News — lgbtqia books

This month, we've been talking about books and subjects that bust binary norms. This can be in the realm of who we love, or it can be in the realm of who we are. Bi-, pan-, and asexuality as well as polyamory tear down the walls of who it's acceptable to love. Books with such characters are still too few and far between. Trans and intersex characters challenge ideas of who we are, and there aren't nearly enough of those, either.

I often find, as both a reader and...

As we wrap up our month of celebrating science fiction, we're also celebrating the "birth" of a new edition of Star Trek. ST: Discovery premiered last night. One episode aired on network television, and the rest will be available through subscription streaming.

We watched the first episode, and I'm on the fence. It seems to be a love-it-or-meh kind of show. So far, the plot didn't compel me; perhaps future episodes will. One of the selling points for a lot of my acquaintances seems to be the promised inclusion of a...

I'm going to get a little personal here as I wrap up our Pride-themed month. I hope many of you were able to attend festivities (or will be able to; in my city, Pride is next month).

When I began writing seriously in 2013, I had no intention of publishing. I just wrote a novel to see if I could, thanks to National Novel Writing Month. I ended up with 50k words of what would be my first published book. It wasn't meant to be LGBTQIA+-themed, either. Let me tell you, I was...

It's June, and that means it's Pride Month! To celebrate, here are some awesome books you may want to check out! Many of these are also #OwnVoices, written by people who identify the same or similarly to the main character.

Lesbian

Adieu, Warm Sunshine by C.E. Case

I love this book. It's smart, inttriguing, and features a dancer as one of the protagonists. What could be better?

Underdogs by Geonn Cannon

If you like a little mystery, a little...

Although we only had one new release in May, other books continue to earn rave reviews.

Breaking Anchor, by Geonn Cannon, released March 1. It's a terrific enemies-to-lovers story with plenty of humor, heartache, and heat. The women at the center of the novel are both strong and strong-willed. Tags: f/f, lesbian, grief

"Geonn Cannon does an incredible job of making me laugh and making me cry. An amazing story." -Jessica, Amazon review