@swords-andsapphics
A podcast about all things representation hosted by queer book lovers, designed to spotlight marginalised authors & creators. Hosted by Rachel Bowdler & Ivy Marikova 🌈 https://linktr.ee/swordsandsapphicspodcast
For our newest interview, we were joined by Alexis Hall to pick their brain about their writing, where do they get inspiration for more stories, their experience in publishing, and, most importantly, about their new sci-fi book, Hell's Heart!
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For our new episode, we finally sat down with an audiobook narrator! Frankie Porter walked us through the process of narrating an audiobook, from picking the right project for her to learning about the characters and finding their voices!
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Happy Friday! For today's interview, we welcome back @stephanieburgis.bsky.social. She tells us all about her newest release in the series, Enchanting the Fae Queen and the characters, shares her experience in the publishing industry and teases the third and final book in the trilogy. ❤️
Ready to dive into an epic fantasy? This week, indie author K. L. Vincent tells us about the Lost Sovereigns series, from its humble lockdown beginnings, to gladiatoral battles, to neurodivergent rep. Catch up now in time for book two, coming this autumn!
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Happy Friday! We're back with a new interview with Annie Summerlee, the writer of sapphic vampire x vampire hunter romantasy, The Book of Blood and Roses.
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This week, Lisa Acerbo shares insight into why she decided to make the love interest of her newest romantasy novel, Death and Coffee, a woman — and, more importantly, why diversity matters. Grab a coffee of your own & dive into this wonderful guest article!
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Seafaring sapphics and magical sirens are just some of the things you can find in the Dark Depths series. Today, we chat to the author, E. A. M. Trofimenkoff, about how they came to pen this fantasy duology, and what we can expect next.
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Welcome back! After a little hiatus, the first episode of season five (FIVE!) is out now! As is usual, we kicked it off with a little catch up of what media we're currently loving and shared what we would like to achieve this year.
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We’re back! 👋🏻
Welcome back! After a little hiatus, the first episode of season five (FIVE!) is out now! As is usual, we kicked it off with a little catch up of what media we're currently loving and shared what we would like to achieve this year.
Listen now: linktr.ee/swordsandsap...
Seafaring sapphics and magical sirens are just some of the things you can find in the Dark Depths series. Today, we chat to the author, E. A. M. Trofimenkoff, about how they came to pen this fantasy duology, and what we can expect next.
www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/dark-de...
This week, Lisa Acerbo shares insight into why she decided to make the love interest of her newest romantasy novel, Death and Coffee, a woman — and, more importantly, why diversity matters. Grab a coffee of your own & dive into this wonderful guest article!
www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/diversi...
Happy Friday! We're back with a new interview with Annie Summerlee, the writer of sapphic vampire x vampire hunter romantasy, The Book of Blood and Roses.
Read now!
We don’t have the spoons to keep up on most of our social media platforms, but we’re back with new blog guests & upcoming podcast episodes! To stay updated, be sure to follow us on IG where we’re most active & join our Discord community:
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Looking for queer reads this winter? Make the Yuletide gay with our extensive list of recommendations!
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Celebrate all things mythical with historical fantasy novel Binding the Cuckoo by Gabriela Houston! In this interview, we learn all about Gabriela’s indie debut, including her interest in the Victorian period and the impact of Slavic folklore on her work.🧚
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Today we’re joined by indie fantasy author Jess Skultety to chat all about her debut, The Great Tree of Iris, including how she balanced seven(!) POV characters, why bisexual and plus-size rep is so important, and what she’s learned on her journey so far.
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Celebrate all things mythical with historical fantasy novel Binding the Cuckoo by Gabriela Houston! In this interview, we learn all about Gabriela’s indie debut, including her interest in the Victorian period and the impact of Slavic folklore on her work.🧚
www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/binding...
Today we’re joined by indie fantasy author Jess Skultety to chat all about her debut, The Great Tree of Iris, including how she balanced seven(!) POV characters, why bisexual and plus-size rep is so important, and what she’s learned on her journey so far.
www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/the-gre...
