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Paula Martinac is the author of six novels, including Testimony (2021); Clio Rising (2019), Gold Medal Finalist, Northeast Region, Independent Publisher Book Awards; The Ada Decades (2017), a finalist for the 2018 Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction; and the Lambda Literary Award-winning Out of Time, which was a finalist for the American Library Association Gay and Lesbian Book Award. She has also published three nonfiction books on LGBT themes; authored plays that were produced in Pittsburgh, New York, and D.C.; and written an award-winning full-length screenplay. She is a lecturer in the undergraduate creative writing program at UNC Charlotte and a writing instructor with Charlotte Center for the Literary Arts. In 2019, she received fell ...more

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Why I Write Historical Fiction

My dad read history books for fun and I learned from his example, but I’m aware that some people might find that a weird passion. I think it has something to do with the way we learn history in school, which can make it seem dry and dull. History textbooks turn people from the past into cardboard figures, instead of living, breathing people just like us.

That’s where historical fiction comes in, a Read more of this blog post »

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Published on January 15, 2021 11:14 • Tags: historical-fiction, lgbtq-fiction

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	Out of Time 3.80 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ada Decades 4.04 avg rating — 56 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clio Rising 3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Movies really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken 3.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Testimony 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Queerest Places: A National Guide to Gay and Lesbian Historic Sites really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voyages Out, 1: Lesbian Short Fiction by Paula Martinac (Goodreads Author), Carla Tomaso 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1989	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	K.D. Lang liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lesbian and Gay Book of Love and Marriage it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Paula Martinac liked The Lesbian Book Blog's review of Testimony: "This story is extraordinary! Martinac has created an absolute incredible piece of fiction! Her narrative is beyond compelling! The storytelling is simply phenomenal and astonishingly gripping. It leaves an indelible impression; one can almost feel th" Read more of this review »
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Paula Martinac and 1 other person liked Grady's review of Testimony: "‘I like to draw connections between the past and present..’ North Carolina author Paula Martinac has published six novels as well as an anthology of short stories and three nonfiction books on lesbian and gay culture and politics and has been honored " Read more of this review »
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In light of the pandemic and recent U.S. election, it's been very hard for me to focus on reading and to finish anything. John Boyne's "The Absolutist" is the first fiction I've read cover to cover in probably 3 months. It's a cliche to say I couldn' ...more
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Which is as thin of substance as the air
And more inconstant than the wind...”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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