Amber Lehman's Blog - Posts Tagged "2010"

I am OVERJOYED right now! Why, you may ask? Because I just found out today that my first novel, TORN is a Finalist in this year's Bisexual Fiction category of the Lambda Literary Awards! To have come this far is a huge milestone for me. I never thought I’d see my book standing beside the other great novels in their category. But it is— and now I can’t believe it! I first became aware of the Lambda Literary Awards after reading Joe Babcock’s, “The Tragedy of Miss Geneva Flowers.” Ever since then I have looked toward the “Lammy” Awards for guidance on what is the next hot book. The winner of this year’s contest has yet to be announced—which will be sometime in May—but I already feel like I’ve won by just coming this far. To be selected as a finalist exceeded my expectations and I couldn’t be happier! To check out all the finalists, simply click here: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/... Cheers! :)

So . . . I decided to do a random search on the web on my book TORN. I wanted to see if all my efforts at being on the internet were paying off, and one pleasant surprise shocked me. TORN made the Lesbian Summer Reading List for 2010! TORN is one of only 10 books on the list. I couldn’t believe it because there is so much competition out there— as I’m sure you’re all very well aware. So to be included in this list really meant a lot to me. So slowly—very slowly—I guess my efforts are paying off. Just goes to show you that you never know what you’re going to find on the internet! If you’d like to see the other books on the list, you can find them at: http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/lesbi... Happy summer reading!

Amber :)