Lilah Suzanne's Blog, page 37
June 3, 2016
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[image description: the covers of The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie, The Olive Conspiracy by Shira Glassman, The Drowning Eyes by Emily Foster, Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst, The Better To Kiss You With by Michelle Osgood, The Warrior, The Healer, and the Thief by Diana Jean, The Swan Riders by Erin Bow, Not Your Sidekick by C. B. Lee, The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz]
2016 F/F SFF
Books coming out in 2016 that involve women (cis or trans) who end up in happily-ever-afters with each other, either in outer space, the future, castles, pirate ships, wherever. Fantasy and sci-fi lesbians and bi/pan/otherwise multisexual women of the year!
I might have reblogged this already? But who cares cause I’m gonna do it again!
Clive Davis praises Frank Ocean for honesty
Clive Davis credits Frank Ocean for giving him the courage to reveal his bisexuality.
The music mogul - who confessed in his new memoir ‘The Soundtrack to My Life’ to having sexual relationships with men after divorcing his second wife in 1985 - is grateful that the hip-hop community have embraced the ‘Pyramids’ singer, who revealed last summer that his first love was a man, and Clive believes his honesty has helped move the music industry forward.
The 80-year-old producer told theGrio.com: “I discuss bisexuality [in the book] because it’s so misunderstood. For me later in life I could be attracted to a woman, I could be attracted to man. Each story is different. I’m very gratified in the case of Frank Ocean that the hip-hop community has embraced him. And maybe we’re reaching that time where people can judge everyone without reference to their sexual preference or identity.”
Clive - who was the late Whitney Houston’s former manager and discovered the ‘I Will Always Love You’ hitmaker when she was just 20 - previously revealed that his bisexuality came as a surprise to him.
He said: “For over 50 years, I never had sex with a male. It wasn’t repressed - I had very good sexual relationships with women. Never for me … this very maligned and misunderstood subject of bisexuality came up.”
He also confessed to having a 13-year relationship with a doctor and a seven-year relationship with another man. © BANG Media International
June 2, 2016
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How a Romance Cover Gets Made
This is a fascinating look into traditional romance covers. It’s also a great illustration of romance genre art tropes that IP is working hard to break. It’s our goal to publish books that are beautiful from cover-to-cover, and every cover begins and ends with the authors.
After reading the manuscript, our team meets with the author to discuss a look for their book. Some are very specific, and result in covers directly reflecting their suggestions, like K.E. Belledonne’s Daniel & Erik’s Super Fab Ultimate Wedding Checklist:
Other authors have a blank slate, or broad concepts that they share with our talented art director, C.B. Messer. After the meeting, C.B. takes her notes and starts working her mojo, drafting concepts to share with the IP team for further direction. In the case of E.M. Ben Shaul’s Flying Without a Net, we started with the concept of the love story between an Orthodox Jew and a secular Israeli, and the author’s request for a rainbow:
We are so lucky at IP… so freaking lucky.
lynncharlesnet:
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girliesportsjunkie:
refrescorojo:
craving-freedom:
okay someone...
okay someone plz give me fluffy lgbt contemporary recs cause after that poi episode i need something happy in my life cause i am so d o n e
One man guy
Tell me again how a crush should feel
Have you read Ariatotle and Dante? I know historical is 50 years ago but the 80 setting feels so different to now.
@lilahsuzanne. Spice, Broken Records.
Lynn Charles- Chef’s Table, Moriah Gemel- Ceili
Oooh, thanks for the rec!! Here are some links to make your life a little easier:
One Man Guy: I’m so glad this was mentioned again. I started it awhile back, got distracted (my fault, not the book’s) and need to get back to this one
Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel: Not familiar with this one–will look it up!
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: Ahhhhh, this book is amazing!! Sweet and innocent and fresh and so heartfelt.
Now, for Interlude Press suggestions:
Spice & Broken Records: Anything by @lilahsuzanne will take you on a lovely romcom journey. She’s a master. The sequel to Broken Records also comes out later this year.
Chef’s Table: Not that I’m biased or anything, but you know–good food, hot guys, New York City and a wish for a happier life. Romcom basics.
Céilí: I did not know this was romcom, to be honest–I had it pegged for fantasy. I’ve not yet read Ms. Gemel’s latest, but it’s definitely on my to-read list!
Well shucks guys… (The sequel to Broken Records is coming out this August and is an f/f romance: Burning Tracks.)
Okay, I’ll second Chef’s Table for sure and add @kebelledonne‘s up coming
Daniel and Erik’s Super Fab Ultimate Wedding Checklist I mean if the cover and title alone don’t sell you on it, then the adorable wedding shenanigans romcom story should.
