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Badass Women Save Themselves Buffy The Vampire Slayer This episode Jove Belle and Blythe Rippon chat about Buffy The Vampire Slayer and why she is one Badass woman. You can find the Badass Women Save Themselves website here and chat to them on Facebook here 

Murder Ink by Laurie Moore Dakota Jones, nouveau riche owner of Runaway Investigations, expects a quiet Thanksgiving with her girlfriend, Kris Carson, a homicide investigator with the Phoenix Police Department. But Kris gets called in to work, spoiling their long-awaited day together. Celia St. Claire, the madam of Fantasy Escorts, Unlimited—a high-dollar escort service—was found murdered and her body posed at a grisly scene, and Kris’s police partner, Hamilton Stark is asking for Kris’s assistance with the investigation. It looks like someone had a grudge to settle with Celia until another fantasy escort is found murdered a few days later. Then a third fantasy escort is found dead, and a pattern begins to emerge in the clues from each victim—henna tattoos, with lyrics from popular songs, and missing locks of hair. Dakota, who once worked as a fantasy escort for Celia, wants the murders solved but Kris, who’s glad Dakota left her old life, wants her to stay out of the investigation and distance herself, despite phone calls from the remaining escorts who are begging for Dakota’s help. Jealousy between Hamilton and Dakota for Kris’s time and affection erupts as the two detectives work the pattern killer cases; after all, Kris once had a meaningless fling with Hamilton and it’s getting in the way again. Then grizzled stranger Travis Creeley—one of Dakota’s former fantasy clients?—appears in town looking for his daughter while Dakota searches for a missing teenaged neighbor, a wealthy member of the Goth culture and aspiring henna tattoo artist. Could the teenager be involved, or know who’s responsible for the murders? Hindered by local politics, Kris and Hamilton must accept Dakota’s help as they work parallel investigations in order to stop the murders and find justice for the victims now that Kris and Dakota find themselves targets of a frightening pattern-killer. You can find this novel on Amazon.com | on Amazon.co.uk | on Amazon.co.ca Visit www.TheLesbianTalkShow.com/Reading for more information on sending us your reading for Book Clips

Harper Bliss And Her Mrs Writing Characters We Care About In this episode Harper Bliss and Her Mrs (Caroline) discuss whether or not charcters should be perfect or flawed. They also talk about what makes a reader relate to a character. This was a question sent in by a listener. If you have questions please feel free to email them to HarperBliss@TheLesbianTalkShow.com and they will either answer them on the show or on their blog.   You can also find Harper Bliss on her website HarperBliss.com or on the Ladylit website Ladylit.com check out her books on Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca Book Bliss Recommends Steven King on Writing - get it on amazon.com | amazon.co.uk | amazon.ca       James Scott Bell - amazon.com | amazon.co.uk | amazon.ca     Sandra Gerth Show Don’t Tell amazon.com| amazon.co.uk| amazon.ca        

Therapy Cafe Girlfriend Needs A Saucher Of Milk In this episode, Zane (Soul Mates) and Thalia (Eagle Cove) help a listener navigate the cat-infested field of lesbian lovers. The Therapy Café is brought to you by The Lesbian Talk Show where you can find this and other fine lesbian podcasts. Be sure to send us your questions to contact@therapy.cafe.  And subscribe to and rate our show on Podbean and iTunes. We can't do the show without you!

