Lilah Suzanne's Blog, page 39
May 2, 2016
April 29, 2016
interludepress:
Look for us at tables 1 &2 at the Ashville...
Look for us at tables 1 &2 at the Ashville Zine Fest on Sunday. (We should be easy to spot.) #avlzinefest
I’ll be sporting this look in Asheville on Sunday!
April 25, 2016
April 23, 2016
interludepress:
IP, LGBTQ Lit, and North Carolina
Months ago, Interlude Press made a commitment to...
IP, LGBTQ Lit, and North Carolina
Months ago, Interlude Press made a commitment to participate
in the Asheville (NC) Zine Fest, a first time, LGBTQ-friendly fan con featuring
indie and small press artists and writers. With two popular IP/Duet authors
based in the area, it made sense to get involved. As part of ongoing book
promotions, we also have signings scheduled at Malaprops in Asheville and other
prominent bookstores.
Fast-forward to spring, and the state of North Carolina
passed House Bill 2, a heinously discriminatory piece of legislation that
targets the LGBTQ community. Entertainers and corporations have rightly
boycotted or pulled out of events in the state to apply financial pressure on state
legislators. Best-selling authors have canceled North Carolina signings, causing business to drop at these stores, including many that oppose HB2.
Does IP join the boycott, contributing little to the financial pressure but making a statement? Or should an LGBTQ company such as IP hold fast to its commitments to show support for its community and make LGBTQ publications accessible in conservative Southern states?
We did a lot of soul-searching about this, and consulted not only our authors and local bookstores, but also other members of the LGBTQ community, and their voices were unanimous: Who is going to be there for North Carolina’s LGBTQ if not its LGBTQ businesses? We were encouraged to move forward, to show North Carolina that the LGBTQ community is here to stay—and to somehow make a statement in the process.
And that’s what we intend to do.
The weekend of the Asheville Zine Fest, we aim to
raise money for Equality North Carolina, a group spearheading the effort to overturn
HB2. We’ll donate $1 for every book and eBook we sell both in-person at the
Fest as well as at the IP Web Store between April 29 and May 1. We’ve also
created a page at our web store where, starting today, you can contribute without purchasing a
book.We’ve also included a link that takes you directly to the Equality NC donation site, if you prefer.
We’ll also be selling buttons with proceeds going to Equality NC and
wearing new “Y’all Means All” t-shirts for the Fest.
So, the long and short of it
is, we’re going. We’re going to wave our rainbow flags and show at least this corner of the state that we stand in support of our
local authors, supportive booksellers, and especially North Carolina’s LGBTQ community.
North Carolina is a tough place to call home right now, but for so many in the LGBTQ community it’s not as easy as pulling up stakes and heading for the hills. I am so heartened by the many, many voices here in NC speaking out about this horrific legislation, and I am so proud to be with a publisher who is joining in that fight.
April 21, 2016
Now Available: “The Better to Kiss You With” by Michelle Osgood
Gripping Arthur’s leash tight in one hand and Nathan’s hand tight in the other, she swept her gaze over the faces in front of her, looking desperately for the familiar fall of dark hair over a face with a wide and agile mouth, or for a pair of haunting orange eyes.
Summary
In the rare moments when Deanna Scott isn’t working as the moderator for Wolf’s Run, an online werewolf role-playing game, she wanders the local forest trails with her golden retriever, Arthur, and daydreams about Jaime, the attractive, enigmatic woman who lives upstairs.
As Wolf Run’s “den mother,” Deanna is accustomed to petty online drama. But when threats from an antagonistic player escalate, Deanna wonders if her awesome online job could be riskier than she’d ever imagined—and if her new girlfriend knows more about this community than she had realized.
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Price: $14.99 print / $4.99 multi-format eBook
Pages: 182
ISBN: 978-1-941530-74-0 print / 978-1-941530-75-7 multi-format eBook
International: Order the print edition by June 20, 2016 from your favorite book retailer and receive free multi-format eBook by submitting a copy of your receipt to contact@interludepress.com.
Where to find The Better to Kiss You With:
IP Web Store - Amazon - Barnes & Noble - Apple iBookstore - Smashwords - All Romance eBooks - Book Depository - Indiebound
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About the Author
Michelle Osgood lives in Vancouver, BC, with her partner Elizabeth and their two cats. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and has been reading, writing and blogging in online communities for five years. She likes to read romance novels, speculative fiction and feminist pop culture critique.
Connect with author Michelle Osgood at michelleosgood.com, on Twitter at twitter.com/OsgoodMichelle and on Facebook at facebook.com/osgoodmichelle.
Art by Monika Gross
Cover Design by C.B. Messer
April 20, 2016
2016 Publication Calendar
We shared our entire 2016 publication calendar in our Publisher’s Spotlight this morning at #RT16. We had hoped to share it live with you via Periscope, but wifi would not cooperate, so instead we’ll share it here.
April:
BLACK DUST by Lynn Charles
Fifteen years after a car crash claimed the life of their
friend and ultimately destroyed their relationship, former lovers reconnect and
take a second chance at love.
THE BETTER TO KISS YOU WITH by Michelle Osgood
The moderator of an online werewolf role-playing falls for
the enigmatic woman who lives upstairs, who seems to know more about this
community than she had realized.
May:
IN THE PRESENT TENSE by Carrie Pack
When a man wakes up and discovers he has been time traveling
and is now married to a woman, he searches for his high school boyfriend and a
cure for his rare condition.