Background image of desert dunes at sunset. Foreground image of cover art for Hearts of Bark and Scale by Nicole Leland with the silhouette of a snake wrapping around it. Text reads: ARC sign-ups are officially open! Last Chance! Blurb: The world is blood and pain, but still there’s love. All Kvisti has ever wanted is to protect her desert village in a way that would make the Mother Tree proud. Unfortunately, an old injury has left her once-potent dryad powers broken, and she can’t even stop the ruthless magic poachers that invade her village for the scraps of magic she still holds. Snake shifter Iason is bound to a criminal snake den for the sake of his rare healing magic. But the magic poachers want his magic, too. When the poachers throw Kvisti in the same magic-proof cell as Iason, the two are inexorably drawn together, bonding over past traumas. In their isolation, they begin to heal each other, finding a connection deeper than they imagined possible. But when disaster strikes the poachers, Kvisti and Iason are abandoned in their cell with no hope for freedom. In a world that thrives on cruelty and despair, love may be their only salvation. Can Kvisti and Iason break free of their prison and the pasts that haunt them before their connection is torn apart? Will the delicate new feelings taking root in their hearts bloom, or will the desert bury them? When blood and pain are a constant, love is a fragile thing—but one worth fighting for.
🚨 This is not a drill! 🚨
This week is your last chance to sign up as an ARC reader for Hearts of Bark and Scale. Final eARC copies will be sent out over the weekend! Blurb in alt text. Linktree in my bio, or ask me to DM you a link.
#BookSky #WriteSky #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #ARCreader
Today, we bring you a lovely interview with @nicoledisneyauthor.bsky.social, author of new sapphic sport romance Tapout. We asked about Nicole's inspiration, the characters, but also about her interesting range of jobs and her experience with publishing.
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Halloween sale. 99cents.
🐦⬛ THE HORRORS: a collection of short horror stories 🐦⬛
🕸️ small town horror
🕸️ spiders
🕸️ demons
🕸️ a loyal basset hound
🕸️ older protagonists
On Sale!! 99cents or FREE on itch!!
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itch: beverlyannemichel.itch.io/the-horrors
#booksky #horrorsky 💙📚 🩸📚
Cover for ‘Enlil and Aris: The Complete Collection by Rebecca Crunden’. Cover is purple, yellow and orange with white font. Image shows two silhouettes of men with a crow above them, the sun behind.
🧙 wild witches
🐦⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨❤️👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
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Hey girl! Quick question:
When’s the last time you sharpened your knife?
Stars & Soil by Dax Murray, Dawn Weaver & Soul Flames by Issy Waldrom, Jagged Shard by Dani Finn, Beyond Bringers by Visceral Hit, & Valerin the Fair by Rien Gray.
The authors below were also unfairly affected by this week’s events & still deserve love on their books! Support if you can.
After much consideration, we will not be creating a new bundle as we don’t feel it would be safe for us or the authors involved.
Full post on IG, inc. stabby quotes ⚔️
A celebratory image featuring balloons, candy confetti, and a cupcake. Over top is "Release-iversary Giveaway celebrating one year of ASMLP's release!" And an arrow. To the right is an image of a book cover for A SHARPER, MORE LASTING PAIN wearing a Clipart party hat. The cover is read and features two shadowed hands circled around the title.
A celebratory image featuring balloons, candy confetti, and a cupcake. Over top is "Rules" followed by a list reading as follows: -Must be a US resident -Follow this account -Comment which school of magic you would choose to study at Voterique (see next slide) -Bonus entry: share to stories or tag a friend!
A celebratory image featuring balloons, candy confetti, and a cupcake. Over top is "Schools of magic" followed by a list reading as follows: -Abjuration -Conjugation -Corpomation -Divination -Enchantment -Evocation -Illusion -Transmutation
HEY YOU! Do you like free paperbacks? Do you like chronically ill baddies? Do you like magic schools that weren't invented by a TERF? I'm hosting a giveaway for my sapphic fantasy dark academia novel RIGHT NOW!
2 winners announced October 10th!
Today, we bring you a lovely interview with @nicoledisneyauthor.bsky.social, author of new sapphic sport romance Tapout. We asked about Nicole's inspiration, the characters, but also about her interesting range of jobs and her experience with publishing.
www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/tapout-...
#lesficfri and the theme is TEMPT. Riley may indeed be a little tempted ^^
(Who wouldn't be, after all)
[Heart's Claim, a #sapphic shifter romance]
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