Striking a perfect balance between heartfelt emotions and spot-on humor this YA debut features a pop-culture enthusiast protagonist with an unforgettable voice sure to resonate with readers. Alice had her whole summer planned. Nonstop all-you-can-eat buffets while marathoning her favorite TV shows (best friends totally included) with the smallest dash of adulting--working at the library to pay her share of the rent. The only thing missing from her perfect plan? Her girlfriend (who ended things when Alice confessed she s asexual). Alice is done with dating--no thank you do not pass go stick a fork in her done. But then Alice meets Takumi and she can t stop thinking about him or the rom com-grade romance feels she did not ask for (uncertainty butterflies and swoons oh my!). When her blissful summer takes an unexpected turn and Takumi becomes her knight with a shiny library-employee badge (close enough) Alice has to decide if she s willing to risk their friendship for a love that might not be reciprocated--or understood. Claire Kann s young adult debut novel Let s Talk About Love chosen by readers like you for Macmillan s young adult imprint Swoon Reads gracefully explores the struggle with emerging adulthood and the complicated line between friendship and what it might mean to be something more. Praise for Let s Talk About Love: Alice is black biromantic and asexual and her relationship with Takumi is genuine and fun. . . . A light enjoyable asexual romance with outstanding representation. Recommended. --School Library Journal Debut novelist Kann thoughtfully tackles what it means to be asexual and gives Alice a platform to discover who she is and what it means for her relationship with Takumi. Asexual readers will appreciate the visibility and those--like Alice s ex--who know poorly understand it will gain a better sense of what love without sex can look like. --Publishers Weekly