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March 10, 2016
We Have Questions
Ooooh my! @alysia-constantine is going to be one busy lady this afternoon! Thanks for all your questions. That’s one loaded inbox. Crack those knuckles, Alysia. It’s typing time!
Want to join in? You can keep Alysia busy by submitting your questions here or by following along on Twitter using the hashtags #AskAlysia and #IPTakeover starting at 6 pm ET!
C'mon, you know you’ve always wanted to know whether I write barefoot or in slippers! Aaaaaaask meeeeeee!
Not only do we have questions, but we also have a one-day discount on SWEET. Just use the discount code SWEET at checkout from store.interludepress.com
March 9, 2016
March 8, 2016
interludepress:
THREE INTERLUDE PRESS-DUET BOOKS TITLES NAMED...
THREE INTERLUDE PRESS-DUET BOOKS TITLES NAMED FOREWORD REVIEWS’ 2015 INDIEFAB BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALISTS
Interlude Press authors Charlotte Ashe and Courtney Lux, and the writing team spearheaded by Managing Editor Annie Harper were recognized today as finalists in the 18th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards.
Each year, Foreword Reviews shines a light on a select group of indie publishers, university presses, and self-published authors whose work stands out from the crowd. In the next three months, a panel of more than 100 volunteer librarians and booksellers will determine the winners in 63 categories based on their experience with readers and patrons.
Interlude Press titles were singled out in three separate categories:
Fantasy: Charlotte Ashe’s epic novel of political intrigue, escape and romance, The Heart of All Worlds, Book One: The Sidhe.
LGBT: Courtney Lux’s acclaimed debut novel, Small Wonders, a delicate tale of a runaway’s unexpected discovery of love in the big city.
Anthology: Summer Love, a collection of nine short stories about young love, from Duet Books, the Young Adult imprint of Interlude Press.
“We’re honored to again be singled out by Foreword Reviews in multiple IndieFab categories. Interlude Press takes great pride in publishing exceptional LGBT fiction and introducing readers to extraordinary writers,” said Harper, the company’s founding partner.
“The 2015 INDIEFAB finalist selection process is as inspiring as it is rigorous,” said Victoria Sutherland, publisher of Foreword Reviews. “The strength of this list of finalists is further proof that small, independent publishers are taking their rightful place as the new driving force of the entire publishing industry.”
Foreword Reviews will celebrate the winners during a program at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida in June.
About Interlude Press: Launched in summer 2014, Interlude Press is a boutique publisher of exceptional LGBTQ fiction.
About Foreword: Foreword Magazine, Inc is a media company featuring a Folio:-award-winning quarterly print magazine, Foreword Reviews, and a website devoted to independently published books. In the magazine, they feature reviews of the best 170 new titles from independent publishers, university presses, and noteworthy self-published authors.
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March 7, 2016
Congratulations, F.T. Lukens!
F.T. Lukens’ The Star Host is an Amazon bestseller in in the LGBTQ/Young Adult genre! Congratulations, F.T.!
You can purchase The Star Host on Amazon, at the IP Web Store, and from your favorite book retailers!
March 6, 2016
Join Joyfully Jay to Win IP eBooks!
Join the Joyfully Jay book review blog this week for its Friends & Enemies to Lovers Week and for your chance to win IP eBooks and gifts cards to the IP Web Store.
We’ve donated our entire catalog to the giveaway (plus a few gift cards), so this is your chance to catch up on any IP titles you may have missed. The contest goes live today at 2pm ET!
March 5, 2016
interludepress:
At last night’s opening of The Ripped Bodice in...
At last night’s opening of The Ripped Bodice in Culver City, CA, a terrific indie bookstore that is all about romance. It carries everything from children’s picture book versions of Pride and Prejudice (featuring guinea pigs!) to erotica. Aside from its delightful owners, Be a and Leah, what really left us with warm hearts was the prominent display of its LGBTQ+ collection (and, of course, all the @interludepress titles!). They are front and center, right alongside the featured titles display. Well done, ladies! We think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!
March 4, 2016
March 3, 2016
Now Available: The Star Host by F.T. Lukens
It was freeing and frightening.
His consciousness raced along the circuits and he could fix it. He could fix everything. He found the tangle of wires in the artificial gravity system and bypassed it. He found the broken circuits in the air recyclers and with a pulse of power, refurbished them. He saw the static in the com system, a physical entity, and he cleared it away with a brush of his metaphysical hand.
The longer Ren floated through the ship, the less connected he was to his physical body. And if he thought about it, he didn’t need his body. Why would he need his body? He was free here. He moved around with ease, the wires and the systems his route, and the more he pushed, the more he felt the other ships too. They were nearby, on the edge of his perception, and he could go to those, he could jump to the other ones and repair them too.
He could.
He could.
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Summary
Ren grew up listening to his mother tell stories about the Star Hosts – a mythical group of people possessed by the power of the stars. The stories were the most exciting part of Ren’s life, and he often dreamed about leaving his backwater planet and finding his place among the neighboring drifts. When Ren is captured by soldiers and taken from his home, he must remain inconspicuous while plotting his escape. It’s a challenge since the general of the Baron’s army is convinced Ren is something out of one of his mother’s stories.
He finds companionship in the occupant of the cell next to his, a drifter named Asher. A member of the Phoenix Corps, Asher is mysterious, charming, and exactly the person Ren needs to anchor him as his sudden technopathic ability threatens to consume him. Ren doesn’t mean to become attached, but after a daring escape, a trek across the planet, and an eventful ride on a merchant ship, Asher is the only thing that reminds Ren of home. Together, they must warn the drifts of the Baron’s plans, master Ren’s growing power, and try to save their friends while navigating the growing attraction between them.
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From Duet Books for LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction
International: Order the print edition of The Star Host by May 3, 2016 from your favorite book retailer and receive free multi-format eBook by submitting a copy of your receipt to contact@interludepress.com.
ISBN: 978-1-941530-72-6 (print) // 978-1-941530-73-3 (Multi-Format eBook)
Pages: 258
Price: $15.99 US print*/ $6.99 US multi-format eBook
The Star Host is available at the IP Web Store, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple’s iBookstore, All Romance eBooks, Smashwords, Book Depository, and an indie bookstore near you.
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About the Author
F.T. wrote her first short story when she was in third grade and her love of writing continued from there. After placing in the top five out of ten thousand entries in a writing contest, she knew it was time to dive in and try her hand at writing a novel.
A wife and mother of three, F.T. holds degrees in psychology and English literature, and is a long-time member of her college’s science-fiction club. F.T. has a love of cheesy television shows, superhero movies, and science-fiction novels—especially anything by Douglas Adams.
Connect with F.T. at authorftlukens.wordpress.com on Twitter @ftlukens, on Tumblr at ftlukens.tumblr.com and on Goodreads at goodreads.com/ftlukens.
March 2, 2016
We’re looking for a few good short stories...
Actually, we’re looking for quite a few good short stories, and we have some specific themes in mind:
Winter stories
Mysteries
Opposites Attract
Office Romances
Pretend Couples
Second Chances
Reunions
Meet-Cutes
Friends-to-Lovers
HomecomingsBetween now and June 30th, send us your romantic short stories using these tropes as inspiration. We’re looking for outstanding original stories of 10,000-to-30,000 words. Think it could be part of a series? Let us know!
We are looking for diverse casts with MCs who identify as LGBTQ+. Submissions can be for adult and Young Adult audiences. Exceptional plot and character-driven erotica will also be considered.
For submission guidelines, please visit the Interlude Press website.
