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A show about queer women in history and historic literature, plus coverage of the field of sapphic historical fiction. Content note: May include discussions of sex within an academic context.
On the Shelf for May 2025 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 313
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast
36 minutes 46 seconds
6 months ago
On the Shelf for May 2025 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 313
On the Shelf for May 2025
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 313 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
Retirement
Financing the podcast
Expanded analysis projects
A new policy affecting the new book listings
Recent Lesbian/Sapphic Historical Fiction
The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod
Midnight Letters by Rowan Wilder
The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling
Murder at the Cabaret by Dana Gricken
Give My Love to Berlin by Katherine Bryant
To the Fairest by M. Walker
Time After time by Mikki Daughtry
A Spell for Change by Nicole Jarvis
Other Titles of Interest
The Olive and the Spear by J.A. Rainbow
What I’ve been consuming
The Chatelaine by Kate Heartfield
This month we interview Lindz McLeod and talk about:
The appeal of adapting Jane Austen’s fiction
Communicating with the language of flowers
Other Austen characters who might have interesting stories
The wide variety of Lindz’s work
The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod
The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley by Lindz McLeod (forthcoming)
An Honour and a Priviledge by Lindz McLeod (forthcoming)
A transcript of this podcast is available here. (Interview transcripts added when available.)
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
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Twitter: @LesbianMotif
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The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
Website: http://alpennia.com
Email: Heather Rose Jones
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Links to Lindz McLeod Online
Website: https://lindzmcleod.co.uk/
Twitter: @lindzmcleod
Instagram: @lindz.mcleod
Bluesky: @lindzmcleod.bsky.social
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast
A show about queer women in history and historic literature, plus coverage of the field of sapphic historical fiction. Content note: May include discussions of sex within an academic context.
