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#OWNVOICES: Lesbian Authors

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On Saturdays on the QSF MeWe and Facebook groups we’re now featuring #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are lesbian and who write lesbian characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a lesbian author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with lesbian characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite lesbian authors and their spec fic works that include lesbian characters. Note: This is NOT … Read more

UK to release Its Own “X-Files”

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From the early 1950s until 2009, a department in the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) documented and investigated reports of UFOs. Now, more than a decade after the program ended, many of those formerly classified files about UFO sightings will be made available to the public for the first time. Previously, some MoD files about UFOs had been published online at the U.K. National Archives website, The Telegraph reported. However, all of the agency’s UFO reports will be released this year on “a dedicated gov.uk web page,” a spokesperson for the British Royal Air Force (RAF) told The Telegraph. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Catfish Lullaby, by A.C. Wise

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QSFer A.C. Wise has a new gay horror book out: “Catfish Lullaby.” Small town secrets lead to trouble for everyone as Caleb must confront the demons of his past in this Southern Gothic queer cosmic horror, a tale of weird magic and monsters on the bayou. LEWIS IS A TOWN OF SECRETS The Royce family has been a plague on the small, Southern town of Lewis for generations. Caleb has heard rumors about the family his whole life, just like he’s heard the rumors about a monstrous creature known as Catfish John living in the swamp. When the Royce house … Read more

That Thing I Just Read

That Thing I Just Read

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

TV: Flash’s Rick Cosnett Comes Out

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The Flash actor Rick Cosnett came out as gay in a touching video, imploring the world to live their truth “everyday”. With the blessed DNA of being Hugh Grant’s cousin, the director, who plays detective Eddie Thawne on the television series, case out over Instagram. In the clip captioned “Just me, hello”, Cosnett begins with a “dramatic pause” before leisurely declaring: “I’m gay. I just wanted everyone to know because I made a promise to myself to live my truth everyday. Full Story from Pink News

REVIEW: Strays, by Elizabeth Noble

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Title: Strays Author: Elizabeth Noble Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 95 Reviewer: Sharon, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Kyle Anderson grew up with the lie that he was among the last babies born before a pandemic decimated the human race. Then Kyle’s quiet, lonely life as a research assistant and student is shattered when he discovers the government has been lying to the world for more than twenty years. Now on the run from authorities who would kill for his silence, Kyle is taken in by Daniel Shanks, a … Read more

Boogieman in Lavender: The Tiptree Solution, or The Woman Men Didn’t See.

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James Tiptree, Jr. was the pen name of science fiction writer Alice B. Sheldon. The previous sentence is probably the least complicated information about Alice Sheldon. The first fiction under the Tiptree name appeared in the 1960s. Most of her work was in the short-story form, stories of science fiction, fantasy or horror. This was in the era of the “New Wave,” when sex was beginning to show up in science fiction. Tiptree was believed to be a male writer by the public, and she did nothing to dissuade that belief. Several famous science fiction writers asserted that the kind … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Hint of Hope, by Nita Round

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QSFer Nita Round has a new lesbian steampunk novella out in the “Towers of the Earth” series: “A Hint of Hope.” Friends. Pirates. Slavers. Who can they trust? Their lives will depend upon it. A notorious slaver has acquired the latest in airship design, an Imperial Condor Class transporter. This is a ship designed to change the world and if the slaver transforms it into a warship then no one will be safe. Anywhere. Magda and Ascara have travelled the world as pirates. An attempt on their lives brings into question who can be trusted. Who is a friend? And … Read more

FOR WRITERS: When Phones Attack

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari trenten: Has the phone ringing ever jarred you right out of writing a scene, leaving you with Less Than Friendly Thoughts about whomever is calling? (It may seem like a silly question, but I’d love some company in grumbling about this! :)) 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 as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

MOVIES: Get Ready for a Bisexual Spider-Man (Maybe)

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A pop culture website is reporting that Sony is working on a movie where Spider-Man is bisexual. Several unnamed sources told We Got This Covered (WGTC) that a live-action Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield, where the iconic hero is bi is in the works. In the movie, Holland, the current Spider-Man, meets his alter-egos from the Spiderverse. The character was played by Maguire and Andrew Garfield in other movies. The sources said that Sony really wants to get Garfield back in a Spider-Man movie, and his Spider-Man would be bi and have a boyfriend. How … Read more