, Ann
Audiobook
Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual college students, engage in an online feud while unknowingly becoming friends in real life, in this dual POV Young Adult contemporary debut from Ann Zhao Sophie Chi is in her first year of college (though her parents...

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