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Today we're featuring one of our newest authors, Lawrence Hogue. This is his first novel with us, but he's no stranger to writing. Today, he's joining us to chat about writing and his current novel, Daring and Decorum.

What inspired you to write your latest story?

I was listening to “The Highwayman” by Loreena McKennitt and thought, “Hmm, what would happen if the highwayman was a woman?” I was also reading a lot of Jane Austen at the time, so it felt right to make...

To celebrate the release of Lawrence Hogue's Daring and Decorum, August's theme is historical fiction.

It can be tempting to think that Regency-style novels with LGBT+ protagonists are a modern-day fantasy. To a degree, there's some truth to it, but no more than the fantasy found in heterosexual Regency-themed work. LGBT+ people have always existed and will continue to exist as long as humans do. Cultural taboos have existed in different forms across the eras, and playing with forbidden love isn't exclusive to queer lit.

In keeping with this month's theme of creatures, paranormal, and urban fantasy, I thought I'd open a discussion on how these things reflect our real world---and where the line is on using otherworldly as a metaphor.

When the book The Black Witch, by Laurie Forest, arrived on shelves, it was amidst a furor. The novel (and by extension the author) has been accused of racism, ableism, and homophobia. (Note: I have not read it and cannot firsthand confirm this. You can read...

Geonn is one of our most prolific and popular authors. Personally, I'm a big fan of the Underdogs series, for exactly the reason you'll see in his answer below. The latest, Dog Biscuits, is terrific. Read his interview, then pop over to check out the book!

What inspired you to write your latest story?

My latest project was a novel called Can You Hear Me. It was inspired by a couple of things: I wanted a sequel to Gravity focusing on Sandra Bullock...

Welcome to July! Depending on where you are in the world, these are the hot, lazy days of summer. Why not bring a book by the poolside or into the air conditioning and escape into the pages?

This month's theme is creatures and paranormal, in honor of the July 1 release of Underdogs #6, Dog Biscuits, by Geonn Cannon.

I don't know about you, but I love a good urban fantasy, imagining unusual beings walking around among us and living side by...