If you like what we do then buy us a Ko-Fi  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.  Topics and Works Discussed:  46 by Lynn Ames  The Value of Valor (The Kate & Jay Series Book Three) by Lynn Ames Secrets Well Kept by Lynn Ames   Eyes on the Stars by Lynn Ames  Above All, Honor (Honor Series Book One) by Radclyffe  Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music. Follow Tara on Twitter for more recommendations

If you like what we do then buy us a Ko-Fi  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.  Topics and Works Discussed:  Entangled (A Tangle Valley Romance) by Melissa Brayden  In Her Court: A Camp Firefly Falls Lesbian Romance Novel by Tamsen Parker  The Roommate Arrangement by Jae  Breaking Character by Lee Winter  Once Ghosted, Twice Shy: A Reluctant Royals Novella by Alyssa Cole  Queerleaders: A Love Story by M.B. Guel Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music. Follow Tara on Twitter for more recommendations

If you like what we do then buy us a Ko-Fi  A Wee Chat with Jenny Frame  Les Do Books with Tara and guest Jenny Frame  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.    Topics and Works Discussed:  Charming the Vicar by Jenny Frame  Cain Casey Series by Ali Vali  The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite  Longing for You by Jenny Frame   Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music. Follow Tara on Twitter for more recommendations

If you like what we do then buy us a Ko-Fi  Les Do Books Angie Williams and the Emotionally Vulnerable Butch  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.    Topics and Works Discussed:  The Last Place You Look by Aurora Rey  Blue Skies by Ali Vali  Stormy Seas by Ali Vali  Justice Served by Radclyffe (Book 4 of Justice Series)  A Matter of Trust by Radclyffe (Prequel to Book 2 of Justice Series)  Love at Cooper’s Creek by Missouri Vaun  Her Best Friend’s Sister by (The) Meghan O’Brien  Complex Dimensions by Brenda Murphy  Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music. Follow Tara on Twitter for more recommendations

If you like what we do then buy us a Ko-Fi  Fangirlin’ on Meghan O’Brien with KD Williamson  Les Do Books 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.  Topics and Works Discussed:  Cops and Docs series by KD Williamson  Big Girl Pill by KD Williamson  Wild by Meghan O’Brien  The Night Off by Meghan O’Brien  Thirteen Hours by Meghan O’Brien  The Sex Therapist Next Door by Meghan O’Brien  Camp Rewind by Meghan O’Brien  Battle Scars by Meghan O’Brien  Her Best Friend’s Sister by Meghan O’Brien  Truth and Measure: Devil Wears Prada Fanfic by Telanu (Roslyn Sinclair)  The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair  Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music. Follow Tara on Twitter for more recommendations

If you like what we do then buy us a Ko-Fi  Military Lesfic with Jax Meyer  Les Do Books    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.  Topics and Works Discussed:  A Marine’s Discovery by Jax Meyer  A Marine’s Heart Series by Jax Meyer  Ask, Tell by E.J. Noyes  Don’t Call Me Hero by Eliza Lentzski  Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music. Follow Tara on Twitter for more recommendations

My Survival Story  Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor episode 5 of 5  Join Sheena and her guests Rae D Magdon and Elena Joy as they talk about their survival stories in this episode of Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor  In this episode  What Rae and Elena went through  What saved them  Why their battle isn’t over  Their personal realisations    Research from The Trevor Project    Where to go for help    UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email [email protected]  US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network    About The Guests  Elana Joy  Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....  Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country.  Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.        Find Elena Online  https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena  https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/  https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/    https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/    Rae D Magdon  Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.    Find Rae Online    http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon  http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon  http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com  http://raedmagdon.com      About Sheena  Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.  Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful. 

Why Women Survivors Are Silenced  Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor episode 4 of 5  Join Sheena and her guests Rae D Magdon and Elena Joy as they talk about why women survivors are silenced in this episode of Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor  In this episode  Misogyny in the LGBTQIA community and how that manifests with conversion therapy survivors  What you can do with your privilege to boost those who do not have the same privilege    Research from The Trevor Project Where to go for help UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email [email protected] US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network About The Guests Elana Joy Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....  Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country.  Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts. Find Elena Online https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena  https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/  https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/    https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/    Rae D Magdon Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction. Find Rae Online http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon  http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon  http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com  http://raedmagdon.com      About Sheena Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.  Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

If you like what we do then buy us a Ko-Fi  Love in Small Towns with Andi Marquette  Les Do Books   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.  Topics and Works Discussed:  Chaps by Jove Belle  Bitterroot Queen by Jove Belle  The Jericho Books by Ann McMan  Idaho Code by Joan Opyr  From Hell to Breakfast by Joan Opyr  Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden  Lizzo  Not-So-Straight-Sue by Cheyenne Blue  Welcome to the Wallops by Gill McKnight  Borage by Gill McKnight  If I Loved You Less by Tamsen Parker  From the Boots Up by Andi Marquette  From the Hat Down by Andi Marquette  Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music. Follow Tara on Twitter for more recommendations

The Hypocrisy Of The Conversion Therapy Narrative  Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor episode 3 of 5  Join Sheena and her guests Rae D Magdon and Elena Joy as they talk about the conflicting messages that come out of conversion therapy in this episode of Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor  In this episode  The hypocrisy we experienced in conversion therapy - on one hand homosexuality is wrong and should be fixed, on the other hand it’s a hardship that God gave you to help you be a better person.  Who the church expects to overcome all these hardships.  The “support group” in the LDS church that hosts cuddle parties in an attempt to help gay men live a straight life and what really happens.  Sexual attraction fairness  The BYU honour code and their backpedaling on being homosexual  How the dominoes fall when you start to question the beliefs of the church  The concept of “hate the sin love the sinner” Elena and Rae talk about where they found groups they are part of that helps them    About The Guests Elana Joy Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....  Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country.  Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts. Find Elena Online https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena  https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/  https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/    https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/    Rae D Magdon Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction. Find Rae Online http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon  http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon  http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com  http://raedmagdon.com