On the Shelf for December 2018 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 82

On the Shelf for December 2018

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 82 with Heather Rose Jones

Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing.

In this episode we talk about:

• An academic resource about researching historical fiction: the Historical Fictions Network and their upcoming conference in England in February 2019.
• Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
  • Classical Greek romances with f/f themes
  • Articles about the Sex Panic of the 1790s and the social and political anxieties in England and France leading up to it.
  • F/f sex in 18th century legal records in Amsterdam
  • Possibly some tie-in publications on historical sexuality in India
• A gorgeous lesbian-interest costume drama The Favourite about Queen Anne of England, Sarah Duchess of Marlborough, and Abigail Masham.
• This month’s essay topic is: Queen Anne and the rumors of lesbianism that surrounded her favorites.
• Announcing this month’s author guest, Carrie Pack
• This month’s audio short story will be: “At the Mouth” by Gurmika Mann
• New and forthcoming fiction
• • Lavender Inn by Olivia Lark (Three Bunny Farm Press)
  • Whiskey and Cinnamon by Naomi Muse (self-published)
  • The Triple L by Red Hope (Little Red Wings)
  • “Her Royal Servant” by Emilie Blondel (self-published, short story)
  • “Bellatrix's Slave” by Emilie Blondel (self-published, short story)
  • “The Queen's Gift” by Lara Zielinsky (LZ Media)
  • Heaven is to your Left (Juliana book 4) by Vanda (Sans Merci Press)
  • A Lady’s Desire by Lily Maxon (self-published)
  • Carmilla and Laura by S.D. Simper (Endless Night Publications)
• Ask Sappho: an amusing and intriguing archaeological find, courtesy of Ancient Origins
• A reminder about opening submissions for our 2019 fiction series. See here for details.

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://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
• Twitter: @LesbianMotif
• Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
• The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon

Links to Heather Online

• Website: http://alpennia.com
• Email: Heather Rose Jones
• Twitter: @heatherosejones
• Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)