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FILM: Kristen Stewart Wants to Play a Gay Superhero

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Last week, in a Harper’s Bazaar interview, Stewart said that she had been told to hide her sexuality in order to better her career. “I have fully been told, ‘If you just like do yourself a favour, and don’t go out holding your girlfriend’s hand in public, you might get a Marvel movie,’” she said, ahead of the release of the Charlie’s Angels reboot this month. When asked at the Toronto International Film Festival what kind of superhero she would like to play, Kristen Stewart had just one requirement: “A gay one!” Full Story from Pink News

REVIEW: Ruby Lost & Found, BY M.D. Grimm

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Ruby: Lost and Found

Title: Ruby Lost & Found Series: The Stones of Power Author: M.D. Grimm Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: MM/Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 247 Reviewer: Linda Tonis, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Lord Morgorth is a dark mage on the planet Karishian. He’s considered a villain by his peers and relishes the title, having embraced the role earlier in his life. However, not all of his actions are necessarily villainous. Despite owning several of the Stones of Power—gemstones infused with powerful magick—he doesn’t use them, preferring to keep them hidden away and out of destructive, power-hungry hands. He … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: A Light Amongst Shadows (Audio), by Kelley York & Rowan Altwood

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A Light Amongst Shadows

QSFer Kelley York and Rowan Altwoods’ YA paranormal book “A Light Amongst Shadows” is finally out in audio! James Spencer is hardly the typical troubled youth who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends, indulging in his love of writing, and contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher. The rumours about William’s sexuality and opium reliance are prime gossip material amongst the third years…rumours that only further pique James’ curiosity to uncover what William is really like … Read more

READERS/WRITERS: Describing the Pieces

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: Genitalia descriptions – readers and writers what do you find appealing and or off putting? Share your faves – hits and misses. Writers: This is a reader and writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat topic, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic.

Brazil’s Biggest Newspaper Prints Avengers Kiss After Censorship Attempts

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Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Marcelo Crivella has faced ridicule after trying to ban sales of books with LGBT+ themes at the Rio International Book Biennial, citing an Avengers comic book featuring a kiss between two male superheroes, which he claims is “unsuitable for minors.” Crivella’s attempt to “protect children” from the image has probably not achieved what he was hoping, however, as copies of the comic have dominated Brazilian media and social media for days. The country’s largest newspaper, Folha de São Paulo, dedicated the cover of its Saturday edition to a reproduction of the image, under the headline: … Read more

REVIEW: Surviving the Shadows, by Miranda Turner

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Surviving The Shadows

Title: Surviving the Shadows Series: The Bearer of Truth Book Three Author: Miranda Turner Genre: Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Trans FTM Publisher: Self Pages: 293 Reviewer: Xanthe, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Gabriel has been gone longer than predicted, and Evander is growing increasingly worried each day that passes without his return. Confounded by their leaders’ lack of answers, Evander and the team begin to fear the worst. In the midst of fruitlessly searching Miami for clues to the Daemon Abaddon’s whereabouts, Evander begins to have disturbingly vivid dreams. With a little help from … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Soul of WBVR , By Elizabeth Andre

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The Soul of WBVR

QSFer Elizabeth Andre has a new lesbian supernatural adventure out, book three in the “Paranormal Grievance Committee” series: “The Soul of WBVR.” A voice from the past. A deejay at the pinnacle of her career. Call-in radio shows are fun until a ghost calls. Popular soul music deejay Joyce Barkley thinks someone is pulling a prank when the voice of her dead girlfriend comes through clear as day during a call-in segment on her Saturday afternoon show. But it is no prank. The woman, who has been dead since a tragic accident in the mid-1960s, is back. Her voice is … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Bisexual 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 always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are bisexual and who write bi characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a bi author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with bi characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite bisexual authors and their spec fic works that include bi characters. Note: This is NOT a chat to list any … Read more

SPACE: The Moon is Made of… Jelly?

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China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover has discovered an unusually colored, ‘gel-like’ substance during its exploration activities on the far side of the moon. The mission’s rover, Yutu-2, stumbled on that surprise during lunar day 8. The discovery prompted scientists on the mission to postpone other driving plans for the rover, and instead focus its instruments on trying to figure out what the strange material is. Day 8 started on July 25; Yutu-2 began navigating a path through an area littered with various small impact craters, with the help and planning of drivers at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center, according to a … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GUEST POST/GIVEAWAY: Hope, by Grace R. Duncan

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Hope

QSFer Grace R. Duncan has a new MM paranormal/shifter book out: “Hope.” Miguel Garcia and Luis Rodriguez have been best friends all their lives. For the last year, they’ve been hiding the fact that they’re also destined mates. When Luis’s family finds out, they kick him out. Miguel’s family would keep them… except their alpha has been known to be downright violent against gay wolves. With the help of Miguel’s mother, they set out to find a pack that will accept them. They run into more that a few obstacles before they end up in Denver, at the national wolf … Read more