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Women and Words Podcast Overview 8-14 October, 2016 Jove Belle and Andi Marquette discuss all things Women and Words, Andi screwing up fanfic rules, and Andi’s epic bad hair day (the two not necessarily related). 8 October: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta interviewed poet and lesfic advocate Jaynes Pehney for a Reader’s Perspective. Women and Words link HERE Jaynes Pehney on Amazon 9 October: Author Heather Blackmore stopped by with some thoughts on something that plagues creatives: why, out of bunches of good reviews and comments, do we dwell on the one bad?  Women and Words link HERE Heather Blackmore’s website 10 October: Author and Women and Wordster Jessie Chandler gave us a taste of Colonyhouse, a Writers’ Retreat, in Oregon. The one Jessie attended is run by author Lori Lake. With photos! Women and Words link HERE Jessie Chandler’s website Colonyhouse link 11 October: Life coach and psychologist Angela Grace joins us now and again with some words about making changes in our lives. This time, she reminds us that it’s okay to be a beginner, and we need to think about ways to “overcome ourselves.” That is, to move beyond the limits we set for ourselves. Women and Words link HERE 12 Occtober: Author Annette Mori discusses her writing process as a pantser vs. a planner/plotter. Women and Words link HERE Annette Mori’s website 14 October: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette does a Fangirl Friday about the movie Aliens (1986). Two words. Sigourney Weaver. (you’re welcome) Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Don’t forget: Call for Submissions, writings on “The Places that Never Barred Us,” curated by Renée Bess and Lee Lynch. Women’s Week 2016 is still going on in Provincetown, Massachusetts! And GCLS is already gearing up for its July conference, this time in Chicago. Hotel reservations are now open. Go see.  

Courting The Countess by Jenny Frame Professor of Archeology Henrietta “Harry” Knight becomes Countess of Axedale upon her father’s death and takes a sabbatical from Cambridge University to begin refurbishing the long-neglected and run-down Axedale Hall. The child of a loveless marriage, witness to her father’s infidelities and her mother’s pain, Harry has no intention of ever falling in love. Annie Brannigan is a survivor, remaining positive through hardships. As an agency housekeeper, she moves from post to post with her daughter Riley, taking care of people who have everything she will never have. Annie’s greatest wish is to find her happy ever after. Can love restore the countess’s heart and the crumbling Axedale Hall, or will the first foundations of love turn to dust? 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 Genre Hopping Wise Or Foolish? 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    

Getting Mama Out of Hell by Laurie Moore When British visitors Elle Winthrop and her daughter Elizabeth die near the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, they learn there is life after death, and that Elle’s mother is living in eternal damnation. But they have a chance to secure Mama’s entrance into Heaven if they return to Fort Worth and convince five people to do an extraordinarily good deed in her name. But that’s not going to be easy: Elle returns in the body of twelve-yearold Sylvester “Sly” Gooch, an African-American with a colorful police history, while Elizabeth reappears as Adelaide Hollingsworth, a wealthy white octogenarian and the victim of a mugging— by Sly.  Now Sly and Addie must move between Addie’s world of privilege and Sly’s crime-infested neighborhood, all while dodging the police. Discard Sly’s ankle monitor and add Allen Carswell, the Fort Worth policeman who was engaged to marry Elle, and you have a boy on the lam at odds with a lovesick Brit. Throw in  an old lady who realizes her scheming daughter and son-in-law will stop at nothing to seize control of her estate. Unravel Mama’s sketchy past that includes a high-profile homicide, a missing socialite, and an ongoing murder conspiracy, and you have Getting Mama Out of Hell, a suspense-filled read that promises—and delivers—a rollicking good time. 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

In Your Words by RJ Samuel This recording is of the FULL SHORT STORY 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). You can find this novel on Amazon.com | on Amazon.co.uk Visit www.TheLesbianTalkShow.com/Reading for more information on sending us your reading for Book Clips

  Badass Women Save Themselves with Jove Belle and Blythe Rippon   “You're just a bee charmer, Idgie Threadgood. That's what you are." And Fried Green Tomatoes is a woman charmer. The film offers complex portrayals of female empowerment across time periods, age, class, and race. The layered storytelling brings you in and the evocative music and sense of place keeps you there. Have a listen while Blythe and Jove share the many things they love about this movie.   Check out more on https://badasswomensavethemselves.com

Les Talk About It Sheena and Tamara tell their coming out stories In this very special episode of Les Talk About It, Sheena and Tamara relate their own coming out stories as a celebration of National Coming Out Day. What's your coming out story? Send us an email on Podcast@TheLesbianTalkShow.com

The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones Antuniet Chazillen lost everything the night her brother was executed. In exile, she swore that treason would not be the final chapter of the Chazillen legacy in Alpennia’s history. A long- hidden book of alchemical secrets provides the first hope of success, but her return to the capital is haunted by an enemy who wants those secrets for himself.  Jeanne, Vicomtesse de Cherdillac is bored. The Rotenek season is flat, her latest lover has grown tediously jealous and her usual crowd of friends fails to amuse. When Antuniet turns up on her doorstep seeking patronage for her alchemy experiments, what begins as amusement turns to interest, then something deeper. But Antuniet’s work draws danger that threatens even the crown of Alpennia.  The alchemy of precious gems throws two women into a crucible of adversity, but it is the alchemy of the human heart that transforms them both in this breathtaking follow-up to the widely acclaimed Daughter of Mystery. 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 The Book Pricing Strategy   In this episode Harper Bliss and Her Mrs (Caroline) discuss how to price books and why some ebooks are more expensive than print novels.   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  

