Episode Details

A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women.

In this episode we talk about:

• Kathy’s interest in reading about the LGBT history of San Francisco
• Her favorite historians, including Lillian Faderman, Martin Duberman
• What inspired her three connected novels set in turn-of-the-century San Francisco, culminating with the Great Earthquake
• Historic eras Kathy would like to tackle in future books, including the US Suffragist movement, post-World War II San Francisco, and the Paris salon culture of the 1920s
• Books mentioned
  • Awake Unto Me by Kathleen Knowles
  • A Spark of Heavenly Fire by Kathleen Knowles
  • Two Souls by Kathleen Knowles

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 Kathleen Knowles Online

• Website: Kathleen Knowles at Bold Strokes Books
• Twitter: @knowleskathy
• Facebook: Kathy Knowles