Two women are standing on a sidewalk looking into the window of a sex toy store. One is hyper aware of the products on display. Her companion’s easy smile is caught in the window reflection, as though she frequents [...]
In 2014, the wife and I spent an evening with Val McDermid. Well, unfortunately, not only us three. We were only two among many listening to Val talk about her then new book, The Skeleton Road, at Norwich Theater [...]
By nature, we are a flawed species. No, I’m not Neil DeGrasse Tyson and I’m not about to talk about the Universe; it’s vastness and how people fit in. I am nowhere near as cool as him. I’m like [...]
Romance: one genre, many different tastes. What’s yours? The term “romance” calls to mind a few stereotypical images of hearts, lit candles, flowers, candy, and couples hand-in-hand. But romance readers are actually a pretty diverse bunch of people with diverse reading tastes. [...]
At Ylva, we are always looking for something new to try, some way to innovate and bring something interesting to our readers, One small but great way to do that is by partnering with others in little adventures like [...]
Our authors had a rollicking good time this month on the January Ylva Author Blog Hop, which ended on January 22 at Sandra Gerth’s blog. She rounded out the hop with some sage insights on how even full-time writers struggle [...]
What’s a day like for a lesbian fiction publisher? Headache-shaped! And also rewarding. Ylva’s CEO, Astrid Ohletz, reveals what she’s learned since she got into publishing. Tell us five important, funny, or unusual things about yourself. When I [...]
Curious about what it takes to create good lesbian fiction covers? Designer and cover artist Glendon Haddix reveals the big tips and slips made when putting out book covers. Tell us some important, funny, or unusual things about [...]
Australian lesbian fiction author Cheyenne Blue reveals who she is and the tips and lessons she learned along the way when she started writing. Tell us five important, funny, or unusual things about yourself I always wear brightly [...]