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13 Books on Sale: Reading Challenge Week Twenty-Five

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June 23, 2:17 pm

13 Books on Sale: Reading Challenge Week Twenty-Five
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Thank you to our sponsor Persephone Black for featuring Captive of the Crime Queen.

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Happy Monday!

This week kicks off the twenty-fifth week of the reading challenge, which means the year is nearly half over. More importantly, for TB & Miranda, their road trip is on the horizon. They'll be piling into the car on Saturday to hit the road. It's been a difficult year so far (politically, creatively, and health wise) and they're very much looking forward to having some time away from their computers. 

It's Day 23 of the Great Pride Giveaway. More details about that down below. 

Now for today's 2025 Reading Challenge post

Welcome to week twenty-five of the challenge. Are you ready to find out this week's category? Drum roll please... 

Welcome to Self-Discovery Week! There are 13 books on sale so head on over to the post to find some exciting reads.

Author Name Scramble

For this game, we'll scramble a sapphic author's name, allowing you to work it out. In Tuesday'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.

Saturday's scramble was: Taci Band--the answer is Candi Tab

Here's today's scramble:

Nylon Denis

Remember, the answer will be revealed in Tuesday's newsletter. Hint, the author is involved in this week's reading challenge. 

Monday Poll Question

Don't forget to scroll to the bottom of the email to find out the results of last week's poll: What's your favorite way to celebrate Pride?

This week's poll is: What's your favorite road trip snack? 

Thank you to our sponsor Alison Naomi Holt for featuring Elyon’s Ghost.

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Great Pride eBook Giveaway

It's Day 23 of the Great Pride Giveaway! 

Today there are 56 books involved and check out Miranda's nifty t-shirt! 

Click here to enter the giveaway and to find out why Miranda, who hates wearing t-shirts, purchased the one in the photo. 

The last day to enter the June 23 giveaway is tomorrow. The winner will be randomly selected on June 25.

Tomorrow (June 24), 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 22 hat yesterday, you can right here. It closes later today, June 23, so don't wait.

Patreon Author of the Week 

We're excited to kick off a new IHS Patreon Author of the Week with the fantabulous Jae.

Today, Jae shared 3 truths and a lie. Hop on over to guess the lie.

Leave a comment to enter to win Enemies by Nature.

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.

Author Interview

Carrie Byrd Chats about Loser of the Year

The book is part of the Self-Discovery category in the reading challenge.

Weekly eBook Giveaway

There are 4 books in the Self-Discovery giveaway. That's right. One winner will get all 4 books! Don't miss out.

Enter to win all the books right here

The last day to enter is June 29.  

Thank you to our sponsor Jodi Payne for featuring Rich Girl.

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Jae's Pride Month Book Calendar

Have you looked behind Door #23 yet?

Open it right here.

Guess the Author

Visit today's Reading Challenge post to read the first clue and see if you can crack the mystery! Don’t sweat it. Four more hints are coming your way before the grand reveal on Saturday. Who doesn’t love a dramatic buildup?

Have you checked out the preorder page? 

Take a look at all the fab books that are in the pipeline, including titles by Katie Mettner, Abigail Aaronson, Jordan Meadows, Ali Spooner, and many more. So much sapphic goodness to look forward to!

All About the Books

S.M. Belton chats about The Grass Garden, her latest release. Learn some fascinating behind the scenes details about the story, characters and the author, including whether S.M. would get along with the characters.

The Love Project is on sale for 99c!

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Monthly Reading Challenge Giveaway

On Wednesday, keep an eye out for the What Are You Reading post on Facebook or Patreon. Just by sharing with us what book you're reading, you'll be entered into the monthly $25 Amazon gift card giveaway.

Have a rainbow-filled day, peeps!

Miranda and TB

Here are the results for the What's your favorite way to celebrate Pride? poll:

Reading queer books claimed the top spot with 33%.

Supporting LGBTQ+ businesses and artists: 16%

Attending parades and festivals: 13%

Learning queer history: 10%

Rocking rainbow gear: 10%

Spending time with my chosen family: 5%

Watching queer films or shows: 5%

Having open conversations about identity: 3%

Donating or volunteering for LGBTQ+ causes: 3%


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