Podcast appearances and mentions of fiona zedde

SOREN LIT: A Southern Renaissance literary journal... for storytellers with connections to the south. We showcase writers and artists who are women, femme-identifying, and/or non-binary creatives. The SOREN LIT podcast provides interviews, readings, and art reviews from our latest writers and artists. The podcast is hosted by SOREN LIT Founding Editor, Melodie J. Rodgers. SOREN LIT's published work and podcast episodes are also available on the official website: www.sorenlit.com SOREN LIT. 2023. Fiona Zedde Jamaican-born and Atlanta-raised Fiona Zedde is the author of over thirty sapphic novels, novellas, and short stories including the Lambda Literary Award finalists Bliss and Every Dark Desire. Her novel, Dangerous Pleasures, received a Publishers Weekly starred review and was the winner of an About.com Readers' Choice Award for Best Lesbian Novel/Memoir. Her website is www.FionaZedde.com. SOREN LIT...A Southern Renaissance of women, femmes, and/or non-binary creatives exploring the lingering South... www.sorenlit.com SOREN LIT Editor & Producer: Melodie J. Rodgers, MFA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sorenlit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sorenlit/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melodie-rodgers/message

Fiona Zedde joins me to chat about her December release, Just Like Her, the sexiest scene she has written, which of her couples she would spend the day with, the genius of Lee Winter, who edited House of Agnes, Madrid and more! To learn more about Fiona and find links to purchase her books visit: Fiona Zedde - Fiona ZeddeTo support this podcast, you can buy me a coffee @ sapphiclaura is Bringing you fun chats with the best authors in sapphic fiction. (buymeacoffee.com)Support the show

Four amazing Black, Queer authors join us for a conversation about the intersectionality of race and sexual identity in romance. Joining us on the panel are: Jamaican-born Fiona Zedde currently lives and writes in Madrid, Spain. She is the author of several novellas and novels of LesBiQueer love and desire, including the Lambda Literary Award finalists, Bliss and Every Dark Desire. Her novel, Dangerous Pleasures, was winner of an About.com Readers' Choice Award for Best Lesbian Novel or Memoir. Her novel, Stud Like Her, is available now. Find out more at FionaZedde.com. Chaz L. Cruz is a writer/poet/creative from Los Angeles, Ca with Texan-Louisianan roots. In 2019 Chaz had his author debut with the co-authored novel, In Case You Forgot. Chaz is also the co-author of Busy Ain't The Half Of It! In addition to being a novelist, he is an actor and a lead writer of Handsome the series. He is a graduate of Cal State LA and the University of San Francisco. Chaz's creative work is informed by his interest in truth telling and sharing the complexities of everyday life. Chaz is Sagittarius with big creative dreams. He hopes his words and art will inspire people to live whole, loud, and free. Chaz can be reached at ChazLCruz.com or social media @ChzCruz Originally from Detroit, Frederick Smith is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, Loyola University Chicago, and Loyola Marymount University. He lives in San Francisco. He is author of five novels centering the lives of Black and Latinx queer characters, including Busy Ain't The Half Of It and In Case You Forgot (both co-authored with Chaz Lamar Cruz), and solo-novels Play It Forward, Right Side of the Wrong Bed, and Down For Whatever. He can be reached at FrederickLSmith.com or Instagram/Twitter at @FSmith827. Aaron Foley is the founding director of the Black Media Initiative at the Center for Community Media at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Previously, he was a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, chief storyteller for the City of Detroit, and editor of BLAC Detroit Magazine. He is also an author and veteran freelance journalist, having contributed to This American Life, The Atlantic, Columbia Journalism Review and more. For more go to aaronkfoley.com Follow us on Social Media: Twitter @RomanceinColour IG: @RomanceNColour Facebook:www.facebook.com/groups/RomanceInColour --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/romanceincolour/message