Women and Words Podcast Overview 19-25 November 2016 Jove and Andi freak out about the crazy that comes with the holidays in the States, discuss more about steampunk, wonder if they should buy a private island, and decide that neither of them can articulate properly because HOLIDAYS. And yes, Andi was drinking whiskey during this podcast but no bottles were harmed. 19 November: Women and Wordster reader-in-residence Erin Saluta blogged about getting away from it all so she discussed some books whose plotlines included islands. Women and Words link HERE Are you a reader interested in getting interviewed by Erin about lesfic? Contact her on Facebook.   20 November: Q&A with rom com writer Ana B. Good, whose debut novel, The Big Sugarbush, features a plethora of quirky characters. There was also a giveaway, which is why you should totes check WaW all the time to see what’s up because we do giveaways ALL.THE.TIME. Women and Words link HERE The Big Sugarbush website   21 November: Women and Wordster and author Stevie Carroll in the UK joins us for another awesome history tidbit. This week deals with the British love of steam – i.e. steam trains. Plus she brings in steampunk, as she attended a conference along those lines recently. Women and Words link HERE Stevie Carroll’s LiveJournal   22 November: Brand spankin’ new Women and Wordster and author Ashley Bartlett does her first blog with us, about her writing of anti-heroes and on being and outsider. Women and Words link HERE Ashley Bartlett’s website   23 November: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Anthology curators Lee Lynch and Renée Bess are looking for prose/poetry (nonfiction/fiction) up to 5K words dealing with queer lives in queer bars. Deadline is 1/1/2017. Women and Words link HERE (includes guidelines) Lee Lynch’s website Renée Bess’ website   24 November: Author and Women and Wordster Renée Bess blogs about her recent experience at a wedding in which she and her wife experienced no backlash for dancing together, and how it affected her and may affect her writing. Women and Words link HERE Renée Bess’ website   25 November: THREE BLOGS TODAY! One: We’ve posted new releases and forthcoming releases! GO SEE. Two: Fangirl Friday! Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette on why she fangirls, and how diversity seems to express in fandoms before elsewhere. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website   Three: Call for Submissions! Anthology, The Intimacy of Survival, on being older and LGBTQ and the ways you survived. Women and Words link HERE (submission details) Plus: Hootenanny reminder! We’re not only giving away books (

Lesbian Historic Motif Project Podcast  Episode 4 “Bosom Sex” by Heather Rose Jones A discussion of the correspondence between Addie Brown and Rebecca Primus and the details of their personal histories can be found in the following article. Hansen, Karen V. 1995. "No Kisses is Like Youres" in Gender and History vol 7, no 2: 153-182. You can find a discussion of this article as part of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project blog here You can find Heather Rose Jones novels on Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca

Mother Of Souls by Heather Rose Jones At last! Return to the enchanted realm of Alpennia for the eagerly awaited sequel to Daughter of Mystery and The Mystic Marriage. All her life, Serafina Talarico has searched in vain for a place where she and her mystical talents belong. She never found it in Rome—the city of her birth—where her family’s Ethiopian origins marked them as immigrants. After traveling halfway across Europe to study with Alpennia's Royal Thaumaturgist, her hopes of finding a home among Margerit Sovitre’s circle of scholars are dashed, for Serafina can perceive, but not evoke, the mystical forces of the Mysteries of the Saints and even Margerit can't awaken her talents. When Serafina takes lodgings with Luzie Valorin, widowed music teacher and aspiring composer, both their lives are changed forever. Luzie’s music holds a power to rival the Mysteries, and Serafina alone has the vision to guide her talents. For sorcery threatens the fate of Alpennia—indeed of all of Europe—locking the mountains in a malevolent storm meant to change the course of history. Alpennia’s mystic protections are under attack and the key to survival may lie in the unlikeliest of places: Luzie’s ambition to write an opera on the life of the medieval philosopher Tanfrit. You can find this novel on Amazon.com | on Amazon.co.uk | on Amazon.co.ca Visit www.TheLesbianTalkShow.com/Reading for more information on sending us your reading for Book Clips

Curves Welcome  A Little Goes a Long Way    Novelist and Motivational Blogger Suzie Carr discusses how giving just a little bit of yourself can have impactful results on the lives of many.    In this episode Suzie explores:    The contagious effect of giving Ways a person can give Random acts of kindness and its benefits More info   Join Suzie’s Facebook group Feed Your Joy  Visit Curves Welcome to receive 2 free stories by submitting name and email  Email Suzie questions and comments  

Harper Bliss And Her Mrs What We Do To Improve Our Writing  In this episode Harper Bliss and Her Mrs (Caroline) discuss    This was a question sent in by a listener. If you have questions please feel free to email them to HarperBliss@TheLesbianTalkShow.com and they will either answer them on the show or on their blog.   You can also find Harper Bliss on her website HarperBliss.com or on the Ladylit website Ladylit.com check out her books on Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca   Three Podcasts I Listen To:    Joanna Penn The Creative Pen The self publishing formula  The James Patterson writing course Books and Authors I Recommend Steven King on Writing Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca   James Scott Bell Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca   Sandra Gerth Show Don’t Tell Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca    

Therapy Cafe Knee Jerk Trumps Change In this episode, Zane (Soul Mates) and Thalia (Eagle Cove) take a left turn away from our usual listener advice to process our thoughts and feelings regarding the recent presidential election in America.  Trump will be our next president. Change is upon us.  How do we avoid either knee jerk responses or analysis paralysis and make the most of our advocacy energy to keep ourselves and those we love safe for the next four years? The Therapy Café is brought to you by The Lesbian Talk Show where you can find this and other fine lesbian podcasts. Be sure to send us your questions to contact@therapy.cafe.  And subscribe to and rate our show on Podbean and iTunes. We can't do the show without you! Congratulations to Gail Dodge-Hankin.  You've won your choice of one of our eBooks. We'll get in touch with you via email for further details. Thanks for subscribing and listening!  

