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[Alison]

I read Alex Beecroft's new book, Lioness of Cygnus Five, and it's really cool. It's an exciting sci-fi space opera adventure (with a romantic subplot) where people of colour and queer folk save the world through being smart and taking charge and beating the bad guys. If that sounds like fun, I definitely recommend it. :)

[Phoebe]

Makes sense that it's a children's book, but still the writing for LoTR is definitely different. The characters themselves are written with a different tone. It's the main reason I'm not enjoying it very much.

[Kirsten]

Alison wrote: "I read Alex Beecroft's new book, Lioness of Cygnus Five, and it's really cool. It's an exciting sci-fi space opera adventure (with a romantic subplot) where people of colour and que..."

Is this m/m or m/f? I can't tell from the description.

[ttg]

Calathea, what kind of kindle do you have? On my paperwhite, the table of contents comes up under the "go to" bar at the top menu.

[Antonella]

I've started my _autographed_ copy of Elin Gregory's Eleventh Hour last night and it is really good!

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "I've started my _autographed_ copy of Elin Gregory's Eleventh Hour last night and it is really good!"

I finished that today. It's awesome and I loved it. Enjoy! :)

[Alison]

Kirsten wrote: "Alison wrote: "I read Alex Beecroft's new book, Lioness of Cygnus Five, and it's really cool. It's an exciting sci-fi space opera adventure (with a romantic subplot) where people of...

Is this m/m or m/f? I can't tell from the description. "

Aurora is female and straight and Bryant is male and bi, but there's a bit more to it than that. Technically, it's m/f. The sex of the characters features as part of the plot.

[Alison]

Guys! There's a new Ginn Hale book coming soon! Squee! :)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0EBV70

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "Guys! There's a new Ginn Hale book coming soon! Squee! :)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0EBV70"

Thank you for telling us. I asked Ginn if and when a print copy will be available.

[Phoebe]

Best Monday morning gift ever!

[KC]

Calathea wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Is there a table of content somewhere for Magic & Mayhem? For some reason the copy on my Kindle has none. :("

You can see it with the function ''Look Inside'' he..."

I couldn't get to the TOC either on Kindle so i switched to the iPad and searched for Josh's story. And i think somehow later a TOC appeared...

[KC]

Antonella wrote: "I've started my _autographed_ copy of Elin Gregory's Eleventh Hour last night and it is really good!"

Loved it! Enjoy! both the story and the autographed book :-)

[KC]

Alison wrote: "Guys! There's a new Ginn Hale book coming soon! Squee! :)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0EBV70"

Yay! Pre-ordered! And it's not too far away either, mid-Nov! Cool cool cool :-)

[KC]

I finished reading Amy Rae Durreson's backlist this weekend... I love all her stories. Several of her short stories are in anthologies, and of those, my very favorites are the ones in Snow on the Roof and Steamed Up.

And started R.Cooper's A Boy and His Dragon. Sweet.

[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "On my iPad (using the Kindle app) the table of contents doesn't show up as one of the pages, but is available via the pop-out sidebar that includes these links: Library, About This Book, Cover, Beginning, Location, Sync, Flashcards, Before You Go, and finally Table of Contents with links to each article/story. Hope this helps."

Thank you SO MUCH for this tip!

[Johanna]

Antonella wrote: "I've started my _autographed_ copy of Elin Gregory's Eleventh Hour last night and it is really good!"

Cool. :-)

[Johanna]

Alison wrote: "Guys! There's a new Ginn Hale book coming soon! Squee! :)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0EBV70"

I'm absolutely overjoyed about this one!!!

[Antonella]

KC wrote: "And started R.Cooper's A Boy and His Dragon. Sweet."

I agree. But not overly sweet. Which reminds me that - once more - I didn't write a review yet.

[Johanna]

I started reading John Wiltshire's Ollie Always last night and I'm totally hooked. I've read only about 15%, but I'm liking it very, very much already.

Alison, I think it was you who recommended this one (partly because it's set in New Zealand). Thank you!

[Calathea]

Alison wrote: "Karen wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Is there a table of content somewhere for Magic & Mayhem? For some reason the copy on my Kindle has none. :("

You can see it with ..."

That's the strange thing: usually the 'go to' helps but not this time. To me it looks as if there's no toc at all. I'll load it into the Kindle app on my tablet and see what I see there. At least now I know it's a problem of my hardware and not the book. ;)

[Calathea]

ttg wrote: "Calathea, what kind of kindle do you have? On my paperwhite, the table of contents comes up under the "go to" bar at the top menu."

