Category Archives: Books

“The Dragon Eater.” J. Scott Coatsworth’s New Book!! (And there’s a giveaway!!!!)

My friend J. Scott Coatsworth https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/ has a new book available right now! “The Dragon Eater,” but I’ll let him tell you about it —–jeff Book Blurb: Raven’s a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but … Continue reading

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Rainbow Snippets! Kaje Harper’s New Collection! Love! Magic! Zombie Raccoons! (Jeff Baker, March 11, 2023.)

Every week we post six lines of a story of ours, a work-in-progress or from someone else’s work we recommend that has LGBT characters on Rainbow Snippets here https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 My friend Kaje Harper has a new collection of her stories … Continue reading

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“The Distant Hills” Kaje Harper’s New Collection!

My friend Kaje Harper has a new book out! “The Distant Hills and Other Stories” brings together over two dozen of her short stories, most of them involving men in love but they touch on other themes too. The moods … Continue reading

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More of the Best Of Ballantine’s “The Best Of…” Compiled By Jeff Baker. February 13, 2023.

More of The Best of the Best of Ballantine’s The Best of… Compiled by Jeff Baker From about 1974 through at least the late 80s, Ballantine Books published a series of over 22 (paperback and hardcover) “Best of” collections of … Continue reading

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The Best of Ballantine’s “Best of…” by Jeff Baker.

The Best of the Best of Ballantine’s The Best of… Compiled by Jeff Baker From about 1974 through at least the late 80s, Ballantine Books published a series of over 22 (paperback and hardcover) “Best of” collections of the work … Continue reading

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“The Adventures of the Puzzle Club” by Queen and Pachter. Reviewed by Jeff Baker (February 1st, 2023.)

Adventures of the Puzzle Club by Ellery Queen and Josh Pachter Reviewed by Jeff Baker “The Adventures of the Puzzle Club,” the latest in publisher Crippen and Landru’s fine series of mystery short-story collections features two (or rather, three!) mystery … Continue reading

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Rainbow Snippets Goes All To Sh…I Mean, to Camp Black Rock. J. Scott Coatsworth’s “Shit City.” (Jeff Baker, December 17, 2022.)

Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published or a recommendation of someone else’s work with at least one LGBT character. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 Promoting the work of a fine … Continue reading

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“Androids & Aliens.” J. Scott Coatsworth’s New Collection is Out!

My friend J. Scott Coatsworth has a new collection out! I could gush and babble about this collection, but I’ll let Scott tell it. Androids & Aliens is Scott’s third short story collection – eight sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts … Continue reading

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Rainbow Snippets: David R. Slayton’s “Deadbeat Druid.” November 13, 2022—-Jeff Baker

Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published or a recommendation of someone else’s work with at least one LGBT character. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 This week, I’m posting a few … Continue reading

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David R. Slayton’s New Book! “Deadbeat Druid.” (And My Copy is Signed!) —-Jeff Baker, November 10, 2022

My friend David R. Slayton’s latest book “Deadbeat Druid” is now available and he was kind enough to sign my copy! It’s the latest in his supernatural series about Adam Binder. In this one, Adam must journey into the netherworld … Continue reading

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