Welcome to IHS’s Great Pride Giveaway!
June is a special month for us at IHS Headquarters because it’s Pride season. Which means rainbows galore! That makes us truly happy because one of our missions in life is to spread rainbows and to show our pride every single day.
PRIDE PHOTO
TB and Miranda had a special photo shoot at Miranda’s parents’ house to snap many Pride photos like this one:
TB is secretly jealous of this outfit. Pink is her favorite color! If her back wasn’t so messed up, TB may have challenged Miranda to a duel for this outfit. Sadly, even a thumb war isn’t in the cards until TB’s back completely heals. Everything hurts it.
Come back each day in June to see a new photo.
GREAT PRIDE EBOOK GIVEAWAY
We asked authors to donate eBooks for a massive giveaway and wowzers, so many authors are taking part. Every day in June, there will be a new eBook giveaway. So not only will you see another pride photo, but you can enter to win loads of eBooks!
A few things about the giveaway. They’re open internationally. Authors will be responsible for delivering the eBooks. You WILL NOT be signed up to anyone’s newsletter when you enter.
Today’s giveaway has 44 books involved. One winner will be selected on June 4. That’s right. One lucky reader will get 44 books!
QUEER TRIVIA
Before we get to all the wonderful books involved in today’s giveaway, we want to share some queer trivia. It’s the former historian and teacher that compels TB to pull together the daily trivia. So many amazing and brave people in history paved the way for the rest of us. The fight isn’t over, but while we keep showing up it’s important to remember those who came before us.
Here’s today’s trivia:
Born in her grandparents’ eighteenth-century house, she became an iconic Maine author.
She was born on September 3, 1849, in South Berwick, Maine, into a family with deep roots in New England. Her father, a physician specializing in obstetrics and diseases affecting women and children, often took her along on his rounds. These experiences introduced her to the landscapes and people of her region. From an early age, she suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, and as part of her treatment, she was encouraged to take frequent walks. These walks not only supported her health but also nurtured a lasting love of nature.
In 1868, at the age of 18, she published her first significant story, Jenny Garrow’s Lovers, in The Flag of Our Union, marking the beginning of her growing literary reputation through the 1870s and 1880s. Early in her career, she wrote under the pen names “Alice Eliot” and “A. C. Eliot.” Her literary significance lies in her finely crafted, understated portrayals of rural life, which aligned with the contemporary interest in local color over complex plotting.
Her writings that explored relationships between women often reflected her own experiences and close friendships. Following the sudden death of James Fields in 1881, she visited his widow, Annie Fields, to offer her condolences. What began as a gesture of sympathy deepened into a lasting bond, with Fields finding comfort in her continued presence. The two women eventually made a home together, an arrangement then known as a “Boston marriage”, dividing their time between Fields’s residences in Manchester-by-the-Sea and at 148 Charles Street in Boston.
On September 3, 1902, she was injured in a carriage accident, effectively bringing her writing career to an end. In March 1909, she suffered a stroke that left her paralyzed, and after experiencing a second stroke, she passed away at her home in South Berwick on June 24, 1909.
Do you know the author’s name? The answer can be found below all the books.
TODAY’S ENTRY FORM:
NOW FOR ALL THE BOOKS IN THE GIVEAWAY
Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom for today’s trivia answer!
