We’re fans of Shira Glassman’s books here at The Gay YA, and even bigger fans of the work she does promoting diverse LGBTQIA+ lit and her passion for representation. Today, we’re revealing the cover for The Olive Conspiracy, the fourth book in the Mangoverse series!
Here’s some info from Shira about the book:
The Olive Conspiracy is due out on July 20, 2016 from Prizm Books. It’s part of the Mangoverse series but you don’t have to read any of the other books first because I try my best to write my books as standalone adventures about the same family-of-choice. It’s f/f fantasy with Jewish leads, a cool dragon spy, and Yet Another Bisexual Chef (all the bi characters in this series wind up being chefs.)
The goodreads link so you can add it if you want: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26086052-the-olive-conspiracy
Blurb:
When Ezra tries to blackmail Chef Yael about being trans, she throws him out of her restaurant and immediately reports him to the queen. But when police find Ezra stabbed to death, Queen Shulamit realizes he may have also tried to extort someone more dangerous than a feisty old lady.
Shulamit’s royal investigation leads her to an international terrorist plot to destroy her country’s economy–and worse, her first love, Crown Princess Carolina of Imbrio, may be involved. This is a love story between wives, between queen and country, and between farmers and the crops they grow.
Both the eBook and paperback will also come with some bonus shorts.
A little information about the imagery on the cover: the “lemon” is actually another citrus called etrog, and the bouquet of plants is a lulav; they’re associated with the Jewish agricultural holiday Sukkot, where the book’s action starts.
We’re super excited about this book and for Shira, so without further ado, the cover!
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Isn’t it gorgeous?! We absolutely love it and we’re honored we could help Shira with her cover reveal!
Shira’s bio and Twitter are below if you want to congratulate her on a gorgeous cover!
Shira Glassman is a bisexual Jewish violinist living in Florida with an agender superhero and a badly-behaved cat. Her book Climbing the Date Palm was a double finalist in the 2015 Bisexual Book Awards. You can find her on Twitter @ShiraGlassman
