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Women and Same-Sex Marriage in Western History The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 24d A survey of strategies for getting your historical protagonists hitched across the centuries. In this episode we talk about How the concepts of “women”, “same-sex”, and “marriage” are being defined for the purpose of this discussion Cultures that may have supported marriage between women as an equal option Cases of same-sex marriage enabled by presenting as an opposite sex couple The permeability of the “opposite sex” requirement in actual practice Using the forms and rituals of marriage, even when the legal status was not available More info The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives at: http://alpennia.com/lhmp You can follow the blog on my website (http://alpennia.com/blog) or subscribe to the RSS feed (http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/) This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Marriage between women Female husbands If you have questions or comments about the LHMP or these podcasts, send them to: contact@alpennia.com A transcript of this podcast is available here. If you enjoy this podcast and others at The Lesbian Talk Show, please consider supporting the show through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLesbianTalkShow

Episode 36: Dread Nation  Andi and Lise RAVE about the book Dread Nation by author Justina Ireland, which is billed as YA but really, EVERYBODY should read it. It’s an amazingly evocative tale of American race relations set against the backdrop of the Civil War but with a twist—zombies. Or, in the parlance of the times, “shamblers.”  From the book description:  Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities—and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It’s a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society’s expectations.  The book deals with race, racial hierarchies as defined by skin color, and how a zombie apocalypse didn’t re-align race relations, but rather simply grafted them onto a new backdrop. The protagonist (Jane) is amazing and the story is well-crafted and you’re swept up in it immediately. READ THIS BOOK.  Justina Ireland’s website  Dread Nation is published by Balzar + Bray (imprint of HarperCollins)  Here’s the Amazon link 

The Importance Of Gratitude Seize the Day Podcast Welcome to Seize the Day Podcast with Natalie Miller-Snell where we explore how to seize all of the opportunities life presents us on a day by day basis, and the tools we can use to help us succeed. In this episode we take a look at Gratitude.  Why is being grateful is so important, what benefits do you experience as a result of being grateful and how to practise being grateful? Seize the Day was inspired by my favourite Latin expression Carpe Diem.  I’m very much a “glass is half full” person and I’ve had some great mentors throughout my life, who have offered me invaluable guidance.  We have so many wonders at our fingers tips and sometimes we just need a little help, or someone to remind us.   Forbes website referenced in the show   Natalie’s Online Contact Details Website:  www.seizethe-day.com Twitter: @natsnell Email:  nataliemillersnell@gmail.com   Come join The Lesbian Talk Show Chat Group   Did you know that you get exclusive content when you become a patron? Find out more here. 

In Your Words by RJ Samuel Book Clips  Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear a full reading of the short story In Your Words by RJ Samuel read by the author.   Synopsis  Amelia is an author who writes about love but has lost her belief in it. She is participating in a book signing week in yet another stop on what seems like an endless tour. When she escapes to a quiet corner of the bookstore Amelia meets the woman who she knows can restore her faith in love, but will she have a chance to find out? Also included with this short story are extracts from R J Samuel’s novels FALLING COLOURS (the first in the Vision Painter series) and HEART STOPPER (a medical thriller).   Get All RJ's Books On Amazon (link works for Amazon US, UK and Canada)    Love What We Do? Become a Patron. You will get exclusive content and be helping us grow.     RJ Samuel Online Website: http://rjsamuel.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RJSamuelAuthor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/r_j_samuel   Contact The Lesbian Talk Show Website Email   You can find all our Book Clips episodes here    Authors Want to feature your novel on Book Clips? Check out more here

Jae's Tips For Authors For Love & Money: Episode 4 A brand new podcast about the business of selling sapphic books! In our fourth episode, Rae D. Magdon interviews Jae from Ylva Publishing at the GCLS 2018 convention in Las Vegas!   How to reach a readership across the globe Defining your brand Lesbian Book Bingo! Why social media is important (but Facebook stinks)   Please check out the following websites mentioned in the show:   Ylva Publishing   Lesbian Book Bingo   Connect with Jae on Facebook, Twitter, and her website. Her newest release, Paper Hearts, will be available for preorder in mid-August.   Connect with Rae D. Magdon on Twitter, Tumblr, & Facebook, or consider supporting her on Patreon.   Her books are available on Amazon and through several other retailers.

