Sistahs on the Shelf The Home for Readers of Black Lesbian Fiction. Sistahs Shop Talk is random ramblings from yours truly about books, news, and views that captivate me. One Thought…Diversity – a Haiku(to Non- POC Authors)some things ain’t for youif you do it, do it rightwe gon’ be all right. News Snippets…2. 01. Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced:  Finalists for the 2. Annual Lambda Literary Awards (“Lammys”) were announced last week. The Lambda Literary Awards celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender writing.

The awards ceremony will be held on June 6, 2. NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. For more information and to buy tickets, please visit www. Below are the finalists in the Lesbian categories: Lesbian Fiction. Apocalypse Baby, Virginie Despentes, The Feminist Press.

Blue Talk and Love, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Riverdale Avenue Books. The Cherokee Rose, Tiya Miles, John F. Blair. The First Bad Man, Miranda July, Scribner.

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Jam on the Vine: A Novel, La. Shonda Katrice Barnett, Grove Press. Like a Woman, Debra Busman, Dzanc Books.

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Thérèse and Isabelle, Violette Leduc, The Feminist Press. Under the Udala Trees, Chinelo Okparanta, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Lesbian Memoir/Biography. Cooking as Fast as I Can: A Chef’s Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness, Cat Cora, Scribner.

Dirty River, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna- Samarasinha, Arsenal Pulp Press. Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, Carrie Brownstein, Riverhead Books/Penguin Random House. Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear, Kate Carroll de Gutes, Ovenbird Books. You’re Not Edith, Allison Gruber, George Braziller. Lesbian Romance. Autumn Spring, Shelley Thrasher, Bold Strokes Books.

The Chameleon’s Tale, Andrea Bramhall, Bold Strokes Books. Full Circle, Dillon Watson, Bella Books.

Heart of the Game, Rachel Spangler, Bold Strokes Books. Infiltration, Jackie D, Bold Strokes Books. Making A Comeback, Julie Blair, Bold Strokes Books.

My Best Friend’s Girl, Blythe H. Warren, Bella Books. The Renegade, Amy Dunne, Bold Strokes Books. Lesbian Erotica. Desire Behind Bars: Lesbian Prison Erotica, Salome Wilde and Talon Rihai (editors), Hillside Press. The Muse, Meghan O’Brien, Bold Strokes Books. Sweet & Rough: Queer Kink Erotica, Sinclair Sexsmith, Maverick Press. To see the complete Award list, visit the Lambda Literary website. What I’m Reading Now…Walking the Tightrope edited by Abayomi Animashaun, Irwin Iradukunda, Timothy Kimutai, Tatenda Muranda, Spectra Speaks: Walk the Tightrope: Poetry and Prose by LGBTQ Writers from Africa is an anthology featuring writers from different parts of Sub- Saharan Africa portraying gay and lesbian life.

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So far it is touchingly honest. Book Quote…I sometimes forget how well you know my heart. If ever I get lost in the woods of pain I feel, you’d find me. If I ever drown in the seas of sadness that often lap over me, you’d pull me out. You know the world’s burdens weigh me down, so often you hold me up.

But even more often I forget I love you. And you remind me. You remind me in soft subtle hints. I sometimes forget how well you know my heart. How well you understand the song this broken instrument plays. Then I remember you’re my composer.

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When I forget, you remind me how well you know this heart of mine.– a sample of “Broken Instrument” by Tsepho Jamillah Moyo. From Walking the Tightrope. Trolling for New Books…Turn Me Out – T. Ariez. Amazon Digital Services LLC Release Date: March 1. Angel and Ace are best friends who happen to both be studs. When Angel realizes that she has developed feelings for Ace, she devises a plan that will go against everything she’s ever known and believed in.

She is tired of the traditions and rules that make her feelings taboo and decides to risk everything. When she finally decides that she can’t take it anymore and throws caution in the wind, will it all be worth the risk? This is the full version of the novella previously published by T.

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At the age of 2. 3, social worker, Jeya Wellington was pretty much on her own. The devastating loss of her parents left her bereft and alone. Her best friend, Roman and his family have been like surrogates, but they could never replace what she lost. She needed a different connection.

Shortly after losing her parents, she finds love and comfort in the arms of Rayne Watson, a correctional officer. Rayne was exactly what she needed at the time, but now, two years later, Jeya wants out. She never expected love to come with bruises. She didn’t anticipate losing friends and living in fear. This was not her idea of true love. With the support of Roman, Jeya finds a way to leave. But Rayne isn’t letting go that easily.

They made a commitment to each, and she has the tattoo to prove it – ‘Til Death Do Us Part. Torn between the love she has for Rayne and the instinct to protect herself, is Jeya’s will stronger than her vow?

She’s Just Not That Into You – Aryka Randall Dragon Fruit Release Date:  April 5, 2. As Editor- in- Chief at The. Fab. Femme. com, Aryka Randall has become the authority on Girl+Girl love, especially for women of color. Now in her first book, She’s Just Not That Into You, Randall tells her story and gets the conversation heated up on queer dating, relationships, open commitments, living arrangements, work, money, love, sex and lust. She’s Just Not That Into You covers everything from reality checks your friends won’t give you and learning to love yourself to avoiding toxic relationships and why serial dating often leads to disaster – the kind of advice any young woman in love or looking for love needs.

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