FOR READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Lindsey Wilson: How much LGBTQ content is needed for a book to be “a queer book” versus a “a book with some queer people in it”? How much queer representation is “enough” to qualify as a queer book, in your opinion? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! This is a legacy chat. Join the chat
Natsuya Uesugi has a new queer sci fi book out: Faid Callen is tired of life on the run in the Echelons trying to keep his psychic power in check. He founds the Packrats, a group of cyberterrorist hackers. A young powerful Psi Faction operative, Lino Dejarre, is sent on a mission to capture Faid. Wanting to keep Lino under control, the Psi Faction kidnaps his half-brother, Riuho, and they take him prisoner, experiment on him, train him, and subject him to mind control. When Lino is assigned to a high stakes diplomatic mission to reveal a traitor, he finds … Read more
QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM modern fantasy book out: Tony has been taking care of Jake for a year, ever since his partner became sick. It’s clear to him that it won’t be long, so when Jake asks to go to the ocean, Tony leaps at the chance to do something to make him happy. But when they get lost in the fog after wandering farther down the beach than Tony has ever gone, a deserted cottage beckons them by the water. There’s magic in the little house by the sea, and it will change them both … Read more
QSFer Nancy M. Griffis has a new queer sci fi book out: Fat Girl Finds Love at the End of the World. As a makeup artist in Hollywood, Beth had seen a lot of weird things over the years, but actual zombies took the cake. With no help from the government, the fully-armed neighborhood steps up to keep the streets safe. On a supply run, Beth ends up face-to-face with a shotgun held by the most gorgeous woman she’d ever seen and has to wonder… Why did it take a zombie apocalypse for her to find love? Amazon | Smashwords … Read more
There’s a new queer romance anthology out that benefits RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) – Summer Fair. Summer festivals bring the aroma of popcorn, the excitement of rides, and the promise of real-life enchantment. Seven authors bring you original love stories, each set at a different summer celebration. You’ll experience the thrill of the Chicago World’s fair through the eyes of a plucky girl reporter and the quiet desperation of a teen working a summer job at a traveling carnival. Get whisked away on romantic journeys around the world from a sweet Texas Dewberry Festival to a lantern-filled … Read more
FOR WRITERS What do *healthy* queer relationships look like? How do we portray positive experiences of queer life in entertainment, when live examples may be difficult to come by in a culture that is often queer-hostile? How do people discovery their identity and orientation? What would it be like if we *taught* those things in school — how to look inside yourself and map your traits so you could pursue them and be happy? This is a legacy chat. Join the chat
QSFer Jess Thomas has a new queer Sci Fi book out: A Thread in Time. Trend is finally back with his clan and the man he loves, and the clan has grown into something that even the Jewel couldn’t imagine. He has a family that loves, cares for, and protects him. They will do anything to keep him safe, even go to the fourth. When Zihen, Vega’s mate, is taken, some of the elders of the clan have no choice but to try to get him back. Vega is determined to get him back and is bent on revenge, even … Read more
QSFer David Bridger has a new FF sci fi book out: Alien invasion novella. A science fiction thriller that features the meeting of two lesbian characters who might enjoy a hopeful future together if they can survive the next five days. Universal Link | Amazon Excerpt Bobbie balanced her chair on its back legs and braced her bare feet against the wrought iron railing, sitting between the open balcony doors to catch every breath of air in the sultry Paris night. She wore only a thin cotton slip, but it was okay. Five floors up from the street, no one … Read more
