Cat Sebastian

1 month ago | entertainment-mag.com | Cat Sebastian |Adriana Herrera |Natasha Siegel |Annick Trent

Writing a list of queer historical romances feels half like writing a manifesto and half like writing a eulogy. Here are the love stories we created; here are our voices and hopes and desires, when we were still allowed to openly name them. Queer literary history has never been simple — even the parts of it I’ve personally lived through have contained incredible transformations — but what frightens me are the people who want to make tragedy the central queer experience again.

1 month ago | newspub.live | Cat Sebastian |Adriana Herrera |Natasha Siegel |Annick Trent

Writing a list of queer historical romances feels half like writing a manifesto and half like writing a eulogy. Here are the love stories we created; here are our voices and hopes and desires, when we were still allowed to openly name them. Queer literary history has never been simple — even the parts of it I’ve personally lived through have contained incredible transformations — but what frightens me are the people who want to make tragedy the central queer experience again.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Cat Sebastian |Adriana Herrera |Annick Trent

Writing a list of queer historical romances feels half like writing a manifesto and half like writing a eulogy. Here are the love stories we created; here are our voices and hopes and desires, when we were still allowed to openly name them. Queer literary history has never been simple - even the parts of it I've personally lived through have contained incredible transformations - but what frightens me are the people who want to make tragedy the central queer experience again.

Aug 15, 2024 | bookriot.com | Cat Sebastian

In celebration of National Read a Romance Novel Month, Bookshop.org is having a sale on select romance books with the code ROMANCE. It’s good until August 31st. Since 2020, Bookshop.org has earned more that $32 million for local bookstores—more than 80% of which has gone directly to bookstores and publishers—so buying from Bookshop.org is directly helping indie bookstores.

Jul 5, 2024 | fivebooks.com | Naina Kumar |Kennedy Ryan |Cat Sebastian |Olivia Dade

Summertime is finally upon us. As the owner of Grand Gesture Books—a bookstore devoted to romance novels—you’re in a great position to reflect on the seasonal changes in people’s reading habits. Summer is one of the most romantic seasons, for sure. Summer lovin’ is in the air and everything feels a little more optimistic. I think readers typically stray towards the ‘beach read’ kind of romance. When I talk about beach reads, I don’t mean that they don’t have any substance, nothing like that.