On the Shelf for May 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 286 with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:Book ShoppingTomlinson, Sophie
Poetry about Love between Women from the 19th CenturyThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 285 with Heather Rose JonesIn this episode we talk about:19th century poetryConnections and cross-references between women poetsSources menti
On the Shelf for April 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 284 with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:Book ShoppingNorman, Ben. 20
Daughters of Derbyshire by Daniel StrideThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 283 with Heather Rose JonesThis quarter’s fiction episode presents “Daughers of Derbyshire” by Daniel Stride, narrated by Heather Rose Jones.A transcript of
AmazonsThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 282 with Heather Rose JonesIn this episode we talk about:Possible historic sources for the Amazon mythClassical and post-classical AmazonsHomoeroticism and Amazon charactersSources menti
On the Shelf for March 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode # with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:The 2024 fiction line-up”Char
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 12: Bluestockings and AmazonsThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 280 with Heather Rose JonesIn this episode we talk about:The archetypes of the bluestocking and the amazon and why they make a natural roman
On the Shelf for February 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 279 with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:Close of submissions for
The Dildo EpisodeThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 278 with Heather Rose JonesIn this episode we talk about:The cultural dynamics of dildo useA history of dildos in western cultureThe social and legal consequences of dildo useT
On the Shelf for January 2024The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 277 with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:Recent Lesbian/Sapphic His
Battling Poll by Rose CullenThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 276 with Heather Rose JonesThis quarter’s fiction episode presents “Battling Poll” by Rose Cullen, narrated by Heather Rose Jones.A transcript of this podcast is availa
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 11: Employment RelationshipsThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 275 with Heather Rose JonesIn this episode we talk about:Historic differences in employment-romance dynamicsGender differences in employment
On the Shelf for December 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 274 with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:Recent and upcoming publi
Turkish Delights: The European Fascination with Lesbianism in the Ottoman EmpireThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 273 with Heather Rose JonesIn this episode we talk about:The socio-political context of Europeans in Ottoman Turkey
On the Shelf for November 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 272 with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:Recent and upcoming publi
The Salt Price by B. PladekThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 271 with Heather Rose JonesThis quarter’s fiction episode presents “The Salt Price” by B. Pladek, narrated by Jasmine Arch.A transcript of this podcast is available here
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 10: RakesThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 270 with Heather Rose JonesThe continuing series about historic romance tropes looks at female rakes.Other episodes mentionedMadame de Murat: Author of Fairy T
On the Shelf for October 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 269 with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:Getting back to bloggingT
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 268 with Heather Rose JonesIn this episode we talk about:The history and definition of the gothic genreFeatures of female-centered gothicsSapphic characters as protagonists and antagonistsA sele
On the Shelf for September 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 267 with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:Book ShoppingGoodman, Ru
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 9: SpiesThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 266 with Heather Rose JonesIn this episode we talk about women in espionage through the ages and why this makes a great context for romanceSources mentionedAkke
On the Shelf for August 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 265 with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:The blog’s continuing hiatu
To the Fair Muse who, Loving Me, Imagin'd More by Annemarie KDThe Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 264 with Heather Rose JonesThis quarter’s fiction episode presents “To the Fair Muse who, Loving Me, Imagin'd More” by Annemarie KD, na
Lesbians as a “Third Sex”The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 263 with Heather Rose JonesIn this episode we talk about:Historic contexts in which people conceived as lesbians as belonging to a “third sex”Academic studies that use th
On the Shelf for July 2023The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 262 with Heather Rose JonesYour monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.In this episode we talk about:Librivox’s “Out of the Closet