This week we have an amazing group of panelists on to talk about Black Love Romance! Joining us are… Author Synithia Williams Editor & Podcaster Dani Lacey from Black Chick Lit & Ice Planet Podcast YouTuber Charles Books On Stereo YouTuber Jess Owens Looking for a book mentioned in the episode? Check here! *Note that all links are affiliate links from which we earn a commission to support the podcast   Books Mentioned American Sweethearts by Adriana Herrera: https://amzn.to/34fNOWY The Love Sisters Trilogy by Christina C Jones: https://amzn.to/3Lcms4I Redeemed by His New York Cinderella by Jadesola James: https://amzn.to/3rraDQn The Bad Boy Experiment by Reese Ryan: https://amzn.to/3HABkrG Careless Whispers by Synithia Williams: https://amzn.to/3GrXfzG Sweethand by NG Peltier: https://amzn.to/3sejjZK The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang: https://amzn.to/3Laybkw Them Boys series by Alexandria House: https://amzn.to/35QEh9q Reel by Kennedy Ryan: https://amzn.to/34fONXa Authors Mentioned Beverly Jenkins Christina C. Jones Rebekah Weatherspoon Nicole Falls Delaney Diamond Sharon C Cooper DL White Eva Sherie Black Women in Space Romance Recs  Taken to Voraxia by Elizabeth Stephens: https://amzn.to/3gmtbuK Unfrozen by Regina Abel: https://amzn.to/3oMgE8L Erstwhile by H.E. Trent: https://amzn.to/3uqBdLm Books from On My Radar Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams: https://amzn.to/35RsRCn The Thousand Eyes by AK Larkwood: https://amzn.to/3L4eVVL Reclaim the Stars ed. Zoraida Cordova: https://amzn.to/3HsTOKD House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas: https://amzn.to/34aEsvT Wish Out of Water by Holley Trent: https://amzn.to/3oqu2Pn Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake: https://amzn.to/3Ld7Cv1 South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon… by Imani Perry: https://amzn.to/35ESIx4 Fake it Til You Bake it by Jamie Wesley: https://amzn.to/3J3PtO9 The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon: https://amzn.to/3J2LBNp Don't Go Baking My Heart by NG Peltier: https://amzn.to/3HscbPJ Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James: https://amzn.to/34yJnXk A Stud Like Her by Fiona Zedde: https://amzn.to/3skCsZZ Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter: https://amzn.to/3opkMvb   Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok @Chapter3Podcast or watch episodes on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6yRiktWbWRAFpByrVk-kg Interested in early access to episodes, private Discord channels and other perks? Consider joining the Chapter 3 Patreon!  Co-Hosts Bethany: https://www.youtube.com/c/beautifullybookishbethany Liene: https://www.youtube.com/c/LienesLibrary Izzy: https://www.youtube.com/c/HappyforNow

Episode 73: Encore: Tattoo by Fiona Zedde read by Marla With Dr Lori Bisbey Support this podcast

Part 2 of our conversation with Fiona Zedde is Karen, Princess and the guest of honor having so much fun. Princess works her juju to convince Fiona to create another Mercy-centered graphic novel (shout out to Anne Shade), Karen fangirls just a liiiittle bit more and Fiona shares her latest business venture! (not really, please don't hit her up) What she does have is a new book! House of Agnes hit stores June 16! We're still on hiatus, but we'll be live on Instagram this Tuesday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. at @feministeroticapodcast. Follow Feminist Erotica on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and email us with questions/comments/concerns at feministerotica@rebelliousmagazine.com. This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're back. . . sorta! Karen and Princess had a lovely conversation with writer extraordinaire Fiona Zedde, well, Princess talked and Karen fangirled. Since we chose the graphic novel version of Fiona's The Power of Mercy, we talk thru the many versions everyone ACTUALLY read, how Fiona dreamed up Mercy and who inspires Fiona to keep writing. Part two of this delightful convo is coming soon! Be sure to follow us on Instagram to find out what's new. Follow Feminist Erotica on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and email us with questions/comments/concerns at feministerotica@rebelliousmagazine.com. This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Brenda Murphy, Megan Hart, and Fiona Zedde join us for a hilarious unveiling of their new book of three individual novellas that are bound together, Love, Blood, and Sanctuary. The innuendos, double entendres and comedic riffs happen so fast with this episode, we could almost classify it as a "jam session!"

Nailah Grant only dates studs, races her Camaro for therapy, and believes in leaving her exes in the past where they belong. But, with a layoff looming and her retired parents about to take a life-changing step Nailah isn’t ready for, her world becomes far from stable. Enter Scottie, the only femme she’s ever allowed close enough to touch her heart. They say trouble comes in threes, and this femme is one with a capital T.

Host Shelley Nicole talks with Fiona Zedde about her latest novel, A Lover's Mercy.

