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Happy Friday!
There will be a lot of protests happening tomorrow in the US. Miranda and I have our protest plan in place. We've even purchased a chair that's easy to carry in case my back pain becomes overwhelming, and I need to sit. I won't let this pain in my ass stop me from protesting. There's too much at stake. If you plan to protest tomorrow, please stay peaceful.
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Now for Today's IHS News
In today's post you'll find out the top 3 sapphic books with the most clicks this week.
There are 9 freebies! Please note, some of the freebies are only free today, June 13, 2025.
Edale Lane is our 5 Random Things author and the facts are fantastic. Fact #3 is scary!
Reader Lauren P shares a photo of a dog with a rainbow bandana!
Don't forget to scroll all the way to the end of the post for good news about books in Oregon.
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Author Name Scramble
For this game, we'll scramble a sapphic author's name, allowing you to work it out. In Saturday's newsletter, we'll share the answer along with a new author name scramble.
All of the letters for the author's first and last name are below, but we don't guarantee that the letters are in the correct part of the name or that the first and last names have the same number of letters as the scramble.
Thursday's scramble was: Calee Rie--the answer is Erica Lee
Here's today's scramble:
Crisp Pettoper
Remember, the answer will be revealed in Saturday's newsletter. Hint: the author is in today's post.
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Queer Trivia
She was an Australian artist and teacher.
She was born in 1882 in Ballarat, in the Australian state of Victoria.
In 1910, she began a twelve-year relationship with a woman named Debbie. The two lived together until Debbie left her for another woman. Debbie died two years later, and she never entered another long-term relationship.
During World War II, in 1943, she worked at an internment camp near Tatura for Japanese residents of Australia. She was responsible for overseeing the compound designated for non-English speakers and also helped manage the camp's school.
Moshi Inagaki, who had introduced Japanese language instruction and had taught her during her university evening classes, was among the internees. Later, her wartime efforts came to the attention of the wife of a Japanese diplomat, who was impressed after researching her contributions. In 1980, Japanese minister Saburo Okita presented her with a certificate of appreciation.
In 1985, her sexuality received media attention, with the press referring to her as the "world's oldest lesbian" and noting that she had "come out." Her autobiography was published in 1987, though it made no mention of her romantic relationships.
At age 103, she joined MENSA, and two years later, at 105, she was appointed a roving ambassador for World Expo 88. That same year, she was awarded the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure. She passed away in 1989 (aged 106) in the Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg.
Do you know her name? The answer is at the bottom of the email.
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Great Pride eBook Giveaway
It's Day 13 of the Great Pride Giveaway!
Today there are 55 books involved and check out the dress Miranda made TB wear.
Click here to enter the giveaway and to find out what how Miranda got to put on the dress.
The last day to enter the June 13 giveaway is tomorrow. The winner will be randomly selected and notified by email on June 15.
Tomorrow (June 14), there'll be another fab giveaway to enter!
Please note, entering just once doesn't enter you for all 30 giveaways. Each one is separate with different prizes.
Just in case you didn't toss your name into the June 12 hat yesterday, you can right here. It closes later today, June 12, so don't wait.
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Patreon Author of the Week
The IHS Patreon Author of the Week is the amazing Hudson Lin.
On Monday, Hudson shared 3 truths and a lie. Hop on over to guess the lie.
On Tuesday, Hudson shared a photo you don't want to miss.
Hudson Lin is back today with her favorite scene from Dragon Boats & Doctor's Notes.
Leave a comment on all the posts to enter to win Dragon Boats & Doctor's Notes. We'll pick the winner tomorrow, June 14.
You can follow us for free in order to leave a comment to enter the giveaway. To join for free, click on the conversation emoji at the bottom of the post and it'll ask you to join for free to comment.
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Guess the Author
Visit today's post for the fifth and final clue. No pressure, but this is your last chance to get it right before we reveal the author's identity tomorrow, June 14, 2025.
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All About the Books
E. J. Pepino chats about Wars in Wonderland, her latest release. Learn some fascinating behind the scenes details about the story, characters and the author, including how it feels to release this book.
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Please Support Our Sponsors
Creating and maintaining the I Heart SapphFic website and BookFinder (which has more than 9,310 books!) takes a massive investment of time and monetary resources. Put simply, we wouldn’t be able to continue what we do without the fabulous authors in our community who sponsor the site by purchasing advertising.
Click here to see all the authors who sponsored the site last week, including Avery Brooks, Pip Landers-Letts, Julia Crawford, Clare Ashton, and many others.
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Have a rainbow-filled day!
TB & Miranda
Queer Trivia Answer:
Monte Punshon
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