I have the ancient Kindle Keyboard... :D

[Alison]

Johanna wrote: "I started reading John Wiltshire's Ollie Always last night and I'm totally hooked. I've read only about 15%, but I'm liking it very, very much already.

Alison, I think it was you w..."

I'm glad you're enjoying it! I loved it. He's an excellent writer. Enjoy reading about New Zealand (which was definitely a treat for me!) :)

[Alison]

KC wrote: "I finished reading Amy Rae Durreson's backlist this weekend... I love all her stories. Several of her short stories are in anthologies, and of those, my very favorites are the ones in [book:Snow on..."

Yay! Congratulations. I've still got a few of those anthology shorts to read. Enjoy the R. Cooper awkward sweetness. :)

Speaking of R. Cooper...I discovered the other day that she has a heap of stuff posted on AO3. There are over a hundred stories! Most of them are fanfic and there are few original things. I read a short one last night--a dragon story called "All the Futures That Could Be" and it was very cute (it's about Bertie's cousin, for anyone who's read A Boy and His Dragon). I know there are some Cooper fans here, so I thought it worth mentioning. She also has several lovely free shorts on her website.

https://archiveofourown.org/users/ris...

[Marge]

Alison wrote: "Speaking of R. Cooper...I discovered the other day that she has a heap of stuff posted on AO3. There are over a hundred stories!..."

Oooooh, Due South! Thank you!

[Sabine]

Alison wrote: "KC wrote: "I finished reading Amy Rae Durreson's backlist this weekend... I love all her stories. Several of her short stories are in anthologies, and of those, my very favorites are the ones in [b..."

Thank you Alison♡♡♡♡

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "I know there are some Cooper fans here, so I thought it worth mentioning. She also has several lovely free shorts on her website.

https://archiveofourown.org/users/ris... "

Aargh! I don't need more stuff to read. But thank you ;-)

[KC]

Alison wrote: "KC wrote: "I finished reading Amy Rae Durreson's backlist this weekend... I love all her stories. Several of her short stories are in anthologies, and of those, my very favorites are the ones in [b..."

Cool! will check it out, thank you! :-)

[Josh]

Alison wrote: "I read Alex Beecroft's new book, Lioness of Cygnus Five, and it's really cool. It's an exciting sci-fi space opera adventure (with a romantic subplot) where people of colour and que..."

Oh lovely!

[Josh]

Karen wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Is there a table of content somewhere for Magic & Mayhem? For some reason the copy on my Kindle has none. :("

You can see it with the function '..."

Hmmmmm.

[Josh]

I haven't had a chance to read anything that wasn't research for a book in so long!

But I have been glancing over some of what is being marketed as M/M mystery and...I'm really having a hard time with it.

Why do people who clearly do not like or even understand the mystery genre try to write mysteries?

Okay, rhetorical question because we all know why. They think it's a way of finding new readers. But mystery readers require...actual mystery and not the kind of stupid romantic suspense (at best) feeble effort that so often passes for "mystery" in these idiotic books.

I won't name names, but it makes me appreciate writers like Nicole Kimberling, who writes a mainstream quality mystery series, all the more.

[Josh]

Alison wrote: "Guys! There's a new Ginn Hale book coming soon! Squee! :)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0EBV70"

Now there we have good news.

[Calathea]

Marge wrote: "Alison wrote: "Speaking of R. Cooper...I discovered the other day that she has a heap of stuff posted on AO3. There are over a hundred stories!..."

Oooooh, Due South! Thank you!"

And Psych.

And The Mentalist!

Even Check Please!!

Wow, that list is long. Thank you, Alison, awesome find! :-D

[Alison]

Calathea wrote: "Marge wrote: "Alison wrote: "Speaking of R. Cooper...I discovered the other day that she has a heap of stuff posted on AO3. There are over a hundred stories!..."

Oooooh, Due South! Thank you!"

An..."

A slightly overwhelming discovery (112 stories!), but yes, it's awesome. :)
Enjoy, everybody. :)

[Jordan]

Marge wrote: "Alison wrote: "Speaking of R. Cooper...I discovered the other day that she has a heap of stuff posted on AO3. There are over a hundred stories!..."

Oooooh, Due South! Thank you!"

I've not read the fanfic, but Due south is an awesome show!

[Jordan]

I know it's early, but I've been charged with creating a winter themed book list for December, and I'm having a hard time deciding which book fits better: Winter Kill or Snowball in Hell?

Thoughts?

[Haldis]

Jordan wrote: "I know it's early, but I've been charged with creating a winter themed book list for December, and I'm having a hard time deciding which book fits better: Winter Kill or Snowball in Hell?

Thoughts?"

Snowball in Hell.