The third good bit. In this black lesbian erotic story two femmes enjoy a pre-dinner tryst that's even tastier than what's to come. "My heart is beating fast. My panties are soaking. My lips tingle under the slow and firm caress of her fingers, a caress I feel an echo of between my legs. As much as I love kissing, my lips are not this sensitive. Not usually. I know I'm breathing fast but I can't stop myself, can't stop the flick of my tongue that wets her fingers. I feel her quick intake of breath against my back, her chest quickly rising and falling."  From thegoodbits.com Erotic stories have been proven to inspire desire, and The Good Bits creates a new and distinct erotic world in each episode. From passionate sex to romantic encounters, from menage to masturbation and lesbian sex, these tales of audio erotica are designed to make you feel good.  The Good Bits is no ordinary audio porn. These free sex stories are written by bestselling authors, and each episode is produced to create a unique erotic soundscape. Erotic audio allows listeners to immerse themselves in a fantasy world, as it inspires desire in the real world. Enhance pleasure and improve your libido with the good bits from some of the world's best erotic literature. Fiona Zedde was born under the Jamaican sun but now makes her home in Spain. Since getting the writing bug, she's published around thirty books and short stories, mostly of black lesbian romance, including two Lambda Literary Award finalists. Her novel Dangerous Pleasures was winner of the About.com Readers' Choice Award for Best Lesbian Novel or Memoir. At this very second, she's probably writing another book, and it has 100% chance of having queer romance and queer women in it. To read more about Nailah and her femme, you can buy Femme Like Her here: https://amzn.to/32prh6r To read more good sex stories, sign up at The Good Bits and inspire your desire: https://www.thegoodbits.com/inspire-desire

In this episode of The Turn On, Erica and Kenrya talk to author Fiona Zedde about her work, sexuality in ancient African societies and just how much time you really need with your soulmate.You can find full show notes, a transcript and links to everything we mentioned on this episode at https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/transcripts/episode-2_5-the-turn-on-x-fiona-zedde.Connect With The Turn OnWebsite: http://www.theturnonpodcast.comInstagram: @TheTurnOnPodcastTwitter: @TheTurnOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTurnOnPodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrkR-duu-KegFURl-P8xpYg?view_as=subscriberPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurnOn?fan_landing=trueMerch: https://teespring.com/stores/the-turn-on-podcastSupport the show (https://cash.app/$theturnonpodcast)

Sit back, relax and be treated to a delicious reading by Marla Stewart. This story, Tattoo, was written by Fiona Zedde. It is a hot story about relationships, tattoos, pain and pleasure. Join as a $10 patron on my https://patreon.com/loribethbisbey (Patreon) page and you can access a bonus interview with Marla Stewart all about sex, relationships, intimacy and her work as an amazing sex educator and coach. Support this podcast

In this episode of The Turn On, Erica and Kenrya read “Rise of the Rain Queen” by Fiona Zedde and talk about the role family plays in romantic relationships and dating folks who are too old for us. Plus, they announce the first selection in The Turn On Book Club!You can find full show notes, a transcript and links to everything we mentioned on this episode at https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/transcripts/episode-2-rain.Connect With The Turn OnWebsite: http://www.theturnonpodcast.comInstagram: @TheTurnOnPodcastTwitter: @TheTurnOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTurnOnPodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrkR-duu-KegFURl-P8xpYg?view_as=subscriberPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurnOn?fan_landing=trueMerch: https://teespring.com/stores/the-turn-on-podcastSupport the show (https://cash.app/$theturnonpodcast)

This is an interview with Fiona Zedde On Sex In LesFic done by Tara Scott. In this episode Zedde talks about sex in lesfic, reading it and writing it. They talk about: Writing across genres Writing a femme/femme story as a challenge Zedde’s approach to writing sex Writing heterosexual sex vs wlw sex Karin Kallmaker’s writing is sensual Books Discussed The Power Of Mercy by Fiona Zedde A Lover’s Mercy by Fiona Zedde Rise Of The Rain Queen by Fiona Zedde Wild Things by Karin Kallmaker The Sex Therapist Next Door by Meghan O’Brien The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair Check out our Patreon page here https://www.patreon.com/TheLesbianReview Fiona Zedde Online Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fiona.zedde Twitter https://twitter.com/fionazedde Website http://www.fionazedde.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fionazedde/?hl=en Amazon https://amzn.to/2FiedXt --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tlr-podcast/message

This week we read Bliss by Fiona Zedde and talked about Jamaica, surprise half sisters and food options at BDSM clubs.   Read-   Bliss by Fiona Zedde     Breath: The New Science of A Lost Art by James Nestor   Listen-   The Chicks - Gaslighter (Spotify)   Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

It's summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, so it's time to get your bikinis on! Well, actually, this is FMKlit, so it's time to get your bikinis off! Because today we're doing beach reads! For this sizzlin' episode, we read "I Dare You! (Moments in Maplesville Book 4)" by Farrah Rochon, and "Bliss" by Fiona Zedde. Things really heat up when our hosts discuss bonding over bugs, a family tree of sexual activities, and just how vital it is to find a good HR person.

