Pride events are so special - great music, lovely vibes, interesting stalls and most of all a wonderful community spirit! Come check out our stall. Whether you want to talk about our books, our writing process, or enthuse about the books you've read or are into! We're here! 🏳️🌈 We can't wait. #lgbtqbooks 🏳️🌈 Leicester … Continue reading Bold Strokes Books Authors at Leicester and Birmingham Pride
Author: anna larner
Looking for Lesbian and Sapphic romance books? Best check here to add to your essential reading list. Slow burn, opposite attracts, ice queen, age-gap, grumpy/sunshine tropes. And if you like your romance packed with realism, British humour, evocative settings, you're in the right place! Yes, it ends HEA, but what a ride to get there!
Pride Parade Of Fabulous LGBTQ+ Books – JustWriteRight
Delighted that my book Highland Whirl has been included in this year's Pride Parade of Books! Check out this amazing list of LGBTQ+ books to add to your reading list. If you like your romance packed with realism, British humour, and evocative settings, you're in the right place! Yes, it ends HEA, but what a … Continue reading Pride Parade Of Fabulous LGBTQ+ Books – JustWriteRight
Poetry – For Those Who Seek To Rule
Ruling is not easy. It asks too much, too often, from us humans full of flaws. So I offer some tips, not strict as such, but more a guide, a simple set of laws. Let’s begin with the most important thing - know you are the servant not the master. Rulers who serve themselves alone … Continue reading Poetry – For Those Who Seek To Rule
Poetry – Surprise Yourself
Surprise yourself with your courage and resilience. Be wowed by your gutsiness, not to mention your brilliance. Surprise yourself with your smartness and clear-sighted vision. Know that your wisdom shines through with each big decision. Surprise yourself with your talent and skill. Take strength from your indomitable spirit and will. Surprise yourself with your hope … Continue reading Poetry – Surprise Yourself
Poetry – Raft
I live my life upon a home-made raft. Much tested in the doldrum and the storm, this bravest of ships, this noblest of craft, hewn from wise words, life bent, and battle worn. For at the stern is the lesson at hand to be forward looking, not to look back. For the glow of nostalgia hides quicksand where … Continue reading Poetry – Raft
Queer The Shelves LGBTQ+ Book Festival
I can’t wait for our weekend together and to be with each other in person. There is no question that digital platforms like Zoom have been a lifeline, but as valuable as they are they cannot fully replace being in the same physical space together and the many benefits to our well-being that that brings. … Continue reading Queer The Shelves LGBTQ+ Book Festival
Highland Whirl – Kitty Kat’s Book Review
‘Highland Whirl’ by Anna Larner is the third book I’ve read by this particular author and I’ve loved every one. Although this is a follow up to ‘Highland Fling’, there is no need to have read the previous story as it works as a standalone too. In this novel we spend time with Roxanne Barns, […] … Continue reading Highland Whirl – Kitty Kat’s Book Review
Poetry – Today I Shaved My Hair Off
Today I shaved my hair off To see me, to know me, to own me, to free me. To be me. Today I shaved my hair off To breathe, to seethe, fermenting the fuck you I should have said long ago To every fucker who kept me small. And fuck me for letting you all. … Continue reading Poetry – Today I Shaved My Hair Off
Love’s Portrait – A Walking Tour
Inspiration From Real-life. At the beginning of February, before a virus changed our world, my good friend and beta reader, Kay, conceived a Love’s Portrait walking tour. Her aim was to seek out the real-life locations in the historic city of Leicester that inspired the fictional settings and scenes of Love’s Portrait. We had a … Continue reading Love’s Portrait – A Walking Tour
Raymond Carver – Literary Crush
Raymond Carver What We Talk About When We Talk About Love The most disturbing of reads I find are not the supernatural tales or horror stories or even crime thrillers but those works that meticulously describe the human condition in a state of poverty. By ‘poverty’ I not only mean financial strain but in particular … Continue reading Raymond Carver – Literary Crush
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