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September 20, 2015
September 18, 2015
"I highly recommend this story as a realistic journey of gay men who aren’t sure what they want in..."
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Small Wonders is available Tuesday from Interlude Press.
(via interludepress)
Wow, congrats! That’s amazing!
Coming Soon: “What It Takes” by Jude Sierra
The
connection was instantaneous. Moments after Milo Graham’s family relocates to
Cape Cod, he meets Andrew Witherell—launching a lifelong friendship built on a
foundation of deep bonds, secret forts, and plans for the future.
When
Milo is called home from college to attend his domineering father’s funeral, he
and Andrew finally act on their mutual attraction. But doubtful of his worth,
Milo decides to sever all ties with his childhood friend.
Circumstances
send both men home again years later, and their long held feelings will
not be denied. But will they have what it takes to find lasting love?
What It Takes will be published by Interlude
Press on January 14, 2016. Connect with author Jude Sierra at JudeSierra.com,
on Twitter @JudeSierra, on Goodreads at goodreads.com/Jude_Sierra, and on Facebook at facebook.com/JudeMSierra.
With some gorgeous cover art by Nelli I. Cover design by C.B. Messer.
September 9, 2015
September 8, 2015
Now Available! Lodestones by Naomi MacKenzie
A university party. They have to figure out a way to go, come hell or high water. If she has to sell her soul or beg for help and information from her older brother, she will. This is exactly what she was looking for. It’s the only thing that can possibly save what was turning out to be a sad, wasted long weekend.
On the eve of a new school year, several groups of college students cross paths as they seek out a secret end-of-summer lake party—including Robin and Charlie, two inseparable friends who discover of the course of the twenty-four hours that their relationship is something much deeper than simple friendship.
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Naomi MacKenzie is a writer and photographer from the eastern coast of Canada. She considers herself a Maritimer first and a Canadian second, or so she told the standardized testing people in essay form during the eleventh grade. She enjoys vegan baking, walks in the woods and, contrarily, hiding from the sun. Lodestones is her first novel. Connect with Naomi MacKenzie at NaomiMacKenzie.com; on Twitter at @_naomimackenzie and on Facebook at Naomi MacKenzie.
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International Customers: Order the print edition of Lodestones by November 8, 2015 from your favorite book retailer and receive free multi-format eBook by submitting a copy of your receipt to promotions@interludepress.com.
ISBN: 978-1-941530-37-5
Pages: 226
Price: $15.99 US print*/ $7.99 US multi-format eBook
Published by Duet, the Young Adult imprint from Interlude Press, Lodestones is available from duetbooks.com, the IP Web store, Amazon, Book Depository, and an indie bookstore near you.
September 7, 2015
You Worked Hard for the Money
ONE DAY ONLY: SAVE 25% ON ALL IP TITLES
This Labor Day, we’d like to help you relax, take a load off, and curl up with a good book… for 25 percent off.
To celebrate Labor Day, we’re having a one-day, 25 percent off sale on everything in the IP Web Store.
Starting at midnight ET, enter the discount code LABORDAY at checkout to save on our exclusive multi-format eBooks, print books and pre-orders, including Lodestones, Small Wonders, Seven Tears at High Tide, and Tainted Heart!
September 6, 2015
interludepress:
erinfinnegan:
Look what’s in stock at...
Look what’s in stock at Vroman’s!
Vroman’s is a renowned independent bookstore in Pasadena, CA that’s also known for its high-caliber book signings. Placing a book in this store is a great opportunity for both Erin and IP. If her book sells at Vroman’s, it could lead to additional IP books on the shelves of this influential bookstore.
We’re working hard to get IP books into brick-and-mortar stores so that we can continue to build this young company into the publishing house we want it to become: one that represents both quality and diversity. But we need your help to get there. Success begets growth towards our goals, so placing IP books on shelves is an important step in helping us reach our publication benchmarks.
And we’re making progress—our books have been stocked in stores from Books, Inc. in San Francisco’s Castro District to the historic Giovanni’s Room in Philadelphia. To keep those steps moving in the right direction, we need to make sure that these books find homes. So if you spot an IP book on a shelf in your local store, that purchase can help open doors to ensure that our books are stocked on their shelves regularly.
