Scavenger hunt

Rainbow Reviews is doing what looks like a fun promo-come-book-giveaway in June, called the Rainbow Reviews Scavenger Hunt
if you're a big fan of m/m books and fancy an attempt to get a whole load of them for free, you can check out how to play using the link above.  I'm giving away a copy of Captain's Surrender, and there's a long list of other authors giving away books, so it could be fun :)

The Macaronis has a post about women in m/m fiction, written by Lee Rowan, author of 'Ransom'.

And the Britwriter's blog has stunned us all by being so popular it's had to turn people away.  Currently featuring posts about village fairs, stately homes, the fine art of gardening on one's allotment, cultural differences in interpretation of Torchwood, and the pearly kings and queens of London.

We've also got an all day Brit-picking clinic lined up for Friday, where anyone can drop by and ask about anything required in Brit-picking their stories/novels/fic.  I'm hoping that will be something we can do regularly which will be fun for all concerned :)

Witch's Boy squeeing

How can I not have posted this?!  My only excuse has to be that this week has been beyond manic with the launch of the Britwriters' blog, which took off absurdly and needed fifty times more administration than I thought it would.  I haven't even had time to squee about this fantastic review for 'The Witch's Boy'! from Val at Obsidian Bookshelf

"As all the plot threads wind closer together, The Witch's Boy builds towards its powerful and satisfying conclusion.  Throughout, we get treated to some absolutely beautiful writing.... Fans of homoerotic fiction will have to look elsewhere for gay romance because that is not the focus of this novel. However, The Witch's Boy is probably like nothing you've ever read before, and should provide an unforgettable experience.  Plus the cover is subtly beautiful."

Full marks for black_hound's cover, which earns a place in Val's gallery of top covers :)  And I'm personally thoroughly delighted with the fact that Val liked my elves :)  "I found the author's take on the elves especially fascinating."  Squee!  As you may know, there's nothing I hate more in a book than elves who are too human, so I'm really happy I managed to avoid that one :)

Thank you so much, Val, for such a lovely and insightful review!  I may not have mentioned it before, but it made this week of mad blogging stress all worth while :D