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Perfectly Queer in March

I’m reading on Perfectly Queer in March! 3/13 in San Francisco and 3/22 in Oakland. Perfectly Queer is a reading series run by the truly excellent Richard May and Wayne Goodman, who do tons to bring LGBTQIA authors and literature forward on shelves and events and generally raise awareness of the queer written word. Thanks, Rick and Wayne! More details to come.

Review by Christina’s Bookshelf

“…Delightful, stressful, ingenious, and riveting.”Christina’s Bookshelf reviews The Songbird Thief.

Real Girls: writing F/F relationships in YA

I’m thrilled to be on YA Interrobang today, talking about writing about girls who like girls, the teenage sweethearts in Pretty Peg, and the need for representation in YA.

The Songbird Thief book launch: evidence

Here’s the belated proof that The Songbird Thief did indeed get launched one swell night at The Octopus Literary Salon, with some marvelous readings by Andrew Demcak and Arisa White and some fine guitar tunes by Steve Luntz and my best poet David West as our MC.

Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention

The 2016 Rainbow Awards is an annual contest celebrating outstanding work in LGBT fiction and nonfiction. Blogger Elisa Rolle runs the contest, and IMO, the best part of participating is that instead of a standard entry fee, applicants donate to a charity that supports the LGBTQIA community.

I chose St. James Infirmary, which provides healthcare and social services to sex workers in San Francisco. The organization was recently forced to move from their longterm space in the SoMa District as a...

Lit Crawl

I’m on the Lit Crawl!At the Litquake! Tomorrow!Saturday 10/15 at 8:30 p.m. at BorderlandsBooks Cafe. Chaz Brenchley and Becky Chambers are reading too. I’m kind of awed. Come in out of the rain (rain has been promised) and take in the fantastical words.

The Songbird Thief book launch

There’s a releaseparty for The Songbird Thief! Tuesday, November 1, 7 p.m. at The Octopus Literary Salon. Arisa White and Andrew Demcak will also read from their brand new works and Steve Luntz will play music.

Who Are You Wearing?

We are what we wear. I’m on Annabelle Jay’s blog series “Who Are You Wearing?” today, diving into that question for Lee Crawford, the main character in The Songbird Thief.

Annabelle is the author of The Sun Dragon YA fantasy series. Merlin’s Moon, the newest release, is about half-human, half-dragon Mani. Go enjoy it!

Today I’m on YAtopia

I’m visiting YAtopia today, hosted by the talented Suzanne Van Rooyen, to talk about The Songbird Thief.

Suzanneis the author of manyterrific books; her latest isI Heart Robot. Go check it out.

Today I’m on Action. Adventure. True Love. with Lex Chase

It’s the next stop on the great blog tour of 2016 to show The Songbird Thief to the world and its webs. I am tickled to be on Lex Chase’s irreverent,fabulously written blog,Action. Adventure. True Love.

Lex is the author of Urban Fairy Tale, a thing so preciselyup my alley I can’t believe I didn’t think ofit myself. Go. Enjoy.