All authors face the same daunting task – how to get their book noticed. In an effort to help some of my fellow authors, every Monday I’m going to post some of the numerous new books that have been released. For the most part these will be M/M Fiction with a heavy bias on Romance. That will probably evolve over time, but for now that’s were it is. I’ve not read everything that is listed, though I’ve probably read or will read many. Which means inclusion on the list isn’t an endorsement or suggestion. You should read the blurbs provided to see if you’re interested. I’ll post reviews to books I recommend under the ‘Books I Reviewed’ tab. This is …

Today was the monthly DC Area MM Romance Group lunch meet up that Joyfully Jay helps organize. The meet up which brings together readers and writers in the DC Metro area. [Though I’m sure anyone from somewhere else who wanted to come would be welcome.]  Today the venue was Freddie’s Beach Bar in Arlington VA. Since I used to be neighbors with Freddie, who owns his name sake, today was a do not miss for me and ‘lil q. Aside from ‘lil q being a bit fussy at times – not really her fault, we had swim class right before, so she was tired – the day was outstanding.  ‘lil q had competition/company in the baby department as Bella Leone brought her …

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I read today about Giovanni’s Room possibly closing. For those who have no idea what that is or why it’s significant, I’d say it’s a Philly thing, but that probably wouldn’t help all that much. Giovanni’s Room is the LGBT bookstore in Philadelphia that was one of the original gay owned/focused bookstores.  Hell it’s even got it’s own historical marker set in front of the store. It started not long after the Stonewall Riots in 1969 and was/is a tremendous resource to the local gay community. In any case the owner, Ed Hermance, has decided to retire. He’s looking for a buyer – and if you read the article, you can see he’s not looking for a lot, if he can find someone …

If a picture is worth a thought words, this 50 second video is worth a who lot more.  ‘lil q isn’t 23 months old yet so I was pretty amazed at this – especially when she counts to 12 at the end.   -AQG [Proud Papa]

It’s been a while since I’ve done any kind of update and since I’ve had a few questions recently about the sequel to The Last Grand Master, I figured I’d post something. My goal is to try to do these once a month, so if you’re interested, keep an eye out. The Eye and the Arm – Champion Of The Gods Book 2: This one has bedeviled me some.  When I originally wrote COTG it was going to be a 4 books series.  The original Books 2-4 were about 550K words unedited so they would roughly end up between 300-350 words.  But those are not the appropriate numbers in the publishing world I’ve learned. 120K is about the max a …

Today I have the privilege of being allowed to host part of Will Parkinson’s PITCH blog tour.  Will has brought a few things to share in addition to his giveaway.  First there is a prequel of sorts. Will shares a short story that introduces us to one of the main characters, Jackson Kern.  The story takes place before the event in PITCH. Next you’ll get to read an interview with Jackson. This gives us a bit more insight into the person who captives Taylor Andrew’s every waking  – and some sleeping – moment. Then there is an excerpt from the book. This is a nice introduction to the book itself. Oh yes, there is a giveaway.  Read on to the end and …

Thanks to Purpose, I was voted Author of the Month on Mrs Condit and Friends. Having never been Anything of the Month before this was pretty cool.  That I won it for Purpose is that much sweeter. So thank you to Lucky for the awesome review of the book, to Mrs. Condit for having the contest, and to everyone who voted for me. And if you haven’t read Purpose, maybe this will be convince you it is worth the read. -AQG  And the winner is… Our July Author of the Month is Andrew Q Gordon for “Purpose” Posted by Becky Condit on August 7, 2013 Congratulations to Andrew Q Gordon, winner of our July, 2013, Author of the Month poll!

Lily’s TRIO Treasure Hunt, is winding down. Enter now for a chance to claim one of two gift cards. The winner from last weeks contest held on my site is JBST.  Congrats and thank you to everyone who entered and commented.

Pixie’s review of Purpose is up on MM Good Book Reviews.