Join me this week as I chat with the multi-talented author, Fiona Zedde. 

Andi and Jove discuss Jove's latest injury, fangirl over Cheyenne Blue, enjoy drink recipes supplied by Angela Grace, and wonder how they missed Fiona Zedde's traipsing around Marrakesh before she got to France. Andi also totally got where Sam Ledel was coming from with regard to the Women's World Cup.

ERMAGERD Andi and Jove managed to remember to record a podcast! Life is crazy busy, y'all! Anyway, Ann Etter is on the road (literally), Jove and her wife are planning a trip to Vegas next summer, and Fiona Zedde is jetting off to Spain (again). Author Sam Ledel could use some luv with her writer's block/burnout and author Rose Marini has a cool debut novel you might like. Also check out Anika Batson's book recommendation and Val Agab's discussion about internalized homophobia.

Andi and Jove discuss National Toothache Day (wtf), decide they would love to work with Jessie Chandler at a Home Depot, think writing postcards to elected officials is a really cool idea (just don't Andi it up) and agree with Fiona Zedde that the movie When Night Is Falling is kind of cheesy, but they like it anyway.

Women and Words Overview 4-9 November 2018 Andi and Jove are hoping Podbean doesn’t hate on them this week and will accept Jove’s overture to load the file. Also, don’t let societal expectations tell you what a relationship should look like and Andi, a major cynic, shares some hope after the midterms even though Fiona Zedde would beg to differ. Plus, young people are awesome.   4 Nov.: Women and Wordster Ann Etter posted some holiday-themed books she likes and encourages you all to read them. Women and Words link HERE   4 Nov.: Author Lise Weil stopped by to chat about life, love, and her memoir In Search of Pure Lust. Women and Words link HERE Lise Weil’s website   7 Nov.: Author and Women and Wordster Carsen Taite wanted us all to know about a cool event in Dallas this weekend (Nov. 10) called Books and Boots, sponsored by GCLS, The Resource Center of Dallas, and Women with Pride lesfic reading group. It’s free! And Carsen will be there, along with 16 other authors including Karin Kallmaker, Georgia Beers, Melissa Brayden, and KG MacGregor! Women and Words link HERE Carsen Taite’s website   8 Nov.: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde apparently isn’t traveling this week (OMG), but she had some thoughts about the midterm elections. Women and Words link HERE Fiona Zedde’s website   9 Nov.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette is all up in the NaNo this year, and she offers some reasons/tips for why you should consider doing it. Women and Words link HERE Find Andi: Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, website   The holiday season is approaching and Jove would like people to know about freerice.com, which is a giving site in which you answer quiz questions and for each correct answer, the site donates rice through the World Food Program. And Andi reminds people of Heifer International, where your donations can provide domestic animals like a flock of chickens or ducks or a goat to people in developing nations.   Also! Don’t forget the Hootenanny is coming. There are still a few days left to go to the Women and Words site to get signed up if you’re an author! If you’re not, get ready to win books next month!

Women and Words Overview 6-12 October 2018 Andi is back from another round of gallivanting. Both she and Jove have a weird fascination and love for journals (especially blank) and also agree that Powell’s Books in Portland will blow your mind (and did you even know that Andi is actually a trained academic? DON’T TELL ANYONE). Plus, Jove and Andi cannot even cope with the fact that Fiona Zedde is not currently traveling. Oh, and Jove’s kids are awesome and so is the grandbaby on the way!   6 Oct.: Women and Wordster Ann Etter wants you to help her out and suggest paranormal lesfic titles that aren’t too scary! ‘Tis the season! Women and Words link HERE   6 Oct.: Hopefully soon-to-be Women and Wordster and writer/poet Erin Zak blogged about finding her voice as a writer. Women and Words link HERE   7 Oct.: Brand new author Millie G Ireland joined us to talk a bit about her experience with the GCLS Writing Academy and how it helped get one of her short stories published in a Program anthology. Congrats! (also, total hint, check out the Writing Academy) AND she’s giving a copy of the anthology away! Women and Words link HERE   8 Oct.: Author and Women and Wordster Jessie Chandler was doing a writing retreat with fellow authors and ended up at Powell’s City of Books in Portland. And yes, you MUST go if you haven’t been. Women and Words link HERE Jessie Chandler’s website   10 Oct.: Writer and Women and Wordster Val Agab ruminated on the origins of dictionaries and the power of words and the power behind the definitions of words. Women and Words link HERE Find Val Agab on Tumblr   11 Oct.: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde is not traveling! Instead, she’s cleaning out some things, including books. Women and Words link HERE Fiona Zedde’s website   12 Oct.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette is doing a fun thing and posting photos from W&W readers – recent trips/outings they’ve taken. This week’s include the UK, the U.S., and South Africa. Send her yours! She’s posting photos next week, too! Women and Words link HERE Find Andi: website, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram   ALSO! Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle is doing a giveaway of her latest gothic thriller, The Potion. Tell her a scary story to get in on the drawing RIGHT HERE.   And the Left Coast Lesbian Literary Conference is going on RIGHT NOW in Palm Springs, CA. If you didn’t make it this year, plan for next! This year’s keynote speaker is Dorothy Allison.   Also going on is Women’s Week in Provincetown, Massachusetts (P-Town), which includes all kinds of performers as well as lesfic authors and publishers.   AND! Stay tuned. The Dirt Road Books team is going to launch their 2018 NaNoWriMo Challenge! Keep your eyes peeled on DRB’s Facebook page and Twitter feed and its website for more info! And you can get some cool writing tips and NaNo prep tips from the DRB podcast, “Riding Shotgun.”

