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 Edale Lane is our 5 Random Things peep and the facts are fantastic. TB is impressed by Fact #1.
Sapphic reader Shani shares an adorable photo of a nosy dog.
Don’t forget to scroll all the way to the end of this post for good news about Michigan.
Before we get to today’s Friday Feels Fun post, it’s time for Guess the Author
Every week, we’ll provide five clues about a sapphic author. This game helps readers get to know their favorite authors while having fun.
Here is today’s clue:
Clue #5: My latest book (along with the others in the trilogy) takes place in Atlanta, GA.
Find Clue #1 here.
Find Clue #2 here.
Find Clue #3 here.
Find Clue #4 here.
Don’t forget to check out Saturday’s post for the answer to this week’s Guess the Author game!
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 Edale Lane.
1. I used to compete in barrel racing with an appaloosa named Juliet.
2. In the summer of 1980, I won an award at the Drum Corps International competition for best individual mellophone player, performing the Strauss First Horn Concerto written for French horn.
3. This bozo with a measuring stick at the doctor’s office recorded my height at 5’8″ when I know for a fact I’ve been 5’9.5″ since 1977.
4. I currently live in the most beautiful place in the world. (I say that about everywhere I’ve lived; it just happens to be true this time.)
5. I’m an excellent swimmer.
Have you read Atlantis, Land of Dreams yet?
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Meet Joey! Joey is the nosiest neighbor of them all! She loves sitting on the porch (3rd floor) and spying on the neighbors 🙂 I house-sat for her mom multiple times and she is the most curious dog I’ve ever met. Submitted by Shani, a sapphic reader.
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Voting for June Books of the Month closes on July 31.
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 Michigan.
Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, has signed a bill that bans the “LGBTQ+ panic” defense, historically known as the “gay panic” defense, making it illegal to use someone’s identity as rationale for attacking them.
This type of defense allowed people to assert a sexual advance by a queer individual was so startling that it caused them to become temporarily insane, leading them to commit the crime in question.
The bill goes further by expanding legal protections for the LGBTQ+ community, shielding them from acts of violence, discrimination, prejudice, and hate crimes.
Read more about it here.
That’s all for today.
Wishing all of you a wonderful Friday!
Miranda & TB
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