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Lisa Gitlin talks with Carsen Taite
Carsen Taite inteviews author Lisa Gitlin on her first novel and the joys of rave reviews, making the personal fictional, and the possibility of a sequel. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hJgz_AW-BM
Jill Malone Wins Lambda Literary Award
Jill Malone has won the 2010 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction for her second novel A Field Guide to Deception
Lisa Gitlin New Release and Cleveland Book Signings
Bywater Books is happy to announce the June 15th release of Lisa Gitlin's first novel, I Came Out for THIS?, the hilarious coming out adventure of a Cleveland woman who moves to DC in pursuit of love. Lisa will be signing her book at the following Cleveland locations:...
Review: Verge | Lesfic Underbelly
Lesfic Underbelly has posted a rather animated review of Verge, by Z. Egloff. Check it out:
Kelly and Val on Women-Stirred Radio
Val McDermid and Kelly Smith were interviewed on Women-Stirred Radio on Feb 4, 2010. You can listen to the interview here. You can find out more about Women-Stirred on their website: http://woman-stirred.blogspot.com
Review: A Field Guide to Deception | AfterEllen.com
Similar to Malone's celebrated debut novel, Red Audrey and the Roping, her new novel is an engaging exploration of a fairly straightforward but compelling premise: who and how we love is often connected to what we need. Liv and Claire's relationship is as inevitable...
Review: Verge | Lambda Book Report
In November, Lambda Literary News reviewed Verge, the first novel by Z Egloff, published earlier this year (and featured in our August newsletter). The verdict? A book that begins quietly before picking up pace and “sweeping the reader up in a whirlwind.”
Val in Curve and HuffPo
Curve features an article with Val McDermid, who describes her childhood growing up in a mining community. The interview coincides with publication of A Darker Domain featuring a new character, DI Karen Pirie “as fascinating and nuanced as any McDermid character yet”.
Interview with Val McDermid | Women in Hollywood
For an interview to tie in with last month’s broadcast of A Place of Execution, Women and Hollywood, Val was asked once again about violence — and women writing about violence. (And yes, she admits to getting pretty frustrated about being misquoted and misinterpreted.)
Bywater Books in Provincetown
As regular readers will know, Bywater Books teamed up with Kate Clinton to host the first annual Laugh Out Loud panel, and the film is now up on the web.