On the Shelf for July 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 290 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Ng, Vivien. 1997. “Looking for Lesbians in Chinese History” in Duberman, Martin (ed) A Queer World. New York Unive…

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 13: Mothers, Sisters, Daughter – Pseudo-familial RelationshipsThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 289 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Relationships using the imagery of sisters and mother/daughter Age-gap relationships References Babayan, Kathryn. “’In Spirit We Ate Each Other’s Sorrow’ Fem…

On the Shelf for June 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 288 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: New podcast Period – feminist look at historical dramas Lesbiantiquity Book Shopping Mortimer, Ian. 2012. The Time Traveler's Guide to E…

All the Historic LesbianismsThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 287 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Social models of women loving women Variables and features of those models A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http…

On the Shelf for May 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 286 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Book Shopping Tomlinson, Sophie. 2005. Women on Stage in Stuart Drama. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-81111-2 Recent Lesbian/Sapp…

Poetry about Love between Women from the 19th CenturyThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 285 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: 19th century poetry Connections and cross-references between women poets Sources mentioned In addition to being found in the following sources, the text of many of these poems have been taken f…

On the Shelf for April 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 284 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Book Shopping Norman, Ben. 2023. Pomp and Piety: Everyday Life of the Aristocracy in Stuart England. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-39…

Daughters of Derbyshire by Daniel StrideThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 283 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “Daughers of Derbyshire” by Daniel Stride, narrated by Heather Rose Jones. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpenni…

AmazonsThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 282 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Possible historic sources for the Amazon myth Classical and post-classical Amazons Homoeroticism and Amazon characters Sources mentioned Amer, S. 2009. “Medieval Arab Lesbians and 'Lesbian-Like'” in Journal of the History of Sexuality, 18(…

On the Shelf for March 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode # with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: The 2024 fiction line-up ”Charting the Cliff” – Hugo nomination shenanigans Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Loehr, K…

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 12: Bluestockings and AmazonsThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 280 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The archetypes of the bluestocking and the amazon and why they make a natural romantic pairing A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Onl…

On the Shelf for February 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 279 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Close of submissions for the 2024 fiction series Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Blake, Liza. 2011. “Dildos and…

The Dildo EpisodeThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 278 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The cultural dynamics of dildo use A history of dildos in western culture The social and legal consequences of dildo use Terminology and materials of construction Sources used Arvas, Abdulhamit. 2014. “From the Pervert, Back to t…

On the Shelf for January 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 277 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Recent Lesbian/Sapphic Historical Fiction The Lady's Wager by Olivia Hampton Helen's House (School of Enlightenment) by Maggie Sims T…

Battling Poll by Rose CullenThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 276 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “Battling Poll” by Rose Cullen, narrated by Heather Rose Jones. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http:/…

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 11: Employment RelationshipsThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 275 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Historic differences in employment-romance dynamics Gender differences in employment Some historic and literary examples A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian H…

On the Shelf for December 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 274 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog de Nicolay, Nicolas. 1567. Quatre premiers livres des navigations. Translated b…

Welcome back to Your Summer Stories for 2024. Newcastle Libraries is happy to bring you another 7 sizzling summer reads. Skye and Pat have been reading through our exciting titles and are here to introduce you to this summer’s must-read list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Newcastle Libraries REAL

Turkish Delights: The European Fascination with Lesbianism in the Ottoman EmpireThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 273 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The socio-political context of Europeans in Ottoman Turkey European texts describing lesbianism in early modern Constantinople How Turkey became associated with lesbi…

On the Shelf for November 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 272 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog McCallum, E.L. & Mikko Tuhkanen, eds. 2014. The Cambridge History of Gay and Le…

The Salt Price by B. PladekThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 271 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “The Salt Price” by B. Pladek, narrated by Jasmine Arch. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpenni…

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 10: RakesThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 270 with Heather Rose Jones The continuing series about historic romance tropes looks at female rakes. Other episodes mentioned Madame de Murat: Author of Fairy Tales, Lover of Women Delariviere Manley’s The New Atalantis The Travels and Adventures of Mademoiselle de R…

On the Shelf for October 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 269 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Getting back to blogging The Anne Lister Research Summit, Oct. 14-15, 2023 Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Palme…

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 268 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The history and definition of the gothic genre Features of female-centered gothics Sapphic characters as protagonists and antagonists A selection of lesbian gothics The Marquise and the Novice by Victoria Ramstetter Shadows of the Heart by Patty …

On the Shelf for September 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 267 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Book Shopping Goodman, Ruth. 2016. How to be a Tudor: A Dawn to Dusk Guide to Tudor Life. W.W. Norton & Company, New York. ISBN 978…

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 9: SpiesThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 266 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about women in espionage through the ages and why this makes a great context for romance Sources mentioned Akkerman N.N.W. 2018. Invisible Agents: Women and Espionage in Seventeenth-Century Britain. Oxford: Oxford Univ…

On the Shelf for August 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 265 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: The blog’s continuing hiatus Recent Lesbian/Sapphic Historical Fiction Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill By Moonlight by Lisabet Sara…