Women and Words Overview 4 -10 August, 2018 Andi is on the road yet again, but would like to report that one of her flights had a really hot crew AND a woman pilot (which just makes things even hotter). Both Jove and Andi got weepy over Lynette Mae’s blog regarding her campaign and then they  talked about writing process (WHAT?) which ended up going into a long discussion about taking care of your mental health and depression among creatives. Also, Fiona Zedde is in Paris. AGAIN. 4 Aug.:  Women and Wordster Ann Etter was out doing cool things like sea kayaking with her family (go see the photos!), but she did have a few books to recommend. Women and Words link HERE   5 Aug.: Author Rebecca Langham stopped by to chat up her latest releases, the sci fi book Beneath the Surface (as Rebecca Langham) and the Australian-set romance, Riding the Track (as Kara Ripley). Women and Words link HERE Rebecca Langham’s website   6 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Lynette Mae gave us an update on her campaigning as a political candidate in Pennsylvania, especially with regard to anti-trans pushback in a local school. Women and Words link HERE If you’d like to find out more about her campaign, here’s her website   7 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Penny Mickelbury asks how, given all we know about the cray in the current administration, people can still support it (and basically, nobody can figure it out…) Women and Words link HERE Penny Mickelbury’s website   8 Aug.: Writer and Women and Wordster Val Agab is trying to figure out how to get that writing in, because it’s not writer’s block if you’re really busy. RIGHT? RIGHT???? Women and Words link HERE Find Val on Tumblr   9 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde is in Paris, doing some writerly things but also wandering (go check out the photos!). Women and Words link HERE Fiona Zedde’s website   10 Aug.: Author Alison Solomon stopped by to let people know about Readout 2019, in Gulfport Florida. It happens in February, and it’s LGBTQ books. If you’re an author and you’d like to do a reading, check the blog for deets. Women and Words link HERE Readout info   And if you have any info about upcoming events or submissions, drop us a line at the Contact page!

That time Andi had to do a reading after Dorothy Allison… Women and Words Overview 7-13 July 2018 OH, NOEZ, you guys! Jove’s computer up n’ quit this digital coil, leaving Andi to fly solo this week. But it’s okay, because she had a couple of beers and waxed downright poetic (fine—that’s the beer talking) about Twitter threads, defining yourself, Fiona Zedde’s Madrid adventures, and questions that come up from fanfic readers. In the meantime, Jove’s getting things up and running and she’ll be back. Never fear! 7 July: Women and Wordster Ann Etter and her book buddy Anne Pace co-blogged about a few books that have stuck with them. Add yours to the comments! Women and Words link HERE   8 July: Author Ona Marae stopped by to talk about her debut novel, Gum for Gracie, about survival and the fantasies we hold. Women and Words link HERE Find Ona Marae on Facebook   9 July: Author and Women and Wordster Jessie Chandler did a roundup of the GCLS conference in Las Vegas and posted some great photos. Women and Words link HERE Jessie Chandler’s website   10 July: Women and Wordster and life coach Angela Grace wants to know who and what takes your breath away – something spectacular, like a particular musician or book. Post in the comments! Women and Words link HERE   11 July: Women and Wordster and writer Val Agab works to define herself and asks what does “queer” mean. Women and Words link HERE Find Val on Tumblr   12 July: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde is gallivanting yet again! This time, she does Pride in Madrid, Spain. Women and Words link HERE Fiona Zedde’s website   13 July: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette posted about more things she’s learned through writing fanfic, and also provided an excerpt from her latest Clexa AU. Women and Words link HERE Find Andi at her website, on Twitter, and Tumblr   And if you have an event or a call for submissions you’d like us to chat about on Women and Words, drop us a line! Want to guest blog? Drop us a line!   Also, check out the award-winners at GCLS this year. Dirt Road Books is super stoked that Gill McKnight is one of them.

