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Author Spotlight: Or M. Bialik

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Or M. Bialik

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: Or M. Bialik has spent the last decade and change crisscrossing the planet, trying to understand the effects and impacts of modern and ancient climate change. A PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences, they have seen a thing or two that exceeds the scope of understanding by just looking at it.  Thanks so much, Or, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever done in the name of … Read more

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Point of View: A Bright, Beautiful Day in the Park

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Folsom Family Pride

I’m crazy busy right now, getting ready for not one but two conventions later this month, and having just spent a lot of Saturday selling books at a third event, a local artisan fair. The first convention starts on Friday. I have a lot to do to get ready, in addition to working on my new job as Events Coordinator for SFWA. And yet, Mark prevailed upon me to take some time out of our busy schedule to go to Folsom Family Pride today. No, not that one – this one’s actually in Folsom, California, and there wasn’t a leatherman … Read more

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Author Spotlight: David S. Pederson

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David S. Pederson

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: David S. Pederson has written multiple mysteries, all featuring LGBTQ+ characters. He’s a two-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mysteries. His second book, Death Goes Overboard, was selected by the GLBT Round Table of the American Library Association for the 2018 Over the Rainbow book list. In 2025, he was asked to write a short mystery to be included in an anthology, “Crime Ink: Iconic — Where Queer Icons … Read more

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New Release: Search for the Lost – J. Scott Coatsworth & Kim Fielding

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Search for the Lost - J. Scott Coatsworth & Kim Fielding

J. Scott Coatsworth and Kim Fielding has a new MM romantasy book out, Chaos and Order book two: Search for the Lost. SOMETIMES ORDER BECOMES CHAOS… Leopold Lane—after being “collected” for the Office of the Lost by Crispin Eladrin Moss’caladin—is tucked away cozily with his beloved office fae in their treehouse. Happily ever after, right? Not so fast. Before Leo can even get settled, Crispin’s mother disappears, leaving Crispin in charge and his brother Aspin in a panic. As Queen of the Fae, she has also left them a little surprise: a bit of oxymoronic magic that turns their world upside … Read more

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Review: Search for the Lost – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Search for the Lost - J. Scott Coatsworth & Kim Fielding

Genre: Romantasy, Comedy, Portal Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon | Apple | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords | Universal Buy Link About The Book SOMETIMES ORDER BECOMES CHAOS Leopold Lane—after being “collected” for the Office of the Lost by Crispin Eladrin Moss’caladin—is tucked away cozily with his beloved office fae in their treehouse. Happily ever after, right? Not so fast. Before Leo can even get settled, Crispin’s mother disappears, leaving Crispin in charge and his brother Aspin in a panic. As Queen of the Fae, she has also left them a little surprise: a bit of oxymoronic magic that turns their world upside down. Crispin … Read more

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Point of View: End of an Era

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Purple Roofs

Last week, I killed something precious, and I couldn’t stop crying about it for a long time. Twenty eight years ago, my husband Marco and I had started a web design company, but we were at a loss about how to get new clients. So we hit upon an idea… well, Marco did. We would start a directory for the LGBTQ+ community of queer owned and friendly B&B’s, and then see if we could get any of them as clients. He even suggested the name – Purple Roofs. I thought it was the dumbest thing I’d ever heard, and I … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Patrick R. Field

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Patrick R. Field

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: After 25 years in higher education, Patrick R. Field traded in teaching and textbooks to pursue his passion of spine-chilling fiction writing. Holding a Ph.D. in Anatomical Sciences and Neuroscience, his experience informs his writing, a unique blend of scientific knowledge with supernatural storytelling.​ Patrick’s novels are inspired by his favorite authors: Anne Rice, Edgar Allen Poe, and Joe Hill. Not surprisingly, Field enjoys bending and or blending the genres of paranormal … Read more

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Point of View: Acting Locally

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I’ve been thinking a lot about the online world vs. the offline one lately. I still remember clearly the march toward where we are now, from the good old days before every home had a computer and every hand held a cell phone. And then it launched – this glorious new thing called the World Wide Web, making it easy for anyone to post pages atop the internet. At first, no one quite knew what to do with it except throw advertisements on it. Over the period of three months, suddenly every billboard and magazine ad had a web address … Read more

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Author Spotlight: A.B. Julian

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A.B. Julian

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: A.B Julian is an M/M Romance author and the creative force behind A.B Julian Books, Inc. Known for If I Met You First… and Hated: Care No More, they bring a deep academic background in Forensic Psychology and Education to every emotionally resonant story. Currently residing on the East Coast with three demanding cats, A.B Julian spends their days in the world of academia and their nights crafting high-heat, captivating novels. A.B … Read more

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Point of View: The Enshittification of (Almost) Everything

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Ask yourself this. When was the last time you were excited (not motivated by fear or disgust) to visit a social media website? Any website? Or this – name one corporation that you really love and think is doing good things for the world. For me, it’s been a long time since either of these was true. There’s a concept that was pioneered by Corey Doctorow a few years back in an article about the TikTok website, but it has since become broadly applicable to many sites on the web. In a nutshell, he observed that TikTok had burst onto … Read more