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New Release / Giveaway: Rewriting the Rules – Steven D. Brewer

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Rewriting the Rules - Steven D. Brewer

Steven D. Brewer has a new queer steampunk book out (trans, gay): Rewriting the Rules. And there’s a giveaway. When peace is no longer possible, one must either go to war or run away. Abandoned by the nobility, everything goes wrong for Revin and he makes a run for it, ready to give up all hope. But when confronted with the choice he must make, will his heart lead him true? Warnings: violence. About the Series Revin, a young man from a poor mining town, has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become the student apprentice of a law professor. … Read more

New Release: Court of Magickers – Novae Caelum

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Court of Magickers - Novae Caelum

Novae Caelum has a new queer sci-fantasy book out, The Stars and Green Magicks book 2: Court of Magickers. THE POWER TO DESTROY A KINGDOM.THE POWER TO HEAL A HEART. Ari’s new powers have awakened, threatening to tear apart a kingdom already on the edge. Sent back to Valon to face her father’s—and the people’s—judgement, Ari must decide how far she’ll go to reclaim her former life, if that’s even possible anymore. In the heart of the turmoil, Iata, the reigning ruler, is losing control of his increasingly unstable magics. As his secrets threaten to spill out, his brother’s wife, … Read more

New Release: Aether – Molly J. Bragg

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Aether - Molly J. Bragg

QSFer Molly J. Bragg has a new FF superhero romance out (gender fluid, lesbian, trans MTF), Heart of Heroes book 3: Aether. When Maggie Bennett agreed to take a break from her own research to be the test subject in an experiment, all she wanted to do was help her best friend Sierra secure grant funding for the new medical imaging machine she was developing. But when Sierra’s ex-boyfriend Garrett causes an explosion in the lab next door, Maggie finds herself gifted with Superpowers and in the custody of the High Guard, Sun City’s most prominent Superhero Team. At first, … Read more

Review: Conversion Dysphoria Blues – Reis Asher

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Conversion Dysphoria - Reis Asher

Genre: Science Fiction, Cyberpunk LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Non-Binary, Trans FTM Reviewer: Olivia Get It On Amazon About The Book What if cyborgs suffered body dysphoria?  In his mid-forties, former cop turned career bureaucrat Nolan Rogers is diagnosed with terminal cancer. His best friend Elly Takahara convinces him to undergo the process of body conversion, where his brain is transplanted into a robotic body. The operation is successful, but Nolan quickly finds himself adrift in a body that doesn’t eat or physically react to emotion. For the first time in years, he’s suffering from a new kind of body dysphoria, a … Read more

New Release: To a Fungus Unknown – William C. Tracy

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To A Fungus Unknown - William C. Tracy

QSFer William Tracy has a new queer sci fi book out, Biomass Conflux book 2: To a Fungus Unknown. Forty years after landing on Lida, the colony still isn’t finished. Agetha has survived many more battles than she anticipated when she first landed on her new home planet. She’s older and wiser, has gained family and lost loved ones. And yet her reward for four decades of service is to be pushed to the colony’s outer edges with the other aging Generationals. But that was only the beginning of her adventure. The biomass has spent years studying the intruders who … Read more

Review: Bang Bang Bodhisattva – Aubrey Wood

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Bang Bang Bodhisattva - Aubrey Wood

Genre: Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Bi, Gay, Gender Fluid, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly, Trans FTM, Trans MTF Reviewer: Olivia Get It At Amazon About The Book An edgy, queer cyberpunk detective mystery by an exciting new trans voice from New Zealand. Someone wants trans girl hacker-for-hire Kiera Umehara in prison or dead—but for what? Failing to fix their smart toilet? It’s 2032 and we live in the worst cyberpunk future. Kiera is gigging her ass off to keep the lights on, but her polycule’s social score is so dismal they’re about to lose their crib. That’s why she’s out here … Read more

New Release: Bang Bang Bodhisattva – Aubrey Wood

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Bang Bang Bodhisattva - Aubrey Wood

QSFer Aubrey Wood has a new queer cyberpunk book out (ace, bi, gay, gender fluid, lesbian, non-binary, poly, trans): Bang Bang Bodhisattva. Someone wants trans girl hacker-for-hire Kiera Umehara in prison or dead—but for what? Failing to fix their smart toilet? It’s 2032 and we live in the worst cyberpunk future. Kiera is gigging her ass off to keep the lights on, but her polycule’s social score is so dismal they’re about to lose their crib. That’s why she’s out here chasing cheaters with Angel Herrera, a luddite P.I. who thinks this is The Big Sleep. Then the latest job … Read more

TV: Yellowjackets Nicole Maines on Trans Visibility

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Nicole Maines - Yellowjackets

Nicole Maines made history as TV’s first ever trans superhero – Nia Nal in CBS’s Supergirl. Now, she’s feeding her fans with a recurring appearance in Showtime’s cannibalistic thriller Yellowjackets. While viewers of the innately queer drama have only just met Maines in character as Lisa, an established member of Lottie’s (Simone Kessel/Courtney Eaton) Camp Green Pine cult and new inductee into Natalie’s (Juliette Lewis) heart, she has already made a big impression. The importance of having a trans actress on-screen on one of 2023’s most hotly anticipated series, particularly during a time of intense pushback against the trans community, … Read more

Review: Pinned – Liz Faraim

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Pinned - Liz Faraim

Genre: Horror LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link | Goodreads About The Book “Rowdy” Randy Cox, a woman staring down the barrel of retirement, is a curmudgeonly blue-collar butch lesbian, who has been single for twenty years and is trying to date again. At the end of a long, exhausting shift, Randy finds her supervisor, Bryant, pinned and near death at the warehouse where they work. Upon the news of his death, she battles to find a balance between the joys of an exciting new relationship and the struggles of processing her supervisor’s … Read more

RIP: Trans Author and Comic Book Writer Rachel Pollack

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Rachel Pollack

Rachel Pollack, an award-winning trans author, tarot expert and comic book writer credited with creating the first mainstream transgender superhero character, has died aged 77. Pollack was a prolific writer and leading authority on divinatory tarot who published seven novels and four collections of short stories from 1971 onwards, along with more than 20 non-fiction books. Her wife, Judith Zoe Mateen, shared a post on Facebook on Friday (7 April), confirming the writer’s death after a years-long battle Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Pollack’s long-time friend, the author Neil Gaiman, took to Twitter to share the sad news with followers, writing: “She was … Read more