Hey there, wonderful readers! Today, I want to talk about the joy of happy endings in sapphic novels—books that Ylva publishes. But first, let me introduce myself: My name is Astrid Ohletz, founder and CEO of Ylva Publishing. From [...]
Jen Giacalone, one of Ylva’s newest authors, and host of the Greek Girls Story Salon podcast, talks about her varying degrees of interest in smut and more emotional scenes. Do you love steamy wlw sex scenes? The kind that [...]
French lesbian blogger Élie Chevillet asks how we can now be in 2023 yet queer families still have to justify raising children outside the traditional nuclear model. Our kids are all right—and it’s disturbing that so many still question [...]
Australian author Liz Rain is back with a timely tale, Onside Play. She shares why she wrote a sporty second-chance lesbian romance set during the Women’s World Cup 2023. Your debut lesbian romance Perks of Office was all about [...]
After another breakup, French lesbian activist Élie Chevillet felt like exploring other ways to love. She reports back on what she’s found. Falling for someone, consuming the passion to the fullest, and dropping the relationship as soon as it’s [...]
Hotel Queens (Jeux de pouvoir) was published by Reines de Coeur in April 2023. That’s a great reason to revisit Lee Winter’s award-winning lesbian romance and hear from the author herself in this interview she did initially for French [...]
Lesbian activist for 25 years DANIELA ZYSK, now works for Ylva Publishing as its Finance and Diversity Manager. Here, she talks about the surprising discoveries she’s made about herself thanks to menopause. If you’re around me these days, you [...]
In her first guest-blog post, author and communication professor-emeritus ANA K. WRENN discussed the challenges of racial colorblindness. In this continuation, she explores how the roots of racism have spread across cultures, manifesting in various ways. Like an invasive [...]
Ylva Publishing’s German translation of About that Kiss by Harper Bliss is published, so we had a chat with Harper about her book, its connection to another of her novels, and the truth about her favorite romance trope. In [...]
“Not seeing color” is a common way to announce we’re all the same under our skin, and to point out we’re not racist. But as author and communication professor-emeritus ANA K. WRENN explains, racial colorblindness, in books and beyond, [...]