[Loretta]

Jordan wrote: "I know it's early, but I've been charged with creating a winter themed book list for December, and I'm having a hard time deciding which book fits better: Winter Kill or Snowball in Hell?

Thoughts?"

Both! :)
Since it is in December, Snowball in Hell because they celebrate Christmas together.

[Jordan]

lol, this is why it's such a hard choice!

[Jordan]

OK, next question: I don't read many blogs about MM Romance. Do any of you have a favorite?

I'm working on something called a LibGuide, which is basically a library guide on a particular subject. I'm hoping to put one together on MM, because, why not? I'll be listing tons of books with various subgenres, I think, as well as blogs/blog posts. I'm not sure what else will go into it, but we'll see.

Thanks guys!

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "OK, next question: I don't read many blogs about MM Romance. Do any of you have a favorite?"

I don't read them anymore, I suppose also because of the many recs from friends and because the mountain of books I own to read is too big.

I used to love the reviews by http://bookutopia.blogspot.ch/ but she stopped it in 2012, now she just writes GR reviews now and then as a normal reader.

Lately I've just came across a good site I thought I should follow it, but I've lost it again. A sign of Fate ;-).

Anyway good luck with your project, you keep having excellent ideas!

[Antonella]

Mymymble wrote: "Yup like Antonella, I had a great m/m historical site but lost it when I switched kindles."

Do you mean ''Speak Its Name''? I wanted to give the link to Jordan and I found out that it is as dead as a dead parrot ;-)...

I'm going to ask Erastes if the reviews are still available somewhere.

Concerning Fallocaust: I checked what it is. I can't imagine that many people here would be into this...

That said, some people here love stuff other people wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole: to each her/his own ;-)

[Calathea]

Jordan wrote: "I know it's early, but I've been charged with creating a winter themed book list for December, and I'm having a hard time deciding which book fits better: Winter Kill or Snowball in Hell?

Thoughts?"

The Dickens... or the one with the llamas... or...

Oh, you meant we had to choose between the two? ;-)

Winter Kill then.

[Calathea]

Jordan wrote: "OK, next question: I don't read many blogs about MM Romance. Do any of you have a favorite?

I'm working on something called a LibGuide, which is basically a library guide on a particular subject. ..."

Were you thinking about review blogs? Or author blogs? I don't remember seeing anything more general on the topic... sorry.

[Jordan]

Calathea wrote: "Jordan wrote: "OK, next question: I don't read many blogs about MM Romance. Do any of you have a favorite?

I'm working on something called a LibGuide, which is basically a library guide on a parti..."

I was thinking review blogs, I guess. Or anything on MM in general. Whatever a new reader in MM would want to get themselves acquainted with the genre.

[Jordan]

Calathea wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I know it's early, but I've been charged with creating a winter themed book list for December, and I'm having a hard time deciding which book fits better: Winter Kill or Snowball in ..."

lol, I know there were several to choose from but Winter Kill and Snowball were the first two that really came to mind first.

Thanks!

[Jordan]

Thanks guys! You're the best!

[Ame]

Can we do both since someone last year wanted to adapt the Icelandic costum of spending Christmas night reading which gives us plenty time to do both ;)

[Alison]

Jordan wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Jordan wrote: "OK, next question: I don't read many blogs about MM Romance. Do any of you have a favorite?

I'm working on something called a LibGuide, which is basically a library..."

I follow some people on GR who work with the Prism Book Alliance site and while I don't follow the site myself, I have looked at it a few times and it seems like they're competent and do a reasonable job and care about inclusion and diversity and good discussion. But, like I said, I don't *really* know, but maybe they're worth a look. ?

http://www.prismbookalliance.com/


And I'm a huge fan of Queer Romance Month and I don't know if that's the sort of thing you're after, but it's a neat resource in any case. It's about books, but maybe it's too general and too about lots of other things as well.

http://www.queerromancemonth.com/

[Jordan]

Alison wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Jordan wrote: "OK, next question: I don't read many blogs about MM Romance. Do any of you have a favorite?

I'm working on something called a LibGuide, which is basi..."

QRM, YES! I couldn't remember the name of that one. I was thinking of using it. Thanks!

And thanks for Prism too. I will check it out!

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "Mymymble wrote: "Yup like Antonella, I had a great m/m historical site but lost it when I switched kindles."

Do you mean ''Speak Its Name''? I wanted to give the link to Jordan and I found out tha..."

Speak its Name was cool.
I just remembered...Have you guys checked out the Macaronis blog? It's a queer historical fiction blog run by most of the same authors. It's had a resurgence recently after a few quiet years. It may be worth a look, Jordan.

https://historicromance.wordpress.com/