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June 2, 2009: Turnskin wins the 2008 Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror!

Congratulations to Nicole Kimberling, author of Turnskin, who won this year's Lambda Literary Award for the category of Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror! All of us at Blind Eye Books are extremely proud of her achievement. Check the official Lambda Literary Foundaton website for details about other winners and the finalists of each category.

May 20, 2009: Join our authors for a reading June 26 at Village Books in Bellingham!

Astrid Amara will be reading from The Archer's Heart and Nicole Kimberling will be reading from Turnskin on Friday, June 26 at 7pm at Village Books in Fairhaven (Bellingham, WA). More details are on the Village Books website.

April 13, 2009: Blind Eye Books can now be ordered into your local bookstore!

Blind Eye Books titles are now carried by Bella Distribution and can be ordered into brick & mortar stores anywhere. Details for retailers interested in carrying Blind Eye titles can be found on our Info for Booksellers page.

March 31, 2009: Tenea D. Johnson novel scheduled for 2010

I am pleased to announce that Tenea D. Johnson, whose stories appear in our Tangle XY and Tangle Girls anthologies, will be writing a novel for us. The as yet unnamed novel is a science fiction story involving wormholes, art and beautiful women. It's scheduled for release in 2010. I, for one, am really looking forward to it.

March 16, 2009: Turnskin and The Archer's Heart both finalists for the 2009 Lambda Literary Award

We are proud to announce that two Blind Eye Books titles, Turnskin by Nicole Kimberling, and The Archer's Heart by Astrid Amara, are finalists for the Lambda Literary Award in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror category. The award ceremony will be held May 28 in New York City. Congratulations and good luck to you both!

December 31, 2008: Tangle Girls is now available!

Tangle Girls is shipping from our warehouse and available on Amazon.com! This lesbian anthology is edited by Nicole Kimberling and has wonderful cover art by Sam Dawson. Check it out!

December 29, 2008: Wicked Gentlemen reviewed as the 2008 Spectrum Award winner

"Wicked Gentlemen is that most marvelous of things, a book that defies easy categorization yet manages to offer something to please everyone." Read the entire announcement here.

December 29, 2008: Tangle stories included in Best of 2008 list

Dear Author reviewer Janine listed four Tangle stories in her Best of 2008 List. Thanks Janine!

October 14, 2008: Wicked Gentlemen wins 2008 Spectrum Award!

I'm proud, honored and excited to announce that Ginn Hale's Wicked Gentlemen has won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel. Congratulations, Ginn, and a big thank you to everyone who has supported this title and Blind Eye Books.

October 6, 2008: Josh Lanyon title scheduled for Summer 2009

We are very pleased to announce that Lambda Award Finalist Josh Lanyon has agreed to write an as-yet untitled novel for us to be released in late summer next year.

October 6, 2008: Yaoi-Con a great success!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at Yaoi-Con. We had a great time meeting all of you and hope to see you all there next year! Some pictures of the Con are on my blog.

In the meantime, two new reviews:

Joyfully Reviewed recommends Wicked Gentlemen and

Dear Author reviews The Archer's Heart.

September 5, 2008: Lambda Book Report includes Wicked Gentlemen

Drewey Wayne Gunn writes about Ginn Hale's Wicked Gentlemen in the Lambda Book Report, "This ingenius fantasy romance continues to resonate in my imagination."

July 22, 2008: The Archer's Heart is on sale now!

We received our shipment of Astrid Amara's The Archer's Heart well ahead of schedule and are shipping books from our website immediately.

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June 24, 2008: Fantasy Bookspot has chosen Ginn Hale's Wicked Gentlemen

Fantasy Bookspot has chosen Ginn Hale's Wicked Gentlemen as its most recent exclusive excerpt. The first two chapters are available on their site for a limited time only so if you thought you might like Wicked Gentlemen, but weren't completely convinced by the first chapter, here's your chance to read the second: http://www.fantasybookspot.com/node/2753. Thank you Jay Tomio E and Craig Gidney for making this happen!

Apr. 25, 2008: Interview with author Erin MacKay now up on editor's blog

An interview with Erin MacKay, author of the "Crossing the Distance" novella in the Tangle anthology, is now viewable on my blog. Check out the blog regularly for other interviews, news about the press, and other random posts about Blind Eye Books!

Nicole's blog: http://kimnik.livejournal.com/

Mar. 19, 2008: Wicked Gentlemen a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award!

We are very proud to announce that Ginn Hale's Wicked Gentlemen is a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror category. The award ceremony will be held on May 29 in West Hollywood, California. Congratulations and good luck to Ms. Hale!

Mar. 19, 2008: Tangle excerpts now online

We have added excerpts from the stories in the Tangle anthology on the Tangle webpage. Also, don't forget to visit the Tangle image gallery.

Feb. 11, 2008: Tangle now available!

Our anthology, Tangle, is now available! Due to a receiving backlog at Amazon.com, we recommend ordering the book directly from our website in order to receive it promptly.

More information about Tangle, and our upcoming publications, is in our Winter 2008 newsletter.

Jan. 28, 2008: Wicked Gentlemen goes back for a third printing!

Seriously, you guys, your sales makes our press work. Support for Wicked Gentlemen has been just phenomenal.

Thank you so much!

Jan 1, 2008: Turnskin by Nicole Kimberling is on sale now!

Blind Eye Books is pleased to announce that our second title, Turnskin, is shipping now. An excerpt is available here.