Women and Words Podcast Overview 12-18 November 2016 Wherein Jove and Andi wax philosophical about the state of the world, goats and alpacas, and steampunk.   12 November: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta does a Reader’s Perspective with Ann Etter. Readers talking about lesfic! Come on down! Women and Words link HERE   14 November: Author and Women and Wordster Jessie Chandler brings up the safety pin campaign and hopes that everyone just remembers to share the luv. Women and Words link HERE Jessie Chandler’s website   16 November: Author and Women and Wordster Jove Belle would like all of us to share the luv and help raise money for a Women and Words donation to the organization Heifer International. Women and Words link HERE Jove Belle’s website   17 November: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle does some processing over the U.S. election and reminds us to persevere. Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   18 November: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette does a Fangirl Friday interview with New York Times bestselling steampunk author Gail Carriger, who just released a F/F novella and we’re giving a copy away on Wednesday of next week. Hit the link to check it out. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Jove and Andi talk about struggling in the wake of the election with writing. Andi also wanted to remind everyone out there that Women and Words does post calls for submissions on its website. CLICK HERE.   And also check out this call for submissions, “Women’s Words, Women’s Lives.” FAST TURNAROUND, friends. 2000 words. CLICK IT AND CHECK IT. Also! We’ll be closing the Hootenanny sign up form next Friday. That’s our big holiday giveaway that starts Dec. 12! Authors and publishers, if you want to donate books, now’s your chance.

Staying True by Suzie Carr 2013 Rainbow Book Awards - Honorable Mention   Free-spirited masseuse Ruby Clark treasures her independence, refusing to allow anyone to encroach on her sense of control. She succeeds at remaining unaffected until she meets Nadia Chase, a self-assured, sexy new client who sets Ruby’s heart in motion.   The two develop a connection that drips with chemistry. As Ruby struggles to maintain her autonomy amidst the fervent attraction, Nadia reveals a secret that threatens to derail both their professional relationship and their blossoming love.    Seeking guidance and support from Shawna, their transgendered friend who struggles with her own issues of self-worth, and Ruby’s grampa, a wise storyteller who raised Ruby in the aftermath of a childhood tragedy, the unlikely foursome embarks on a quest to learn the meaning of love, letting go, and staying true. You can find this novel on Amazon.com | on Amazon.co.uk | on Amazon.co.ca Visit www.TheLesbianTalkShow.com/Reading for more information on sending us your reading for Book Clips  

Soul Mistakes by EA Kafkalas Soul Mistakes  Can the past be undone?   Alex is a successful children’s author married to an artist living in New York City. But even happily married women can question things when thrown together with their first love.   Mindy married the college quarterback, and has two children. She did everything she was supposed to do, but she was only ever happy with Alex.   When Alex returns home for the funeral of Mindy’s mother, old passions resurface throwing both their worlds into turmoil You can find this novel on Amazon.com | on Amazon.co.uk | on Amazon.co.ca Visit www.TheLesbianTalkShow.com/Reading for more information on sending us your reading for Book Clips

Badass Women Save Themselves  Top 5 Female Baddasses on TV for 2016  Today Jove Belle and Blythe Rippon chat about their 5 favorite female characters on TV We're living through the Golden Age of television, according to the people who decide such things, and 2016 has seen some truly impressive representations of badass women. From shows on premium channels to primetime television, women have been badass physically, emotionally, and politically. And that's just Lexa from The 100.    Check out the podcaster profile of Jove Belle and Blythe Rippon on The Lesbian Talk Show website

Les Talk About It  Lesbians Using Strap Ons Want To Be Men    In today's episode Sheena and Tamara discuss a number of myths around lesbians and stap ons such as: Lesbians want to be men and therefore wear strap ons Lesbians should just have sex with men if they want a penis Lesbians aren't real lesbians if they use a strap on Sheena is the founder of The Lesbian Review and The Lesbian Talk Show. She and Tamara have been happily married since 2008 and live in South Africa (where gay marriage is legal and not just called a civil union). Also the birds in the background are Hadedas - native to South Africa, ugly as anything and obnoxiously loud. But they came to say hi anyway. You can contact them via email