We’ve made it to another Friday and it’s time to celebrate!
In today’s post you’ll find out the top 3 sapphic books with the most clicks this week.
Lesfic author Elizabeth Luly is our 5 Random Things peep and the facts are fantastic. TB, a former expat, got a chuckle out of Fact #1.
Sapphic reader Shani shares an adorable photo of a cat who has affectionate hours.
Don’t forget to scroll all the way to the end of this post for good news about Namibia.
Win Signed Copies of the Pride Collection
One winner will receive signed copies of all the books. Please note, the giveaway is open to all entries, including international readers. The last day to enter the giveaway is June 30. The winner will be contacted on July 5 (that’s when TB & Miranda return from their summer vacation).
Here’s a bit about the collection:
Celebrate love with this collection of delightfully lighthearted romances from some of the most popular authors of sapphic fiction today!
These eight standalone Pride-themed novels have been carefully selected by I Heart SapphFic to give readers a taste of the very best modern sapphic fiction has to offer. Each women loving women story promises to bring all the feels. June is the perfect time to remember that love is love, and everyone deserves a happily ever after!
Pro tip: Scroll to the end of the page to see TB wearing a rainbow tutu.
Enter the giveaway here.
Now For Friday Fun!
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5 Random Things is our way of helping readers to get to know top sapphic book authors all the while having a bit of fun.
Here are five random facts about Elizabeth Luly.
1. I’m an Australian based in Melbourne, but New York was my home for 5 years. I write my books in American English and, thanks to my US beta readers, keep discovering new words and phrases that I had no idea were “Australianisms”. I’m now amazed that anyone understood me when I lived in the States!
2. While I love living in Melbourne, I miss the US. Setting my small town sapphic romance series there is a fun way to visit without paying for plane tickets and having to wrangle small children on a long haul flight.
3. I have a “lazy eye” that sometimes veers off to the left when I’m tired. I had to wear an eye patch as a kid to help it get stronger.
4. I love dogs, and after being pet-less my entire life was thrilled that my wife came with two pups. I find it hard not to include at least one dog in each of my books.
5. I speak extremely loudly (at least according to my wife, boss and toddler – “too loud mummy”) and can’t whisper to save myself.
Have you read Novel Problems yet?
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YoYo belongs to my cousin and I house-sat for her when she went on vacation with her family. This cat has a tight schedule and is affectionate in the morning and afternoon. Between the affectionate hours he is a snobbish as can get and completely ignores everyone around. Submitted by Shani, a sapphic reader.
HAVE YOU VOTED IN THE LATEST BEST OF THE BEST POLLS?
Voting for Best Sapphic Foodie Romance closes on July 6. We’ll announce the top three on July 10.
Voting for Best Sapphic Wartime Romance closes on July 13. We’ll announce the top three on July 17.
QUEER NEWS THAT’LL MAKE YOU SMILE
It can seem sometimes like all the news these days is bad. We won’t deny there’s a lot of troubling things going on, including a rise in hate crimes. But it’s not all terrible out there! We want to do our best to highlight good news, because while it may seem like the world is filled with hate, there are many individuals who are living their best lives with a rainbow in their heart.
This week’s good news involves Namibia.
Namibia’s High Court has ruled that a law criminalizing same-sex sexual relations between men is unconstitutional.
The court’s ruling came in a case involving Friedel Dausab, a gay Namibian man who contended that the anti-gay provisions of the country’s Immigration Control and Defense Acts — which prohibit “sodomy” and other “unnatural sexual offenses” and describe homosexuality as an “abominable vice” — amounted to unfair discrimination and violated citizens’ fundamental rights.
Namibian Attorney General Festus Mbandeka argued that the country’s constitution does not explicitly protect rights based on sexual orientation. He mentioned that societal attitudes in the predominantly Christian nation have not yet evolved to the extent that legislators would repeal the anti-homosexuality laws.
Despite this, Dausab remarked on the ruling, “This is good for young LGBTQ people to know that their love is not a crime. It is a great day for Namibia.”
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That’s all for today.
Wishing all of you a wonderful Friday!
Miranda & TB
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