Happy Pride Month everyone! Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I had fun coming up with this years set of questions. We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights as well as my reviews for some of the LGBTQIA books I’ve read this year. Check back daily to see what’s going on and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.
🏳🌈 Tell us your name and a little bit about yourself?
Hi, I’m Audrey. I’m an artist as well as an author with a BFA in animation and game design. I love drawing characters and fantasy maps and you’ll see both in my books, especially the paperback of Shadows Dark and Deadly. Lots of art in that one. I write epic romantic fantasy and under the pen name Andrea Marie Johnson, I write polyam romantasy. All of it’s queer and writing these stories has helped me understand myself better and to accept that I’m bi and nonbinary. One last thing: I’m obsessed with frogs. If you got a little frog at WotR last year that was from my table and if you didn’t get a little frog, you can get one this year ^_^
🏳🌈 What is the title of your most recent release?
Shadows Dark and Deadly under the Andi Marie pen name.
🏳🌈 Is there a book or a movie that has helped you have a better understanding of a current or past event in LGBTQ history?
Not a book or movie but a play. Years ago there was a small theater in Canton IL that put on The Laramie Project. It’s a devastatingly true story that I hadn’t heard before and it’s stuck with me.
🏳🌈 If you could have dinner with a famous person from the LGBTQ community, past or present, who would that be and why?
I think it would be fun to sit down with Elliot Page. He seems like he’d be a cool dude to talk to.
🏳🌈 Do you have a favorite review(s) of one of your books left by a reader? Care to share the title of the book, the review, and why this one stood out to you?
Not an official review but a reader told me Shadows Dark and Deadly made them cry which of course made me cackle like the witch from Snow White!
🏳🌈 What are your social links?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authoraudreys/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorandimarie/
Child of the Moon: https://books2read.com/ChildoftheMoon
Child of the Forest: https://books2read.com/ChildoftheForest
Shadows Dark and Deadly: https://books2read.com/ShadowsDarkandDeadly