OK deleted that post because actually looks like it was probably NOT legal, which is a whole other thing. FUN.

Exclusive Cover Reveal: The Upstairs Room by Dana Mele Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of The Upstairs Room by Dana Mele, a horror thriller coming from Sourcebooks Fire April 20, 2027!... https://lgbtqreads.com/2026/07/13/exclusive-cover-reveal-the-upstairs-room-by-dana-mele/

Authors, I am BEGGING you: Please have a dedicated website with, at bare minimum, a list of your published works and current contact information. You don't know how many potential opportunities you're missing out on by not having even the most basic website.

Only took fourteen years of dreaming & heeeeerrreee it is! Friends, I'm thrilled to share the cover of my debut novel with you all. The most desi haunted haveli ever! Haunted places. Haunted people. And some very haunting stories Preorder link in the thread

Anyway, all of that stuff being said: For $20 you can attend Courtney Milan's talk about why Samuel Alito is a whiny pissbaby. There are 1,000 slots, so there's room for a LOT of you to participate! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Happy Pride! Home Field Advantage is a BookBub deal in the US today, so if you've been looking to add YA Sapphic sports romance to your reading list, today's a great to do it! Buy links conveniently located here: www.bookbub.com/books/home-f...

Bookshop is shipping free today, so if you haven't yet picked up a copy of Soon By You, you can get 10% off *and* support independent bookstores *and* support LGBTQReads by buying it through my affiliate link! bookshop.org/a/2228/97812...

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Romances: July-December 2026 This post is sponsored by Dana Hawkins in honor of the August release of Forced Proximity…... https://lgbtqreads.com/2026/06/17/most-anticipated-lgbtq-romance-july-december-2026/

ICYMI, the LGBTQReads preview of Adult Fiction releasing in the second half of 2026 is out now! That's SFF, Horror, Crime Fiction, Historical, Litfic... everything but Romance, which has its own post coming tomorrow. Check it out and support queer lit!

Audiobook people, Soon By You is now available in audio, narrated by Emily Lawrence and Elliot Schiff! Audible: amzn.to/4uxtZ3D Libro. fm: tinyurl.com/4fu2cd6z Kobo: tinyurl.com/SBYKobo Apple: tinyurl.com/SBYApple

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Adult Fiction: July-December 2026 This post is sponsored by Lucy Linne in honor of her cozy Sapphic horror, Mist in the Willows, ... https://lgbtqreads.com/2026/06/15/most-anticipated-lgbtq-adult-fiction-july-december-2026/

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: July-December 2026 Hallie’s Rules for a Recovering Romantic by Jessica Lewis (July 7th) Hallie loves romance, but it doesn’t seem to love her back.... https://lgbtqreads.com/2026/06/11/most-anticipated-lgbtq-young-adult-fiction-july-december-2026/

Still buzzing from last night. I haven't kept up with the NBA but I was such a huge Knicks fan in the 90s and I swear this is healing something in me.

Fave Five: Queer Soccer/Football Romances This post is sponsored by Pat Voss in honor of his upcoming 2nd chance m/m love story, …... https://lgbtqreads.com/2026/06/10/fave-five-queer-soccer-football-romances/

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Audiobook people, Soon By You is now available in audio, narrated by Emily Lawrence and Elliot Schiff! Audible: amzn.to/4uxtZ3D Libro. fm: tinyurl.com/4fu2cd6z Kobo: tinyurl.com/SBYKobo Apple: tinyurl.com/SBYApple

Today's highlighted from LGBTQReads is for the histfic lovers out there - it's Historical Fiction by Era! (Yes, there are also pages specifically for Romance, Fantasy, and YA. This one's a little adult blend of primarily litfic.) lgbtqreads.com/general-fict...

New Releases: June 9, 2026 Middle Grade Sol Goes for Goal! by Julio Anta, illus. by Gabi Mendez Welcome back to Hillside Valley-this time it’s Game On for Sol!... https://lgbtqreads.com/2026/06/09/new-releases-june-9-2026/

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Middle Grade: July-December 2026 Finding My Spark by Isabelle Jameson and Sylvain Cabo, trans. by Ann Marie Boulanger (August 18th)...

The audiobook of SOON BY YOU, narrated by Emily Lawrence and Elliot Schiff, comes out on Tuesday and is finally available for preorder on Libro.fm! www.awin1.com/cread.php?aw...

@missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com recommends some uniquely Jewish romance reads in her essay for JBC on "Bashert, Baseball, Babka: Jewish Romance Today." Click below to check them out and your favorite love stories below! bit.ly/4nBzH2y

HERE WE GOOOOOOO! The donation form is open for 2026! Give us your arts & crafts, your signed books & special editions. We want your consultations and your expertise. Help us raise money for Vote Riders & The Southern Coalition for Social Justice! Submit by June 28th! form.romancingthevote.com

I signed a whole lotta copies of SOON BY YOU at Lovestruck Books this week, so if you want to support a fantastic indie and get a signed copy, it's a great place to do it! lovestruckbooks.com/item/f9p-FNF...

Just casually mentioning that I adored SOON BY YOU, and I need a sequel featuring Akiva, please. 🙂 (Also, delighted to see Yekke mentioned in a book, which I don’t think I’ve ever seen outside Jewish genealogy books/articles.)

Sending out a @romancingthevote.com reminder since I have all these cool comics adjacent people following me now (thank you @gregpak.net lol) We are looking for folks to do joyful/rageful/whatever themed coloring sheets that can be shared as a $1 PDF as part of the auction!

