A. L. Brooks

Banned but not erased.

28% of all books banned for LGBTQ+ representation feature a transgender and/or genderqueer character.

These stories matter.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit #SapphicStories #TransVoices #WLW #SapphicsWithTheBanned #GCLS

A graphic with a checklist. Text reads: Supporting Sapphics Request their books at your local library Follow and engage with authors on social media Buy books from indie, small, and mid-size publishers Write and post positive reviews online Share your favorite books and creators with others Support LBGTQ+ Orgs Protect Our Stories. Support Our Community. Hashtag Sapphics With The Banned Circular logos of Golden Crown Literary Society and Sapphic Action Support Squad

Graphic containing the book cover of In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow Series Book 1) by J.E. Leak Text reads: SCRIPTED IN SAPPHIC A sultry spy falls for the wrong woman. Now it's going to cost her. 1940s Sapphic Noir vibes Slooow Burn FORBIDDEN LOVE REVIEWERS SAY (Graphic of five stars) "I think it's safe to say that J.E. Leak has written one of the best sapphic series of all time with her four Shadow books." -Queer Aussie Reviews Hashtag Sapphics With The Banned Circular logos for Golden Crown Literary Society ans Sapphic Action Support Squad

When things start going sideways, it's hard to know how to help. #BannedBooksWeek reminds us that our voices can be silenced at any time. Here are a few tips on how we can support authors and keep those voices loud and accessible. Representation matters. Always. 🫶

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #WLW

🏳️‍🌈📚🚫Censorship can suck it—read a banned book, stay badass.

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LetFreedomReadDay #ReadForYourRights #StandUpForReading #FreedomToRead #DefendTheFirst #ReadBannedBooks #BookFreedom #SapphicsWithTheBanned

They are trying to silence us, but we keep writing. Our history won’t be erased, our lives won’t be forgotten, our love will not be stopped.

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek

Love it!!! 😍

Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 48 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/48
NEW ISSUE IS LIVE. Subscribe at the link! Emily Litella...Banned Books Week...Fan fiction...Gillian Anderson...Sapphic Speed Dating...Renee Rapp...Elliot Page

#SASS and @goldencrownls.bsky.social are coming together this week to stand up against book bans. Join us and add your voice to make sure we can keep using ours to tell our stories. #SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek

They look good together, don't they? ❤️ If you're wondering, these books are set in the same world, but both can be read as standalones. You did not meet either Marin or Charlotte from Margin of Error in Learning Curves, but you WILL see Audrey and Michelle in Margin of Error! 🥰❤️

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Happy October! My fall newsletter goes out tomorrow, and it has info on all my upcoming stuff, so sign up! (I promise not to cram your inbox.) 🍂 {link in bio}

Here we gooooooooo - it's cover reveal time for my second academia book, Margin of Error! 🥰 This one is both cozy and emotional, and I love it so, so much! I can't wait to introduce you to Marin and Charlotte (and Ember the puppy) on February 3rd!

Pre-order it here: mybook.to/MarginOfError

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Apple & cinnamon Danish?

Yessss!

😍 I’m beyond excited for this one (the cover and what’s inside!)

Niiiiice!!! 😍

Ever wonder what sparks an author’s imagination? K Aten, Cathy Pegau, Britney Jackson & Edale Lane share the hidden stories behind their stories. Find out at Niche Genres, Big Stories.

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It's #BiVisibilityWeek, and as a bi author, seeing my identity represented on the page is something very important to me. In fact, most of my sapphic books have at least one main character who is bisexual. 💗💜💙

Ahhh, love this for you!

The siblings of avocados. Evil, the pair of them 🙄😁

Thanks for including Dark Horse ❤️

Hugs 🫂 to you, hon!

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A lot of you have been loving the "fall in Vermont" vibes in Learning Curves, but did you know I have another fall-set Vermont book? And even better, The View from the Top is a Kindle Monthly Deal for $2.99 in the US and Canada for the month of September!

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Me! It’s me! I’m soooo ready!

Nobody is “grooming” your kids to be gay or trans but people ARE grooming them to be Nazis.

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The September issue of The L Byrd is going out tomorrow morning, with some fun updates and life happenings! Sign up now and get a FREE steamy short story: tinyurl.com/mu4uasc5

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ICYMI yesterday - Learning Curves is now available in ebook, KU, paperback, and audio (narrated by the fabulous Quinn Riley!) Don't miss this steamy sapphic romance about a bright young teacher reconnecting with the jaded professor she once pined for.

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It was fun to listen in to!

Wooo hoooo!! Can’t wait to get my hands on this one. Congratulations @rachelslacey.bsky.social 😀