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The Lesbian Review @thelesbianreview.com · 15/08/2026

Looking for a new read? Check out our brand new BEST OF list and see which #SapphicBooks are must reads this year! Including a book by @byrdwrites.bsky.social @ylva-publishing.bsky.social #bestof #sapphicfiction thelesbianreview.com/best-sapphic-b…

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

✨ RELEASE DAY! ✨ The Second Draft is now available everywhere, including in Kindle Unlimited! Anne & Sadie are incredibly special to me, & I hope so much that their story resonates with you 🌵🌸 Purchase link below!

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Caz *is reading* 🏳️‍🌈📚 @readingwithcaz.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Just two more days and this story is out in the world. THIS STORY!! It’s tender, euphoric, earth shattering..it’s everything you want in a book and more 🧡💜💚 Read my review of The Second Draft by @byrdwrites.bsky.social here 👇🏻 www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #sapphicbooks #sapphicromance

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Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Great news: my sapphic romantasy The Woman from the Waves is a Kindle Monthly Deal on Amazon US and Canada! From now until December 31, you can get the ebook for only $3.99 (regular price is $7.99). What a steal! Link: mybook.to/Obv3gXh

$3.99 discount sale for The Woman from the Waves graphic

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The September issue of The L Byrd is going out tomorrow morning, with some fun updates and life happenings! Sign up now and get a FREE steamy short story: tinyurl.com/mu4uasc5

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Post-spay! The nurse said she behaved perfectly the entire time & that none of the staff wanted her to go home 🥹

A red miniature poodle-looking dog wearing a cone, in a dog car seat, looking absolutely done

A piece of paper that says “Francie was brave today! This is to certify that I showed extreme bravery throughout today’s medical procedure. Presented with pride, love, and cuddles.”

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

More incentive to come meet some amazing sapphic romance authors next month at Sapphyre: @writingroslyn.bsky.social & I are bringing Francie with us! How could you not want to meet this perfect sweet baby angel, I ask you? Event info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/sapphyre-a...

An adorable puppy with curly red-brown hair sitting on a gray couch with her feet on a teal blanket, looking at the camera.

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Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Y’all most of what’s getting me through the hell that is the world and my life the last few weeks is knowing next year I get to read this.

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

For today’s #lesficfri theme “sleep,” a short excerpt from THE SECOND DRAFT, my forthcoming sapphic romance about an icy socialite who realizes she’s in love with her free-spirited best friend, catalyzing a journey of late-in-life self-discovery that changes everything. Out in 2026!

“Six,” she said. “I’ve been with six people.”

“All men, I assume.”

“Of course they were all men. What, do you think that I’ve been sleeping with other women this whole time? That I’ve spent my entire life as some sort of secret—” Anne stopped, her cheeks warm.

“You can say the word,” Sadie said gently. “Lesbian. It won’t hurt you. It’s not going to grab your purse in some gay alley and run off butchly into the night. And you don’t have to claim it for yourself either, you know. It’s just a word.”

No. Sadie was very wrong about that. It wasn’t just a word. Not at all.

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Absolutely stunned & thrilled to share that Loser of the Year is a finalist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards in the Lesbian Romance category. A deep, heartfelt thank you to @lambdaliterary.org. I’m grateful beyond the telling of it.

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Update: copy claimed yesterday by the fabulous @sagaciousapphic.bsky.social , who (correctly) named Jonathan from TWFTW as their favorite side character of Roslyn’s. Sorry, Cranli!

fabuloussagaciousapphic.bsky.social

Bluesky

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Hint: the high school is named after one of the patron saints of lost and impossible causes...

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

To celebrate Day One of GCLS, @writingroslyn.bsky.social & I are doing a little cross-promo in-person giveaway 🥰 The first con attendee to find me and tell me their favorite supporting character in any of Roslyn's books will get a FREE signed copy of the bestselling THE WOMAN FROM THE WAVES! 🌊

A photo of a paperback copy of Roslyn Sinclair's sapphic romance novel THE WOMAN FROM THE WAVES, standing on a table, next to a postcard with art of the two main characters.

