Voting for the Indie Ink Awards is open! Dionysus in Wisconsin has been nominated in both Best Mentor Character and LGBTQ+ Representation. So...if you're voting, think of it/us (me?).
I don't exactly know how to work ARC copies for a sequel, but okay. If you're interested in an ARC copy of Old Time Religion, click here: https://forms.gle/qnE9go4kM8Z1ZubJA
None of these are disqualifying questions. If you haven't read Dionysus in Wisconsin yet, I can give you a copy of that too. I expect to have ARCs ready to go around 1/1.
Old Time Religion is an urban fantasy/queer historical romance set in 1970 in Wisconsin.
The holidays are stressful. Treat yourself to a book with a happy ending. Sam and Ulysses meet in September, fight evil together all autumn, and face off against a god in late December, so this is the perfect time of year to read it. Plus, you'll be ready for the sequel in January.
Ok, if you're in a book club and the book really doesn't speak to you...do you force yourself to finish it?
Maybe a result of being in the middle of a lengthy and serious writing project, but I've bounced out of a lot of books this year, and a lot of them have been from book club. Maybe I should be pushing myself more, but this isn't grad school, so...I don't know.
@pretensesoup@bookstodon
I do my best. I don’t always succeed. My attitude is that my friends make the effort to read what I choose. The least I can do is return the favor.
in the book clubs i participated in, there were always people who didn't read the book, they still showed up & helped out with the ritual drinking of the wine
i think if they're NEVER interested in reading, they'd eventually drift away but some members are always going to have more time to read than others
If you're looking for a deeply philosophical novella about love, loss, and Daoism, check out The Joy of Fishes. Mara Daniels wanders around Chicago over one day and talks to the ghost of her fiancé, Benjamin Zhu.
Old Time Religion is a continuation of Sam and Ulysses's story. In March 1970, Ulysses is on the verge of handing in his dissertation when his ex-girlfriend Livia shows up and drops a mystery on his plate. Her husband was murdered by a magic cult, and since then she's been plagued by strange noises in the night and a magic book that may be cursed.
It's 1969. Grad student Ulysses Lenkov hears that something big and dangerous is coming. He traces the disturbance to an archivist named Samuel Sterling. Ulysses decides that he is going to be the one to protect Sam. Soon, they're fighting off demons and delving into Sam's family's weird, secret past while trying to negotiate their growing relationship. And all the while, Dionysus draws closer.
Pleased to announce this is up for preorder. It's set in 1970, there's magic and gods and drugs and queer romance, and I did actually write a couple of songs for the Macbeth musical. It's a direct sequel to Dionysus in Wisconsin, so if you haven't read that weird fever dream yet, now is a good time to check it out.
I don't remember if I posted this or not! If you have been interested in my novel Dionysus in Wisconsin but not sure you want to pull the trigger on a new writer, you can watch/hear me read the first chapter here while wearing a hand-appliqued jacket that includes a Dia de los Muertos skull patch:
@romancelandia any recs for m/m or m/NB novels that are lowish angst, lots of interesting plot (like...Cat Sebastian x KJ Charles I guess)? Appreciate spice, am not a TJ Klune fan.
Saffron Alley by AJ Demas: Still love the characters and setting, pacing was a little odd.
Infinite Jes by Sam Starbuck: Fun characters, more Jewish than the last one, fade-to-black/sweet romance aspects made it feel a bit toothless, but adorable.
Charlie's Doctor by Jocelynn Drake: fun. I loved the characters. Drake write sex/tension better than she writes action.
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett: read aloud to 6yo. More dirty jokes than I recalled. Also I wound up having to explain a joke about psychedelic mushrooms. Still, many laugh aloud moments for both of us.
My poem, "Someone Else's House," is up at Paranoid Tree! They do one poem per issue, so I'm all of volume 33. You can read it for free on their website, but also consider ordering it--It's a super cute little zine and the illustrations are adorable. Isabella Avedikian did a tremendous job.
If you're looking for a good spooky season read, check out Dionysus in Wisconsin. It's got magic, mythos, music, demons, dancing, drugs, love, libraries, and literature aplenty.