Join Bold Strokes Books and Riptide Publishing to hear about trends and the latest titles for patrons interested in LGBTQ materials. Romance, erotica, mystery, and fantasy: these publishers will cover the spectrum of hot upcoming titles for LGBTQ readers from YA to adult, allowing you to stock your shelves with don’t-miss titles that patrons will clamor for. You’ll also hear more about Library Journal’s recent coverage for the community as well.
Panelists:
Ruth Sternglantz – Editor, Editor and eMarketing Consultant, Bold Strokes Books
Ruth Sternglantz has spent her professional life studying stories and loving books, as both academic and editor. Since 2004, she’s edited queer fiction for Bold Strokes Books. A medievalist by training, she loves everything about old texts but believes there’s nothing quite like the privilege and responsibility of working with (living) writers and making new books.
Sarah Frantz Lyons – Editorial Director, Riptide Publishing
Sarah Frantz is Editoral Director at Riptide Publishing. Before joining Riptide, she was a tenured professor of English literature at Fayetteville State University and reviewed m/m and BDSM romance for the popular review site Dear Author. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, edited two academic anthologies, is founder and past president of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, and has published academic articles on Jane Austen, J.R. Ward, Suzanne Brockmann, Joey W. Hill, and popular romance fiction.
Moderator
Ashleigh Williams, Columnist, Library Journal