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My top LGBTQ+ book recs at the Alachua County Library

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Shira

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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A quick & easy guide to all my bi characters

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Shira

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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Full list of my new releases in 2016

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Shira

Sorry I disappeared from reviewing for a while. I’ve had some sadness. But it’s time for me to make a full list of everything I wrote that was published for the first time in 2016 in case any of you … Continue reading →

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BLACK ART: Modern-day noir with trans man lead (& author)

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Shira

Black Art by V.T. Davy is a perfectly well-constructed piece of noir, a Jengalike masterpiece of clues that lead to more shocking clues before finally culminating in a payoff and solution that was actually worth the buildup. (I’m often frustrated by … Continue reading →

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MY YEAR ZERO: all-girl love triangle with a Jewish lesbian MC, young adult lit

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Shira

My Year Zero by Rachel Gold, in a sentence, is a YA all-girl love triangle with a Jewish lesbian MC, a bi-girl love interest, and a very satisfyingly happy ending full of love and tenderness. Okay, now that my entire Mangoverse … Continue reading →

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Super cute paranormal lesbian rom-com: “Good Enough to Eat”

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Shira

STINKING CUTE. Okay, what’s cuter than kittens? A paranormal lesbian rom-com about two different kinds of supernatural women totally crushing on each other and flirting but afraid to tell each other they’re not human because they assume–naturally–that the other one’s … Continue reading →

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Band mom meets music teacher: contemporary lesbian romance short

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Shira

Fearless, a G-rated f/f novelette from Torquere Press (novelette means it’s short) with a Jewish love interest. A newly-out-of-the-closet band mom falls for an orchestra teacher while snowed in at All-State. Download it at: the publisher’s site, Amazon, Smashwords. Lana Novak hasn’t played … Continue reading →

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