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In This Episode of Book Clips Darcy McInnes reads from her novel, Being Josie. Synopsys for Being Josie by Darcy McInnes The dream was terrifying and vivid, but when Seattle resident Josie Pace awakes, all she can remember are two details: a newspaper headline from the 1970s and an unusual name—Tambra. A metaphysical crime drama, Being Josie follows two women separated by time, yet somehow intimately connected. Certain the dream means something, Josie digs into the past and discovers a woman named Tambra Delaney who died in a nearby city in the seventies, murdered by her neighbor, Vivian Latham. Josie can't shake the feeling that the official story of Tambra’s murder is deeply wrong, and Vivian was innocent. She continues to dig, discovering Tambra’s daughter and husband are still alive. Something powerful binds Josie to Tambra, driving the young woman to the site of Tambra’s death. She’s determined to right a decades-old injustice. There’s just one problem: she has no proof beyond her own inexplicable connection to the murder.  And then there’s policewoman Laura Ramirez. Josie is drawn to her too. That attraction, at least, is easily explained. Or is it? As Josie gets to know Laura she begins to suspect that there's much more to her attraction to the policewoman than meets the eye. You can find this novel  here on Amazon.com  here on Amazon.ca  here on Amazon.co.uk  Email us on Podcast@TheLesbianTalkShow.com if you have questions or comments. Visit www.TheLesbianTalkShow.com/Reading for more information on sending us your reading for Book Clips

In this episode of Les Talk About it Sheena and Tamara talk about lesbians doing it for themselves. They ask the question why is there a myth around all lesbians loving DIY and is it true that lesbians are better at DIY than straight women? Tamara coins the term SheIY and they answer a reader question about How To Kiss. They also mention author Aurora Rey and reviewer Brooklyn Goodrich 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. Send your questions and comments to Podcast@TheLesbianTalkShow.com or visit www.TheLesbianTalkShow.com for more info about this and other lesbian podcasts.

In this episode Harper Bliss and Her Mrs (Caroline) discuss writing characters and whether or not you should base them on people you know   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 theLadylit website check out her books on Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca  

In this episode, Zane (Soul Mates) and Thalia (Eagle Cove) introduce our first Lightning Round!  This is Part 1 of 3 where we answer questions about lesbian dating.  Part 2 of 3 will release on October 31st and we'll answer questions about lesbian sex.  Part 3 of 3 will release on January 30th and we'll answer questions about lesbian relationships. What is a Lightning Round you ask? We asked listeners to send in lesbian dating, sex, and relationship questions that can be answered by a simple 'Yes' or 'No' response. And then during the episode, our guest moderator, the world-famous Velvet Lounger of The Lesbian Reading Room asked these questions of Zane and Thalia who attempted to answer as many as possible in 10 minutes. Velvet also personally answered the questions and asked us to elaborate on our simple 'yes' or 'no' responses occasionally.  We also spent a fair amount of time laughing.  We entertained ourselves.  Hopefully we'll entertain you as well. We hope that Velvet will agree to be our regular moderator for these Lightning Rounds so please give her lots of encouragement. 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 overview   21-26 August 2016   Jove Belle is out flinging around the wilderness and Andi Marquette is out flinging around California, but she managed to check in with all y’all!   21 August: Author Kate Christie stopped by to chat about her books, including her latest, Game Time, and to talk about how important soccer (football to many of you) has been in her life. She’s also doing a giveaway! Two ebooks!   Women and Words link HERE Kate Christie’s website   25 August: Author and regular Women and Wordster Renée Bess discussed character-driven stories and stories in which characters have to deal with political and social currents of the day. Renée enjoys reading and writing stories like the latter, and notes that her book, The Rules, deals with racial identity and conflicts caused by colorism and class differences.   Women and Words link HERE Renée Bess’ website   26 August: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette blogs about a fangirl T-shirt she wore while traveling from one state to another and the conversations it started. Hint: STAR WARS!   Women and Words link HERE Andi’s website Fangirlshirts.com so you, too, can fangirl everywhere   Also, remember the Bella Books anthology that’s a fundraiser for GCLS. Bella Books info about it   And Andi highly recommends this stop in her personal weird America tour, The Bigfoot Discovery Museum in Felton, CA. Srsly. How can you NOT want to see this?   Also, the awe-inspiring redwood trees. Andi stopped off at the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, right down the road from the Bigfoot museum. Make it a day, people!  

