And you were saying about M/M Romance being written by “straight” women for “straight” women? Really?
Gee, I think I might not be the only gay guy reading this stuff. I don’t think A Different Light would stick a well known M/M Romance writer on their front page unless they sold well to their gay customer base.
Thanks to Emilie for the Hot Tip!
Tags: A Different Light, Gay Romance, J.L. Langley, Samhain Publishing, Wank
Amie wrote,
Did you notice that “Handyman” by Claire Thompson the anthology Sindustry join The Englor Affair on the front page? That makes 3 of the 5 featured books. Hmmmm…
Link | August 23rd, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Emilie wrote,
I noticed The Handyman on the front page, too.
If I remember this right, the “by straight women, for straight women” tag was briefly used by Running Press, then quickly dropped. Two of their first four M/M authors pointed out that they were bisexual (correct me if I’m wrong), which may have had something to do with the rapid change in the tone of the advertising. Lee Rowan puts in her bio that she moved to Canada to marry her “sweetie.” From everything on the topic I’ve heard from them, Lee and Alex and Erastes are all very interested in being inclusive. I looked up the fourth author, who is named Donald Hardy. It’s probable that he’d want to be inclusive, too. He’s definitely not a straight woman.
Link | August 24th, 2009 at 5:43 pm