C.B. Lee's Blog, page 81
April 9, 2016
FINALLY: Same-sex couples can now adopt kids in all 50 states
It’s official: A federal judge has overturned Mississippi’s ban on same-sex couples adopting children. That means it’s finally legal in all 50 states for a same-sex couple to adopt.
Mississippi’s law banning same-sex adoption went into effect in 2000.Alabama, Florida, Nebraska and Michigan all had similar bans in place, but while theirs were all overturned, Mississippi’s remained. Until now.
U.S. District Judge Daniel J...
April 8, 2016
interludepress:
Join Interlude Press authors Lynn Charles...
Join Interlude Press authors Lynn Charles (Black Dust), Alysia Constantine (Sweet), and AJ DeWall (Forever Man) at the Rainbow Book Fair, and catch Alysia Constantine read from Sweet at 1 pm!
interludepress:COMING THIS FALL: Not Your Sidekick by C.B....
COMING THIS FALL:
Not Your Sidekick by C.B. LeeWelcome to Andover… where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated. Just ask high school nobody, Jessica Tran. Despite her heroic lineage, Jess is resigned to a life without superpowers and is merely looking to beef-up her college applications when she stumbles upon the perfect (paid!) internship—only it turns out to be for the town’s most heinous supervillain. On the upside, she gets to work with her longtime secret...
12 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Magic System
How is it learned and executed?
How is it accessed?
Does it have a will of its own?
Is it restricted in space and time?
What does available magic do?
How does it relate to the character, plot and theme of the book?
What is the cost of magic?
What can it not do?
How long does it last?
Who can use it?
How do others react to it?
Why haven’t people with this power taken over the world?
April 7, 2016
bisexual-books:
Congratulations to the finalists of the Fourth...
Congratulations to the finalists of the Fourth Annual Bisexual Book Awards!The nominees for Teen/YA Fiction:
• Bad Idea by Erica Yang, Queerteen Press/JMS Books
• Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz, Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster
• Out of Order by Casey Lawrence Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press
• Seven Tears at High Tide by C.B. Lee, Duet BooksWinners will be announced at the Bisexual Book Awards Ceremony on Fri June 3rd, following the BWA’s annual reading and multi-...
RT Exclusives!
Track us down at the Interlude Press Publisher’s Spotlight Wednesday at 11 am, where you’ll not only get the chance to win books, swag, and a Kindle Fire—but you’ll also be the first to see the reveal of our Fall/Winter publication lineup!
And join us at the Book Fair Saturday where you’ll have the exclusive chance to purchase In the Present Tense a month before it’s release, and get it signed by author Carrie Pack!
