B+ ReviewsLGBTQIA+ / Young-Adult6 Comments
Dear Mr. Sanchez, I picked up an advanced copy of your book at the San Diego Convention Center after a speaking engagement. I've been meaning to read a GLBT YA and this cover caught my eye. I've heard your name before and I liked the multicultural look of the characters. ... more >
DNF Reviewslesbian / LGBTQIA+ / Paranormal / Radclyffe43 Comments
Dear Ms. Raand, A friend recommended your lesbian paranormal romance to me when I asked for something new. Although I'm not a big fan of weres/shifters, I've enjoyed several of your earlier books (written as Radclyffe) and I consider myself an adventurous reader. I was eager to try the new ... more >
Publishing Newsbook business / Ebooks / LGBTQIA+ / steampunk36 Comments
Don Weise, formerly of Alyson Books, has launched his own press to publish LGBT literature. It sounds like it is a print press and will publish 15 to 20 books per year in both fiction and non fiction. More at Publishers’ Weekly. ***** Lagardere, the parent corporation of Hachette (who ... more >
Contests/Giveaways / MiscGay Writes Review / giveaway / LGBTQIA+168 Comments
Today is National Coming Out Day, and here at Dear Author, we’re going to be celebrating NCOD all week with our own “Gay Writes” campaign. One of the reasons NCOD was established in 1988 is because the single most important thing most GLBT people can do to advance GLBT rights ... more >
Film ReviewsEngland / Friday Film Review / LGBTQIA+ / m/m. coming out / working class / Young-Adult16 Comments
Beautiful Thing (1996) Genre: Romance/Drama/Comedy Grade: B Note for most viewers: Turn the subtitles ON! I’ve had this film in my Netflix queue for awhile because of recs made here after Sarah’s review of “Latter Days” and when she told me about what she wants to do for next Monday, ... more >
Publishing NewsBorders / HarperCollins / LGBTQIA+ / Literary Criticism / Orbit / Random-House / SourceBooks / Stephanie Draven46 Comments
This is really a week’s worth of stuff in one post so excuse the length: Next week we are going to celebrate National Coming Out Day and the “It Get’s Better” movement started by Dan Savage: ***** With all the layoffs and downsizing, Borders has no need for the space ... more >