The Dos And Don'ts Of Dating A Bisexual Woman Ask A Bisexual Season 1 Ask A Bisexual is a show aimed at busting some of the myths about bisexual women. Sheena’s guest for this season are Tara Scott, reviewer at The Lesbian Review, and Rae D Magdon, author. We finish off the season with a bang - lol, no pun intended - and do a fun episode about dating. Tara and Rae talk about what they like and don’t like when it comes to dating and tips to help people who want to date a bisexual woman. Tara Online Email Check out all Tara’s reviews on TLR Twitter   Rae Online Twitter  Tumblr Facebook, or consider supporting her on Patreon. Her books are available on Amazon, and through several other retailers.   Check out The Lesbian Talk Show on: Facebook group Facebook page Twitter     If you love what we do, consider becoming a Patron, you get exclusive content and you help us grow

Women and Words Overview 14-20 July 2018   Andi is on the road and really tired but that’s okay because Jove discusses curb furniture and how one may or may not acquire it and whether curb furniture can be part of a secret Santa plot for people who sit on stoops. Also, you get the scoop on Jove’s tech meltdown (literally), and Andi would like there to be more lesbianing of pizza—thanks, Ashley Bartlett!   14 July: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta is having reader’s block, you guys! She hasn’t really been in the mood to read! So please offer suggestions. Women and Words link HERE   16 July: Author and Women and Wordster Stevie Carroll joined us to talk about her excursions to Sheffield. So cool. Women and Words link HERE Stevie Carroll’s LiveJournal   17 July:  Author and Women and Wordster Ashley Bartlett talks about a great pizza experience at GCLS. The lesbianing of pizza, y’all! Women and Words link HERE More info about Ashley here   19 July: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle just stopped by for a quick HI!  Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’swebsite   20 July: Author Scot McPhie joined us to chat about his latest book, Female Planet. He’s also doing a giveaway! Women and Words link HERE Scot McPhie’swebsite   Also, Jove’s nephew is participating in a golf event for Special Olympics this weekend (Sunday the 22nd!) Wish him luck!

Book Appreciation with Justine Saracen The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 24c In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favourite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. In this episode Justine Saracen recommends some favourite queer historical novels: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters Fingersmith by Sarah Waters A Woman in Berlin by Anonymous More info The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives at: http://alpennia.com/lhmp For further information on Justine Saracen see her Bold Strokes Books web page or the show notes for the previous episode of the Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast when she was interviewed. If you have questions or comments about the LHMP or these podcasts, send them to: contact@alpennia.com No transcript is available for this episode. If you enjoy this podcast and others at The Lesbian Talk Show, please consider supporting the show through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLesbianTalkShow

Lee Lynch’s Journey with Lesbian Fiction Les Do Books In this episode of Les Do Books, Tara is joined by Lee Lynch, author of the classic lesbian book The Swashbuckler, and one of Tara’s recent favourites, Rainbow Gap. Lee talks about her journey of discovering lesbian literature as a teenager in the 1960s, how she started writing fiction, and the contemporary authors that have her excited. Check out the books discussed: The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Erika Frohmann series by Valerie Taylor Rice and Beans by Valerie Taylor Sex Variant Women in Literature by Jeannette Foster Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule Nightwood by Djuna Barnes Patience and Sarah by Isabelle Miller Toothpick House by Lee Lynch The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers My Antonia by Willa Cather Stick McLaughlin: The Prohibition Years by Cathy Frizzell Hoosier Daddy by Ann McMan and Salem West Find Lee Lynch online Facebook Twitter      More info If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please consider contributing to the Patreon for The Lesbian Talk Show channel. You’ll help us grow and get exclusive content! Come talk to us about these books and any other lesfic you’ve been reading lately at our Facebook group, The Lesbian Review Book Club. You can see all of our reviews, top 10 lists and author profiles on TheLesbianReview.com and don’t forget to send your emails, questions and more to Tara@TheLesbianReview.com.   Lullabye (Sting) by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Curves Welcome – Life on Your Terms Maybe you’ve found yourself living a life on someone else’s terms, a life, if given an easier choice, you never would’ve made for yourself. That happens a lot. Choosing a life path not at all in sync with your heart because it’s just easier than rocking the boat with those in your life.  It’s not comfortable to rock the boat, after all. It can be quite terrifying, in fact. It’s terrifying because you don’t know how those close to you will think of your true calling or true self. Will they still love you? Will they accept you as you truly are? Will this change in a life path alter their lives in a way that will make you feel guilt, even if it is unjustified guilt? What’s at stake if you don’t choose life on your own terms? Tune in to explore this with me.   Show Links:  Join my journey on Patreon and get sweet rewards: https://www.patreon.com/suziecarr   Bonus Info: Grab a copy of my newest novel, The Curvy Side of Life, a romance novel about embracing life’s curves: http://bit.ly/suziecarrcsl Visit Curves Welcome to receive a free gift by submitting name and email: http://curveswelcome.com Consider becoming a patron of The Lesbian Talk Show Join The Lesbian Talk Show Chat Group on Facebook Email me questions and comments: suzie@curveswelcome.com

Anna And Kelly Talk GCLS 2018 The Lesbian Review Podcast In this episode Anna and Kelly Talk give us the scoop on what happened at GCLS 2018. They talk about the highs and lows of the experience. Both Anna and Kelly are reviewers at The Lesbian Review, Anna is an author in the making and Kelly is a published author.  Find Anna Online Twitter Facebook Find Kelly Online Website Twitter Facebook Amazon

