Interview with Zen Cho - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 33c

Interview with Zen Cho

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 33c with Heather Rose Jones 

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

NOTE: This month’s On the Shelf incorrectly announced this month’s guest as Molly Tanzer. The Molly Tanzer interview will appear at a future date.

In this episode we talk about

• The Malaysian influences in Zen’s fiction
• 19th century English literature and engaging with colonial legacies through fiction
• Her favorite historic eras that may see stories in the future
• The challenges of researching less-represented historic eras and regions
• Being inspired by the gaps and omissions in mainstream history
• The similar challenges of writing queer characters and writing non-Western characters

Publications mentioned:

• The True Queen 
• Sorcerer to the Crown 
• The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo 

A transcript is pending

Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online

• Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
• Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
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Links to Heather Online

• Website: http://alpennia.com
• Email: contact@alpennia.com
• Twitter: @heatherosejones
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Heather-Rose-Jones-490950014312292/

Links to Zen Cho Online

• Website: https://zencho.org
• Mailing lists: https://zencho.org/contact/new-release-mailing-list/
• Twitter: @zenaldehyde
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zenaldehyde
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenaldehyde

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