Happy weekend!
Saturdays are when we curate all the sapphic book news and queer happenings of the week into one convenient location. Think of it as your personal reading directory! After all, we know the weekend is when so many of us are able to unwind for a minute and want to get lost in a good woman loving woman book. What could be better?
In today’s post, you’ll find cheerful LGBTQ+ news stories to combat all the negative ones bombarding our screens.
Sapphic reader Joye shares a Caturday photo of a beautiful feline.
One of the things we love about the weekly lesfic author selfie is getting to know the personality behind the words. Check out sapphic fiction author Michelle Arnold with One Light.
Finally, scroll to the bottom of the post to see photos of TB and Miranda’s visit to an obscenely impressive house in Newport, Rhode Island.
Before we get to today’s post, it’s time to reveal the identity of this week’s Guess the Author!
Every week we provide five clues about a sapphic author. On Saturday, we reveal the author’s identity.
Before we unveil this week’s author, here are all 5 clues in case you missed them:
1. I’m a big foodie, and in mid 2021, I released a culinary-based romance for the first time and am still writing that series.
2. I was born and raised in Maryland, which means I have strong feelings on the state flag. (It’s the best flag.)
3. I shook hands with a performer in a Jack Skellington costume in Shibuya during a study abroad semester in college, and I’ve been trying to recreate that high ever since.
4. My new book is set at a fictional university inspired by my alma mater, including a scene at an academic awards ceremony like one I attended without realizing I’d been invited as an award recipient until they called my name to the stage. The character in the book knows she’s getting an award, though, because she’s smarter than I am.
5. I published my first book during an eclipse—and later unpublished that book after it sold a few paperbacks, which means I have a secret eclipse book out there.
Now it’s time to reveal their name. Drum roll please…
This week’s author is Lily Seabrooke!
Check out Fire & Ice, Lily Seabrooke’s new release!
Primrose was supposed to break her heart, not fall in love.
As part of a secret vigilante group on campus, Primrose is a master heartbreaker, but her latest target—figure-skating rich-daughter Giselle—might be the one to break her. Because a heartbreaker can’t fall in love…
Lily Seabrooke’s bio:
Lily Seabrooke is a lesbian, trans woman, and author of sapphic romance that stars food, because odds are, at any given time, she’s hungry.
Her interests include eating food, thinking about food, writing novels about food, and drinking coffee.
Monday kicks off a fresh Guess the Author game!
NEED A BOOK FOR THE WEEKEND?
If you’re looking for something to read this weekend, below you’ll find a link for the Lesbian Visibility Week sale that has 200+ books on sale.
Need more choices? Check out the BookFinder, which has more than 6,420 books for you to choose from, ranging from steamy sapphic romance books, ice queen wlw romances, lesfic audiobooks, queer superheroes, best friends to lovers lesbian romances and so much more!
Don’t see your favorite women-loving-women book in the I Heart SapphFic database? Let us know by filling out this form. We’ll take it from there!
Without further ado, let’s get to all the weekly queer news!
TB is determined to spread good rainbow news during 2024, which let’s face, is going to be a rough year. There are a lot of elections all over the world, which means we’re in for a lot of scaremongering. While it’s important to stay informed, it’s also vital not to lose sight of all the kindness in the world. Below are the happy queer stories that made TB smile this week. They’re queer news links worth clicking!
This trans teen delivered a powerful speech in the state senate & helped defeat an anti-trans bill — We admire her bravery!
World’s first LGBTQ+ alcohol-free brew-masters are making an impact — Cheers!
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel confirmed — Can’t wait!
Trans icon Laverne Cox honoured by Stonewall National Museum for her ‘fearless’ advocacy — Wonderful!
Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor will explore his queerness, says RTD: ‘We’re not delivering a neutered Doctor’ — Visibility matters!
This is Sophia. I took this picture a few years back, and it has always been one of my favorites. Submitted by Joye, a reader.
