Laura R. Samotin

May 28, 2024 | shedoesthecity.com | Laura R. Samotin |Henry Hoke

Every month is Pride Month, if you have enough queer friends, but In June, many countries around the world OFFICIALLY celebrate Pride Month, with events, initiatives, celebrations (and, unfortunately, rainbow-washing) to honour and celebrate 2SLGBTQI+ history and resistance.

May 21, 2024 | lilith.org | Laura R. Samotin

The Familiar, by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron, $26.99), is a story about what has been taken from Jews and from women, and what it costs to seize it back. A hotly anticipated standalone fantasy by Bardugo, the bestselling author of several multiple-volume fantasy franchises, The Familiar is set in Spain during the Inquisition. It delves into what it means to survive in a society which punishes mere existence. There is no safety in such a world, and yet the characters chase its illusion all the same.

Apr 15, 2024 | reactormag.com | Laura R. Samotin

We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin, out from Random House Canada on May 7th. Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of his court, Dimitri and his spymaster, Vasily Sokolov, engineer a dangerous ruse.

Mar 20, 2024 | msn.com | Laura R. Samotin

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Mar 20, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Laura R. Samotin

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