@veronicarothbooks.com Congrats on USA Today!

Happy Book Birthday to SOON BY YOU by Dahlia Adler!!🥳✨ **GIVEAWAY** Visit our instagram for how to enter!

Who doesn't love new #books? We've rounded up this week's best for you here, including the latest by @michaelconnelly.bsky.social, Katherine Center, Sarah Damoff, Rosie Walsh, Ali Smith, @stevenrowley.bsky.social, Mary Beard, @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com, @sararaaschbooks.com, & more! #BookSky

. @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com's absolutely hilarious, tender, emotional, deliciously spicy SOON BY YOU is out today, and it is a must read! Happy book birthday, Dahlia! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

It's SOON BY YOU day!! Thank you so much to everyone who's already supported this book, and if you haven't read it yet, I hope you'll pick it up and enjoy! www.dahliaadler.com/soon-by-you

this volunteer work puts me in proximity to some real nastiness when the time comes, we are not gonna listen to ANY bullshit about how Mr. ICE Agent is a good man with a family and we're not being fair to him and he doesn't deserve to be scorned/exiled/imprisoned/executed. yes he fucking does

SOON BY YOU releases tomorrow, and if you're still not convinced to pick it up, maybe check out an excerpt from Chapter 2 (first glimpse of Judah's POV) now available on The Nerd Daily! thenerddaily.com/soon-by-you-...

Just five days until the launch for Soon By You hits Brooklyn's The Ripped Bodice! Tickets are required and come with a copy of the book, so RSVP to reserve your seat *and* your copy! www.therippedbodice.com/brooklyn-eve...

It's been really lovely seeing so much different work of mine highlighted during Jewish American Heritage Month. I started writing as a kid because it was a way to live a "second life," a way to experience the things I knew I wouldn't and be like the people in books. But it was built on the feeling

May is #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth! Are you looking for some amazing KidLit to celebrate Jewish heritage, stories, and voices? Our wonderful friend Caroline Kusin Pritchard curated this list of 24 titles to start with!

Jewish American Heritage Month is here, and we want to draw your attention to our resource center featuring stories by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social, @dheiligman.bsky.social, @sarahkapit.bsky.social, Steve Sheinkin, Brigit Young, and more! bit.ly/4iZi0He #jewishamericanheritagemonth

New Releases: May 12, 2026 Young Adult In Between Days by Camryn Garrett When her mother refuses entry to a stranger named Richard at her father’s funeral, 17-year-old Mira Howard doesn’t understand why. But snooping through her father’s things reveals that Richard was her father’s boyfriend—a…

Fave Five: Contemporary YA Set in NYC Starring QTPoC Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo I'll Pretend You're Mine by Tashie Bhuiyan Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Common Bonds 3 ed. by Claudie Arseneault, Em Ishii, and RoAnna Sylver Today on the site, I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Common Bonds 3 ed. by Claudie Arseneault, Em Ishii, and RoAnna Sylver, the third in a series of anthologies starring aromantic main characters! The…

We can't wait to see you this Wednesday, May 13th, at 7 p.m. for a conversation at The Jewish Museum on Love, Sex, and Jews: Writ­ing Jew­ish Romance with @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com and Lily Meyer! Grab your free tickets below for this fascinating event! bit.ly/4u7KZNY

We can't wait to see you next Wednesday May 13th at 7 p.m. for this fascinating conversation at TheJewish Museum on Love, Sex, and Jews: Writ­ing Jew­ish Romance with @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com and Lily Meyer! Free tickets bit.ly/4u7KZNY

Soon by You by @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com is one of my top picks for 2026! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

It's National Foster Care Awareness Month, and you can support foster kids (including ones who've aged out of care) via One Simple Wish with Kristen Bell covering 50% (!!) of your donation with code KBELL this month! You just pick a kid's wish to fulfill: onesimplewish.org and add the code.

New Releases: May 5, 2026 Children's Willi Ninja: Vogue Legend by Joy Michael Ellison and Nabi H. Ali Kicking off a picture book series of LGBTQ+ biographies is this inspiring story of the incomparable dancer Willi Ninja, Grandfather of Vogue and star of the film Paris Is Burning. When little…

Happy Jewish American Heritage Month 2026! Happy Jewish American Heritage Month! We’re celebrating as we do with books starring Jewish protagonists and/or by Jewish authors, and for more recs, check out previous years’ posts! Picture Books Shabbat is… by A.J. Sass (text) and Noa Kellner…

Join us on May 13th at 7 p.m. at The Jewish Museum for a conversation between @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com and Lily Meyer, moderated by Stephanie Butnick, on— Love, Sex, and Jews: Writing Jewish Romance. Grab your free tickets here! bit.ly/4u7KZNY

It appears that diverse holiday anthology FOR THE REST OF US is currently on sale for $3.99! Lots of great stories celebrating Juneteenth, Diwali, Chrismukkah, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year, Eid, and more! Amz: amzn.to/3QMmQOP B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/for-the-re... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Happy AAPI Heritage Month 2026! lgbtqreads.com/2026/05/01/h...

I’m switching these erotic novellas back to their regular prices ($1.99 for Bad Desire and $2.99 for the rest) this weekend, so snap ‘em up while you can. Note: These books and all of my Suleikha Snyder self-pubs are ALL in Kobo Plus!!

New month, new Queer Romance roundup on Smart Bitches, Trashy Books! smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/04/may-...