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FOR WRITERS: Lesbians Write Everything!

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: I was talking to a lesbian writer friend who specializes in gay romance, and we discussed the misperception that most lesbian writers only write lesbian romance. We thought it would be fun to feature lesbian writers who write, well, just about anything. So if you are a lesbian writer, tell us about yourself, and what you write (even if it IS lesbian romance)! Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so … Read more

TV: “Stranger Things” Gets Lesbian Character

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For two whole seasons, it appeared as if only straight characters existed in the 1980s-set world of Stranger Things. But now, the Netflix show’s third series – which premiered on Thursday 4 July – has finally introduced an LGBTQ+ character to Hawkins and fans can hardly contain their enthusiasm online. While it still boasts plenty of monsters and mystery, romance plays a big part in the new episodes, what with Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and Mike (Finn Wolfhard) navigating their new relationship, Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) and Nancy (Natalia Dyer) embarking on an internship together and the tensions between Joyce (Winona Ryder) and … Read more

REVIEW: Dead Camp Two, by Sean Kerr

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Title: Dead Camp 2 Series: Dead Camp Book Two Author: Sean Kerr Genre: Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay/MM Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages: 218 Reviewer: Melissa Brus, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book The world is at war, a war determined to involve Eli, whether he likes it or not. Hitler, his dark army of feral vampires, and even the Devil himself, all conspire against Eli, leaving him no choice but to fight back, risking Malachi’s soul in the process. Eli is determined to find Ethan’s father, no matter the cost to himself or Malachi, and in a place … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Death’s Angel, by Sharita Lira

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QSFer Michael Mandrake has a new MM paranormal book out: Death’s Angel. Death’s plan for revenge is derailed by his lust for one of the Creator’s angels. Being second to Michael has never sat well with Allerio. Feeling slighted, he travels beyond the heavens, meeting a creature who informs him of his Father’s secrets. With curiosities niggling him, he challenges his god, seeking freedom from stringent rules. Though the prize might look wonderful on the surface, it comes with a heavy price the angel will bear for eternity. Death’s banishment was only the beginning of his descent. Since then, he’s … Read more

OWN VOICES: Transgender, Non-Binary And Gender Fluid Authors

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Welcome to #ownvoices on the QSF Facebook group. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring trans, NB, and gender-fluid authors. If you’re a trans, NB, or gender-fluid spec fic author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as a trans, NB, or gender-fluid author, and the spec ficbooks you write with trans, NB, or gender-fluid characters (with links, please). If you’re not trans, NB, or gender-fluid, you can still participate – share your favorite trans, NB, or gender-fluid spec fic authors. Note: Today’s #ownvoices is about authors who are trans, … Read more

SPACE: How It All Began

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About 13.8 billion years ago, the universe as we know it began. This moment, known as the Big Bang, is when space itself rapidly began expanding. At the time of the Big Bang, the observable universe (including the materials for at least 2 trillion galaxies), fit into a space less than a centimeter across. Now, the observable universe is 93 billion light-years across and still expanding. There are many questions about the Big Bang, particularly about what came before it (if anything). But scientists do know some things. Read on for some of the most mind-bending discoveries about the beginning … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Nexus Nine, by Mary E. Lowd

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QSFer Mary E. Lowd has a new pansexual/genderfluid queer sci fi book out: Nexus Nine. Deep space, nine lives… Or maybe nine-hundred? When a calico cat with a computer chip in her head — full of lifetimes worth of memories — sets out to uncover the mysteries of her distant past, she finds herself on a space station in a recently war-torn star system.  Will her best friend from one of her previous lives as a dog still accept her?  Can she make new friends with the local bird-like aliens, and how does her own past entangle with the history … Read more

That Thing I Just Read

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Welcome to “That Thing I Just Read (TTIJR) day on Queer Sci Fi. PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST, NOT A COMMENT ON THIS ONE. This is a new weekly Friday reader feature where you can: a) share the great queer spec fic (sci fi, fantasy, horror, or paranormal) book you just read, and why you loved it so… b) ask for queer spec fic book recommendations. Please follow these guidelines: Make it a stand-alone post, not a comment on this post Do not promo your own books Please do not share negative posts/reviews. This is about sharing books we … Read more

space: Is there Less Intelligent Life Than We Thought?

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Where is complex alien life hanging out in the universe? Likely not on planets stewing in toxic gases, according to a new study that dramatically reduces the number of worlds where scientists will have the best luck finding ET. In the past, researchers defined the “habitable zone” based on the distance between the planet and its star; planets that, like Earth, orbit at just the right distance to accommodate temperatures in which liquid water could exist on the planetary surface would be considered “habitable.” But while this definition works for basic, single-celled microbes, it doesn’t work for complex creatures, such … Read more

REVIEW: Malachite, by Michele Notaro and Sammi Cee

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Title: Malachite Series: Brotherhood of Ormarr Book 4 Author: Michele Notaro & Sammi Cee Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: MM/Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 254 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Malachite~ I have a wonderful life. I have no room to complain; between my brothers and their new mates, this is the most alive our home has felt since my parents died. Unfortunately, all of them being mated is making me miserable. When it was just the four of us, it was us against the world. Now they’re paired up and it’s only me and my dragon, Kesia. … Read more