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Milena McKay 👠 @reallymckay.bsky.social · 5h

Windburn is UP FOR PRE-ORDER! PUBLISHING ON OCTOBER 31

mybook.to/Windburn

RETURN TO DRAGONS!

Join the four Crowhart sisters as they find themselves, find love and break a generational curse! A series full of secrets, mysteries and SPICE! We also get to revisit OUR OLD FRIENDS ON DRAGONS ;)

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Golden Crown Literary Society @goldencrownls.bsky.social · 2d

Banned but not erased.

28% of all books banned for LGBTQ+ representation feature a transgender and/or genderqueer character.

These stories matter.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit #SapphicStories #TransVoices #WLW #SapphicsWithTheBanned #GCLS

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 1d

When things start going sideways, it's hard to know how to help. #BannedBooksWeek reminds us that our voices can be silenced at any time. Here are a few tips on how we can support authors and keep those voices loud and accessible. Representation matters. Always. 🫶

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #WLW

A graphic with a checklist. Text reads:
Supporting Sapphics
Request their books at your local library
Follow and engage with authors on social media
Buy books from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Write and post positive reviews online
Share your favorite books and creators with others
Support LBGTQ+ Orgs
Protect Our Stories. Support Our Community.
Hashtag Sapphics With The Banned
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Graphic containing the book cover of In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow Series Book 1) by J.E. Leak
Text reads:
SCRIPTED IN SAPPHIC
A sultry spy falls for the wrong woman. Now it's going to cost her.
1940s Sapphic Noir vibes
Slooow Burn
FORBIDDEN LOVE

REVIEWERS SAY
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"I think it's safe to say that
J.E. Leak has written one of the best sapphic series of all time with her four Shadow books."
-Queer Aussie Reviews

Hashtag Sapphics With The Banned

Circular logos for Golden Crown Literary Society ans Sapphic Action Support Squad

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Bywater Books @bywaterbooks.bsky.social · 2d

🏳️‍🌈📚🚫Censorship can suck it—read a banned book, stay badass.

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LetFreedomReadDay #ReadForYourRights #StandUpForReading #FreedomToRead #DefendTheFirst #ReadBannedBooks #BookFreedom #SapphicsWithTheBanned

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Sapphic Action Support Squad @s-a-s-s.bsky.social · 2d

They are trying to silence us, but we keep writing. Our history won’t be erased, our lives won’t be forgotten, our love will not be stopped.

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 2d

Love it!!! 😍

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Cindy Rizzo @cindyrizzo.bsky.social · 4d

Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 48 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/48
NEW ISSUE IS LIVE. Subscribe at the link! Emily Litella...Banned Books Week...Fan fiction...Gillian Anderson...Sapphic Speed Dating...Renee Rapp...Elliot Page

Issue 48

Emily Litella...Banned Books Week...Fan fiction...Gillian Anderson...Sapphic Speed Dating...Renee Rapp...Elliot Page

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Sapphic Action Support Squad @s-a-s-s.bsky.social · 6d

#SASS and @goldencrownls.bsky.social are coming together this week to stand up against book bans. Join us and add your voice to make sure we can keep using ours to tell our stories. #SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek

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Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey.bsky.social · 9d

They look good together, don't they? ❤️ If you're wondering, these books are set in the same world, but both can be read as standalones. You did not meet either Marin or Charlotte from Margin of Error in Learning Curves, but you WILL see Audrey and Michelle in Margin of Error! 🥰❤️

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 10d

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Georgia Beers @georgiabeers.bsky.social · 10d

Happy October! My fall newsletter goes out tomorrow, and it has info on all my upcoming stuff, so sign up! (I promise not to cram your inbox.) 🍂 {link in bio}

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Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey.bsky.social · 10d

Here we gooooooooo - it's cover reveal time for my second academia book, Margin of Error! 🥰 This one is both cozy and emotional, and I love it so, so much! I can't wait to introduce you to Marin and Charlotte (and Ember the puppy) on February 3rd!

Pre-order it here: mybook.to/MarginOfError

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 10d

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 11d

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 12d

Apple & cinnamon Danish?

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 13d

Yessss!

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 13d

😍 I’m beyond excited for this one (the cover and what’s inside!)

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 15d

Niiiiice!!! 😍

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The Lesbian Review @thelesbianreview.com · 19d

Ever wonder what sparks an author’s imagination? K Aten, Cathy Pegau, Britney Jackson & Edale Lane share the hidden stories behind their stories. Find out at Niche Genres, Big Stories.

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Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey.bsky.social · 24d

It's #BiVisibilityWeek, and as a bi author, seeing my identity represented on the page is something very important to me. In fact, most of my sapphic books have at least one main character who is bisexual. 💗💜💙

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 27d

Ahhh, love this for you!

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · 29d

The siblings of avocados. Evil, the pair of them 🙄😁

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thanks for including Dark Horse ❤️

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A. L. Brooks @albrookswriter.bsky.social · Sep 11

Hugs 🫂 to you, hon!

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Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey.bsky.social · Sep 8

A lot of you have been loving the "fall in Vermont" vibes in Learning Curves, but did you know I have another fall-set Vermont book? And even better, The View from the Top is a Kindle Monthly Deal for $2.99 in the US and Canada for the month of September!

mybook.to/TheViewFromT...

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