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"May I have this dance?"

Submissions are: OPEN

FAQ:

What is this tournament?

This is a bracket for books with no or very low romantic content, that aren't just for kids. Why? Because it can be really hard to find books that fit that brief, even for the mod (a trained librarian!) This tournament will highlight some gen reads, and at the end, all submissions will be added to a Google spreadsheet, which will be posted on this blog and left up for community reference and romance-free book recommendations.

Define "gen"?

In fanfiction, a gen fic is a story that focuses on something other than sex or romance. For the purposes of this tournament, any book with no or minimal focus on romance (i.e. background pairings but no romantic plots or subplots) is fair game! Canonically aro and/or ace characters are a bonus but not necessary.

What should I submit?

Any book or book series (audiobooks, ebooks, comics and graphic novels included), fiction poetry and biography, any and all genres, as long as it is romance-free or otherwise fits under the label of "gen"! You may submit as many titles as you'd like, but please for the sake of the mod's inbox limit yourself to submitting each individual title only once.

Can I submit propaganda for my favorite gen read?

YES! Propaganda is encouraged! This is first and foremost an excuse to crowdsource book recommendations for gen readers! I'm not going to completely ban anti-propaganda (defined as criticizing a competitor to promote your own favorite book), but please keep it in the spirit of friendly rivalry or I will be forced to revise that policy.

Additional aromantic and gen book-finding resources under the cut:

Mock poster for a fake post-PHM cartoon

Lemme see your face - Part 3/3

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