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Christmas Time Cheer

Posted by Editor Alexandra Wolfe | Filed under Editorial

Dear All – We’re already into December and most of us are thinking about Christmas Holidays and buying presents and trees. Well, we have the perfect distraction for you to take a break, sit down, and read author Colette Moody’s latest column about Unicorns And Custard, and the state of lesbian fiction. And just to [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | December 4, 2009

Secrets In The Stone

Posted by Editor Alexandra Wolfe | Filed under Book reviews

Title: SECRETS IN THE STONE Author: Radclyffe Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2009 ISBN 10: 1-60282-083-X ISBN 13: 978-1-60282-083-8 Rated: 3 stars Genre: Romance Three women caught in a web of secrets and dark desires— Rooke Tyler lives a solitary life in a small town on the Hudson River, carving intricate headstones in an exclusive cemetery [...]

Tags: bold strokes books, radclyffe, romance fiction

Read more | Comments (0) | December 4, 2009

Of Unicorns and Custard:

Posted by Colette Moody | Filed under Columns

OR, ADVICE FOR THE DISENCHANTED READER! Want to stir up a little shit? Let’s talk about the quality of lesbian fiction. It’s a topic that comes up a lot and people seem to be somewhat divided on it. Some readers love it and scramble to collect it as though they’re gathering blooming daffodils. To those [...]

Tags: lesbian-fiction, story-telling, writing-advice, writing-genre

Read more | Comments (4) | December 4, 2009

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