The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

On the Shelf for March 2023 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 253 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Podcast: Queer as Fact Book Shopping: The Once and Future Sex by Eleanor Janega New and forthcoming fiction A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar Evil's Echo by Jane Alden Aimer Mathilde...

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 6: Friends or Enemies to Lovers The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 252 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Considerations for using friends-to-lovers and enemies-to-lovers tropes in sapphic historic romance A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog...

On the Shelf for February 2023 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 251 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: The Harper Collins strike and the significance of major publishers in sapphic fiction Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Haggerty, George E. 1998. Unnatural Affect...

All is Silence by Heather Rose Jones The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 250 with Heather Rose Jones A bonus fiction episode to celebrate episode #250: “All is Silence” by Heather Rose Jones, narrated by the author. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http:/...

The Romance of Silence The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 249 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The medieval “Romance of Silence” Ideas about gender, and nature vs nurture An extended plot synopsis Sources mentioned Roche-Mahdi, Sarah. 1999. Silence. Michigan State University Press, Lansing. ISBN 0-87013-543-0 This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Les...

On the Shelf for January 2023 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 248 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: A summary of what the podcast and blog have covered this year Upcoming BBC series with a sapphic take on Marie Antoinette Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Moore,...

From the Bird’s Nest by Jennifer Nestojko The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 247 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “From the Bird’s Nest” by Jennifer Nestojko, narrated by Emma Ross. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://a...

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 5: Widows The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 246 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The trope of widowed characters in historic romance A survey of the legal, economic, and cultural norms for widows across many societies How widows interact differently in f/f romances than in f/m stories Brainstorming romantic plots for widowed heroines Back...

On the Shelf for December 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 245 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Altman, Meryl. 2009. “Parthenoi to Watch Out For? Looking at Female Couples in Vase-Painting and Lyric” in CAMWS. Omar, Sara. 20...

Our F/Favorite Tropes: Kissing Lessons The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 244 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The “kissing lessons” trope in historic romance The culture of kissing and how it interacts with gender Scenarios for using kissing lessons between women to drive a romance plot Sources mentioned Berry, Helen. 2005. “Lawful Kisses? Sexual Ambiguity and Plat...

On the Shelf for November 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 243 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Conferences, both virtual and not Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Vermeil. 1765. Mémoire pour Anne Grandjean. Louis Cellot, Paris. New and forthcoming fiction D...

The Wolf that Sings on the Mountain by Miyuki Jane Pinckard The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 242 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “The Wolf that Sings on the Mountain” by Miyuki Jane Pinckard, narrated by the author. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: h...

The Appeal of Anne/Jean-Baptiste Grandjean The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 241 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The trial record of Anne/Jean-Baptiste Grandjean The context in which a woman was instructed to transition to a man in 18th century France Social and legal models of gender in the past The ambiguity of the historic record and the problem of “true identi...

On the Shelf for October 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 240 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Recent convention activities Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Huebner, Sabine R. & Christian Laes (eds). 2019. The Single Life in the Roman and Later Roman World....

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 3: Adapting Marriage Tropes The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 239 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The structure of historic romance tropes focusing on marriage Historic relationships between women that can be used as marriage-analogues in tropes How separating the relationship aspect of the trope from the emotional dynamic creates the po...

On the Shelf for September 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 239 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Huebner, Sabine R. & Christian Laes (eds). 2019. The Single Life in the Roman and Later Roman World. Cambridge University Press...

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 2: Spinsters The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 237 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Overview of the trope series The social contexts of the spinster trope Singlewomen and spinsters in history Remaking the spinster trope for f/f romances This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: singlewomen...

On the Shelf for August 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 236 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Call for submissions for the 2023 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Daughter of Mystery is out in audiobook QueerPodcasts.net Vintage Lesbians (podcast) Recent and...

A Farce to Suit the New Girl by Rebecca Fraimow The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 235 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “A Farce to Suit the New Girl” by Rebecca Fraimow, narrated by Violet Dixon. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blo...

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 1: Only One Bed The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 234 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Introducing the trope series What is a trope? The logical structure of the Only One Bed trope The history of attitudes toward female bed-sharing Bed-sharing and sex between women Remaking the trope for f/f romances This topic is discussed in one or more...

On the Shelf for July 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 233 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Podcast of interest: Swords & Sapphics Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Garber, Linda. 2022. Novel Approaches to Lesbian History. Palgrave, Cham. ISBN 978-3-030-8541...

Yuri Manga and Anime: Interview with Erica Friedman The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 232 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: What is Yuri? Roots in Japanese girls’ culture of the 1920s Common tropes How is Yuri related to overtly queer culture? Different “flavors” of Yuri for different readerships Isekai “light novels” Differences and similarities between Yuri and Ya...

On the Shelf for June 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 231 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: How I put together a podcast episode SFF Pride Storybundle Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Frye, Susan & Karen Robertson (eds). Maids and Mistresses, Cousins and Qu...

The Long History of the Lavender Menace The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 230 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The changing focus of feminist activism across the centuries Different ways in which feminism was attacked The rationale behind accusing feminists of lesbianism Cycles of activism and backlash A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Le...

On the Shelf for May 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 229 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: The merry month of May Book shopping! The Cambridge Companion to Lesbian Literature edited by Jodie Medd Ingenious Trade: Women and Work in Seventeenth-Century London by Laura Gowing New...