reviews, releases and recommendations of LGBT media
Today’s post is another interview, this time with Sarah Manvel, author of the novella You Ruin it When You Talk from Open Pen. She’s also taking part in the BFDay21 Festival, which takes place this evening and tomorrow in London, which this post very handily coincides with (wow, it’s like we planned it!). So have a read of this interview and, if you’re in town, get yourself down there!
You can follow Sarah on twitter here, and check out her event happening tonight here!
Today’s post is two for the price of one! We were lucky enough, firstly, to read Farhad J. Dadyburjor’s romcom The Other Man early, and also interview the author himself. So, here you can find five reasons you should be reading this book (and you can even start right now! It’s out today! Buy it here) as well as finding out a little more about the mind behind it all. What’s not to love?
A heartwarming and transporting romantic comedy about finding happy ever after on your own terms.
Heir to his father’s Mumbai business empire, Ved Mehra has money, looks, and status. He is also living as a closeted gay man. Thirty-eight, lonely, still reeling from a breakup, and under pressure from his exasperated mother, Ved agrees to an arranged marriage. He regrettably now faces a doomed future with the perfectly lovely Disha Kapoor.
Then Ved’s world is turned upside down when he meets Carlos Silva, an American on a business trip in India.
As preparations for his wedding get into full swing, Ved finds himself drawn into a relationship he could never have imagined―and ready to take a bold step. Ved is ready to embrace who he is and declare his true feelings regardless of family expectations and staunch traditions. But with his engagement party just days away, and with so much at risk, Ved will have to fight for what he wants―if it’s not too late to get it.
Farhad J. Dadyburjor
Rep: Indian cast, gay mc, Brazilian American gay li
Release: 12th October 2021
A new interview to share with you today, with Shawn Hitchins, the author of the upcoming The Light Streamed Beneath It, a memoir of grief, memory and recovery. It’s out in just a few days’ time as well, so there’s no need to wait too long for it!
So make sure you’re following Shawn on twitter and don’t forget to preorder!
I’m sure that, much like us, The City Beautiful is one of your most anticipated releases. And now, approaching the end of September, there’s only a few more days to go! Just to whet your appetite a little bit more, we have a couple of exciting posts upcoming, the first of which is today’s interview.
So get yourself a drink, make sure you’re following Aden on twitter, and give this a read.
And here’s the preorder link, because you’re going to want it!
If, a few days back, you read our review of Beasts and Beauty by Soman Chainani, and thought to yourself, wow I wish I could find out a bit more about this book and the author, well we have a treat for you today!
And after that, while you wait, you can follow him on twitter, and also preorder a copy of Beasts and Beauty (links can be found here).
We have a very exciting interview for you today! We spoke with Mark Oshiro, whose debut middle grade releases in just 12 days. Undoubtedly, you’re all highly anticipating it, so let us whet your appetite with this interview!
And after that, while you wait, you can follow them on twitter, and also preorder a copy of The Insiders (out on 21st September. Links can be found here and here.)
Our last but one post of this month is another interview, this time with author Skye Kilaen. Skye’s next book comes out in just SEVEN days, and you can preorder that here. If you’re not already excited about this one, just read the blurb and you’ll find out why you should be. In the meantime, you can read this interview to find out a little more.
You can also, of course, follow Skye on twitter.
I’m sure Elisa A. Bonnin’s debut, out in 2022, is one that’s high on all of our radars (and, if it’s not, why not??). A Filipino-inspired fantasy, with a sapphic romance? The book of our dreams, I’m sure.
Since we, very sadly, can’t have this book right now (it’s out on 19th July 2022), but we do have Elisa here today to give us some crumbs to make us even more excited.
I hope this Monday is treating you well (or if it’s not, I hope it improves soon). Today’s post is an interview with Adan Jerreat-Poole, a YA fantasy author, who spoke to us about… well, I won’t spoil it! You’ll have to read to find out.
And, don’t forget, you can follow them on twitter.
Exciting news today, as our guest on the blog is Clara Alves, a Brazilian author, whose novella, The Mermaid’s Prophecy, was translated into English just last year. So, if you’re looking for something to read outside of the usual (US/UK) market(s), you should absolutely check it out!
And in the meantime, read this interview, and follow Clara on twitter.
Today’s interview is with an author whose newest book was released just last month. Hopefully you have already read All Kinds of Other, but if not, get to know the author & then order yourself a copy! Read all about the connection between writing and baking bread, about the dangers of killing of red-haired characters, and which English cinematic icon James would like to have a dinner date with.
And of course, follow James on twitter!
Regina’s debut novel – Choosing Grace – came out back in January, so hopefully you have already read it. If not, but you’re a fan of historical fiction & especially the kind that takes place in the more recent past, please do yourself a favour and order a copy right now.
And in the meantime, read on to learn more about Regina, and how a TV show taught her to crystallise her dreams and what she has learned from Toni Morrison. And of course, follow Regina on twitter!
If you could inject yourself with serotonin, I imagine it’d feel about the same as reading The Passing Playbook. It’s a book about a trans kid who joins his new school’s football team, a rivalry turned romance, and a found family that will have you grinning uncontrollably. In other words, it is the perfect way to kick your Pride month reading off.
If, for some reason, you’re still not convinced, our reviews will be up for The Passing Playbook in the next week, and don’t forget you can follow Isaac on twitter right now!
It’s exciting times on Reads Rainbow today! Not only are we now self-hosted (!!!), but we have an interview for you with Brian Zepka, whose book releases next year, and it’s already one we’re very excited about. I mean, just look at this premise.
So sit back, have a read through this interview, and don’t forget to follow Brian on twitter!
Alexandra’s book came out today and hopefully your pre-ordered copy has already arrived! If not, you should just read our reviews so we can convince you why you absolutely need These Feathered Flames on your bookshelf. (There’s also a mix included to listen to while reading!)
But today is yet another treat for y’all: we asked Alexandra a few questions, so you could get to know her better! She talked about her debut, her love for darker fantasy, and what fanfics she would most like to read about her series.
And go ahead and follow Alexandra on twitter.
