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Victor / Victoria
January 3, 2014

Friday Film Review: Victor / Victoria

JayneFilm Reviews20th century / Friday Film Review / LGBTQ / musical / Paris17 Comments

Victor/Victoria (1982) Genre: Romantic Comedy/Musical Grade: B+ Victor/Victoria has long been a favorite of mine for many reasons. It’s got a cast crammed with fantastic actors who inhabit their roles like a second skin, it’s funny, it’s poignant and it’s got Julie Andrews’ voice and Henry Mancini’s music all through ... more >

January 2, 2014

REVIEW: The Gentleman’s Madness by Bonnie Dee,Summer Devon

WillafulB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass-difference / English Historical / LGBTQ / m/m / opposites attract / Victorian13 Comments

Dear Ms. Dee and Ms. Devon: An m/m romance between an attendant and an inmate in a Victorian insane asylum… I think I know why this was published after Christmas. It was actually less dark and considerably less dense than I feared it would be, which made it a more ... more >

December 27, 2013

REVIEW: Broken Trails by D. Jordan Redhawk

JayneB ReviewsAlaska / alcoholism / Bella Books / Contemporary / f/f romance / LGBTQ / sports romance7 Comments

Scotch Fuller has already run the Iditarod three times and is preparing for a fourth attempt. Her single-minded focus on the rigors of training allows her to forget the shocking loss of her lover in a tragedy for which she blames herself. The only race Lainey Hughes runs is away ... more >

December 26, 2013

Thursday News: A good season for print books and indie booksellers; the state of LGBT publishing and email marketing; Barnes & Noble employees vent

JanetPublishing NewsBarnes and Noble / independent booksellers / indie publishers / LGBTQ / marketing / The Strand2 Comments

Don Weise’s Many Years in Gay Publishing Offer a Unique and Encouraging Perspective – A great interview with Don Weise, editorial director of Magnus Books and a fixture in LGBT publishing. Although Weise’s comments are often focused on the LGBT market, he has a lot to say about small publishers ... more >

December 14, 2013

REVIEW: A Small Miracle Happened by Mari Donne

JayneC ReviewsHanukkah / holiday novella / LGBTQ / Loose-Id / m/m romance / novella2 Comments

Dan accepts an interesting new job, only to discover after he moves that he’s the only Jewish gay man in a small Midwestern town. On the first night of Hanukkah, he’s a bit homesick and very lonely. Then the mailman delivers a box containing his menorah to the wrong house. ... more >

December 7, 2013

REVIEW: Sweet and Sour by Astrid Amara

JayneB+ Reviews / Recommended Readscooking / Hanukkah / Holiday / LGBTQ / Loose-Id / m/m romance10 Comments

Recommended Read

Miles thought he and Itai would make a great team, despite the infidelities haunting their past. After all, Itai is smoking hot, they’re both driven entrepreneurs, and they love each other. What else did a person need? Well, a lot more, apparently, because not only are they no longer passionate, ... more >

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