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Author Archives: Shira
An interview with Kaia Sonderby for #KrakenFriends2018
Hello! 19 of us in the indie queer SFF world have put our books on sale for 99 cents from now until February 1. Mine’s The Olive Conspiracy. Now I’d like to introduce you to Kaia Sonderby, writer of Failure … Continue reading
The funny thing is she didn’t realize this was badass at all until I pointed it out
This is the story of how my mom is a total badass. It’s pretty much what I’d expect from her at this point; after all, I have a very vivid memory of a trip we took to the north Georgia … Continue reading
AI finds herself, a family, & a future
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers is a science fiction novel of such literary quality yet such approachable prose, characters, and relationships that I honestly feel like it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. I don’t say … Continue reading
I found a Tristan retelling where Marke/Brangäne is canon!
I’m going to explain the premise, pitch, and demographics of The White Raven by Diana Paxson first so you know whether or not you’re interested and then give you the recipe-blog ramble afterward, so that you aren’t sitting there for the first … Continue reading
Real Life Indie Dyer: an interview with Caitlin from String Theory Colorworks
To celebrate the release of my f/f contemporary novella Knit One Girl Two, whose main character Clara is a small-batch independent yarn dyer, I interviewed Caitlin Cieslewska. At String Theory ColorWorks, otherwise known as her garage, she dyes yarn that stripes … Continue reading
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Tagged caitlin cieslewska, crochet, indie dyer, indie dyers, knit, knit one girl two, knitting, knitting books, knitting fiction, self-striping, small business, sock yarn, striping yarn, yarn
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Review of “Mistress Moderately Fair”, historical f/f romance between actress and playwright
This review originally appeared in The Lesbrary The English Restoration, i.e. when Charles Stuart II returned to England to take his father’s throne back from the Puritans, fascinates me for being a renaissance of both art and hedonism. Theaters opened … Continue reading
My top LGBTQ+ book recs at the Alachua County Library
Thank you for having me to speak at my alma mater yesterday! You have a wonderful space, and I wish we’d had something like that when I was there. I’m so happy for you that it exists. Below is a … Continue reading
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Tagged alachua county, bisexual, book recommendations, books, fiction, gainesville, gay, lesbian, lgbt fiction, lgbt literature, queer fiction, queer lit, queer sff, recommendations, trans
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A (trans) Pan/Hook slash novel by a trans guy releases next week and it’s the best thing I’ve read in 2017 so far
At long last, my review of Peter Darling, by Austin Chant. Fair warning: Peter Pan and the idea of Captain Hook as a love interest are important enough to me that this review has turned into a post on a recipe blog–in … Continue reading
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Tagged austin chant, book review, captain hook, fantasy, lgbt, m/m romance, pan/hook, peter darling, peter pan, queer, trans, trans author, trans authors, trans fantasy, trans lit, trans literature, trans man, trans men, villains
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Review: The Vanisher Variations, a Jewish Regency mystery mostly set in Brighton
The Vanisher Variations is definitely one of the Libi Astaire Jewish Regencies that stands out in the series for well-constructed plot, satisfyingness of the mystery’s solution, representation of diversity, and even just how much fun I had reading it. At … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, cozy mystery, jewish, jewish books, libi astaire, mysteries, mystery, mystery novel, regency
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A quick & easy guide to all my bi characters
Since I’m bi, I tend to write a lot of characters who are bi as well. Like other minority demographics, we don’t always get satisfying or accurate representation. Tropes will call us flaky, selfish, hedonistic, or unreliable. That’s not to say … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviva and the Aliens, bi, bi characters, bi representation, bisexual characters, bisexual representation, Bisexuality, bisexuall, chef aviva, chef yael, contemporary romance, fantasy, fiction, glbt, lgbt, lgbtq, lioness in blue, prince kaveh, queer, sff, the artist and the devil, wet nails
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