September 4, 2015
A Lasting Dedication
Three weeks ago, we lost one of the founding partners of this company. But Lex Huffman was much more than a business partner, or an IT expert, or a passionate practitioner of typography. Lex was a kind soul who set the tone for this company, for what we are trying to be.
Lex had many talents, but he loved publishing books. He wanted to read the books he couldn’t find growing up: stories where the fact that a character was gay, or lesbian, or transgender, or bisexual, or any number of identities was simply a part of their fiber, and that these characters could have the same complex narratives and happy endings as anyone else.
A few weeks before his death, Lex sent us a note, along with a picture of him holding a shamrock. It described his ritual for new books about to be published. He explained how he always received the very first copy—the printer’s proof—of every one of our books. And after he examined each one, he would walk around the farm where he lived to find a four-leaf clover to place between its pages before setting the volume on his bookshelf.
Lex explained that while he wasn’t much for superstition, he was a big fan of ritual.
And, in Lex’s memory, it’s a ritual that we will continue in perpetuity.
Starting with next week’s release of Lodestones, we will be including a black-and-white graphic of a four-leaf clover on the dedication page of each of our books.
The idea is courtesy of Charlotte Ashe, author of The Heart of All Worlds series, and the graphic was designed by C.B. Messer, who many of you know as pencilpushingenthusiast—a talented artist who designs our books and was a neighbor and close friend to Lex.
We also want to thank all of you for the outpouring of kind thoughts, offers of assistance, and remembrances these past few weeks. Lex would have been humbled by the volume of messages we received telling us how, in ways large and small, he had somehow left a mark on their lives. We are touched, and we are deeply grateful.
September 2, 2015
interludepress:
Join us September 21st at 1 pm ET when we talk...
Join us September 21st at 1 pm ET when we talk LGBTQ Romantic Fiction with Bold Strokes Books and Publishers Weekly.
The live webcast will feature Rose Fox, PW senior reviews editor; Candysse Miller, publisher/director of marketing and communication for Interlude Press; and Ruth Sternglantz, editorial and marketing consultant for Bold Strokes Books for a deep dive into LGBTQ romance.
We’ll spend the hour exploring the many facets of the genre, including the importance of happy endings for LGBTQ stories, the recent explosion of e-books and the vast diversity of protagonists. We’ll also highlight some of the hottest LGBTQ romances of the season.
August 11, 2015
Now available: Definitely, Maybe, Yours by Lissa Reed
The tea doesn’t happen. Neither does the spaghetti dinner. They
don’t even bother to pick up bread. They are far too distracted by the radical
act of actually getting to know each other.
They talk, only talk, on the walk to Craig’s place, talking and
talking in an endless river of questions and answers but never touching, not
holding hands, though Alex knows Craig has to feel the same electricity snap
between them that he does. Every revealed fact makes it crackle louder until
it’s almost as if the energy could consume them both.
By the time they get through the door of the apartment, Craig is all
that Alex wants, needs, knows or can think about. The door has barely clicked
shut behind them before Alex has dumped his bag on the floor and has Craig up
against the wall with his hands on either side of Craig’s face to tilt it just
right.
He’s watching, so he sees Craig’s eyes widen for a split second
before he moves in and Craig’s sharp inhaled breath catches his own. He
breathes it all in when their lips meet.
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Baker Craig Oliver leads a life that is happily routine, and has a weakness for damaged people. Habitual playboy Alex Scheff is about to discover he has a weakness for Englishmen who carry cookies in their pockets. Can a seemingly incompatible pair find the recipe for love in a relationship they claim is casual?
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Publication Date: August 11, 2015
International eBook Promo: Order the print edition of Definitely, Maybe, Yours by October 11, 2015 from your favorite book retailer and receive a free multi-format eBook by submitting a copy of your receipt to promotions@interludepress.com.
ISBN: 978-1-941530-40-5
Pages: 296
Price: $17.99 US print/ $7.99 US multi-format eBook
Order from the IP Web Store, Amazon, Smashwords, Book Depository and an Indie Bookstore near you.
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About the Author
Lissa Reed is a writer of fiction, blogs and bawdy Renaissance song parodies. She traces her first interest in becoming a writer to the fourth grade, when her teacher gave her the gift of her first composition book. A former newspaper editor, Reed shifted her focus to romance and literary fiction early in her writing career. She lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and is currently working on the sequel to Definitely, Maybe, Yours.
Connect with Lissa on Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads.