To the Fair Muse who, Loving Me, Imagin'd More by Annemarie KDThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 264 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “To the Fair Muse who, Loving Me, Imagin'd More” by Annemarie KD, narrated by Heather Rose Jones. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic…

Lesbians as a “Third Sex”The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 263 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Historic contexts in which people conceived as lesbians as belonging to a “third sex” Academic studies that use the concept of a “third sex” as a way of understanding historic models of gender and sexuality A transcript o…

On the Shelf for July 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 262 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Librivox’s “Out of the Closet” short fiction collection Recent Lesbian/Sapphic Historical Fiction The Hells of Notre Dame (The Phantom o…

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 7: Aristocrats and BillionairesThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 261 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Structural parallels between tropes involving titled aristocrats and billionaires Different dynamics when adapting those tropes for f/f historic romance The complicated problem of providin…

On the Shelf for June 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 260 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Pride Month and book discoverability What I did on my summer vacation Yes, there will be a 2024 fiction series Book Shopping Koch, Bea. …

Interview with Jill LiddingtonThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 259 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The social and economic landscape of Anne Lister’s life The dynamics of Lister’s “marriage” to Ann Walker The history of the diaries and their amazing legacy Jill Liddington’s books about Anne Lister Presenting The P…

On the Shelf for May 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 258 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Teaser for a potential upcoming guest Recent book shopping Boag, Peter. 2011. Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past. University of Californ…

The Pirate in the Mirror by Catherine LundoffThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 257 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “The Pirate in the Mirror” by Catherine Lundoff, narrated by Heather Rose Jones. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: htt…

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 7: Second Chances and Older WomenThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 256 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The structure of the “second chance romance” trope Features of second-chance romances with female couples Considerations for older heroines A transcript of this podcast is available here…

On the Shelf for April 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 255 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Why the blog has been thin lately Historic settings and mythic fiction New Books for the Blog Palmer, Paulina. 1999. Lesbian Gothic: Tr…

They Did the Smash (the Schoolgirl Smash)The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 254 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Romantic and pseudo-romantic relationships in single-gender educational institutions The public culture of the schoolgirl “smash” or “crush” When and how attitudes toward such romances changed The culture …

On the Shelf for March 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 253 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Podcast: Queer as Fact Book Shopping: The Once and Future Sex by Eleanor Janega New and forthcoming fiction A Million to One by Adiba J…

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 6: Friends or Enemies to LoversThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 252 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Considerations for using friends-to-lovers and enemies-to-lovers tropes in sapphic historic romance A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Proj…

On the Shelf for February 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 251 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: The Harper Collins strike and the significance of major publishers in sapphic fiction Recent and upcoming publications covered on th…

Welcome to the this is the third and final podcast in the YA Your Summer Stories series. Danni Hilliard chats with CBCA notable author Holden Sheppard about finding your identity, music and of course his recent novel, The Brink. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Newcastle Libraries REAL

All is Silence by Heather Rose JonesThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 250 with Heather Rose Jones A bonus fiction episode to celebrate episode #250: “All is Silence” by Heather Rose Jones, narrated by the author. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.co…

Welcome to the 7 th podcast in the Your Summer Stories Series. Skye Jones and the charming Fleur McDonald chat about her new breathtaking novel of rural suspense Broad River Station. This is a Newcastle Libraries REAL Production produced by Newcastle Podcast Station See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

The Romance of SilenceThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 249 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The medieval “Romance of Silence” Ideas about gender, and nature vs nurture An extended plot synopsis Sources mentioned Roche-Mahdi, Sarah. 1999. Silence. Michigan State University Press, Lansing. ISBN 0-87013-543-0 This top…

Welcome to the 6 th podcast in the Your Summer Stories Series. Garry Disher’s new novel Days; end, returns to the outback town of Tiverton, the rural beat of local cop Paul Hirschhausen where all is not as bucolic as you would expect. Dan Cox talks to Garry about Hirsch’s latest travails. This is a Newcastle Libraries REAL Production produced by Ne…

Welcome to the second podcast in the YA Your Summer Stories series. Danni Hilliard chats with multiple award-shortlisted author Nina Kenwood about love, Vampire Diaries and of course her recent novel, Unnecessary Drama. This is a Newcastle Libraries REAL Production. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Welcome to the 5th podcast in the Your Summer Stories Series. Kirsty Manning is the author of 6 best-selling books. Today she will be talking to Pat Annetts about her latest novel, The Paris Mystery, the first of a new series with reporter turned amateur sleuth Charlie James. This is a Newcastle Libraries REAL Production produced by Newcastle Podca…

On the Shelf for January 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 248 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: A summary of what the podcast and blog have covered this year Upcoming BBC series with a sapphic take on Marie Antoinette Recent and …

Welcome to the 4th podcast in the Your Summer Stories Series. Melanie Sargeant introduces us to one of her favourite authors Holly Throsby about her 3 rd novel, the clever and captivating Clarke. This is a Newcastle Libraries REAL Production produced by Newcastle Podcast Station See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…