Janet Mason, author

Te text of my essay about Berenice Abbott appears on my author blog: The Lens of Eternity in Sinister Wisdom: #lgbt #BereniceAbbott #amreading #writingcommunity | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

The text of this review of The Pagoda is on my author blog at The Pagoda in review — revisiting the old days #LGBT #amreading | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

This podcast is written about on my author blog at Second Chances and Loving Artemis: #LGBT #addictions #amreading | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

This piece, inspired by the Gospel of Mary Magdalene is written about on my author blog at: History Revealed: Gospel according to Mary — #amreading #FaithfullyLGBT #TheGnosticGospels | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

This poem -- and related information -- is on my author blog at Bringing Together the Past and Present—#Poetry #LGBTPoetry #amreading | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

My essay about the late Toni P. Brown can be found on my author blog at ’Dreadlocks”: remembering an important #lesbian poet #ToniBrown | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

The Dickinson House can be found on my author blog at: Revisiting Lesbians in History: #Lesfic #EmilyDickinson #LGBT #amreading | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

The excerpt of this essay can be found on my author blog at: A Lesbian reading of Emily Dickinson—#LGBT #LesbianLit #amreading | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

This review is featured on my author website and can be found at The Highest Apple in review — how #lesbian literature can change lives | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

It’s my pleasure to post a review of  The Highest Apple – Sappho and the Lesbian Poetic Tradition  by Judy Grahn (in 2024) re-published by Sinister Wisdom as part of its Sapphic Classic line. The video of the review is above (on YouTube ) and the text of the review is below. The Highest Apple in review — how #lesbian literature can change lives | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

This is excerpted from my essay titled The American Sappho: In Pursuit of a Lesbian Emily Dickinson originally published in the Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly HLFQ in 2002. The text is published on my blog: A Lesbian reading of Emily Dickinson—#LGBT #LesbianLit #amreading | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

I am posting a review of  Wilde Nights & Robber Barons, The Story of Maurice Schwabe (The Man Behind Oscar Wilde’s Downfall, who with a Band of False Aristocrats Swindled the World)  written by Laura Lee (2022; Elsewhere Press). The review that I recorded for Book Tube is below and the written review is below that. (from my blog: Learning more about Oscar: #LGBTQ #amreading #intersectional | J...

I am posting a review of the journal  Plant Positive  created and written by Kate Galli. The review that I recorded for Book Tube is below and the written review is below that. I was thinking that this is good to post for the holidays given the toxic food culture, but really it is good to read about  Plant Positive  at all times. The journal is a reminder that we are in control of our food, what w...

I’m posting a of  The Blue Zones: Secrets for Living Longer   (Lessons From the Healthiest Places on Earth)  written by Dan Buettner and published by National Geographic. You can view the review below or read it below that. I hope you enjoy it. From my blog: In Review, The Blue Zones: Secrets for Living Longer — #BookTube #BlueZones #Intersectional #amreading | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

Recently, I participated in a service on the topic of Love at the Unitarian Universalists of Mt. Airy in Philadelphia. The YouTube video of my part of the service, which includes a meditation on self-love, is above and the text is below. From my blog: What’s Love Got To Do With It? Everything — #UU #selflove #amreading | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

I  thought I’d repost a part of the review I did of  Baby Precious Always Shines: Selected Love Notes Between Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas,  published by St. Martin’s Press in the year 2,000 – fifteen years before same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide in the United States. The review is recorded below and the text is below that. From my blog: Janet Mason, author | Just another WordPress...

In honor of my book  Tea Leaves, a memoir of mothers and daughters  being featured on the  I Heart Sapph Books  website and also in honor of Labor Day, I am posting excerpt from the first chapter below for you. The excerpts are on You Tube and are written on my blog under that. Tea Leaves is an especially special book for me. I hope you enjoy it! The post can be found on my author website: Tea Lea...

I was very excited to hear about  The Home Place, Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature  by J. Drew Lanham, published by Milkweed Editions and when I received a copy, read it and was not disappointed. Below is my review which I posted on Book Tube. Under the video is the text of the review. I hope you enjoy it. The review can be seen or read on my author blog at The Home Place in revi...

In honor of my novel  Loving Artemis, an endearing tale of revolution, love and marriage  (Thorned Heart Press; 2022) being featured in the Pride issue of Jae’s Pride issue of Sapphic Bingo, I’m posting this short section of the beginning of  Loving Artemis. It is my pleasure to bring you this opening of my novel Loving Artemis, an endearing tale of revolution, love and marriage (published by Thor...

In honor of the I Heart SapphFiction website featuring my novel  The Unicorn, The Mystery  (Adelaide Books) in the nonbinary category of the reading challenge, I am posting this section which has never been published before, which is written from the point of view from the monk living in the abbey in the 1500s. First, I have included the information from the back of the book, to provide context. Y...

As part of an annual Unitarian Universalist service titled Poetry Sunday, I revisited what poetry means to me and read a poem by Mary Oliver. The talk is on YouTube and below the video is the text. You can read the reflection and view the You Tube video on my author blog at “The word and the world”–reflecting on #Poetry #UU #MaryOliver | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

This book review is on BookTube and on my author blog at “No One Knows I’m a Lesbian” — The New Town Librarian in review: #BookTube #amreading #LGBTQ | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)

As part of a Unitarian Universalist service focusing on women’s history month, I revisited the work of Audre Lorde in her book Sister Outsider, Essays and Speeches, first published by The Crossing Press in 1984. It is also Nation Poetry Month and I wanted to bring you review of a book written by the important poet Audre Lorde that was so important to me when I was a young poet. The review is on Bo...

To celebrate being a vegan (I do think it helps to be cooler in the summer and it always helps to feel better!), I’m posting this book review that is on Book Tube. I was excited to hear about this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it! You can view the review below or read it below that. I hope you enjoy it. The review is available on my author blog at Badass Vegan on #Booktube– #summerreading #booktub...

As part of a Unitarian Universalist service focusing on Environmental Justice, I revisited the concept of gratitude in the midst of chaos. The talk is on YouTube and below the video is the text. on my author blog at Rewiring for change: a #UU reflection, #EnvironmentalJustice #amchanging | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)