Profile avatar
swords-andsapphics.bsky.social
A podcast about all things representation hosted by queer book lovers, designed to spotlight marginalised authors & creators. Hosted by Rachel Bowdler & Ivy Marikova ๐ŸŒˆ https://linktr.ee/swordsandsapphicspodcast
25 posts 171 followers 199 following
Prolific Poster

Okay. Okay? Okay. I think I figured it out (thank y'all for the help) GIVE IT ALL is now available for preorder on itch! beverlyannemichel.itch.io/give-it-all #booksky #romancelandia ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

There are three weeks left to try and get your hands on a free signed copy of TARNISHED! Head on over to the ๐Ÿ”— below!

PART 2 Today's the day! Year of Queet Lit's Sapphic Stuff Your Kindle Day is afoot, so don't waste a second and head over to yearofqueerlit.com to peruse the free and $0.99 books on offer! [ #booksky #queer #sapphfic ] ๐Ÿ’œ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ“š

Hey if you like sapphic romance thatโ€™s inspired by Youโ€™ve Got Mail and is also the horniest slow burn, I have a book that has all of that: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXN3YCLN

AHHHHH Iโ€™m just one away from reaching 90 sales on my newest release!!! Anyone want to be the 90th? ๐Ÿ˜‰ mybook.to/aBMB

Got a queer book coming out next month? Fill out our form to be featured on our blogโ€™s monthly release lists!๐Ÿงก docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

AHHHHH HI HELLO So thrilled I got to do an interview with Rachel & Ivy of The @swords-andsapphics.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’–

I've reached out to an immigration law firm. lawyers cost money but my life, in my opinion, is worth fighting for and I have things I yet need to do that are worth doing. If you want to help a queer, non-binary author with disabilities escape The Horrors, I have books ๐Ÿ“š books.daxmurray.com

Reminder: you can read my kinky book for free via kobo ๐Ÿ’œ And if you already have a copy via 'zon/kindle and would like to actually *own* an epub file of it, just slide into my dms and I'll get you sorted ๐Ÿ˜˜ (for free, of course, as you already paid! ๐Ÿ’œ) ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿฉธ www.kobo.com/ebook/my-lor...

I have an author interview on @bookspotlight.bsky.social's blog!

In today's interview, we chat with @clericofthevoid.bsky.social all about their debut novel, Name Her Holy, which came out earlier this month. If you're looking for an epic sapphic tale, dive right in! #booksky #sapphic www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/name-he...

Our first guest this year is author of Modern Divination, Isa Agajanian. We talked about what inspired this book, all the changes it went through, and Isa's experience in both indie and trad publishing. They also teased a few more projects they're working on. ๐Ÿ˜ Listen now: linktr.ee/swordsandsap...

Happy Aromantic Awareness Week! To celebrate, weโ€™ve put together a list of books that feature characters on the aromantic spectrum. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿฉถ๐Ÿ–ค www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/books-t...

I'm hosting a Lesbian SFF Book Bingo challenge in a few weeks and if you've written an SFF book with a prominent lesbian relationship in it, please fill out the form so I can feature it on the blog ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’—

Happy Valentineโ€™s! If youโ€™d like a dash of murder mystery with your romance today, we have just the guest for you. R.O. Thorp tells us all about her new series with scientists and sleuths, the Blanchard Twins, in this new interview all about Death on Ice! www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/death-o...

As part of this wonderful #Valentinesday sale, Home is on promo all weekend!โค๏ธโค๏ธ Grab yourself some queer love.๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸŒˆ

Demelza, a world-weary witch, and Uliana, an even more exhausted vampyre, work together to send wayward demons, ghosts and otherworldly creatures back to where they came from. But some jobs are more difficult than others. ๐Ÿ”– story: mybook.to/RXIIkD ๐Ÿ“– gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/20... [ ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ ]

Celebrate Valentineโ€™s with a queer romance or five! These are just some of the wonderful books on sale this week. Which ones are you picking up? www.instagram.com/p/DGBGv4GIhE...

0 we are just two silly gooses in the bodies of neurodivergent queer girlies

You donโ€™t have a name. You donโ€™t have a home. You have only the fire at your fingertips โ€“ until the day you meet her. ๐Ÿƒ fairytale short story ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉ sapphic ๐Ÿ”ฎ magic ๐ŸŽญ second pov โฃ๏ธ only โœจ99cโœจ ๐Ÿ”– story link: mybook.to/WDd0F ๐Ÿ“– goodreads link: www.goodreads.com/book/show/75... [ #booksky ] [ ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ ]

โ€œWhat should we call this other horse?โ€ Quinn asked, tying the horseโ€™s lead to Baconโ€™s saddle. โ€œEggs, of course. You and your silly questionsโ€ https://buff.ly/40oaGg6

Happy release day to our favourite sprinter ๐ŸŽ‰ (writing sprinter, of course - we would never condone exercise)

Sparky would like to talk about my latest release BROKEN WINGS AND OTHER DARK STORIES out today! Seriously, he thinks youโ€™d really like it. books2read.com/u/3kjgn6

Congratulations @josiejaffrey.bsky.social , Broken Wings and Other Dark Stories is a fantastic collection of tales from a very skilled storyteller โญโญโญโญโญ ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I'm still revising this book, but I would like to sign up some ARC readers too! ARCs will be sent out around the middle of March. Sign up, if you think you'll be interested! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š #queerwriters #queeradultsff ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ซ ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธโš”๏ธ ๐Ÿช๐Ÿ“š #BookSky #Books #readers #ARCs docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

hey look! i made a rec post with a bunch of indie books just for the heck of it. check it out! ๐Ÿ˜Š rebeccacrunden.com/2025/02/12/s...