Women and Words Overview 9-15 June 2018   Oh, my God, you guys, Andi and Jove ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT WRITING this week. WTF they don’t even know what happened there. They also ramble on about Pride, Fiona Zedde’s travels and Val Agab’s awesome gaming suggestions. Andi is kind of fascinated with the gaming world but Jove points out it can get expensive. Dang it.   9 June: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta talks about audio books and books in first-person POV and why she likes them. Women and Words link HERE   10 June: And speaking of audio books, author Genta Sebastian is pleased to announce that her award-winning YA book Riding the Rainbow is now available as an audio book. And she’s doing a giveaway… Women and Words link HERE Genta Sebastian’s website   11 June: Author and Women and Wordster Jessie Chandler is on the Pride circuit this month doing her T-shirt-selling thang (and other awesome sundries like hoodies). Women and Words link HERE Jessie Chandler’s website   13 June: Women and Wordster and writer/fangirl/gamer Val Agab stopped by with some trailers of some really cool-ass games that are launching. Women and Words link HERE Find Val on Tumblr   14 June: Author, Women and Wordster, and all-around gallivanter-in-chief Fiona Zedde is in Romania, and posted some great photos. And yes, she visited Dracula’s castle… Women and Words link HERE Fiona Zedde’s website   15 June: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette is on a tear about the midseason finale of season 4 of Fear the Walking Dead. Women and Words link HERE Find Andi on Twitter and Tumblr   AND! Reminder, y’all, that GCLS (the Golden Crown Literary Society) is having its annual lesfic convention in Las Vegas 4-8 June. Also, if you’d like info about the Portland (OR) women writers group that Jove is part of, drop us a line at Women and Words and she’ll hook you up with the info. ALSO! Dirt Road Books wants YOU to write a book for the #mybook project. Go to THIS PAGE, pick a cover, and write us a book. Best book wins a contract. WOO!

Women and Words Overview 2-8 June 2018 ERMAHGERD Andi’s back after gallivanting around for a while, and demonstrates her continued inability to keep things on track. She also wonders how the hell Fiona Zedde manages to just pick up and gallivant all around the world at a moment’s notice when she herself can barely get it together on the day-by-day. Also, sex, underwear, and corsets. Because why not?   2 June: Women and Wordster Ann Etter joined us with a few books she goes back to again and again because she lurvs them. Tell her in the comments what those books might be for you! Women and Words link HERE   4 June: Author and Women and Wordster Lynette Mae joined us to discuss a local issue that has attracted anti-trans sentiment, and that demonstrates how cruel people can be. Women and Words link HERE   6 June: Author and Women and Wordster Penny Mickelbury celebrated a birthday last week, and gives us a few words about how happy she was about it, and about the beauty life can offer. Women and Words link HERE Penny Mickelbury’s website   Also 6 June: Author and Women and Wordster Carsen Taite found a couple of vlog interviews she did with author Dena Blake and Lisa Moreau. Go check ’em out! Women and Words link HERE Carsen Taite’s website   7 June: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle muses about sex on TV, in lesfic, and also tips us to the fact that she’s got a short story coming out in Best Lesbian Erotica, vol. 3. (ed. by Sacchi Green) Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   8 June: Author Lise MacTague stopped by to dish on her fear of women’s underwear and corsets and how she overcame the latter to write a paranormal steampunk novel, Demon in the Machine (out 14 June!). Women and Words link HERE Lise MacTague’s website   Also! The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) is holding its conference 4-8 July in Las Vegas. Find more info HERE.   And congrats to all the Lambda winners! Find the full list of the 30th annual Lambda Literary Awards HERE.