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

The July edition of The L Byrd goes out tomorrow morning, featuring an exclusive sneak peek from my next book (!!!!), a fabulous deal on Loser of the Year's audiobook, and information on my whereabouts at GCLS!

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The Lesbian Review @thelesbianreview.com · 30/06/2025

"Madeleine’s hand still rested on her arm. How strange, that the touch could anchor Hæra to earth at the same time it made her feel light enough to fly without wings. @writingroslyn.bsky.social @jennabeebs79.bsky.social

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Had a blast chatting with @iheartsapphfic.bsky.social about LotY, what’s next for Mattie & Jillian, my writing process, and some sapphic romance authors I think are pretty spectacular! iheartsapphfic.com/2025/06/23/a...

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An Interview with sapphic author NAME

Peek behind the scenes for exclusive details about BOOK TITLE, a sapphic CATEGORY book

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Strange feeling to be in Spain right now with [gestures at everything] [does not elaborate bc I would like to be let back into my country] [this is mostly a joke] [not completely]

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

The perfect way to kick off June. Happy Pride from Philly! 🌈

Two people in flag decor at Philly Pride

A person dressed as a transformer in trans flag colors at Philly Pride

A little girl holding a sign that reads “More love, less hate” and “we are a rainbow family”

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

The June issue of The L Byrd goes out tomorrow! Sign up now, and you'll be eligible to enter a free giveaway for an audiobook copy of Loser of the Year ⚽🎭 tinyurl.com/mu4uasc5

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

If you’ve been waiting for both books in @jaeauthor.bsky.social’s shapeshifter duology to be released before picking them up, the time is here! You can get your copies of Enemies by Nature and Shifting Nature now (the link is for the latter): mybook.to/ShN5

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Shifting Nature (Shape-Shifter Book 8)

Amazon.com: Shifting Nature (Shape-Shifter Book 8) eBook : Jae: Kindle Store

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

We were right here during our Orkney trip two summers ago, when @writingroslyn.bsky.social was maybe 50-75 pages into her first draft! I remember fantasizing out loud about TWFTW being sold there one day. And now it's actually happening. Legitimately a little teary 🥹

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Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

This book is truly wonderful. It’s smart, challenging, and beautifully written. Run, don’t walk.

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I’m caught between the Scylla and Charybdis of telling you “you should read this right the fuck now” and telling you “if you read this you’re going to tear your hair out from frustration at having to wait for the next 500+ pages”

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Want to read the new spicy short story prequel to Loser of the Year, but didn't sign up for my newsletter in time? You're in luck! New subscribers to The L Byrd automatically receive a download link & get 12,000 words of angst, steam, & inconvenient feelings absolutely FREE 🔥 shorturl.at/Pxig4

The cover of The Passion of Jillian Reed: A Loser of the Year Short Story, by Carrie Byrd, depicting the back and head of a woman with short brown hair, wearing a gray sports bra.

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Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

This story is SO GOOD, y’all. You’re in for a sexy, angsty treat!

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Check your inboxes! The May issue of The L Byrd has gone out, with a new Queer Theory Made Easy, some musings on this summer's GCLS conference, and—most importantly—a FREE 12k-word spicy short story prequel to Loser of the Year 👀 I'm pretty proud of this one, and I hope you'll enjoy it!

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

My next newsletter drops Thursday, with a 12k FREE short story that’ll have you turning up the AC 🥵 If you want to see inside Jillian's brain, or wondered what happened on that fateful night 18 years ago (no spoilers!) this one's for you. I’m so excited to share it. Sign up now at the link below!

“Tell me I’m wrong about you, then.”
Jillian immediately went rigid.
“What?” she said, mostly to buy herself time to think. The girl didn’t mean that. Jillian didn’t even know what “that” was.
Oh yes you do, her traitor brain murmured. You know exactly what she means.
“I try not to stereotype.” The girl cocked her head, and even through the dim light Jillian could make out the sharp look in her eyes. “Sometimes I get it wrong. But I really don’t think I got it wrong with you.”

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🚨COMING NEXT WEEK🚨 College soccer star Jillian Reed only care about excellence. But when an unexpected encounter at a party results in a passionate one-night stand, Jillian faces a choice. Will she embrace her own desires? Or will she continue to deny the truth of who she is?

