The short version: Want to be sure that I have the books you want at GCLS 2014 in Portland? Pre-order them now. Plus, a portion of the sales are going to support Portland homeless youth through Outside In, a local youth resources organization that helps over 9,000 people every month find food, jobs and hope. Read More
Art and Monsters – On Marion Zimmer Bradley and Not Looking Away
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Trigger warning. This blog deals with child rape and a writer you probably loved. Marion Zimmer Bradley was a rare talent as a writer. Unfortunately she was also something even more rare: a female pedophile.
How do people with the power of art inside them commit monstrous acts? The emerging truth about MZB irreparably soils my love of her work. Read More
“Women’s Fiction” – A Sign or an Answer to Sexism in the Book Industry?
British novelist Joanne Harris’s Capitalize. This. is a blistering blog about sexist assumptions she routinely receives about her work. Women writers have heard them all – from the suggestion that if you write about a topic that was ever touched by a man, you’re capitalizing on the man’s involvement, to, of course, that you slept or in some way partnered with a man to get any success that you may have. Even lesbian writers get these belittling, dismissive statements that our careers somehow revolve around men. Read More
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Free Advice + California Bookstore Day @Laurel Bookstore
No snack in a bookstore ever ruins your supper. That’s why I’ll be bringing a few bakery treats all the way from Castro Valley to Oakland to help celebrate California Bookstore Day at Laurel Bookstore. Read More
Review – Why Love is Suspenseful @QueerBooksPlease
I was delighted to discover a podcast review of Love by the Numbers posted at Queer Books Please yesterday and what’s even more delightful is the insightful description of why a romance novel can / ought to be suspenseful for the reader. This is a podcast that both readers and writers will enjoy. Read More