I can't tell you how sad, exhausted, and furious I am right now: As if we aren't dealing with enough already, the sapphic book community is facing another catfishing situation.
There's a pattern of obvious lies and deception by a well-established author, but I want you to draw your own conclusions.
I laid out the entire story and the "evidence" on my blog, so please check it out:
https://jae-fiction.com/another-catfishing-sapphic-fiction-author/
#PennedPossibilities 669 — MC POV: With whom do you feel most at home?
Former post punk star Gavin: "Ainsley. They are such a kind, sweet person and they love music. We also love to argue about all sorts of things, including music."
By the way, I have a give-away for the respective novella "A Fundraiser Concert with The Demonettes", it can be downloaded here for free as an e-book or PDF:
https://bit.ly/Demonettes
#ScribesAndMakers 05/12—Shameless self-promotion day. Let's boost away.
Happy to announce that my urban fantasy /thriller, Voracity, will be releasing later this month! It's currently in pre-order status, mostly because I really liked the date numbers... (5 and 25)
One month away! Are you in Virginia or close? In June, I'll be in Richmond, signing LGBTQIA+ romance books with 49 other authors, including Katy Manz, Author Kelex and TL Travis.
Join me on June 14th at Pride LitCon in Richmond, VA! Get your tickets at www.pridelitcon.com.
I just donated 2 copies of #HeraldPetrel to the Queer Liberation Library https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/mission-history-team
Will take until June to be available there but in case you have a few extra bucks to spare, this is a worthy cause to bring more queer books to people who need/want/should read them but may not be able to buy them. 
#WritingCommunity #LGBTIAQ #QueerBooks #QueerWriters #Queer
2025 Release Schedule! Please note, exact dates may change!!!
London Book Queers! This is your reminder to come down to the Big Queer Book Fair this month!
- Stalls from your favorite radical, queer, feminist book shops and publishers
- Story time and activities for kids
- LDN Queer Mart stalls where queer artists will sell their work
- A second hand book sale organised by Queer Swap
- Your Favourite Queer Authors Workshop from Queers For Books
- How to Start Writing About Your Life Experiences a workshop from Lucy Webster
- Panel of Independent radical book shops of London organised by Common Press
- Your Favourite Queer Authors Favourite Queer Authors! panel talk from Queers For Books
Be there, or be het.
Tickets: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/26643/the-big-queer-book-fair
It’s time for a special Sapphic Book Bingo category! This square of the bingo card shines a light on new sapphic authors or sapphic authors who you might not be familiar with.
Check out my list of 100 new sapphic authors on my blog:
https://jae-fiction.com/new-sapphic-authors/
2025 Release Schedule! Please note, exact dates may change!!!
Heute leider wieder keine Podcastempfehlung von mir (die gab es gestern), aber dafür einen Link zu einer Datenbank mit älteren LGBT+ Büchern: https://balsam-salamander-c02.notion.site/Older-LGBT-science-fiction-database-b39e0118573741499acb12fd3df20ca0
Kidd Commander is one of my active fandoms: a comic about a group of queer heroes opposing injustice any way they can.
It has pink and blue hair, spaceships with star-hearts, magic and adventure, and a cute little oasis-turtle.
And because today is Free Comic Book Day, the creator is offering a chapter from the comic and a chapter of the novelization for free PDF download!
(The actual comic is always free to read online.)
New pinned post because World Without Love now has *two* books under its peplos: This Is How Immortals Die and Garden of Rotten Roses!
Ready to go on a dark fantasy, bloody, lesbian romance adventure through Aphrodite's Apocalypse? 
(Alright... 2 more books to go 
COVER REVEAL
Am 01.06.2025 erscheint die queere Anthologie #QueereKüsseGegenRechts – und ich bin mit gleich drei Geschichten dabei! 
Als Nox Juvenell durfte ich Küsse schreiben, die gegen Hass, Ausgrenzung und Angst stehen – und für Liebe, Vielfalt und Hoffnung.
Ab 01.06.2025
Taschenbuch: 8,90 €
Herausgegeben von Sophie Edina
Cover von Lara Kunze
Carol / The Price of Salt (Patricia Highsmith) – The monotony of Therese's soulless Christmas retail job at a 1950s department store is broken by the entrance of Carol, an older, elegant married woman who captivates young Therese. Carol herself is a commanding, maternal figure to Therese, and certainly not without a sharp edge to her character that is slowly softened by her vulnerability. Therese meanwhile is someone used to censoring herself and following the desires of others, only to find her own voice and path in spite of the world's paternalism toward her.
It's been a while since I saw the film but I was surprised by how much the film had changed. While those changes served the film visually, I prefer the depth the book offers. Especially when it comes to Therese's internal struggles and voice, as well as her view of Carol.
There's a new book scam I wanted to warn you of:
Scammers are creating rip-offs of existing sapphic books with the help of AI.
I have written a blog post explaining what's happening, how to recognize red flags, a list of pseudonyms those scammers use, and what readers can do to help.
Read it here: https://jae-fiction.com/ai-rip-offs-targeting-sapphic-books/
The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) – This version is based on the manuscript, rediscovered in 2017, from before the magazine editors started chopping out all the scandalous bits. The censored short version that was used against Wilde at his trial was then censored more when it was expanded into a full novel.
So now we get to see Wilde's original baby! Despite the censored version still causing a scandal and being used to convict Wilde, this is of course still tame by modern day standards (alas, where is my purity!) but far more explicit when it comes to things like Basil's romantic affection for Dorian. It's certainly fascinating to see what was triggering the poor little editor (being far more concerned about illicit hetero affairs than the gay stuff!) and also the stylistic changes. But either way, like much of Wilde's writing, it can't go a page or two without a little monologue of his witticisms - something I always look forward to!
2025 Release Schedule! Please note, exact dates may change!!!
Edit: You're too late now 
FYI, an ebook of 'Trans Femme Futures
Abolitionist Ethics for Transfeminist Worlds' is currently free right now.
"Trans Femme Futures envisions the future through everyday actions that revolutionise our lives. Nat Raha and Mijke van der Drift discuss struggles around trans healthcare, the need for collectives over institutions, the importance of mutual care, and transfeminism as abolition."
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349411/trans-femme-futures/
We are thrilled to share the cover of Syr Hayati Beker's queer af novella in fairytale retellings. Art by the inimitable Carly AF. This book is a journey, so get ready to leave the world (and your ex) behind on September 4!
Pre-orders are available direct from the publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/product/what-a-fish-looks-like-by-syr-hayati-beker/
Several years ago we did a thing. An online #queer book con.
#queerbooks #LGBTQIA+ #writing #books
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