June 1, 2016
Happy Pride Month!
Celebrate Pride with some great LGBTQ fiction. We’ll be celebrating with weekly specials all month, starting with our Young Adult titles from Duet Books.
Just use the discount code PRIDEYA at checkout from the IP web store for 30% off The Rules of Ever After, Summer Love, Lodestones, Seven Tears at High Tide, The Star Host, and the upcoming Set Me Free.
May 31, 2016
Y’all Means All, Part II
Last month, we visited North Carolina as exhibitors at the Asheville Zine Fest, dressed in some snazzy Y’all Means All t-shirts and raising funds for Equality North Carolina with sales of buttons and a share of our book sales.
A lot of you have asked about those shirts and whether we would include them in our online store. Thanks for asking! While we’re solidly in the book business on our own site, we thought this might be a good opportunity to keep raising funds for a good cause. So we have added our Y’all Means All scribble to RedBubble, where you can add it to t-shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, phone cases and a whole lot of other stuff. And a share the profits from every sale will go to Equality NC’s fight for LGBTQ rights.
You can find our page here.
May 30, 2016
lynncharlesnet:
carriepack:
lilahsuzanne:
So you COULD just throw your money into the ocean OR...
So you COULD just throw your money into the ocean OR you could buy
for a mere three dollars and fifty cents after rebate today only at All Romance Ebooks. (Spice and Pivot & Slip are half off too.)
Or you could do both, don’t let me tell you how to live your life
This rebate thing is awesome, because you can stock up on @interludepress books. The rebate is a credit for All Romance ebooks. Sooooo… buy what you want, get the credit and then you GET MORE with your rebate.
That means you can buy Broken Records and use the rebate to buy In the Present Tense or buy Bitter Springs and use your rebate for Black Dust. OR The Better to Kiss You With or The Star Host … OR you get my drift. You can get any of the great IP titles!
It’s like getting twice the LGBTQ+ for your money. And who doesn’t want more of that in their lives?
And really, who doesn’t want to spend a day off work curled up with a good book?
Hungry while waiting for the food to cook at the grill? Chef’s Table might get you through.
Need some music to get the party started? How about Black Dust to help that drone of Aunt Margaret a bit more tolerable?
Reblogging for the most excellent additions to this post.
SO MANY AMAZING BOOKS GUYS.
So you COULD just throw your money into the ocean OR you could buyBroken Records for a mere three...
So you COULD just throw your money into the ocean OR you could buy
for a mere three dollars and fifty cents after rebate today only at All Romance Ebooks. (Spice and Pivot & Slip are half off too.)
Or you could do both, don’t let me tell you how to live your life
May 26, 2016
Now Available for Pre-Order:
“With or Without You”
by Zane Riley
We know you’ve been anxious. We’ve gotten your emails and tags asking, “When are you publishing the sequel to Go Your Own Way?”
The wait is nearly over. With or Without You goes on sale today.
Wait. Where’s the cover???
The cover for With or Without You was well underway by Colleen M. Good, the same talented artist who drew the cover for Go Your Own Way—when she suffered a hand injury, making completion of the cover in time for publication impossible. We have sadly had to change course, and will reveal a new cover soon.
In the mean time, we’re going to help you enjoy the great cover art of Zane’s first novel with 50 percent off the multi-format eBook and one-third off print editions of Go Your Own Way, today only in the IP Web Store.
And when you visit the With or Without You page in our store, we’ll have something special waiting for you—two chapters’ worth.
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Summary
In the much-anticipated sequel to Go Your Own Way, high school seniors Lennox McAvoy and Will Osborne pick up right where they left off—navigating the tumultuous waters of a new relationship and dealing with Will’s disapproving father.
When a violent incident forces Lennox to give up his independent ways, he must come to terms with his past just as Will is grappling with his future. As Will’s college plans become reality, will Lennox have the courage to go after the opportunities he doesn’t think he deserves?
Price: $19.99 print / $6.99 multi-format ebook
Pages: 348
Release Date: July 21, 2016
ISBN: 978-1-941530-76-4 print/ 978-1-941530-77-1 ebook
US/Canada: If you place both the print and ebook versions in your cart and order before July 21, 2016, you will receive the multi-format eBook for free with the discount code WOWY.
International: Order the print edition by September 21, 2016 from your favorite book retailer and receive free multi-format eBook by submitting a copy of your receipt to contact@interludepress.com.
About the Author
Zane Riley is a transgender writer who wrote his first work of fan fiction in the fourth grade. He is a recent transplant to Vancouver, Washington where he spends his time watching long distance baseball games, hiking, and exploring the musical depths of the internet. His first novel, Go Your Own Way, was published by Interlude Press in 2015.
