Author Spotlight

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Author Spotlight: Stephanie Lake

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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: Stephanie Lake is the multi‑award‑winning and multi–#1 bestselling husband‑and‑wife duo behind a world of historical M/M romance where passion burns, danger lurks, and love always triumphs. Their stories blend slow‑build tension, laugh‑out‑loud moments, and the kind of steamy, satisfying endings readers return for again and again. Having lived across the globe with their cherished pets, Steph and Lake infuse their books with the flavors of their travels, their shared love of history, … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Finding a Unicorn

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Saturday was Placer Pride. I love Placer Pride, because it takes place in Roseville in Placer County, a place that’s more red than blue – or more conservative than progressive, for my readers outside of the United States. Placer County also has a large, underserved LGBTQ+ community – underserved until recently, when a group of folks out there got together a few years back to start a local Pride Festival, with the aim of eventually opening an LGBTQ+ Center to serve the local queer folks. The first year was small, but what it lacked in size it made up for … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Ellie Thomas

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Ellie Thomas

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: Ellie Thomas lives by the sea. She comes from a teaching background and goes for long seaside walks where she daydreams about history. She is a voracious reader especially about anything historical. She mainly writes historical gay romance. Ellie also writes historical erotic romance as L. E. Thomas. Website: https://elliethomasromance.wordpress.com/ Facebook reader group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/8308047409266947 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/elliethomas.bsky.social Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19835510.Ellie_Thomas Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/ellie-thomas Thanks so much, Ellie, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: How would you describe your writing style/genre? … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Oliver Takely

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Oliver Takely

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: Oliver Takely is a passionate MM romance author who writes authentic stories featuring complex, flawed, and loveable men. Whether it’s set in the dark stress of London, Soho, or a sweet smalltown, he guarantees a happily-ever-after for all his guys, even if the journey is a tough one. With years of writing experience and a creative day job, Oliver is also an avid reader of MM romance, consuming hundreds of books each … Read more

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Author spotlight: Lisa Oliver

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Lisa Oliver

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: Lisa Oliver started self-publishing her MM Paranormal Fated Mate stories back in 2014 – and she is still growing strong. Now, with over a hundred titles written under her own name and numerous collaborations as well, Lisa has branched out a little bit from the Fated Mates genre with her Another Arranged Marriage Series, but every single book Lisa writes comes with a “you will smile at the end of it” guarantee. … Read more

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Point of View: When Did I Get So Old?

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Scott Tenth Birthday

Just a blink of an eye ago, I was that little kid in the picture, blowing out candles on the sports cake that was so not who I am. But that’s how they treated boys in the Seventies. We were all little athletes in training, ready to grow up into big manly sportsing men. Boy, did I miss the mark. Even then, I knew I was different, but I didn’t have the words for it. I was on the cusp of my teen years, but there was nothing in my little suburban world to prepare me to be a gay … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Madeleine Holly-Rosing

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Madeleine Holly-Rosing

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: Madeleine is the writer/creator of the steampunk supernatural graphic novel, prose, and audio drama series, Boston Metaphysical Society and her new graphic novel series, Morgana Pendragon. Boston Metaphysical Society (Vol. 1) was nominated for a Geekie Award and the Reader’s Choice Steampunk Chronicle award. Morgana Pendragon #1 recently won Best First Issue in the Inaugural Zelda Awards. In 2021, she wrote and produced the audio drama, Boston Metaphysical Society: The Ghost Ship. The first novel in … Read more

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Author Spotlight: S.A. Hoag

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S.A. Hoag

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: S. A. Hoag is an author, artist, and amateur astronomer (“I just look at the stars, I can’t tell you their names.”). Born in the middle of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, she has lived in a number of cities, in a number of states, and is off on another adventure when not writing or creating other art. Science Fiction has always been her first interest in reading and writing. Many other genres … Read more

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Point of View: Two Events, Two Different Worlds. And Yet…

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As anyone who reads this column (or my newsletter) regularly knows, I’m currently managing two very different large scale projects. The Sacramento Book Festival is hyper local, a book event celebrating the best authors that the Sacramento region has to offer. NebulaCon is being crafted remotely, and will be held in Chicago. It celebrates the best authors Science Fiction has to offer. The book festival is something I helped build from the ground up along with my great team – Tim, Judith, Bel, Teri, and Lois. We all feel a great deal of personal pride about this amazing event. NebulaCon, … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Steven D. Brewer

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Steven D. Brewer

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: Steven D. Brewer (he/him) is SFWA Secretary and, as a faculty member, both teaches scientific writing and serves as Presiding Officer of the Faculty Senate at UMass Amherst. He is the author of A Familiar Problem, Better Angels: Tour de Force, and Revin’s Heart, published by Water Dragon Publishing. Brewer identifies diverse obsessions that underlie his writing: deep interests in natural history, life science, and environmentalism; an abiding passion for languages; a fascination with Japanese … Read more