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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Warning: Curves Ahead features me and my book on her blog
Warning: Curves Ahead features me and my book on her blog Today, I’m taking a break from blogging boobs, bras, and body image to discuss another topic that I love: books. And something I love more than just books? Queer, feminist, … Continue reading
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Tagged author, dragons, fantasy, interview, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtqia, mangoverse, queer, writing, young adult fantasy
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Thank you, Wild Iris, for featuring me at the Art Walk last night!
Thank you, Wild Iris, for featuring me at the Art Walk last night! We sold some paperbacks and talked with the people who popped in about The Second Mango, the artwork (which I’d brought some of with me in person), … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, fantasy, gainesville, lesbian, lesbian books, lesbian fiction, lgbt, LGBT authors, novel, wild iris books, writing
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I want to thank the University of Florida LGBT Affairs folks
…for having me over last night for a really fun event! It was great speaking with the LGBTQ+ and ally student community about my book, and I loved getting to talk to people afterwards. Those of you who put on … Continue reading
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Tagged author, cake, Dragon, gainesville, lgbt, queer, uf, university of florida, writing
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Situational crossdressing by cisgender heterosexual characters, as viewed critically by an LGBTQ+ audience
My guest post on Brandon Shire’s blog discusses the trope of the cisgender heterosexual woman in fiction crossdressing for reasons independent of gender expression, gender identity, or sexual orientation. In plots like this, the creator constantly gets to evoke same-sex … Continue reading
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Tagged butch, Butch and femme, Cisgender, Cross-dressing, crossdressing, fiction, gender, gender expression, Gender identity, gender presentation, genderqueer, lesbian, lgbt characters, lgbt erasure, lgbt representation, queer characters, queer erasure, queer representation, queerbaiting, Sexual orientation, tomboy, writing
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The Second Mango has hetero romance in it, too
She forbade herself even to think the words. But the idea itself, wordless, bubbled forth from her heart and could not be contained. Try as she did, she couldn’t suppress a sudden thought of the thick solidness of his body—tall, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, artwork, book, couple, drawing, E-book, Erika Hammerschmidt, fantasy, fantasy fiction, fantasy novel, fiction, graphite, het, kiss, kissing, mangoverse, novel, older man, older man younger woman, older men, romance, romance novel, Shira Glassman, straight couples
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My experiences with bi erasure, and some fun stuff about the sensual parts of The Second Mango
I spent nearly a decade in fandom hearing the anti-slash crowd try to point out, “But how can those two men be a couple? Look how much [one of them] liked women!” And they said it again and again, because … Continue reading
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Tagged bi erasure, bi visibility, bisexual, bisexual authors, Bisexuality, fantasy fiction, fiction, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, lesbian, lesbian fiction, lesbian romance, lgbt, LGBT authors, lgbtq, older men, queer, queer books, queer characters, queer lit, queer novel, queer representation, queer women, queer ya, romance, romantic fiction, sensuality
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“Is it singing to you?” Scene from The Second Mango, a lesbian young adult fantasy novel
Aviva took her to the palace herb garden to teach her what all the herbs looked like. She plucked a handful of rippled green leaves and crushed them beneath Shulamit’s nose. The cold, fresh scent flowed forth. “Is it singing … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, bisexual, books, eBook, f/f, fiction, gay, gay romance, herbs, lesbian, lesbian romance, lgbt, lgbt ya, lgbtq, mangoverse, mint, Prizm Books, queer, queer lit, quiltbag, romance, Shira Glassman, young adult, young adult fantasy, young adult fiction
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I’m interested in hearing from women
…who feel that sexism has contributed to their food allergies being dismissed, mocked, assumed to be a ploy for attention, hypochondria, or in any other way treated with unwarranted skepticism. This is in relation to my novel The Second Mango, … Continue reading
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Tagged allergic, allergies, allergy, celiac, dairy allergy, feminism, feminist, fiction, food allergies, food allergy, food intolerance, food intolerances, gluten-free, health, lactose intolerance, medical, misogyny, sexism, soy allergy, wheat allergy, women
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I was interviewed by a fan on Tumblr about my newly released LGBT fantasy novel
I was interviewed by a fan on Tumblr about my newly released LGBT fantasy novel A true critique buddy/beta reader is someone who will help you make your story the best it can be, not someone who’ll try to turn … Continue reading
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Tagged author, bisexual, book, books, Dragon, fantasy, fantasy novel, fiction, jewish, lesbian, mangoverse, novel, novels, writing
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The Second Mango by Shira Glassman is out in print!
Available in print from Amazon, Wild Iris Books, and special order from your local bookstore, and as an eBook on Prizm Books, Giovanni’s Room, and Amazon Kindle. Queen Shulamit never expected to inherit the throne of the tropical land of Perach so young. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon Kindle, book, books, Dragon, dragons, E-book, fantasy, food allergies, gluten, gluten intolerance, gluten-free, jewish, lesbian, lgbt books, Prizm Books, qpoc, queer, Second Mango, Shira Glassman, woc, yiddish, young adult, young adult fantasy
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Shira Glassman 