September 11, 2020
Better to be Lucky with Lynn Ames
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Lynn Ames
Lynn Ames is a superstar. She’s done a lot, she’s met interesting people, and this week she returns to talk about lesbian books that center on politics. She writes ‘em, she reads ‘em. Hope you enjoy.
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August 28, 2020
On the Beach with Kris Bryant
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Kris Bryant
Kris Bryant returns to the podcast along with the summer, which is perfect because this week Tara and Kris are bringing the beach reads to you in this Time of Covid. They even get a chance to play Lesbian Cliché Bingo! Stay safe out there.
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August 14, 2020
A Wee Chat with Jenny Frame
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This week, Tara sits down to have a wee chat with author Jenny Frame who tells a story about how a bad injury put her into a dark place before she was rescued by the twin sirens of lesfic: Xena Warrior Princess and fan fiction. An author who has written a lot, Jenny also talks about the differences between writing series vs. stand alone novels.
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July 31, 2020
Angie Williams and the Emotionally Vulnerable Butch
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Angie Williams
When Angie first joined the podcast she was but a humble reader, but now she has returned a seasoned author! Her first book, Mending Fences is out now from Bold Strokes Books and her second, Last Resort, is set to come out this September.
This week, Tara and Angie talk about butch women in lesfic, how they are portrayed, and what they’d like to see going forward. For a treat, Tara grapples with the possibility of a cross-over dog character between series, something I think we can all agree on we need to see more of.
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July 17, 2020
Fangirlin’ on Meghan O’Brien with KD Williamson
Les Do Books with Tara and guest KD Williamson
This week, Tara and author KD Williamson welcome you to The Fangirl Zone. The subject of this visit to the zone? Meghan O’Brien. Enjoy a deep dive into their favorite books and a discussion into what really speaks to them across her books. For a bonus, KD breaks down the relationship structure of the Harlequin books of her youth.
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July 3, 2020
Military Lesfic with Jax Meyer
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Jax Meyer
This week, Tara is joined by author Jax Meyer to talk about how she found her way into military lesfic. In addition to talking about her own work and the books she loves, Jax discusses the importance of exploring this part of our collective history.
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June 19, 2020
Audibly in Love with Heather Rose Jones
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Heather Rose Jones
This week, Tara is joined by author and podcaster Heather Rose Jones to talk about audiobooks and how the form in which we experience a story can dramatically change our appreciation of it. Additionally, we discover what secret habit Heather indulges in when she’s high on nitrous, waiting in a dentist’s chair with her phone at the ready. Enjoy!
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June 5, 2020
Love in Small Towns with Andi Marquette
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Andi Marquette
This week, Tara sits down with the omni-present and ever impressive Andi Marquette to talk about one of her favourite things: small towns in fiction. There’s lots of recommendations in this episode and some interesting questions are posed. Such as, is it an episode if Tara doesn’t bring up Ann McMan? Spoiler: no, it is not. Also be warned: Andi gets kinda deep.
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May 22, 2020
The Possibility and the Promise with Radclyffe
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Radclyffe
“Everything with me is a long story because I always back up to the beginning.”
* laughs* “No one will mind.”
This week, Tara sits down with Radclyffe (Love on the Night Shift) to talk about her personal history as a reader, a writer, and publisher of lesbian literature. Also, Tara asks a question she’s afraid she won’t like the answer to.
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May 4, 2020
Why Not? With Rae D. Magdon
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Rae D. Magdon
Tara is joined by Rae D. Magdon this week to talk fan fiction, bisexuality and what drives her to write speculative fiction. Rae is a prolific writer, with 11 novels and 10 novelettes featuring women loving other women, the latest of which is Fur and Fangs. Make sure you stay till the end where they are joined by a surprise celebrity guest!
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April 24, 2020
Hidden Histories with Paula Martinac
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Paula Martinac
This week, Tara sits down to talk historical fiction with author Paula Martinac (Clio Rising). As both an author and a reader, Paula is deeply interested in history and historical fiction, especially how it intersects with lesbian literature. Lesbian history is a hidden history, and through fiction we get the chance to see ourselves revealed in a world written by others.
Some of Paula’s recommendations are YA. Others aren’t. They’re all historicals and they all have romantic aspects, but they’re not dedicated romances. After listening to Paula describe these books, you’ll end up with more on your list than you’d bargained for. Enjoy!
