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Rattling Good Yarns Press is an LGBTQ+ owned and operated independent publishing house specializing in LGBTQ fiction nonfiction. Founded in 2018, Rattling Good Yarns Press is dedicated to the principle that LGBTQ+ voices need to be heard.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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What happens when a psychologist turns to fiction?

One of our authors shares how therapy, trauma, and long walks shape his characters in SOUL MURDER and other work.

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My Writing Process
As part of my training as a psychologist, I completed pre- and postdoctoral internships. One pre-doc internship was at a student health center at the University of Southern California. The other was at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center in West Los Angeles. One of the post-doc internships was at USC/LAC Child and Adolescent Hospital. […]
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November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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“Boy wonder by day. Boy toy by night.”
Jobert Abueva joins Ian Henzel to unpack Boy Wander—a pre-AIDS coming-of-age from Manila to Tokyo to the U.S., about excellence, secrecy, and finally being seen.
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Boy Wonder by Day, Boy Toy by Night: Jobert Abueva on Boy Wander - Ep 20
“Boy wonder by day. Boy toy by night.”In this candid conversation, host Ian Henzel talks with Jobert Abueva about Boy Wander—a memoir that moves from Manila ...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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When big publishers pivot away from queer books, independent LGBTQ+ presses keep publishing them — because this is our community.

This season, support the voices that won’t disappear.

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Lighting the Way: Why Supporting Independent LGBTQ+ Presses Matters More Than Ever
Support independent LGBTQ+ presses this holiday season and help keep queer voices, authors, and stories alive.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Author Glen Peters stopped by our booth to sign copies of his fabulous new novel, “Where the Nights Smell Like Bread.”

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November 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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We LOVE meeting readers! We’re at Pride on the Page LGBTQ+ Literary Festival in Palm Springs today, at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. I’m on a publishers panel later today.
November 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Poignant, hilarious & beautifully human.

Alfred P. Doblin joins On the Air with Florenza to talk Tales of the Lavender Twilight—stories of love, loss & life’s next acts.

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Alfred P. Doblin Co-hosts On the Air with Florenza
"Where shadows linger and stardust speaks, every tale blooms in the lavender hush of twilight."During this episode of On the Air with Florenza, Florenza is j...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Love, loss & reinvention across LA, Rome, Spain & Switzerland.
Glen Peters talks Where the Nights Smell Like Bread on Florenza’s podcast.

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Glen Peters Co Hosts On the Air with Florenza
On this episode of On the Air with Florenza, we welcome debut novelist Glen Peters, author of the evocative and heartfelt novel Where the Nights Smell Like B...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Ep 19 — Michael Reed on “Desperate Measures”: queer folklore, family, and fear. WV as character, Joey’s origin, and a sequel tease. Watch: vist.ly/4c74c

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October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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From Chicago’s queer past to Palm Springs mayhem 🌴
St. Sukie de la Croix joins Spies, Lies & Private Lives to talk history, humor & his hit mystery series Twilight Manors in Palm Springs.

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St. Sukie de la Croix: a hilarious chat about writing, life, & THE HUNT FOR THE HAIRDO KILLER
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October 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Excited to be on the publisher's panel discussions at Pride on the Page this year in Palm Springs! Rattling Good Yarns Press will also be there for you to buy some great queer books. I hope I'll see you there!
Location: Palm Springs Cultural Center
Time: 10:00am-5:30pm
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October 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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The Attenborough Center at Brighton University, the venue for the Coast is Queer Festival. Today is my big day, I have a solo 30-minute presentation on the state of queer books in the USA with what’s going on now, and later, I’m on a panel about resistance and fighting back in publishing.
October 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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A fabulous photo from the book launch for Genevieve Rheams debut lesbian romance, "We Will Plant Birds of Paradise!"
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October 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Next week, I will be heading to the UK to attend the Coast is Queer LGBTQ+ literary festival in Brighton. I . It's such an honor to have been invited!
🛟Queering the State of Publishing in the USA 🛟
🛟Queering the State of Publishing in the USA 🛟
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September 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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James Magruder on No One Is Looking at You: theater’s collaboration vs. fiction’s heavier lift, ageism in lit, journals, and books that feel like home.
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From Stage to Page: James Magruder on “No One Is Looking at You” - Ep 18
Author and playwright James Magruder sits down with Ian Henzel to talk about his new short story collection "No One Is Looking at You". We dig into theater’s...
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September 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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🌺 Sometimes the only way to bloom is to break free.
Genevieve Rheams’ We Will Plant Birds of Paradise is a tender debut lesbian romance of love, family, and courage.
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We Will Plant Birds of Paradise | A Tender Lesbian Romance About Love, Family, and Becoming Yourself
Sometimes the only way to bloom… is to break free. 🌺Jess has always followed the rules. Married young. Raised children. Kept up appearances.But when she fal...
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September 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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🌺 "We Will Plant Birds of Paradise" by Genevieve Rheams—an inspiring lesbian romance about love, resilience & breaking free to bloom. 💕 👉 vist.ly/47v9w

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