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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Bones & Bourbon, by Dorian Graves

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Dorian Graves has a new Ace/Bi urban fantasy book out: Half-huldra Retz Gallows is having an awful day. First, he wakes up in the middle of driving to who-knows-where with an angry unicorn head in his passenger seat. This is almost normal, thanks to a lifetime of sharing a body with Nalem, a bone-controlling spirit with a penchant for wicked schemes and body-stealing joyrides. It’s probably a bad idea to ask what else could go wrong. Jarrod Gallows left home with plans to rescue his little brother from possession. Instead, he got saddled with a dead-end job as a paranormal … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Effective vs. Ineffective Social Media Marketing

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Ruff Bear: Some people post daily in book promotion and reader groups. Others only post to promote when something is happening (new book, cover reveal, sale, etc.). Many groups allow unlimited or one-a-day posting, while QSF and a few others have a day of the week set aside for promotions. Is posting to FB groups worthwhile? How do you get noticed when so many others are doing the same thing? How do posts to groups measure up compared to posts to your personal or author’s pages? To other social media channels (Twitter, … Read more

TV: “Billions” Features a Beautiful Enby Sex Scene

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Billions has shown a non-binary sex scene in a landmark move. Last year, the Showtime drama introduced Taylor, a character who does not identify as male or female, played by Asia Kate Dillon, who is also non-binary. They were widely considered to be the first representation of a non-binary character on TV. The acclaimed TV show, which stars Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, tells the story of a battle between a top hedge fund and the New York District Attorney’s office. Taylor is an intern at the hedge fund who is super-intelligent, a vegan, and also happens to use the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: In Azgarth’s Shadow, by Cassie Sweet

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QSFer Cassie Sweet has a new MM paranormal/urban fantasy book out: When popular artist Nicholas Alexandre is shot and killed in a patron’s bedroom and his body dumped in Whitechapel, it is up to the talents of Drs. Mikhail Stanslovich and Dante Savoy to bring him back to life. Since the death of his beloved sister a few months before, Nicholas has lamented his pact with the fae master, Azgarth—for the world of the fae is one of broken promises and terrifying illusions. Fae agent, Roman Cetanni has spent his tenure as one of Azgarth’s representatives trying to shield his … Read more

TV: Sense8 Finale Date Set

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Netflix will release its two-hour series finale of Sense8 on June 8, the company said Tuesday. “Personal lives are pushed aside as the cluster, their sidekicks, and some unexpected allies band together for a rescue mission and BPO take-down in order to protect the future of all Sensates,” according to Netflix’s description. The sci-fi series from J. Michael Straczynski and the Wachowskis was canceled last year amid reports that it cost about $9 million an episode to produce. But fan letter-writing and petition campaigns prodded Netflix to greenlight a two-hour finale for the show. By Joe – Full Story at … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Stag Heart, by Erin O’Quinn

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QSFer Erin O’Quinn has a new MM historical fantasy book out: What happens when an innocent, natural soul is thrown together with a highly attractive but morally corrupt young man? STAG HEART tells the intertwined story of three men. ~A scholar-warrior seeking inner peace in an often brutal world. ~The bad boy son of a king who needs to learn to become a man. ~An innocent, a wilding whose soul stirs in rhythm with raw nature. These three are forced by circumstance to live and learn and finally survive together on Ireland’s sacred Hill of Tara, where mischief and mayhem … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Through the Looking Glass

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Fletcher Delancey: We all know that readers bring their own experiences and expectations to our work. Do you find that some readers apparently read a completely different book than the one you wrote? How do you come to terms with that, particularly if their review is based on this “looking glass” version? Join the chat

The Orgasm Bomb

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A US government agency has released a report about an electromagnetic weapon which can force people to orgasm. The Washington State Fusion Centre (WSFC), which assists other government agencies from local to federal level in combatting terrorism, crime, cyber attacks and disasters, made the documents public as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.  The decision seems to have been accidental, considering that the files were sent to non-profit group Muckrock in a package about anti-fascist and white supremacist groups. But now the documents are in the public sphere, and they are completely terrifying. They outline techonology which … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Tendire Gate, by Ashavan Doyon

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QSFer Ashavan Doyon has a new queer sci fi book out: After Doomsday, there wasn’t much left—a world that had fallen apart. It hadn’t been enough to boil the oceans and raze the surface with fire. With that scorched earth had come a final solution, the contagion. In a world where every breath was ash and disease, few survived. The Imperium hunted them, extracting healthy flesh to extend the life of the powerful. All the while, soaring unseen, the tools of an old order search. Hidden far from the sight of the ruthless Imperium, deep beneath the earth, the DIRE … Read more