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Rabid Reader Recommendations — R3 Wednesdays!

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WELCOME to Rabid Reader Recommendations, or R3 WEDNESDAYS! We host this discussion the first Wednesday of every month; it’s a great opportunity to recommend and discuss works you have enjoyed in queer speculative fiction. For February’s R3, the theme is: Epic queer fantasy!   HOW IT WORKS: The works have to be QUILTBAG Speculative Fiction. They have to be related to the theme. This is a reader discussion. Don’t recommend your own works–get someone to do it for you! Please include a Goodreads link or something comparable. You can create a new comment for each recommendation if you’d like. Join … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Shadow Maker, by Amir Lane

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Shadow Maker

QSFer Amir Lane has a new queer paranormal book out: Physics major Dieter Lindemann is perfectly content living in a world where the Shadows he sees and hears are nothing but figments of his imagination. But when one attacks him, he’s forced to confront the fact that the Shadows are not only real, but dangerous. Though Necromancer Alistair Cudmore offers to help him, Dieter quickly realizes that what he and Alistair want are two very different things, and it’s difference that could cost him his life. Controlling and possessive, Alistair pushes him further and further into blood magic, dragging him … Read more

FILM: New Trailer for Deadpool 2

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New Deadpool 2 Trailer

The trailer for Deadpool 2 has finally been released. There is  a new antagonist in the shape of the time-travelling guns-blazing Cable. Secretly the child of Scott Summers (Cyclops) and the Phoenix (Jean Grey), Cable is set to be a hilarious foil for the quippy anti-hero played by Ryan Reynolds. Fitting the fourth-wall breaking of the first film, Deadpool throws some major shade at DC. ‘Why are the visual effects not done? It’s a metal arm! It’s not like we’re trying to remove a mustache!’ he says. This is in reference to the poor attempts to remove Henry Cavil’s mustache … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Rook, by T. Strange

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Rook

QSFer T. Strange has a new MM sci fi book out: For killing his husband, Rook is sent to B-226-an alien planet populated by deadly creatures, where the average life expectancy for a prisoner is three weeks. Rook is relieved by the sentence-all he wants is to die and rejoin his husband. Upon arrival on B-226, Rook is partnered with Stevie, who has beaten the odds and survived for several months. Rook is drawn to Stevie in a way he didn’t expect in the aftermath of losing his husband. Before Rook can untangle the mess of his emotions, the already … Read more

SCIENCE: Are We Living in a Hologram?

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Hologram - Pixabay

In the late 1990s, theoretical physicists uncovered a remarkable connection between two seemingly unrelated concepts in theoretical physics. That connection is almost inscrutably technical, but it might have far-reaching consequences for our understanding of gravity and even the universe. To illustrate this connection, we’re going to start at — of all places — a black hole. Researchers have found that when a single bit of information enters a black hole, its surface area increases by a very precise amount: the square of the Planck length (equal to an incredibly small 1.6 x 10^-35 meters on a side). At first blush, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT & GIVEAWAY: Cupid’s Arrows, by Alexis Woods

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Cupid's Arrows

QSFer Alexis Woods has a new MM Paranormal book out: Himeros wants what any God of Love wants: his disciples to be happy in love. When Eros comes to visit his sexually-charged modern-era bar, Himeros grabs opportunity with both hands. Arrows fly, and three best friends join, but the voyeuristic Himeros needs more. He coaxes Eros to follow, and once they secret the boys away, it’s time for a little show and tell. 99 cents, Only available at Amazon currently. Amazon Giveaway See this #AmazonGiveaway for a chance to win: Cupid’s Arrows (Divine Connections Book 1) (Kindle Edition). https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/ea5c70964d078a39 NO … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Me Me Monday

Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post so we can comment on yours specifically –Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!

Disney and Coded Queer Characters

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coded queer characters

A key piece of Hollywood history can explain why Disney hides gay characters in plain sight, according to National Student Pride’s podcast #QueerAF. The podcast looks at why Disney chooses to have ‘coded gay,’ instead of openly gay characters. And it’s all down to a 1930’s attempt to make Hollywood less sexy. At the time, a motion pictures code was created. Known as the ‘Hayes code’ it was a set of moral guidelines for the film industry. It created rules for all films released in the USA. Even though many producers pushed the boundaries of the code, it was in … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ibuki, by Kathryn Sommerlot

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Ibuki

Kathryn Sommerlot has a new FF fantasy book out: Ibuki: the gift of healing through breath. Chiasa has possessed the ability since childhood and shares it with her father as they care for their Inuru community. Chiasa has never doubted the stability of her simple life. That is, until Namika, a water-gifted priestess, shows up outside the Ibuki shrine gates with information promising Chiasa’s doom. With Namika’s help, Chiasa is determined to find the secrets behind the ritual that will claim her life, but her growing feelings toward the other woman reach beyond her control, adding to the confusion. Time … Read more