The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports by Michael Waters
Out of Our League ed. by Dahlia Adler and Jennifer Iacopelli
Edge of Glory by Rachel Spangler
Gold by E.J. Noyes
Tag Archives: Dahlia Adler
New Releases: June 18, 2024
A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
Former painter and unreformed rake Kit Griffith is forging a new life in Cornwall, choosing freedom over an identity that didn’t fit. He knew that leaving his Sisterhood of women artists might mean forfeiting artistic community forever. He didn’t realize he would lose his ability to paint altogether. Luckily, he has other talents. Why not devote himself to selling bicycles and trysting with the holidaymakers?
Enter Muriel Pendrake, the feisty New-York-bound botanist who has come to St. Ives to commission Kit for illustrations of British seaweeds. Kit shouldn’t accept Muriel’s offer, but he must enlist her help to prove to an all-male cycling club that women can ride as well as men. And she won’t agree unless he gives her what she wants. Maybe that’s exactly the challenge he needs.
As Kit and Muriel spend their days cycling together, their desire begins to burn with the heat of the summer sun. But are they pedaling toward something impossible? The past is bound to catch up to them, and at the season’s end, their paths will diverge. With only their hearts as guides, Kit and Muriel must decide if they’re willing to race into the unknown for the adventure of a lifetime.
Fave Five: Sapphic New Adult Romance, Part I
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas
Catch and Cradle by Katia Rose
Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler
Marriage of Unconvenience by Chelsea M. Cameron
Bonus: These are all full-length novels, but for a novella, check out Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Happy Jewish American Heritage Month 2024!
Happy Jewish American Heritage Month! As always, we’re celebrating with books! For even more recs, check out previous years’ posts!
Middle Grade
Just Shy of Ordinary by A.J. Sass
Thirteen-year-old Shai is an expert problem-solver. There’s never been something they couldn’t research and figure out on their own. But there’s one thing Shai hasn’t been able to logic their way through: picking at the hair on their arms.
Ever since their mom lost her job, the two had to move in with family friends, and the world went into pandemic lockdown, Shai’s been unable to control their picking. Now, as the difficult times recede and everyone begins to discover their “new normal,” Shai’s hoping the stress that caused their picking will end, too.
After reading that a routine can reduce anxiety, Shai makes a plan to create a brand new normal for themself that includes going to public school. But when their academic evaluation places them into 9th grade instead of 8th, it sets off a chain of events that veer off the path Shai had prepared for, encouraging Shai to learn how to accept life’s twists and turns, especially when you can’t plan for them.
Happy Lesbian Visibility Day 2024!
Happy Lesbian Visibility Day 2024! We’re celebrating with these lesbian protagonists, and you can too! For more recs, check out past years’ posts!
Young Adult
We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller
Jordan Elliott is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor in chief of the school newspaper. Okay, that last part hasn’t happened yet, but it will. It’s positive thinking that has gotten Jordan this far. Ever since Mackenzie West, her friend-turned-enemy, humiliated her at the start of freshman year, Jordan has thrown herself into journalism and kept her eyes trained on the future.
So it’s a total blow when Jordan discovers that she not only didn’t get the editor in chief spot, but she’s been assigned the volleyball beat instead. And who is the star and newly crowned captain of the volleyball team? Mackenzie West. But words are Jordan’s weapon, and she has some ideas about how to exact a long-awaited revenge on her nemesis. Then things get murky when forced time together has Mack and Jordan falling back into their friendship, and into something more. And when Mack confesses the real reason she turned on Jordan freshman year, it has Jordan questioning everything—past, present, and future.
If Jordan lets her guard down and Mack in, will she get everything she wants, or will she be humiliated all over again?
November 2023 Deal Announcements
Adult Fiction
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).
YA eBooks on Sale for Under $4
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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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Fave Five: Queer YA Set in NYC, Part I
Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Look No Further by Rioghnach Robinson and Siofra Robinson
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Echo After Echo by AR Capetta
Bonus: Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler is set half in NYC, half in LA, and Elizabeth Acevedo’s Clap When You Land is set half in NYC, half in the Dominican Republic
Queer Book Sale Roundup – July 7, 2023
eBooks
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer (m/m YA sci-fi, $1.99)
Running with Lions by Julian Winters (m/m YA contemporary romance, $1.99)
The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai (Sapphic adult fantasy, $1.99)
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco (queer epic fantasy, $1.99)
Out on the Ice by Kelly Farmer (f/f contemporary sports romance, $1.99)
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (portal fantasy, $1.99)
Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall (m/m historical romance, $1.99)
Girlfriend Material by Katia Rose (f/f contemporary romance, $2.49)
Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (asexual m/f YA romance, $2.99)
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Sapphic literary historical, $2.99)
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (lesbian romantic contemporary, $2.99)
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (f/f YA Dystopian, $3.99)
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (lesbian literary horror, $3.99)
Audiobooks
Swearing Off Stars by Danielle Wong (Sapphic historical, $1.99)
At Midnight ed. by Dahlia Adler (YA anthology with a number of queer and trans stories, $2.99)
Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman (Sapphic historical mystery, $2.99)
White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton (gay fantasy, $2.99)
Just Married? by Natasha West (f/f rom-com, $2.99)
You Don’t Have a Shot by Racquel Marie (asexual f/f YA rom-com, $3.99)
Sweethand by N.G. Peltier (bisexual m/f romance, $3.99)
Criminal Intentions by Cole McCade (romantic suspense, $3.99)
Liar City by Allie Therin (gay historical paranormal mystery, $3.99)
The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis (contemporary gay YA, $4.99)
Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming (bisexual celebrity memoir, $4.99)
This is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves (bisexual contemporary YA, $5.99)
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian (historical m/m romance, $5.99)
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles (historical m/m romance, $5.99)
The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes (lesbian contemporary YA, $6.99)
The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett (f/f contemporary romance, $6.99)
The Long Run by James Acker (m/m contemporary YA romance, $7.99)
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Fave Five: Queer Summer YA Reads, Part III
For more recs, find Part I here and Part II here!
You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (Horror)
Golden Boys by Phil Stamper (Coming of Age)
Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler (Romance)
Northranger by Rey Terciero (text) and Bre Indigo (art) (Graphic Novel)
No Boy Summer by Amy Spalding (Romance)
