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New Release / Giveaway: Volaria – M.D. Neu

Volaria - MD. Neu

M.D. Neu has a new gay paranormal book out: Volaria. And there’s a giveaway. Humans are no longer alone; they have been joined by Arcanes, Lycans, and Vampires. It’s been over a hundred years since the Earth went through The Shift. Where once almost eight billion humans lived, the population now holds at four billion. But that wasn’t the only change. No one anticipated the branching of human DNA to produce new species of humans. Arcanes, Lycans, and Vampires are hidden throughout the genome, awaiting puberty before they manifest distinctly unhuman abilities. Finally, the new species of man were welcomed. … Read more

New Release: Moth Pit – Amara Lynn

Moth Pit - Amara Lynn

QSFer Amara Lynn has a new MM contemporary fantasy / monster romance out: Moth Pit. It all starts with a hum, a thrum, a bum bah dum dum. Every year, the ultimate moth rave takes place in the mountains of West Virginia, unbeknownst to most people. To the community of mothpeople who do know about this moth pit, it’s the best kept secret in the country. For Erris, it’s a burden. With expectations of finding a mate, and Erris having little interest in romance, it’s nothing but a tedious chore. Enter Sol, a friend from high school with social anxiety … Read more

New Release: Listen: The Sound of Fear – Alex Silver

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QSFer Alex Silver has a story in a new LGBTQ+ gothic horror anthology (bi, gay, lesbian, non-binary, trans FTM): Listen: The Sound of Fear. A knocking. A ringing. A steady drip-drip-drip. These are the sounds that haunt us. Drive us mad. Draw us in like the songs of sirens, hypnotic and deadly. And we must either give in, or resist with everything we have…and hope it’s enough. Listen: The Sound of Fear offers ten stories written exclusively by trans and nonbinary authors that explore the chilling, perplexing, terrifying nature of sound. Kill Your Darlings. When two shop workers in 1894 … Read more

New Release: Salvage – R J Theodore

Salvage - R J Theodore

QSFer R J Theodore has a new queer science fantasy book out (ace, bi, gay, non-binary, trans mtf): Salvage. Peridot is headed for its second cataclysm. War has broken ancient alliances, sealed borders, and locked down the skies. The Five, Peridot’s alchemist gods, have seen one of their number die and another fall in their efforts to protect their world from invaders beyond the stars. Defeated and diminished, they have ceased to answer the prayers of their people and have left the rapidly unraveling world to fend for itself. Talis and the orphaned crew of the lost airship Wind Sabre have a … Read more

Was Joan of Arc Non-Binary?

Joan of Arc

As a new production reimagining Joan of Arc as a gender non-conforming hero sparks predictable backlash, historian Florence Scott explains why it’s impossible to define Joan’s gender through our modern lens. A new play at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre, I, Joan, imagines Joan of Arc as a queer figure who uses they/them gender-neutral pronouns. Though simply an artistic interpretation of Joan that offers “the possibility of another point of view”, this portrayal has been considered controversial by those alarmed by the perceived de-gendering or re-gendering of a famous historical character as non-binary. Full Story from Pink News

New Release: Amp Squad – Valerie J. Mikles

Amp Squad - Valerie J. Mikles

QSFer Valerie J. Mikles has a new queer military space opera out (non-binary): Amp Squad. Feared by her own kind. Hunted by extraterrestrial forces. Can one super soldier find her place among the stars? Lieutenant Tabitha Chiu is plagued by doubt and conflict. Still heartbroken over the loss of her AI companion and marooned on a faraway moon, the space marine and her ragtag team of super-powered civilians stand as the last line of defense against alien hunters. But when her powers pick up whispered threats of approaching invaders, she’s horrified to discover her own people have betrayed her squad. … Read more

TV: Marvel’s “Ironheart” Cast Gets Trans NB Actor

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Trans non-binary actor Zoe Terakes has been cast in a key role in the upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart, Deadline reports. The actor, who starred in Prime’s Nine Perfect Strangers, is the second trans actor to be cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the first in a Disney+ series. They follow in the footsteps of trans man Zach Barak who played Zach Cooper in Spiderman: Far From Home. Full Story from Pink News

New Release (Wattpad): Queeroes – Steven Bereznai

Queeroes

QSFer Steven Bereznai has a new queer superhero romance out on Wattpad (gay, non-binary): Queeroes. Closeted high-school jock Troy Allstar needs the last lake-weekend of summer to be perfect because it sets the tone for the school year to come. Instead, he grapples with his non-binary sibling’s out-and-proud lip syncs, an inability to shake off his beta status amongst the other jocks, an ex-girlfriend who is now dating his BFF Jesse, a growing desire for said BFF as well as for hottie cheerleader Chad, all while a mysterious shadow sets loose DNA-spliced experiments that give Troy strange powers that make … Read more

New Release: Dalton Kane and the Greens – J. S. Bailey

Dalton Kane and the Greens - J. S. Bailey

QSFer J.S. Bailey has a new queer sci-fi book out: Dalton Kane and the Greens. When humankind first settled Molorthia Six a hundred years ago, they thought it was uninhabited. It turns out that the treelike Greens were just holding very still–and that they have teeth. These days, humans live in the Molorthian desert, far from the bloodthirsty forests. Life seems to be going rather miserably for widowed Sheriff Dalton Kane, so it’s no real surprise when unexplained forest fires send refugee Greens fleeing toward town. When a violent Green attack leaves several citizens dead, Dalton and his new deputy, … Read more

New Release: Mercury Rising – R.W.W. Greene

New Release: Mercury Rising - R.W.W. Greene

QSFer R.W.W. Greene has a new queer alt-history sci-fi book out: Mercury Rising. Alternative history with aliens, an immortal misanthrope and SF tropes aplenty The year is 1975 – Robert Oppenheimer has invented the Atomic Engine, the first human has walked on the moon, and Jet Carson and the Eagle Seven have sacrificed their lives to stop alien invaders. Brooklyn, however, just wants to keep his head down, pay his mother’s rent, earn a little scratch of his own, and maybe get laid sometime. Simple pleasures! But life is about to get real complicated when a killer with a baseball … Read more