Episode 5: Erasing The Bisexual  Ask A Bisexual Season 1 Ask A Bisexual is a show aimed at busting some of the myths about bisexual women. Sheena’s guest for this season are Tara Scott, reviewer at The Lesbian Review, and Rae D Magdon, author. In this episode Tara and Rae discuss What is bisexual erasure? Why does it happen? What can we do to be more inclusive?   Tara Online Email Check out all Tara’s reviews on TLR Twitter Rae Online Twitter  Tumblr Facebook, or consider supporting her on Patreon. Her books are available on Amazon, and through several other retailers.   Check out The Lesbian Talk Show on: Facebook group Facebook page Twitter     If you love what we do, consider becoming a Patron, you get exclusive content and you help us grow

That time Andi had to do a reading after Dorothy Allison… Women and Words Overview 7-13 July 2018 OH, NOEZ, you guys! Jove’s computer up n’ quit this digital coil, leaving Andi to fly solo this week. But it’s okay, because she had a couple of beers and waxed downright poetic (fine—that’s the beer talking) about Twitter threads, defining yourself, Fiona Zedde’s Madrid adventures, and questions that come up from fanfic readers. In the meantime, Jove’s getting things up and running and she’ll be back. Never fear! 7 July: Women and Wordster Ann Etter and her book buddy Anne Pace co-blogged about a few books that have stuck with them. Add yours to the comments! Women and Words link HERE   8 July: Author Ona Marae stopped by to talk about her debut novel, Gum for Gracie, about survival and the fantasies we hold. Women and Words link HERE Find Ona Marae on Facebook   9 July: Author and Women and Wordster Jessie Chandler did a roundup of the GCLS conference in Las Vegas and posted some great photos. Women and Words link HERE Jessie Chandler’s website   10 July: Women and Wordster and life coach Angela Grace wants to know who and what takes your breath away – something spectacular, like a particular musician or book. Post in the comments! Women and Words link HERE   11 July: Women and Wordster and writer Val Agab works to define herself and asks what does “queer” mean. Women and Words link HERE Find Val on Tumblr   12 July: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde is gallivanting yet again! This time, she does Pride in Madrid, Spain. Women and Words link HERE Fiona Zedde’s website   13 July: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette posted about more things she’s learned through writing fanfic, and also provided an excerpt from her latest Clexa AU. Women and Words link HERE Find Andi at her website, on Twitter, and Tumblr   And if you have an event or a call for submissions you’d like us to chat about on Women and Words, drop us a line! Want to guest blog? Drop us a line!   Also, check out the award-winners at GCLS this year. Dirt Road Books is super stoked that Gill McKnight is one of them.

Interview with Justine Saracen The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 24b In this episode we talk about The Berlin Airlift and its historic context Why Justine started writing about World War II Political parallels with current politics The hazards of writing non-romance novels in history How wartime disruption of social roles creates a useful setting for lesbian fiction Justine’s non-WWII novels and the “cross-time” approach to historical fiction Using historical fiction to show repeating human patterns Favorite research sources: location, location, location Justine’s current project: The Sami in Norway in WWII Books mentioned Berlin Hungers by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books) Tyger Tyger Burning Bright by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books) The Witch of Stalingrad by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books) Beloved Gomorrah by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books) Sarah, Son of God by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books) The Ibis Prophecy: The 100th Generation & Vulture’s Kiss by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books) The Mephisto Aria by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books) A Woman in Berlin by Anonymous More info The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives at: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Website: Author website at Bold Strokes Books Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justine.saracen You can follow the blog on my website (http://alpennia.com/blog) or subscribe to the RSS feed (http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/) If you have questions or comments about the LHMP or these podcasts, send them to: contact@alpennia.com No transcript is available for this podcast If you enjoy this podcast and others at The Lesbian Talk Show, please consider supporting the show through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLesbianTalkShow

Interview with Amanda McLoughlin of the Join the Party podcast Lez Geek Out: Episode 35 Andi and Lise totally fangirled over Amanda McLoughlin, but they still did manage to chat with her about one of her cool-ass projects, “Join the Party,” a collaborative storytelling and roleplaying podcast in which four friends create a story together, chapter by chapter. Everyone from seasoned players to total beginners can enjoy this Dungeons & Dragons gameplay, with adventure, intrigue, drama, magic, and the chance to follow diverse characters.  According to the Bello (podcasting) Collective, Join the Party has “gargoyles, robots, queerness, political intrigue, and a whole lot of sound design.” JTP also has introductory episodes to teach new listeners how to play D&D, and they also have interviews with innovators who are pushing the game forward.  Amanda McLoughlin is a producer, founder of the production collective Multitude, a business builder, and old-school internet creator from New York who some of you may know as one of the co-hosts of the fabulous mythology, folklore and legends podcast, “Spirits.”  Hit the link to visit the awesome:  Join the Party  Other D&D podcasts you might dig:  The Adventure Zone  Venture Maidens  Dames & Dragons