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KK's purple suede stilettos mean business. And bunions.

Keeping it ‘Real’ and Buying into the Big Lie

Karin Kallmaker 09/14/2014 LIFE + STYLE 12 Comments

What is a ‘real lesbian’ and who decides? Karin Kallmaker on the tightrope of being guest and host in the Big Queer Tent.

#BigQueerTent#mylesbianfreespeechBig TentKindness Costs Nothing
KK's purple suede stilettos mean business. And bunions.

To the Girly-Girls Who Like Girls

Karin Kallmaker 10/20/2010 LIFE + STYLE 4 Comments

If you’re a young femme in school and you really want the purple shoes, the fabulous purse and the supermodel hair, but the gay kids give you a hard time for not looking gay enough — that gets better too.

#BigQueerTent#lesbianpride#mylesbianfreespeech
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Surviving that First Panel – Moderators and Panelists

Karin Kallmaker 09/04/2022 Business of Books, Events and Appearances, Resources 1 Comment

Karin Kallmaker’s tips on moderating and/or being on a panel. And why it’s important to make love to the bush! Ad free site.

#writeradviceFor WritersParticipating on a Writer's Panel
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“Women’s Fiction” – A Sign or an Answer to Sexism in the Book Industry?

Karin Kallmaker 05/17/2014 Business of Books 1 Comment

Novelist Joanne Harris finds her books labelled “women’s fiction” frustrating. Why do these labels exist – a perspective from a lesbian writer in a small market.

#lesfic#Sister#weneeddiversebooks

Family, Friends, Cowboys, Good Witches, Pulps and Kisses that Count

Karin Kallmaker 03/26/2008 All the Wrong Places, Christabel, Cowboys and Kisses, Events and Appearances, Finders Keepers, Frosting 1 - The Original, Kiss That Counted, Readers and Libraries, Substitute for Love, Tunnel of Light

I hope to have such a terrific evening again before they pry the keyboard out of my cold, stiff hands.

#stonewalllibraryGood TIme was had By AllLibraries and Librarians Rock
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  • Trivia: Comfort and Joy
    The idea and opening scene of Comfort and Joy came from the first hearing of Ed Sheeran's "The A Team."

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  • Cover, Unbeliever by Karin Kallmaker. A novella of sisters, romance, and magic. Unbeliever - Love is Magic is Love - eBook $3.99

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  • Pas de Trois at Just About Write
    This tale of love lost and love found makes you cry and laugh at the same time.
  • Paperback Romance at Bay Area Reporter
    A real gift for characterization and realistically humorous dialogue.
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