On the Shelf for March 2024 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 281

On the Shelf for March 2024

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

Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.

In this episode we talk about:

• The 2024 fiction line-up
• ”Charting the Cliff” – Hugo nomination shenanigans
• Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
  • Loehr, Kirsty. 2022. A Short History of Queer Women. Oneworld Publications, London. ISBN 978-0-86154-284-0
  • Bohata, Kirsti. 2017. “Mistress and Maid: Homoeroticism, Cross-Class Desire, and Disguise in Nineteenth-Century Fiction” in Victorian Literature and Culture 45:2 pp.341-359
• Book Shopping
  • Fiennes, Celia (ed. Christopher Morris). 1982. The Illustrated Journeys of Celia Fiennes: 1685-1712. MacDonald & Co, London. ISBN 356-08631-3
• Recent Lesbian/Sapphic Historical Fiction
  • Above Rubies by Fyn Alexander
  • Silver Heels: Women of the Wild West by Olivia Hampton
  • Whispers in the Shadows: The Untold Story of a Love that Defied Convention by Haley Ruby
  • Lies that Bind by Rae Knowles & April Yates
  • Of Socialites and Prizefights (Flos Magicae) by Arden Powell
  • Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland
  • Pelican Girls by Julia Malye
  • Julieta e Cinderela by Vicky Fiorez
  • Last Barrel (Speakeasy #3) by Stacy Lynn Miller
  • The Weavers of Alamaxa (Alamaxa #2) by Hadeer Elsbai
• Other Titles of Interest
  • Coming of Age (Bintanath #1) by Joan Fennelly
  • Jewels of the Harem: Love's Secret Treasures by Lucilla Leigh
  • Victorian Passions: Lesbian Romance Amidst Historical Intrigue by Lucilla Leigh
• What I’ve been consuming
  • Babel by R. F. Kuang
  • The Duke who Didn't by Courtney Milan
  • The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal by K.J. Charles
• This month we interview Lucy Holland and talk about:
  • Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland
  • Sistersong by Lucy Holland
  • Breaking the Glass Slipper (podcast)

A transcript of this podcast is available here. (Interview transcripts added when available.)

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
• Mastodon: @heatherrosejones@Wandering.Shop
• Bluesky: @heatherrosejones
• Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)

Links to Lucy Holland Online

• Website: LucyHounsom.co.uk
• Patreon: Lucy Holland
• Twitter: @silvanhistorian
• Instagram: @silvanhistorian
• Facebook: Lucy Hounsom