Women and Words Overview 5-11 May 2018   Andi got Jove to talk a bit about Vancouver, WA for a Twitter friend who is thinking about moving there (because that is how we roll at Women and Words people! LUV!). They are also both extremely excited about LM’s run for office and appreciative of Diane Marina’s blog about audio books. Also, they kinda hate Fiona Zedde for her awesome travel life, but they do it with lots of luv.   5 May: Women and Wordster Ann Etter did a Reader’s Perspective on books that deal with the senses. Like taste and smell. Women and Words link HERE   6 May: Author Diane Marina did a blog on some tips for creating an audio book. Women and Words link HERE Diane Marina’s website   7 May: Author and Women and Wordster Lynette Mae is running for office! Women and Words link HERE Campaign website   8 May: Life coach Angela Grace reminds us of the importance of persistence. Women and Words link HERE Find Angela here   9 May: Writer and Women and Wordster Val Agab has tons to do with the end of the semester fasts approaching, but here she gives us a great reading list to help procrastinate. Women and Words link HERE Find Val on Tumblr   10 May: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde is on the road again and she’ll be in Madrid (yes, THAT Madrid) until August. Women and Words link HERE Fiona Zedde’s website   11 May: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette revealed 4 shows she’s currently watching (or just watched) on the teevee and wanted to know what YOU’re watching so she can fangirl even more. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website (and find her on Twitter and Tumblr)  

3-9 February 2018   Thank GAWD Andi is here to tell Jove that yes, the Winter Olympics have started and omg Olympic geopolitics! #somuchintrigue Also, Andi wishes Fiona Zedde had posted her essay about Italian toilets, but no such luck. Also, Andi thinks Hayley Kiyoko is the shizzle and you should totally buy her music and go see her in the movie Becks. And on tour, if you can. Because fangirling. And queerfolk.   3 Feb.: Women and Wordster Ann Etter does a reader’s perspective on books that have athletes and athleticism as a focus, in honor of the Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. Women and Words link HERE   4 Feb.: Author K. Aten stopped by to talk about releasing her first book and pondering an author brand.   Women and Words link HERE Aten’s website   5 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Lynette Mae joined us to talk about trying to deal with intolerance and racism. Women and Words link HERE More info about Lynette Mae   6 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Penny Mickelbury joined us with some words about stereotypes. Women and Words link HERE Penny Mickelbury’s website   7 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Carsen Taite interviewed BSB sci fi authors CJ Birch and Jane C. Esther. Women and Words link HERE Carsen Taite’s website   8 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde was going to do an essay on Italian toilets, but decided instead to talk about her latest books, Insatiable Appetites. Women and Words link HERE Fiona Zedde’s website   9 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette fangirls over musical (and acting) talent Hayley Kiyoko. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Find Andi on Twitter and Tumblr   Jove is doing a reading next weekend at Taborspace in Portland. That’s Feb. 18,  3-5 PM. Other authors are Lori Lake, Sandra De Helen, G.L. Morrison, Louisa Kelley, Heather Jane, Dolores Maggiore, and Jane Cuthbertson.   Jove will also be at the launch party for author Heather Jane’s debut novel at Another Read Through in Portland. That’s March 3 1.30-3.30 PM.   And Dirt Road Books has posted a couple of free Valentine’s Day short stories! Go see.

Women and Words  Overview 9-15 Sept. 2017  Hardware stores, helping yourself, and the Hootenanny!  Andi and Jove both agree that plumbing issues suck, but they’re glad they know how to deal with them (and it is totally legit to raise your kids in local hardware stores). Also, Andi and Jove are pretty sure they just are not cool enough to hang out with Fiona Zedde, but they’re totally glad she blogs at Women and Words. And the two of them are contemplating showing up on Erin Saluta’s doorstep, but right now they’ve started the initial planning stages of HOOTENANNY 2017!!!!  9 Sept.: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta does a reader’s perspective that riffs off Ann Etter’s last week in that Erin lists titles of lesfic books that have her varied careers within.  Women and Words link HERE  10 Sept.: Author Heather Blackmore stopped by to slyly tell us about clichés. When they work and when they don’t. Also, her latest novel, It’s Not a Date, is due out March, 2018.  Women and Words link HERE  Heather Blackmore’s website  11 Sept.: Author Lori Lake used an essay by Amy Tan to talk a bit about these crazy times and how important it is to give whenever and wherever you can and for those who write, keep doing so.  Women and Words link HERE  Lori Lake’s website  12 Sept.: Life coach/psychologist Angela Grace provided a reminder about “rational detachment” – to separate yourself from potentially emotional circumstances that may overwhelm. Also, remember to take a break from electronic devices.  Women and Words link HERE  Angela Grace’s website  13 Sept.: Author and Women and Wordster Jove Belle posted our Hootenanny reminder! That’s our giant-ass WTF were we thinking omg this is cray how many books do they honestly think they can give us giveaway! If you’re an author and want to donate 1-3 books, hit the link and sign up. And tell your friends!  Women and Words link HERE  Jove Belle’s website  14 Sept.: Author Fiona Zedde is in Spain (she’s Women and Words’ jet-setter!) but she also pointed out the privileges an American passport brings and though travel is fun, it can also be complicated, with issues that we might not have thought about otherwise.  Women and Words link HERE  Fiona Zedde’s website  15 Sept.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette talked about representation in media of women, mostly, based on the latest Boxed In findings, which indicate that things are still crappy, not only for women, but also LGBTQ people and men of color. Sigh.  Women and Words link HERE  Andi Marquette’s website  Andi fangirls on Twitter and Tumblr  The HOOTENANNY’S COMIN’! And Andi’s on the road (again!) doing writer things in New Mexico at the Western Women Writers-NM gathering in Albuquerque. 