June:
SET ME FREE by Kitty Stephens
When an affluent college-bound boy falls for a young artist,
he must choose between the life that’s been mapped out for him and the chance
at true love. YA fiction from Duet Books.
DANIEL AND ERIK’S SUPER FAB ULTIMATE WEDDING CHECKLIST
by K.E. Belladonna
Their wedding approaching, a man gets caught up in the
demands of a cheeky wedding planning app. Will his Groomzilla ways interfere
with their happily ever after?
July:
INTO THE BLUE by Pene Henson
Two surfers, friends since childhood, face changes in their
relationship—and new feelings for each other—when one of them earns a chance to
pursue his pro surfing aspirations.
WITH OR WITHOUT YOU by Zane Riley
(Cover Reveal Coming Soon)
In the sequel to Go
Your Own Way, Will and Lennox navigate the tumultuous waters of a new
relationship and their plans for the future.
August:
BURNING TRACKS by Lilah Suzanne
In Book Two of the Spotlight Series, Gwen and her wife Flora
adjust to their new life in Nashville, as Gwen’s work with music superstar
Clementine causes her to second-guess her relationship. Meanwhile, Nico and his
partner, reformed bad-boy musican Grady, face future-based uncertainties of
their own.
SIDESHOW by Amy Stilgenbauer
After
spurning the affections of her ex-boyfriend, a woman seeks refuge with a
traveling carnival, where she finds community and falls for the sideshow
strongwoman.
September:
NOT YOUR SIDEKICK by C.B. Lee
The daughter of superheroes unknowingly accepts an
internship with the town’s most heinous supervillain, uncovering secrets… and a
budding attraction to her fellow intern. YA Fiction from Duet Books.
CERTAINLY, POSSIBLY, YOU by Lissa Reed
In Book Two in the Sacre Coeur series, the focus is on
Sarita, the pastry shop’s head decorator, and the pretty ballroom dancer whose
cheerful charm sets Sarita on the path to making all of the choices she’s been
avoiding.
October:
IDLEWILD by Jude Sierra
Set against the backdrop of Detroit’s revival, Idlewild is a
love story between a widower who tries to bring the gastro pub he started with
his late husband back to life, and the pre-med college graduate he hires to
help him.
HOLD by Rachel Davidson Leigh
After
his sister’s death, a young man returns to high school and discovers he
suddenly has the power to stop time. YA Fiction from Duet Books.
November:
LUCHADOR by Erin Finnegan
A young
exótico wrestler in Mexico City’s professional lucha libre circuit charts a course to balance ambition, sexuality, and faith to find the
future that may have been destined for him since childhood.
FLYING WITHOUT A NET by E.M. Ben Shaul
A secular Israeli software engineer working in Boston falls in
love with a gay Orthodox Jew and sign language interpreter. Will they be able
to start a life together despite religious ideology that conflicts with the
relationship they are trying to build?
December:
The Heart of All Worlds, Book 2: THE KING AND THE CRIMINAL by Charlotte Ashe
In Book Two of The Heart of All Worlds trilogy, a compromised
ancient spell puts Sehrys and Breiden’s happily ever after, and the destinies of
others, into question. Meanwhile,
Firae confronts his own expected legacy when he must rely on the very criminal
he was pursuing to help him get home alive.
April 12, 2016
interludepress:
dalecameronlowry:
A couple months ago I...
A couple months ago I tweeted @alysia-constantine, asking if she’d so an interview on my blog about her first novel, an unconventional romance novel called Sweet. You see, I had read an earlier version of it as she’d posted it online and fallen in love with the humor and joie de vivre in her narrative voice. The publisher’s summary captures it well:
Jules Burns is a lonely baker mourning the loss of his husband Andy. Teddy Flores is a numbed-to-the-world accountant who accidentally stumbles into his bakery and, with the help of a mouthy baker’s assistant, some good pastry, and Jules himself, rediscovers his deep connections to pleasure, to the world, and to his own heart.
Sweet is also the story of how we tell stories—of what we expect and need from a love story. The narrator is on to you, Reader, and wants to give you a love story that doesn’t always fit the bill. There are ghosts to exorcise, and jobs and money to worry about. Sweet is a love story, yes, but a story that reminds us that love is never quite what we expect, nor quite as blissfully easy as we hope.
Alas, life got in the way. I left the country for a few weeks. I came back with a to-do list longer than to-do lists ought to be. Then I got the stomach flu. Oh joy.
Or perhaps, given my earlier use of French, I ought to say joie.
But I am back, and ready to internet.
Alysia was a blast to speak with. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did!
[Interview below cut.]
Thank for this great interview!
We’re Celebrating RT16
Interlude Press is headed to the RT Booklovers Convention this week, and to celebrate, we’re discounting our titles at two stores!
April 12-20, all IP titles are 25 percent off at All Romance eBooks, and both print and digital titles are 25 percent off at the IP Web Store using the discount code RT16.
And if you’re at RT this week, stop by the Interlude Press Publishers Spotlight Wednesday at 11 am for your chance at a Kindle Fire e-Reader and lots of books and IP swag!
April 11, 2016
osgoodmichelle:
RainyWolf16, you’ve accepted a mission from...
RainyWolf16, you’ve accepted a mission from your allied pack, Sharpclaw. To complete this mission, and gain several territories for the three allied packs of Waning Moon, Hollow Cave, and Sharpclaw, you must claim each intersection at “Granville Street” until you reach the “Granville Street Bridge”.
You have one hour to complete this mission.
[Begin mission by claiming “Granville St x W Cordova St” for the Waning Moon Pack]
What is Wolf’s Run? | x.x.x.x.x