Lesbian Historic Motif Project Podcast Episode 1 “Ordinary Women” by Heather Rose Jones   The historic records concerning Greta von Mösskirch and Jehanne and Laurence are discussed in detail in the following publications. Benkov, Edith. “The Erased Lesbian: Sodomy and the Legal Tradition in Medieval Europe” in Same Sex Love and Desire Among Women in the Middle Ages. ed. by Francesca Canadé Sautman & Pamela Sheingorn. Palgrave, New York, 2001. Puff, Helmut. 2000. "Female Sodomy: The Trial of Katherina Hetzeldorfer (1477)" in Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies: 30:1, 41-61. You can find a discussion of these articles as part of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project blog here and here   You can also find Heather Rose Jones fantasy novels on Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca      

Les Do Books The Red Files, aka the Book Tara Won’t Stop Talking About   Brooklyn and Tara, reviewers at The Lesbian Review, discuss their book club pick of the month, The Red Files by Lee Winter. Listen to find out what it’s about, who their favourite characters were, and which part made Brooklyn fall a little bit in love with the author.    This podcast is full of spoilers, so be sure to read The Red Files before checking it out. Buy The Red Files on Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca  Read Tara’s review at The Lesbian Review   They also announce their next book club pick, Depths of Blue by Lise MacTague, which they will discuss in the episode that airs September 23. Buy Depths of Blue on Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca Read Sheena’s review here  More info Come talk to us about these books and any other lesfic you’ve been reading lately at our new 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  

The Revelation Of Beatrice Darby by Jean Copeland How much courage does it take to be yourself? In a decade when good girls conform to strict family and social expectations, Beatrice Darby is about to find out. After a harmless admiration for her older boss, sophisticated Abby Gill, blossoms into a full-blown crush, Beatrice is startled to discover why she’s never felt like other girls. She soon learns the necessity of “passing,” the shame of secret “sin,” and the pressure to meet family expectations, all while suffering the angst of unrequited love and the disastrous end to her friendship with college roommate and future sister-in-law, Gwen Ridgeway. When Abby reappears years later, can Beatrice go against all she’s ever known to be happy? Will she have to choose between honesty and her family? Get this novel on Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca 

This week Tamara and Sheena chat about how an insurance company is being sued because of discrimination against lesbians who want to have children. They also answer listen Kathy's questions - My lesdar pings for a lady I work with. I am openly out but she is not. I find her intriguing, what should I do? Send your comments and questions to Podcast@TheLesbianTalkShow.com and tell us what you would like to hear about

In this episode Harper Bliss and Her Mrs (Caroline) discuss beta readers, why they use them and how their process works.   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  

In this upcoming episode, Zane (Soul Mates) and Thalia (Eagle Cove) examine the excitement of first love and the urge to merge. 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.  Please subscribe to and rate our show. We can't do the show without you.

Women and Words Podcast Overview 15-20 August 2016   Jove didn’t go camping this weekend, BUT she’s been making tons of jam, jelly, and salsa. See if you can sneak onto her Christmas list…   15 August: Author and Women and Words regular Stevie Carroll joins us from the UK with an awesome blog about work she’s doing on her garden, including creating a pond out of old tires (tyres).   Women and Words link HERE Steve Carroll’s LiveJournal   17 August: Info about the Bella Books anthology fundraising project for Golden Crown Literary Society. Call for submissions! Hit the link below for more details.   Women and Words link HERE   18 August: Author and Women and Words regular R.G. Emanuelle talks about something we all have to go through: Change.   Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   19 August: Hot off the Press and Coming Attractions notice posted, August and September 2016.   Women and Words direct link to lists HERE.   19 August: A twofer on Friday! Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette does a Fangirl Friday about Stranger Things and Winona Ryder.   Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website   20 August: Women and Words’ reader in residence Erin Saluta joins us to talk about drivers. Specifically, the kind of drivers/badass motorcycle types who freakin’ get out there and just do it.   Women and Words link HERE   And now is about the time that Jove and Andi start planning the massive, crazy, WTF were they thinking Hootenanny, which is a 12-day giveaway in December. Women and Words easily gives away 20-30 books a day, all donated by authors and publishers, and we give away other swag, too. Last year we gave out 3 Kindle Fires. So we’re in the early planning stages, and most likely we’re going to do a sign-up sheet at Women and Words for authors who would like to donate books to the crazy. We’ll keep you posted. Hope you all have a great week!