News roundup: it’s quiet…

It’s rather quiet in UKLesFic land this week, with every other bugger on holiday, so here’s a mini news bulletin:

If you’ve read all your holiday novels and want a taster of some forthcoming delights, then look no further than these free samples and a short story.

The Renegade by Amy Dunne is a post-apocalyptic story set in a camp run by a dangerous cult where the women are slaves – a slight change in genre from her Christmas romance Season’s Meetings. The book will be published in September but you can have a nose at the first three chapters here.

Jody Klaire is another flirting with a different genre – a rom-com this time with La Vie en Bleu. You can have a shufti at the first chapter on Jody’s blog here.

And if you fancy sitting back and having a short story read to you, then the audio version of Clare Lydon‘s short story Once Upon a Caravan (published in the L is For anthology) is available on her website here.

If your holiday reading didn’t yet include Kiki Archer‘s Too Late…I love You, then here are a couple more reviews that may sway you:

She Magazine from the US says “Too Late…I Love You is the queer answer to rom-com classics like Notting Hill, only with more toddlers. This one is sexy, fun, and adorable, with a twist that’s truly clever. Pick it up before the summer’s over.” And lesfic blog The Lesbrary has a longer review which ends “this book is hilarious. The dialogue and the goofy physical comedy shine. I cared about the characters and had a great time reading about them. I highly recommend this to fans of lesbian romance and anyone looking for fun light reading.” You can read The Lesbrary review in full here.

Jen Silver is back in the UK after her jaunt to the GCLS conference and she has a few pictures on her blog. She also continues her series of posts about her characters from Arc Over Time and Starting Over.

And finally, the Manchester Literary Festival provides an excellent opportunity to catch some of the big lesfic names this year with appearances from Val McDermid, Carol Ann Duffy and Jeanette Winterson. Events are spread throughout October and you can find the full list here.

That’s all folks!