โœจ๐ŸŒ‘๐ŸŒธNAME HER HOLY๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒ‘โœจ My sapphic space fantasy book releases TODAY! Thank you to everyone for all the kind reviews and pre-orders, the love and support on this book has been *unreal* ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿ’– love you all! Links are all belowโ€” #Booksky ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ“š

Are you an indie author with a blog? Do you regularly post links to those blogs? There is now a dedicated feed for indue authors who blog. For your posts to appear all you need is a link and this emoji string ๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’ป bsky.app/profile/onec...

Happy Release Day to @clericofthevoid.bsky.social, Kye, and Jude! NAME HER HOLY is a very special book to me and I'm so happy it is out in the world now!

I saw @vesperdoom.bsky.social do this and thought it would be fun to see what goodreads had to say about my knight x former servant of evil romantasy. OF KNIGHTS AND BOOKS AND FALLING IN LOVE is out now: books2read.com/u/b5YEw1

Will your queer romance be on sale this Valentineโ€™s Day? Weโ€™re making an IG post and we want to include yours! Just drop the GR link, the representation (sapphic, achillean, queer, bi/pan, ace/aro, trans/enby, etc.), and the price!

Cool people you should follow! @sinjinpc.bsky.social (my husband๐Ÿ˜‰) @ormakal.bsky.social @rachelbowdler.bsky.social @swords-andsapphics.bsky.social @spsfc.bsky.social @dmyoungblood.bsky.social @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social @vinthornauthor.bsky.social @yuvalkordov.bsky.social @nataliekelda.bsky.social

๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฅ€ SHORT HORROR STORY ๐Ÿฅ€๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ‚ ๐Ÿน dark fantasy horror ๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ girls protecting girls ๐Ÿƒ a forest of spirits ๐ŸŽญ two sisters ๐Ÿชฆ a deal made in a cemetery ๐Ÿ—๏ธ children outsmarting adults ๐Ÿ‘€ only โœจ99cโœจ ๐Ÿ”– book link: mybook.to/JeltBy ๐Ÿ“– goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... [ #booksky ] [ ๐Ÿฉธ๐Ÿ“š ] [ ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ ]

A do-or-die, enemies-to-lovers, sapphic romantic fantasy that holds nothing back. Captain Hellebore will claim what is hers, even if that means putting it all on the line. #sapphic mybook.to/illTK

AUTHOR INTERVIEW MASTER LIST | ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ rebeccacrunden.com/indie-author...

Donโ€™t forget to join our server for: ๐Ÿ’ซ friendly, warm community ๐Ÿ’ซ writing & publishing support ๐Ÿ’ซ promo spaces ๐Ÿ’ซ sprints ๐Ÿ’ซ writing events ๐Ÿ’ซ fun! ๐Ÿ’ซ be as active or as inactive as you wish! discord.gg/f33uJExN9j

LAST CALL weโ€™re making a list of aromantic book recs for awareness week in feb to go on the blog! drop yours below with: ๐Ÿ’š title ๐Ÿค author ๐Ÿฉถ genre ๐Ÿ–ค rep info โ€ข must have ARO rep. weโ€™ll take ace recs later in the year โ€ข pre-orders ok as long as you have a cover/placeholder โ€ข GR links helpful

If you want to support us outside of our podcast & posts, check out our books! As well as our Writerโ€™s Journals, weโ€™ve published stories of our own that you will surely love! Both Kiss of Death and Tide Breakerโ€™s Curse include swords, sapphics, & mythological monsters. โš”๏ธ #BookSky

SEASON 4 OF OUR PODCAST IS HERE

Weโ€™re back for season 4! Join us for a catch up where we share how weโ€™re staving off the winter blues, not just with our usual media, but also with our beloved hobbies. Plus, find out what we have planned for the coming year! Listen now: linktr.ee/swordsandsap...

What are you enjoying this week? Ivy is reading Hexed by Emily McIntire, she's loving her Castle rewatch & is enjoying Fortnite. Rach is reading Modern Divination by Isa Agajanian, sheโ€™s loving Abbott Elementary & she canโ€™t stop playing Tomb Raider.

Congrats on making it through one of the darkest months of the year! Surely, we should celebrate with a book or five? Spend the last dregs of winter cosy and well-read with these amazing new February releases! www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/lgbtq-r...