Lucy May Lennox's Blog

I'm happy to announce that my novel Eroshenko is an Editor's Choice selection for this quarter by the Historical Novel Society. The reviewer called it "a truly remarkable novel." I'm so grateful for the recognition and the kind review.
Read the entire review here: https://historicalnovelsociety.org/re...

I'm happy to announce that Eroshenko has won the Literary Titan Gold Book Award. I'm so honored!

I also posted an author interview on their website where I talk about my research and writing process: https://literarytitan.com/2025/04/09/...

My latest novel Eroshenko is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Links to other book sellers coming soon.

I'm so excited to finally share this novel with readers. It's a bit different from my previous books as it's not a romance, but it is another historical novel set in Japan. Fans of Flowers by Night will also enjoy this story, set 100 years later.

Vasily Eroshenko was a real person, a blind man who traveled from Moscow to Tokyo in 1915 and became a celebrity there, writing and lecturing on socialism, feminism and disability rights. The story is told from the point of view of his close friend Kamichika Ichiko, a woman reporter and feminist activist with her own wild true story. The issues these leftists wrestled with are still very relevant today.

Please pre-order, as it really helps a lot with visibility and accessibility. Thank you!

If you're curious about Eroshenko, you can also read translations of some of his short stories and essays in The Narrow Cage and Other Modern Fairy Tales.

I'm excited to announce that Flowers by Night has won First Prize for literary fiction in the North Street Book Prize contest. Wow! I'm honored and grateful to have been selected out of a very strong field. You can read an in-depth, thoughtful review here: https://winningwriters.com/past-winni...
Thanks very much to all the judges for selecting my book.

I'm very happy to announce that Good Looking is now available as an audiobook. Professional narrator Dallin Bradford does a fantastic job, I hope you'll agree! It's so fun to hear the characters come to life with a really skilled narrator. If you already bought the ebook on Amazon, you can get the audio version on Audible for a big discount. It's also available on Kobo, Chirp, Spotify, and coming soon to Google Play and anywhere else you get audiobooks.

Read my interview here for New in Books about my latest novel, Good Looking
https://www.newinbooks.com/interview-...
I hope you all enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it!

I'm very happy to announce that my book Flowers by Night is a finalist for the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the Multicultural category. The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is the largest international awards program for indie authors and publishers. The judges include literary agents, editors, publishing executives, and successful published authors. I'm so honored to have been selected as a finalist!

I'm very happy to announce that Flowers by Night is a finalist in the Readers' Favorite contest 2021 in the LGBTQ category. Thanks to all the reviewers who judged my book!

Book blogger Tissie asked to interview me on her awesome blog, Bookshelves & Teacups, about my novel Flowers by Night. Read here for a peek at my writing process and inspirations. Thanks very much Tissie for the great questions--it was fun!

I'm very happy to announce that Flowers by Night is now available as an audiobook, with professional narration by Payton Huang. Listen to Ichi and Tomonosuke come to life in this amazing, affecting rendition. And you'll get to hear all the Japanese names, terms, and poetry. I was so lucky to find such a skilled narrator who also speaks Japanese. If you bought the ebook through Amazon, you will get a big discount on Audible. It's also available at Kobo, Google Play, Chirp, and coming soon to most other audiobook services.

If you would like a promo code for a free copy in exchange for an honest review, just ask.

And check out my Pinterest page to see images of the fashions, locations, real people, and other research I used. Thanks!