Ann McMan

Ann McMan

In 2014, ANN McMAN was named as Director of Creative Services for Bywater Books. McMan has over thirty-five years of professional experience in graphic design, marketing, and brand identity. Her design work has received national and international recognition, and in...

Salem West

Salem West is the publisher of Bywater Books. She brings a strong background in business management, and longstanding engagement with the LGBT community. In recent years, she has become known as the voice of The Rainbow Reader, a highly successful review blog that...

Lambda Literary Award Finalists Named

Bywater Books is pleased to announce that Marianne K. Martin’s Tangled Roots has been selected as a Lambda Literary Award finalist in the Lesbian Romance category. In addition, Bywater author, Sally Bellerose, is a contributing author in the LGBT Anthology...
GCLS Ann Bannon & Tee Corrine Award Finalists

GCLS Ann Bannon & Tee Corrine Award Finalists

On March 3rd, the Golden Crown Literary Society released their short list for both the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award and the Tee Corrine Outstanding Cover Design Award. Bywater Books congratulates all the finalists, including our own authors and designers. Ann...

Foreword celebrates Tangled Roots

Marianne K. Martin’s new novel Tangled Roots has picked up a great review before it has even been published. For Foreword Magazine, Julia Ann Charpentier embraces “a touching story of abiding loyalty”. Anna is the daughter of a white landowners, and Nessie the...