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Will "Enriched" EBooks Fly?

I am shaking my head in wonder at how out of touch publishers are with what readers want. This latest turn smacks of desperation.

How about just giving us a good story, well told?

Here's what I'm talking about (from Eric Engleman's AMAZON BLOG):

'Enriched' e-books: Will they fly?
Amazon.com early on made a habit of pricing digital versions of new release books at $9.99, well below hardcover list price. That irked publishers, who thought the $9.99 standard ...

Tales from the Sexual Underground In Print and Ebook!

I'm happy to announced that my new collection, Tales from the Sexual Underground , is now available in both ebook and print editions. It's a collection of my steamiest writings on things your mother most likely wouldn't approve of, and includes both fiction and non-fiction. It's subtitled "Fact, Fiction, and Stranger than Fiction."

Pick up the ebook directly from MLR Press here.

The Kindle version here.

And the trade paperback here.

And if you do slip between my covers, please let me know what you...

Romance Author Christiane France on Why She Writes

WHY DO I WRITE?


Because I can? Because it's the safest way of doing things I'd never have the guts to do otherwise? Because I want to show off my writing skills? Because I need to do something with my hands other than umm…err…well, you know, doing whatever there is to relieve the boredom of endless TV?  Or is it because I'm hoping for fame, fortune, instant recognition, and maybe having my books made into movies?

Actually, it's none of the above. I write because I have a continuing and ...

Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced

Yesterday, I had a red-faced moment when I mistakenly announced last year's finalists as this year's, thinking the list I shared was up to date. I quickly deleted that blog.

Today, I have the real thing. Below are the admirable works up for this year's Lambda Literary Award. Congratulations to the finalists!

Lambda Literary Awards Finalists  
LGBT Anthologies
Gay American Autobiography: Writings from Whitman to Sedaris, edited by David Bergman (University of Wisconsin Press)Moral Panics...

Getting Closer to the Paperback Edition of BLUE MOON CAFE!

The ebook edition of The Blue Moon Cafe has been out since March 7, but the paperback edition should be landing on Amazon within a few days. Watch for it.

Above is the whole cover: front, back, and spine. For more info, and to order, go here.


Someone—or something—is killing Seattle's gay men.

A creature moves through the darkest night, lit only by the full moon, taking them, one by one, from the rain city's gay gathering areas.

Someone—or something—is falling in love with Thad Matthews.

Against a...

SUPERSTAR Review Round Up

My bestselling rock star romance has been getting some great reviews and I wanted to share a few with you. Snippets from each are below, along with a link to the full review (click on publication title for full review).

Check out and buy Superstar here.

And if you're not an ebook kind of person, Superstar will be out in my forthcoming print collection, On the Edge, out this summer!

From Rainbow Reviews FOUR STARS

"This July day is a stunning one, clear, sunny, low humidity and a temperature in th...

2010 Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced

The finalists for the 2010 Lambda Literary Awards were announced this weekend. Congratulations to all those who made the list!

BISEXUAL
Open, Jenny Block, Seal PressSexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love & Desire, Lisa M. Diamond, Harvard University Press The Bishop's Daughter, Honor Moore, W.W. Norton Kinsey Zero Through Sixty: Bisexual Perspectives on Kinsey, Ron Jackson Suresha, Taylor & Francis Journals Rimbaud, Edmund White, Atlas & Company
TRANSGENDER
10,000 Dresses, Marcus Ewert...

New Cover For SLUGGO SNARES A VAMPIRE

So what do you think? "Sluggo" is an ebook short that will be out in early April from Amber Allure (Amber Quill Press's GLBT imprint).

Here's a little synopsis:

When Sluggo cruised online chat rooms, he wasn't looking for a hook-up; he was looking for love. But love has a way of being elusive, especially when you're not being honest. Presenting himself as "Sir Raven," Sluggo promises his chat room cohorts he is the "master of the night."

And then he meets someone who challenges him—someone who c...

Award-Winning Crime Fiction Writer PA Brown Tells Why She Writes

I write for a lot of reasons, but first and foremost as a way to focus my thoughts and feelings and try to come to some kind of understanding of why people are what they are. I've always wanted to know why people do the things they do, especially the ones who do things that seem beyond comprehension. That's why I'm drawn to the darker fiction I write. When I first started writing, my heroes were almost always good people, sometimes caught up in circumstances not of their making, but not out t...

Amber Allure Opens Doors for Submissions

I am quite proud to be associated with Amber Quill Press, and their GLBT imprint, Amber Allure. Until just recently, if you wanted to be considered for publication by Amber Quill or any of its imprints, you had to be invited.

But now, Amber Allure is opening its doors to submissions for a couple of specific projects. If you're an author of m/m fiction and are looking to get a foot in the door of one of the most professional publishers in the business, here's your chance.

Check out the details b...