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Meet Sydney Walters, author of State of Grace
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I was ten years old, there was a poetry project at my school. I had so much fun with it as a young little poet. After that year, I continued writing poetry and moved on to short stories. It never stopped. What is the biggest thing…
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Ellowyn Acers by Andrea White
Ellowyn Acers, a once ordinary girl, is set off to a school filled with adventure, magic, and of course, friends. With Rowan, Ellis and Averly by her side, her entire world is changing. For better, or for worse! Embark on a magical adventure with Ellowyn, a promising young witch, who discovers more than she bargained…
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Kindle Vella, LGBTQ Publishing, Janelle Monae’s Debut Fiction…
An evening with Kindle Vella: First impressions of Amazon’s new attempt to reimagine reading (GeekWire) The serialized story is a mainstay of the literary world, a tried-and-true formula for creating a tantalizing tale, from opening hook to closing cliffhanger. But it’s the rare author who can keep readers engrossed in a narrative when the unparalleled…
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B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett, Ep. 5
Welcome to the fifth episode of B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett! Join us for a discussion of Mauricio, a mysterious central character of Eve and the Faders. As we prepare to release a short story centering Mauricio, we take a few minutes here to talk about his motivations and actions in the first installment…
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Writers and Agents, Queer Sci-Fi, and more!
‘I’m Easily Bored by Books,’ Says Writer of 22 Novels (NY Times) “I like to pretend that I’m the most attention deficit disordered person I’m ever going to meet,” Prose said. “I’m very conscious of keeping the reader’s interest. And I’m easily bored — I’m easily bored by books, I hate to say. And so…
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Meet Lisa M. Lucero, author of The Death Firm
What inspires you to write? I have a very curious and imaginative mind that runs on overdrive. Therefore, I have so many ideas and thoughts that it is hard to verbally express them. The only way for me to achieve getting them out of my head is by writing it all out. I get my…
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Murder By Dissent by Patricia M. Muhammad
Protests, riots and someone who hides under the flame that scorches the possibility of improving race relations in America during the Civil Rights era. Jacqueline Sadie Thompson, a detective in a colored precinct in New York, is assigned murder cases which occurred during protests. When she visits a scene, someone tosses a Molotov cocktail and…
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W.D. Kilpack III, author of the New Blood Saga
When did you first consider yourself a writer? As a kid, I wanted to open my own comic-book company. I loved to draw and tell stories, and I loved superheroes. (I still do!) So that was my dream until I was 12. Prior to that, I was learning that I could write. When I was…
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B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett: Happy Pride Month!
It’s June, so y’all know what time it is…time to be loud and queer! During this Pride Month episode, we discuss queer representation in Eve and the Faders. Click the video below to watch now. DISCLAIMER: the video may contain spoilers. Previous Episodes: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3
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Question Culture: The Israeli Occupation of Palestine
During the most recent episode of Question Culture (a bi-weekly socio-political podcast), Lornett and Brian focused on the plight of the Palestinian people. They discussed the formation of the state of Israel, the current conditions of Palestinians living in Gaza, and broke down common myths perpetrated by the mainstream media. Check out the episode. As you know, at…
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