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November/December 2011   November/December 2011

Mari SanGiovanni wants to laugh a little. And reckons they don’t make films like they used to.  More


October 2011   October 2011

Georgia Beers writes about love and 9/11. And Val McDermid is “a national treasure.”  More


September 2011   September 2011

Val McDermid still wants to break new ground. And we look forward to P-town.  More


August 2011   August 2011

Sally Bellerose talks about sex. And picks up great reviews — as does Marianne K. Martin.  More


July 2011   July 2011

Marianne K. Martin wants her writing to date. And is frustrated it still hasn’t.  More


June 2011   June 2011

Joan Opyr explains why she writes comedy. And the Common Language bookstore reminds us that independents are important for LGBT literature.  More


May 2011   May 2011

Introducing Sally Bellerose. The bookstore Women & Children First explains the threat of Amazon. And our Blog Tour continues.  More


April 2011   April 2011

Bywater authors begin a Blog Tour. Jill Malone asks, What makes a novel lesbian?  More


February / March 2011   February / March 2011

Marcia Finical Took Back the Night—and defied Anita Bryant. And our authors join your Book Group.  More


January 2011   January 2011

Bett Norris remembers the marches for Civil Rights in the 1960s. Cynn Chadwick announces the results of the Micro-Fiction Contest.  More


November / December 2010   November / December 2010

Cynn Chadwick describes life as a single mother – and invites you to enter the Micro-Fiction Contest. And Stella Duffy, Marianne K. Martin and Lisa Gitlin pick up some great reviews.  More


October 2010   October 2010

Stella Duffy discusses Hollywood and the closet. Lisa Gitlin gets another great review. And Sally Bellerose publishes a short story.  More


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


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