Therapy Cafe Escaping The Walled Garden In this episode, Zane (Soul Mates) and Thalia (Eagle Cove) will help two of our listeners break free from the wall of protection they've built around their heart after being hurt. 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 Heather Anderson. You are this week's winner of a free eBook copy of your choice, Winter's Harbor or Built To Last by Aurora Rey. We'll get in touch with you via email for further details. Thanks for subscribing and listening!

Women and Words Overview 1-7 October 2016 Jove Belle and Andi Marquette this week -- at turns philosophical and at others, reminiscent of squirrels who ate way too much sugar.   1 October: A Reader’s Perspective with Erin Saluta, and in honor of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness month, she did a blog on lesfic books that include breast cancer/characters that deal with it.   Women and Words link HERE   2 October: Author Barbara Winkes stopped by to discuss her latest release, Rise, which is her first paranormal book. And she’s doing a giveaway! Go get in on it!   Women and Words link HERE Barbara Winkes’ website   3 October: Author Genta Sebastian joined us to tell us briefly about the Queen of the Festa, which takes place on the island of Terceira, in the Azores. Genta’s latest release, When Butches Cry, is coming out in December.   Women and Words link HERE Genta Sebastian’s website   4 October: Author and Women and Wordster D Jordan Redhawk is just about done with her latest book, and she’s in that weird twilight zone between projects. She talks a bit about that, and for the record, Jove and Andi think she should totally do that “sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll” thing she brought up.   Women and Words link HERE D Jordan Redhawk’s website   5 October: Author and Women and Wordster Carsen Taite joined us to remind us that Women’s Week in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is about to commence next week (10-16 October). She will be there, as will a plethora of other authors. Andi and Jove note that there are all kinds of performances and fun stuff going on (including Kate Clinton and Lily Tomlin!). AND Carsen’s latest, Without Justice, drops in December.   Women and Words link HERE Carsen Taite’s website   Women’s Week info HERE!   6 October: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle did a reading last week at the Jefferson Market Library, which is an absolutely gorgeous structure in New York City. She talks a bit about it and provides some wonderful photos.   Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   6 October: A twofer today! Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde is soon to be off gallivanting again, this time to South Africa. She also provides a travel site she uses that will no doubt ruin all of us because of the cheap fares available. Her latest, Rise of the Rain Queen, is set in southeastern Africa.   Women and Words link HERE Fiona Zed

All I Want For Summer by Clare Lydon Everybody loves Pride season, right? Not quite. Tori & Holly are back! Join London’s favourite lesbian couple as they head to the south coast to soak up the sunshine for Brighton Pride. The snag is, Pride and Holly have never seen eye to eye, but eternal optimist Tori is determined to make this year different. Will she succeed? Not if Holly’s ex Jen has anything to do with it… Read the fourth action-packed instalment in this British rom-com series and get your Tori & Holly on today! 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

Les Do Books 3 Historic Novels We Loved Brooklyn and Tara, reviewers at The Lesbian Review, talk about the historical fiction they’ve been reading lately. Listen to hear about gladiatrixes, mail order brides, and why Brooklyn could never live on a ranch.    In this podcast they discuss:     Sword of the Gladiatrix by Faith L. Justice - buy on amazon.com |amazon.co.uk | amazon.ca  Alaskan Bride by D. Jordan Redhawk - buy on amazon.com |amazon.co.uk | amazon.ca  Hidden Truths by Jae - buy on amazon.com | amazon.co.uk |amazon.ca      Don’t forget to read their next book club pick, Broken Trails by D. Jordan Redhawk, which they will discuss in the episode that airs October 21.    Broken Trails - buy on amazon.com | amazon.co.uk | amazon.ca    More info 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 toTara@TheLesbianReview.com  

Curves Welcome Finding Your Purpose  Novelist and Motivational Blogger Suzie Carr discusses how to find purpose in life.     In this episode Suzie explores:   Answers to the questions: What should I do with my life? What’s my purpose? Why am I here? Is this as good as it’s going to get? Examples of people living with purpose The common thread to finding purpose Discusses how purpose changes through time Suggests ways to discover your purpose   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  

Les Talk About It What Makes A Real Lesbian? In this episode of Les Talk About it Sheena and Tamara have a guest. Brooklyn joins them as they talk about what makes one a real lesbian. MORE INFO Sheena is the founder of The Lesbian Talk Show podcast channel and The Lesbian Review.  Tamara is super smart and loves researching and together this married couple are known to get slightly off topic and laugh a lot. Brooklyn is an amazing reviewer at The Lesbian Review and Podcaster on The Lesbian Talk Show. Send your questions and comments to Podcast@TheLesbianTalkShow.com or visit www.TheLesbianTalkShow.com for more info about this and other lesbian podcasts.