A cover for a short story by Carrie Byrd, titled The Passion of Jillian Reed: A Loser of the Year Short Story

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Final exam season has its little joys

A screen cap of a final exam question:

14. Two characters in a romance novel are sharing a hotel room, then discover there’s only one bed. What trope is this?

a. Friends to lovers
b. Grumpy/sunshine
c. Forced proximity
d. Marriage of convenience

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

If you prefer your sapphic romance soft, sweet, hesitant, & gentle, this is not the book for you 🔥

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Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Here we go!! So proud of @byrdwrites.bsky.social and really looking forward to hearing LOTY come to life in audio 🎧

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Ana K Wrenn @anakwrenn.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Okay, darlins, get this Goldie nominated book NOW. 🏵👇🏵👇🏵👇

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

🥳 AUDIOBOOK RELEASE! 🥳 Today’s the day! The audiobook version of Loser of the Year is now available on Audible and Audiobooks.com. I’m so thrilled with Krystal Hammond’s sizzling take on Mattie and Jillian, and I hope you will be too. Get it here: tinyurl.com/39mvx3n2

A screenshot of the first chapter of Loser of the Year by Carrie Byrd on audiobook

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

The April edition of The L Byrd goes out tomorrow! Come celebrate exciting events with me, including the release of my audiobook (!!!!) There's also a short essay on Katharine Hepburn’s gender & sexuality—with details from her personal life that'll surprise you… 👀 Sign up here: tinyurl.com/mu4uasc5

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caroline @cswift13.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

this book owns my life and the entire group chat and rightly so because it is EVERYTHING

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

she’s here and she’s SPECTACULAR

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Loser of the Year is a finalist for three @goldencrownls.bsky.social awards: Contemporary Romance: Long Novel, Debut Novel, and the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award. I’m thrilled, grateful, and very, very overwhelmed.

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

During my queer romance lecture yesterday one of my students got us all on a side tangent about woman/anthropomorphized door erotica and I just. I just love my job. So much.

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Gonna run through a brick wall

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

🚨 The audiobook of Loser of the Year, read by the fantastic Krystal Hammond, drops April 22! 🚨 You can pre-order here from Audible or Audiobooks dot com: tantor.com/loser-of-the...

The cover of the Loser of the Year audioboook

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

One of my group chats is currently filled with intentionally horrible covers we've all created for @writingroslyn.bsky.social's new book & honestly I'm still stuck on the tag line "from that lady who brought you a 20-year obsession with Miranda Priestly"

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I mean it didn’t NOT do that

A t-shirt with an image of Jesus and the words “Catholic School Made Me a Girl Kisser”

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

What I loved about the Narnia books as a kid: 1) The idea of a secret world in a wardrobe, with: 2) A beautiful & icy woman who tells me how special & clever I am & gives me candy & asks me to come live with her Thanks for that baby lesbian fantasy, C.S. Lewis! Sorry I never cared about Aslan!

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

My book is for sale at the Leipzig Book Fair in Germany! 🥰

A table with books for sale, with Loser of the Year by Carrie Byrd front and center.

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Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Three years ago today, I said “I do” to the easiest question ever asked. I do, always, @byrdwrites.bsky.social.

Roslyn Sinclair and wife Carrie Byrd kissing on a crowded street in wedding gowns.

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Carrie Byrd @byrdwrites.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

“Middle age isn’t some ditch at the dead end of Discovery Road, beloved.” My next book, The Second Draft, is out from @ylva-publishing.bsky.social in 2026! An ice queen, friends-to-lovers sapphic romance with two 50+ late bloomer MCs, TSD is about how it's never too late to become yourself 💛👠✍🏻🌵🔥

The Second Draft

Icy socialite Anne Lowell is perfectly fine. Now divorced from her husband of thirty years, she’s got her best friend and neighbor, the dazzling Sadie Rosenthal, to brighten her days. But when Anne is rocked by a sudden realization that her feelings for Sadie might be more than friendship, she comes face-to-face with a truth she’s spent her entire life trying not to see.

Sixty is far too late for an epiphany that changes everything. Isn’t it?

Out 2026 from Ylva Publishing

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