Episode Details

In this episode we talk about:

• The Berlin Airlift and its historic context
• Why Justine started writing about World War II
• Political parallels with current politics
• The hazards of writing non-romance novels in history
• How wartime disruption of social roles creates a useful setting for lesbian fiction
• Justine’s non-WWII novels and the “cross-time” approach to historical fiction
• Using historical fiction to show repeating human patterns
• Favorite research sources: location, location, location
• Justine’s current project: The Sami in Norway in WWII
• Books mentioned
  • Berlin Hungers by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)
  • Tyger Tyger Burning Bright by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)
  • The Witch of Stalingrad by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)
  • Beloved Gomorrah by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)
  • Sarah, Son of God by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)
  • The Ibis Prophecy: The 100th Generation by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)
  • Vulture’s Kiss by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)
  • The Mephisto Aria by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)
  • A Woman in Berlin by Anonymous

A transcript of this podcast may be available here. (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
• Twitter: @heatherosejones
• Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)

Links to Justine Saracen Online

• Website: Justine Saracen at Bold Strokes Books
• Facebook: Justine Saracen