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April 10, 2020
Writing Lesbian Fiction from the Grave with Paige Braddock
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Paige Braddock
This week, Tara goes all over the map with Paige Braddock. Paige is possibly best known as the creator of Jane’s World, the first gay-themed comic work to receive online distribution by a national syndicate. Or you might know her by another name: Missouri Vaun. After working at comics for many years, Paige turned to novels to get all the other stories inside of her out, the latest being Chasing Sunset.
Tara and Paige cover a lot of ground, including how self-publishing and fan fiction have led the way to the lesfic we all know and love of today. If you stay till the end, you’ll even find out how a woman can write lesbian fiction from the grave.
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March 27, 2020
What’s Your Series with A.L. Brooks
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This week, Tara’s joined by A.L. Brooks (Never Too Late for Heroes), a self-confessed “bit of a geek” who has created a Grand Classification for Romance Series (GCRS). Is your favourite series a pure, shared universe (which sub-divides further into closely and loosely shared universes) or an evolving universe series? Get comfortable — unless you’re stuck in your lesbian cave, in which case come on and join us — and find out!
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March 13, 2020
5 Character Driven F/F Books Charley Clarke Recommends
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Charley Clarke
This week, Tara’s joined by Charley Clarke (debut novel Always a Love Song) who has brought her favorite character driven romances to talk about.
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February 28, 2020
Everything is Not As it Seems with Cass Sellars
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Cass Sellars
You can’t tell a reader just by looking at them. They could be anyone, anywhere. Authors are the same. And they come from all walks of life, too. Some have been lawyers and doctors before they wrote lesfic, and this week she’s talking to Cass Sellars, who, before writing her own books, investigated criminal, corporate and financial fraud. What inspired the change? Listen and find out.
Among other things, Tara and Cass talk about the books where we find ourselves between the pages, the pairings that surprise authors that readers latch onto, and their hopes for the future.
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February 14, 2020
Frustration and Fan Fiction with Lola Keeley
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Lola Keeley
This week, Lola Keeley (Music in the Mirror, Slammed) joins Tara to share her journey with f/f fiction. Listen to hear how frustration at not seeing herself in the media she loved drove Lola to write fanfic, how Lee Winter was the fairy godmother who helped her transition to original fiction, and her musings on the bigger and brighter future awaiting lesfic. It’s a great conversation. Come along for the ride.
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January 31, 2020
Cracking the Case with Ann Aptaker
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Ann Aptaker
This week is a little different. The game is afoot, and Tara’s guide through the dark alleys and crime scenes is author Ann Aptaker (Flesh and Gold). Writing about lesbians is a radical, political act, but it’s an act we primarily associate with romance. Ann makes the compelling pitch that different genres present different opportunities to see ourselves in and explore issues specific to us. Writing about crime, just like writing about love, through a lesbian lens is a way of staking claim in a world that often sees lesbians as illegitimate. And at the very least, Ann promises a world of adventure to any who answers the alluring siren’s song of crime fiction.
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January 17, 2020
Answering the Big Questions with S.W. Andersen
Les Do Books with Tara and guest S.W. Anderson
This week, Tara sits down with author S.W. Andersen to ask some of the eternal questions, the questions that keep us up at night, the questions whose answers define not just a person, but perhaps a generation. Questions like….”How big is your to-read list? Really?” And, “But seriously, who is the real ice queen in this book?” The answers, dear listeners, will shock you.
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January 3, 2020
The Hot Ones with Renee Dahlia
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Renee Dahlia
No, they’re not starting the year off with a hot wings challenge, but they sure are bringing the heat. In this week’s episode, Tara welcomes author Renee Dahlia (Liability) on to talk lesbian fiction. The hotter, the better. But don’t worry, Renee’s tastes are anything but one note. After all, what’s spice without some sweet?
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December 20, 2019
From Here to There with Rachel Ford
Les Do Books with Tara and guest Rachel Ford
In this episode, Tara talks to author Rachel Ford (Crimson Yuletide), whose love of lesbian fiction is all over the place in the best possible way, spanning many genres, tropes and styles. She comes to us from her latest trek with some exciting recommendations to get you excited about your reading journey.
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