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TV: Xena Lesbian Reboot Scrapped

Xena

NBC has canceled plans for a “Xena: Warrior Princess” revival. Javier Grillo-Marxuach was on board as the showrunner and had said Xena would be openly gay in the reboot. The series would also have a focus on her lesbian relationship with her friend, Gabrielle. Grillo-Marxuach, known for his work on “The 100,” left the show due to creative differences in April. It was speculated Grillo-Marxuach parted ways with the show because his plans to explore a lesbian relationship between Xena and Gabrielle was rejected. “There is no reason to bring back Xena if it is not there for the purpose … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Cascade of Moments, by Cailee Francis

A Cascade of Moments

Cailee Francis has a new FF fantasy book out: My life started anew when I arrived at Prince Eldran’s mansion with my memories absent and my future uncertain. I met a beautiful woman there named Sorcha and we fell in love, creating something special that brought our lives happiness and wonder. When Prince Eldran granted us permission to remain on his island, we built a life together. It couldn’t have been more perfect. Years passed, and our love blossomed. With time on our hands, Sorcha chose to help in the mansion’s kitchen, while I worked in the gardens and joined … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Quantum Uncertainty, by C.A. Farlow

A Quantum Uncertainty

QSFer C.A. Farlow has a new FF sci fi book out: A Quantum Uncertainty continues the adventures of Lauren and Alex. Alex struggles to roundup all the members of Hebridean conspiracy and isolate its leaders. Lauren prepares to become Bhean chéile agus comh-rialóir Fuar Ćala – Consort and co-ruler But she is still plagued by nightmares since her healing and feelings of abandoning her friends in her universe continue. Their soulmate bond continues to grow as do the parallels to the Doouglas and Fraser’s relationship. Alex knows that a true partner-relationship requires each to contribute, sacrifice, grow, listen, and try … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Into the Mystic Anthology

Into the Mystic

QSFer Charli Coty has a story in a new lesbian/bi fantasy antho: Eleven lesbian/bisexual paranormal short stories… Reborn by Brooklyn Ray – Dark magic, mystical bloodlines, a living forest, and two women fighting to reclaim a love they lost. Zero Hour by J.C. Long – She can’t outrun the full moon. Dove in the Window by Kara Race-Moore – As if the Great Depression wasn’t bad enough, Cissy’s first love is back from the dead. Bottom of the River by Samantha Kate – The demon isn’t always the monster. If You Want to Walk by Nicole Field – Follow Chess … Read more

Review: “The Girl in Gold” by Beth Lyons

Title: The Girl in Gold Series: Vox Swift #2 Author: Beth Lyons Genre: Lesbian Urban Fantasy Publisher: Amazon Pages: 212 Blurb Vox Swift returns for a second mystery. This time Vox stumbles upon the body of a strange girl in a sparkly gold dress, dead in the library of one of the richest men in Thornbury. Who is she? Who killed her? “No one knew the girl in gold. She seemed the most improbable of murder victims, at least on the surface. But as happens in life and in murder cases, you follow a path of ideas, theories, wrong turns, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Fate: No Strings Attached, by Erik Schubach

Fate No Strings Attached - Erik Schubach

QSFer Eric Schubach has a new FF Fantasy book out: Found unconscious in an impact crater in the Cascade Mountains, with no memory of who she is or how she got there, Sloan Tesha attempts to start a new life as she tries to discover who she really is. As she recovers, the tattoos that cover her body begin to move and morph under her skin, the threads of ink reweaving to reflect the life all around her. Along with officer Andreya Lisbon, Sloan learns that she is one of the three fabled Fates, the Maiden, and dark forces are … Read more

VIDEO GAMES: Overwatch Outs a Lesbian Character

Overwatch

The girlfriend of a female Overwatch character has been featured in an in-game reference for the first time. The first LGBT+ character was in December revealed in Overwatch after the game’s makers said that there are “multiple” such characters in the game. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – Full Story at Pink News

COMICS: Meet the Writer of America Chavez

Gabby Rivera

America Chavez, Marvel Comics’ first queer Latina superhero, is now featured in the groundbreaking solo series “America.” The comic was written by Gabby Rivera, who has a lot in common with her title character. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano sat down with Rivera to talk about how her personal life contributed to the conception of Marvel’s latest superhero. IVETTE FELICIANO: Author Gabby Rivera hasn’t always been a big comic book fan, but growing up in the South Bronx, she had her fair share of exposure to superheroes at home. GABBY RIVERA: My parents were huge Marvel comic fans, and X-Men fans, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Silver Moon, by Catherine Lundoff

Silver Moon

QSFer Catherine Lundoff has a new queer paranormal book out: Becca Thornton, divorced, middle-aged and trying to embrace a quiet life, discovers that there are still plenty of surprises to be had when her menopause kicks in with bonus lycanthropy. And she’s not the only one. The seemingly peaceful and dull town of Wolf’s Point has its own all-female werewolf pack and Becca has just become its newest member. But it’s not all protecting Wolf’s Point, midnight meetings at the Women’s Club and monthly runs through the woods. There are werewolf hunters in town and now they’ve got Becca and the Wolf’s … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Ghost of Emily Tapper, by Nita Round

The Ghost of Emily Tapper

QSFer Nita Round has a new FF paranormal book out: Two families, inexorably linked through time, come together to face an uncertain future, together. Maggie Durrant is heir to a rambling estate at Castle Coombe in the middle of nowhere. This includes a Gothic style castle, a working estate and a curse that will end her days sooner rather than later, providing her brother doesn’t get to her first. In the city, a world away from the estates of Magwood Hall and the Durrant family, Emma Blewitt discovers a family that she did not know that she had. Orphaned at … Read more