Author of BEAST and TURDUCKEN ‘s debut A FLORAL ARRANGEMENT, pitched as Jane Austen meets Bridgerton, a sapphic romance between Charlotte Lucas and Mary Bennet that begins four years after the end of Pride and Prejudice, to Stephanie Doig at Carina Adores, for publication in spring 2025, by Laura Zats at Headwater Literary Management (world English).
If you, like me, can’t resist a good bargain on books, here’s a handy guide to where you can find some great discounts today!
Cyber Monday Deals on books include:
15% off your order with code CYBER15
50% off select books, including:
19% off all orders over $19 with code thanks23 (excluding November releases and preorders): https://www.bellabooks.com/
Books in the US storefront’s Gift Guide are 20% off and come with free shipping! Some queer books included in the sale are:
Select audiobooks and bundles are on sale for under $5, including:
For the 2022 edition, click here.
Finding My Elf by David Valdes (m/m YA)
It’s a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer (f/f)
Mistletoe & Mishigas by M.A. Wardell (m/m)
The Christmas Swap by Talia Samuels (f/f)
Secret Heir for Christmas by LaQuette (m/m)
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The Star Host by F.T. Lukens
Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters
Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden
The Camino Club by Kevin Craig
Grrrls on the Side by Carrie Pack
All Out ed. by Saundra Mitchell
If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales
Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
Jack of Hearts (and other parts) by L.C. Rosen
And They Lived… by Steven Salvatore
Afterlove by Tanya Byrne
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Fire From Heaven and The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
Alcestis by Katharine Beutner
Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Sistersong by Lucy Holland
Today on the site, I’m delighted to reveal the cover of The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin, a dark historical fantasy releasing from Random House Canada on May 7, 2024! Here’s the story:
Set in a Jewish folklore-inspired reimagining of 19th century Eastern Europe, this queer dark fantasy debut pits two estranged husbands and a daring spymaster on opposite sides of a civil war. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, C.S. Pacat, Ava Reid, and Katherine Arden.
Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of his court, Dimitri and his spymaster, Vasily Sokolov, engineer a dangerous ruse. Vasily will sneak into Alexey’s court under a false identity to gather information, paving the way for the usurper’s downfall, while Dimitri finds a way to kill him for good.
But stopping Alexey is not so easy as plotting to kill an ordinary man. Through a perversion of the Ludayzim religion that he terms the Holy Science, Alexey has died and resurrected himself in an immortal, indestructible body—and now claims he is guided by the voice of God Himself. Able to summon forth creatures from the realm of demons, he seeks to build an army, turning Novo-Svitsevo into the greatest empire that history has ever seen.
Dimitri is determined not to let Alexey corrupt his country, but saving Novo-Svitsevo and its people will mean forfeiting the soul of the husband he can’t bring himself to forsake—or the spymaster he’s come to love.
And here’s the gorgeous cover, designed by Talia Abramson!
Buy it: Bookshop | Amazon | Indigo
LAURA R. SAMOTIN and her spouse live with two enormously large felines. When she’s not pursuing her academic research on military tactics, power politics, and leadership, she relishes her role as a full-time cat servant.
Gallowgate by K.R. Alexander (MG)
It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts (YA)
Scholars and Sorcery series by Eleanor Beresford (YA)
A Hundred Vicious Turns by Lee Paige O’Brien (YA)
My Name is Magic by Xan van Rooyen (YA)
Bonus: These are all prose novels, but for a YA graphic novel set at a magical culinary school, check out Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione
Double Bonus: The anthology The Grimoire of Grave Fates ed. by Hanna Alkaf and Margaret Owens is set at a magic school and has plenty of queer content
For fans of Rachel Bowdler and Ashley Herring Blake, a second-chance holiday romance between a sunshiney lesbian and a chilly non-binary bisexual.
Ten years ago, best friends Effie and Tove kissed in the bushes at Winter Ball…and then stood there like lemons, as if they weren’t crushing on each other so hard it hurt. In the confusion, their friendship fizzled, and Tove walked into the sunset with some guy who had nice hair.
Now a cocksure twenty-five-year-old with secretly appalling self-esteem, Effie enters the Santa of the Year Pageant to prove to her unsupportive family that Santa could, in fact, be a lesbian. Enter Tove, the grumpiest Santa in the grotto, back on the island after a harrowing break-up with Nice Hair Guy and using the Pageant to reconnect with the world.
As the Pageant eliminates Santa after Santa, Effie and Tove clash over their past: the kiss that drove them apart, and the fears the last ten years have etched into their worldviews. Effie must let go of others’ opinions and learn to love herself, and Tove must move forward despite there being no guarantee they won’t be hurt again… Or they risk losing each other a second time.
Buy it: Amazon
Today on the site, we’re revealing the cover of Marley’s Pride by Joëlle Retener and DeAnn Wiley, a picture book about a queer Black family finding community at Pride releasing April 2, 2024 from Barefoot Books! Here’s the story:
Marley is a little nonbinary kid with big anxieties. Crowds? Pass. Loud noises? No, thanks. When their Zaza is up for an award at Pride, they want to go to the parade for the first time with their beloved grandparent. But can Marley overcome their fears? Highlighting the joyful experiences of a queer family of color finding community at Pride, this story features endmatter about the history of Pride, a glossary of LGBTQ+ terms, and a list of resources.
And here’s the joyful cover, illustrated by DeAnn Wiley and designed by Lindsey Leigh!
Buy it: Bookshop
The Companion by EE Ottoman
Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes
Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Bonus: These are all Adult, but in YA, check out The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
Double Bonus: Coming in 2024, The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
