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A show about queer women in history and historic literature, plus coverage of the field of sapphic historical fiction. Content note: May include discussions of sex within an academic context.
On the Shelf for April 2025 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 311
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast
16 minutes 30 seconds
7 months ago
On the Shelf for April 2025 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 311
On the Shelf for April 2025
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 311 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
A special announcement about your host
Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
Ragan, Bryant T. Jr. 1996. “The Enlightenment Confronts Homosexuality” in Homosexuality in Modern France ed. by Jeffrey Merrick and Bryant T. Ragan, Jr. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN 0-19-509304-6
Merrick, Jeffrey. 1996. “The Marquis de Villette and Mademoiselle de Raucourt: Representations of Male and Female Sexual Deviance in Late Eighteenth-Century France” in Homosexuality in Modern France ed. by Jeffrey Merrick and Bryant T. Ragan, Jr. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN 0-19-509304-6
Colwill, Elizabeth. 1996. “Pass as a Woman, Act like a Man: Marie-Antoinette as Tribade in the Pornography of the French Revolution” in Homosexuality in Modern France ed. by Jeffrey Merrick and Bryant T. Ragan, Jr. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN 0-19-509304-6
Sautman, Francesca Canadé. 1996. “Invisible Women: Lesbian Working-class Culture in Ferance, 1880-1930” in Homosexuality in Modern France ed. by Jeffrey Merrick and Bryant T. Ragan, Jr. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN 0-19-509304-6
Oram, Alison & Annmarie Turnbull. 2001. The Lesbian History Sourcebook: love and sex between women in Britain from 1780 to 1970. Routledge, New York. ISBN 9-78-0-415-11485-3
Choma, Anne. 2019. Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister. Penguin Books, New York. ISBN 978-0-14-313456-5
Ó Síocháin, Tadhg. 2017. The Case of The Abbot of Drimnagh: A Medieval Irish Story of Sex-Change. Cork Studies in Celtic Literatures. ISBN 978-0-9955469-1-2
Recent Lesbian/Sapphic Historical Fiction
Glitter in the Dark by Olesya Lyuzna
That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga #1) by Brittany N. Williams
Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga #2) by Brittany N. Williams
Iron Tongue of Midnight (The Forge & Fracture Saga #3) by Brittany N. Williams
Mere by Danielle Giles
Renegade Girls: A Queer Tale of Romance and Rabble-Rousing by Nora Neus and Julie Robine
The Scarlett Highwaywoman (The Highwaywomen #1) by Delilah Kent
A Thief's Kiss (The Highwaywomen #2) by Delilah Kent
Velvet & Vengeance (The Highwaywomen #3) by Delilah Kent
The Butchers Bride (The Highwaywomen #4) by Delilah Kent
The Duchess and the Dagger (The Highwaywomen #5) by Delilah Kent
Reckless Hearts (The Highwaywomen #6) by Delilah Kent
Banshee's Cry (Lesbian Pirates #3) by Marina Tempest
Lucky Harp (Lesbian Pirates #4) by Marina Tempest
Mercy's Blade (Lesbian Pirates #5) by Marina Tempest
Midnight Serpent (Lesbian Pirates #6) by Marina Tempest
Rum & Roses (Velvet & Vice #3) by V.C. Sterling
Brandy & Betrayal (Velvet & Vice #4) by V.C. Sterling
Absinthe & Affection (Velvet & Vice #5) by V.C. Sterling
Moonshine & Mayhem (Velvet & Vice #6) by V.C. Sterling
Scotch & Secrets (Velvet & Vice #7) by V.C. Sterling
What I’ve been consuming
Gentleman Jack by Anne Choma
The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison
The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan
A transcript of this podcast is available here. (Interview transcripts added when available.)
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The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast
A show about queer women in history and historic literature, plus coverage of the field of sapphic historical fiction. Content note: May include discussions of sex within an academic context.