Autism Acceptance Month recognizes the deliberate shift away from the stigmatized term “autism awareness” toward an inclusive attitude of acceptance, respect, listening, parity, and empowerment. With romance, literary fiction, memoirs, and more, the following reading list honors the many experiences and voices of people within the autistic community. These titles, and those selected from previous years, are available as a downloadable spreadsheet.

Fiction

Aubrey, Daniel. Dark Island. HarperNorth. Jul. 2024. 320p. ISBN 9780008624408. pbk. $18.99. THRILLER

Eddings, Mazey. Late Bloomer. St. Martin’s. Apr. 2024. 400p. ISBN 9781250847089. pbk. $18. LGBTQIA+ ROMANCE

Franklin, Alice. Life Hacks for a Little Alien. Little, Brown. Feb. 2025. 304p. ISBN 9780316576055. $29. COMING OF AGE

Liese, Chloe. Always Only You. Berkley. Dec. 2023. 384p. ISBN 9780593642375. pbk. $17. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Lumley, Sam. How to Have a Killer Time in DC. Kensington Cozies. Apr. 2025. 272p. ISBN 9781496753557. $27. COZY MYSTERY

Nonfiction

Hayden, Chloé. Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent’s Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After. Murdoch Books. Mar. 2024 288p. ISBN 9781761500169. pbk. $14.99. SELF-HELP

Layle, Paige. But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life. Balance. Mar. 2024. 288p. ISBN 9780306831256. $28. MEMOIR

Rowe, Mickey. Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor’s Journey to Broadway’s Biggest Stage. Rowman & Littlefield. Mar. 2022. 200p. ISBN 9781538163122. $24.95. PERFORMING ARTS

Schembari, Marian. A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole. Flatiron. Sep. 2024. 272p. ISBN 9781250895752. $28.99. MEMOIR

Törnvall, Clara. The Autists: Women on the Spectrum. Scribe US. Nov. 2023. 224p. tr. from Swedish by Alice E. Olsson. ISBN 9781957363530. pbk. $18. WOMEN’S STUDIES