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September 2010  September 2010

Elana Dykewomon explains why her writing is a form of activism—and why she chose her name.  More


August 2010  August 2010

Mari SanGiovanni worries we may think she’s a “total idiot.” And Lisa Gitlin and Stella Duffy pick up rave reviews.  More


July 2010  July 2010

Why Marianne K. Martin writes romance. The big story about Bywater’s success at the Lammys. Plus news of Golden Crown 2010.  More


May/June 2010  May/June 2010

Introducing Lisa Gitlin, announcing the winner of the Bywater Prize for Fiction, and celebrating the award of the Diamond Dagger to Val McDermid. Plus news of Saints & Sinners 2010.  More


April 2010  April 2010

Featuring our authors nominated for Lambda Literary Awards—and their thoughts on the writing process  More


March 2010  March 2010

Featuring an excerpt from Marianne K. Martin’s latest novel. As well as advance notice of our upcoming releases.  More


February 2010  February 2010

Introducing Georgia Beers, honoring Val McDermid, and launching our new website (well, you may be looking at it now, but it was new then).  More


January 2010  January 2010

Featuring the versatile Stella Duffy, news of our sister press Bloody Brits, and the winner of the first Micro-Fiction Mystery.  More


December 2009  December 2009

Featuring Katherine V. Forrest, news of the Laugh Out Loud panel with Kate Clinton and Bywater authors in P-town, and the launch of Cynn Chadwick’s Micro-Fiction Mystery.  More


November 2009  November 2009

Featuring Jill Malone, her new novel A Field Guide to Deception, and news of Bywater at P-town 2009.  More


October 2009  October 2009

Featuring Val McDermid and the Lindsay Gordon mysteries—the first lesbian to stride across the pages of British Crime Fiction.  More


September 2009  September 2009

Featuring Lindy Cameron and news of awards for Marcia Finical and Elana Dykewomon.  More


August 2009  August 2009

Our relaunched newsletter features a profile of Marianne K. Martin and celebrates the publication of Risk (by Elana Dykewomon) and Verge (by Z Egloff) — books that won both authors awards!  More