Bywater News

OUTSpoken is a project that was originally named “OUTLoud: Oral History from LGBTQ Pioneers.” Launched in 2013 through Kickstarter, it has the simple but important purpose of “telling our stories” and “saving our history.” Hilary Sloin, the winner of the 2014 Barbara...

In an interview with the writer A J Adaire, Mari SanGiovanni explains how she began writing — “I wanted to read something like Rubyfruit Jungle only for a big, fat, loud Italian family, only with some lesbos sprinkled in to complicate matters.” Admits that “tons of...

In the San Francisco Bay Times, July 10, Michele Karlsberg had an interesting question for Joan Opyr and the poet Pamela Sneed: “Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?” Joan explained, “I’m not a visual writer because I’m not a visual...

Georgia Beers has been talking about her latest novel Olive Oil and White Bread — a story that dares to describe a long-term relationship. And yes, she's got her own experience to fall back on, so expect to hear her talk about her own wife, Bonnie, too. She appeared...

Wynn Malone was recently interviewed by Merry Gangemi on Woman-Stirred Radio. The interview is available here.

Yes, we know we published The Escape Artist last year, but Judith Katz has just posted a brilliant trailer for this book on vimeo. To check it out, click here!

Every year, Bywater Books makes its way to Provincetown for Women's Week, and we've already finished making plans for this fall. Events will take place every day from Wednesday October 15 thru' Sunday October 18. This year, the authors attending will be Georgia Beers,...

Wynn Malone will be making a presentation at PFLAG Central Kentucky on Tuesday, August 12 at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. She will be talking about writing lesbian fiction today and “focusing on the role of family and straight friends in stories.”

Julie Marie Wade was interviewed by Late Night Library, which seeks to promote writers at the beginning of their careers. In conversation with Nichole L. Reber, she explains why Bywater will soon by republishing her debut novel Wishbone, a Lambda Literary Award...