Hotel Queens (Jeux de pouvoir) was published by Reines de Coeur in April 2023. That’s a great reason to revisit Lee Winter’s award-winning lesbian romance and hear from the author herself in this interview she did initially for French [...]
Lesbian activist for 25 years DANIELA ZYSK, now works for Ylva Publishing as its Finance and Diversity Manager. Here, she talks about the surprising discoveries she’s made about herself thanks to menopause. If you’re around me these days, you [...]
In her first guest-blog post, author and communication professor-emeritus ANA K. WRENN discussed the challenges of racial colorblindness. In this continuation, she explores how the roots of racism have spread across cultures, manifesting in various ways. Like an invasive [...]
Ylva Publishing’s German translation of About that Kiss by Harper Bliss is published, so we had a chat with Harper about her book, its connection to another of her novels, and the truth about her favorite romance trope. In [...]
“Not seeing color” is a common way to announce we’re all the same under our skin, and to point out we’re not racist. But as author and communication professor-emeritus ANA K. WRENN explains, racial colorblindness, in books and beyond, [...]
A Heart to Trust by A.L. Brooks is an opposites attract, enemies-to-lovers, workplace romance in the world of TV production. And it has just been released in German, too, as Im Job und in der Liebe. In this interview, [...]
What does diversity really mean? C., an experienced freelance editor and sensitivity reader, tackles the true meaning of diversity and gives tips for being more inclusive. As a developmental editor and sensitivity reader/editor, diversity is an integral part of [...]
French lesbian activist Élie Chevillet compares the reality in her queer community with the one her partner experiences having a fundamentalist religious past. “What you’re doing with Élie is wrong. We miss our Anna. It’s not too late—come back.” [...]
Here at Ylva we love to start a new year not only by setting goals for the next twelve months, but also by looking back at our past year and seeing all that we accomplished. And we have to [...]
A new year has started and with it a new reading challenge for readers of lesbian books! Here at Ylva, we love making reading more interesting for readers of women-loving women books, so we are jumping into the Sapphic [...]