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On Beyond Cisgender, part Three: Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender

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                     QSF On Beyond Cisgender Part Three                                        By Jeff Baker             For a year or so now, I have been posting about authors who do not fit the “white, male, cisgender” paradigm most familiar from recommended reading lists in schools. Three books on the list this time, three books that I discovered by accident.             “Cosmos Latinos” (ed. by Andrea L. Bell and Yolanda Molina Gavilan, published by Wesleyan University Press) is a large collection of fiction by Latin American authors from the turn of the last century to the present century. Most surprising to some readers unfamiliar with … Read more

Rainbow Space Magic Starts Today!

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It’s here! The virtual Rainbow Space Magic con is the brainchild of Olivia Helling, and Angel, Valerie, Monique and others worked hard to bring it to fruition. It’s a queer con (as if you couldn’t tell) for fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal, and horror readers and authors, and most of the content will be posted to the RSM YouTube channel once the con is over. And it’s FREE (but we encourage you to donate to one of our featured charities). Some highlights: Jewelle Gomez is our Keynote Speaker, at 3 PM Pacific Today Tons of author readings Vendor pop-ups Saturday and Sunday … Read more

Happy Turkey Day!

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: On this American Turkey Day, share your favorite spec fic books featuring Thanksgiving meals (queer or otherwise). Writers, feel free to share your own works. Writers: This is a reader/writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: https://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: https://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

“On Beyond Cisgender; Part Two.” Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender.

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                            On Beyond Cisgender Part Two                                          By Jeff Baker             About a year ago I posted a column suggested by A. M. Leibowitz’ list of suggested reading for High School of sci-fi/mystery authors outside the usual straight-white-male paradigm. These next few may be considered addenda of sorts, but are not as readily available.             I have a thing for science fiction of the Nineteenth Century-early Twentieth Century and recently got the Dover Publications book “The Feminine Future.” Subtitled: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers, the book presents fourteen stories of sci-fi published between 1873 and 1930.  Cyborgs, mysterious rays, … Read more

FOR READERS: A Change of Perspective

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: Have you read anything (fiction or non-fiction) that shifted your perception and made you think differently about speculative fiction? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: https://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: https://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: Favorite Spec Fic Magazines and Journals

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFers Scott and Ryane: What are your favorite inclusive spec fic magazines and journals, and why? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: https://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: https://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

The Feminist World of Joanna Russ- Boogieman in Lavender

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Joanna Russ

Her literary criticism was blunt and uncompromising. Her humor was sharp and stinging. Her importance to the field of science fiction cannot be underestimated. Best of all, her fiction is still being read, enjoyed and learned from. She is Joanna Russ (1937 -2011.) Here, I must confess that I have not read much of Russ’ work, but I am familiar with it. Her book “How to Suppress Women’s Writing” is a must-read. I sat down with one of her collections; “The Hidden Side of the Moon.” I didn’t quite know what to expect, I certainly didn’t expect her sense of … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: All the Right Places: Short Stories by Wayne Goodman

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All the Right Places - Wayne Goodman

Wayne Goodman has a new gay spec fic/romance/historical fiction short story collection out: “All the Right Places.” “All the Right Places” is a collection of short stories, most written for submission to anthologies or collections. Starting in the near future and proceeding to the near past, men interact with other men in the pursuit of love and companionship. Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CAN | iBooks | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Smashwords | Goodreads Giveaway Wayne is giving away a $25 iTunes gift card with this tour – enter via Rafflecopter: a Rafflecopter giveaway Direct Link: https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/b60e8d47144/? Excerpt Gary had never seen the likes of the boy who just walked into … Read more

FOR READERS/WRITERS: Past Futures

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: Some things that used to be in the realm of sci fi have moved into reality over the last 70 years, and are no longer truly “speculative” – how can you speculate about what the first Moon landing might be like? What are some other things that were once sci fi but are no longer in the sci fi realm? Charlie Stoss has a great article about this here. Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Quiet Afternoon Anthology

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A Quiet Afternoon anthology

There’s a new “low fi” spec fic anthology out that includes some queer stories and others by queer authors – “stories of wonder and the celebration of small successes”: “A Quiet Afternoon.” A Quiet Afternoon brings readers thirteen Low-Fi tales of gentle speculative fiction, stories of wonder and the celebration of small successes. Ease into worlds of quiet triumph and gracious victories; of found families and unlikely friendships; magical constructs, pensive mermaids, fairies and dragons and a barbecue sauce that will literally change your life. The stakes are low. The expectations are reasonable. The resolutions are satisfactory. Wrap yourself up in … Read more