Women and Words Overview 3-9 June, 2017 Andi ponders the efficacy of using fireworks as a weapon on zombies while Jove has the sadz that she can’t readily stream Dark Matter and Wynonna Earp because of cable restrictions. Andi has the sadz with her. Maybe they’ll go to Georgia and see if they can find Fiona Zedde at her fave coffee house.  3 June: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta joins us with a discussion about labels and sexuality, and how things are changing. And of course, she has several titles for you to check out.  Women and Words link HERE  4 June: Author Caren J. Werlinger joined us to talk about writing withdrawal and the latest release in her fantasy Dragon Mage series, The Standing Stones. It’s also her twelfth novel! Go, Caren! And she’s giving copies away!  Women and Words link HERE  Caren J. Werlinger’s website  5 June: Author and Women and Wordster Lynette Mae joined us to talk about race in America and how she realized some truths about herself.  Women and Words link HERE  Find more of Lynette Mae’s writings and musings here  7 June: Editor and author Victoria Villaseñor was gracious enough to do a blog on the spur-of-the-moment request from Andi about the Bold Strokes Book festival 3-4 June in Nottingham, in the wake of two terrible occurrences in the UK. Thank you, Vic.  Women and Words link HERE  Find more about Victoria Villaseñor at Global Wordsmiths  8 June: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde on seizing the day, but living large within it.  Women and Words link HERE  Fiona Zedde’s website  9 June: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette is super-stoked because today is the premiere of Season 3 of Dark Matter and Season 2 of Wynonna Earp on SyFy, and she will be watching raptly. She wrote that all up, and reminded people that Season 5 of Orange Is the New Black drops today on Netflix and Season 5 of Orphan Black starts tomorrow on BBC America. WOO!  Women and Words link HERE  Andi Marquette’s website  Fangirling on Tumblr  Also, GCLS is fast approaching! That’s the annual lesfic conference here in the states. For more details, check the GCLS website.  AND you still have time to get in on the Caren Werlinger ebook giveaway! We’ve extended it until Wednesday! Hit the link, leave a comment, BOOM! DONE! You’re signed up to win! 

Women and Words Overview 5-10 March 2017   Andi and Jove are of the opinion that adulting can be difficult. They are also passionate about supporting writers and artists, and think fandoms rock. Plus, they wonder if maybe Fiona Zedde will ever take them with her on her travels.    5 Mar.: Author Heather McVea self publishes her work, and she broke down the costs that go into creating a book (not counting the countless hours that go into writing one). Some may find this eye-opening.  Women and Words link HERE  Heather McVea’s website    6 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster Lynette Mae on privilege and “tolerance” and how it’s used.  Women and Words link HERE  You can also find Lynette Mae’s writings on Huffington Post. Just do a search on her name.    7 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster D Jordan Redhawk did an amazing breakdown of how she choreographs a fight scene, this one involving space opera battles.  Women and Words link HERE  D Jordan Redhawk’s website    9 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde has photos and a bit of info about her current travels around Africa. And she’s also managing to write!  Women and Words link HERE  Fiona Zedde’s website    10 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette did a long-ass post on some of the amazing she saw and experienced at ClexaCon.  Women and Words link HERE  Andi Marquette’s website  Andi’s fangirl Tumblr    Also, Women and Words updated its New Releases and Coming Attractions lists.    And Sacchi Green’s call for submissions for best lesbian erotica anthology (Cleis) is still going, through 20 Mar.   

Women and Words  Overview 5-10 February 2017  Andi and Jove ponder astronomical events (moons, eclipses, and comets, y’all!) then fangirl over practically everybody on the blog because that’s how they roll. Also, they wonder how Fiona Zedde manages to collect all these people in the photos she posts (is there a sign-up sheet? Because they’re in).  5 Feb.: Author and this year’s special speaker at GCLS Penny Mickelbury joined us and chatted a bit about her latest projects, and reminds us to go forward, each in our own best way.    Women and Words link HERE  Penny Mickelbury’s website    6 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Lynette Mae on digging deep and not backing down.    Women and Words link HERE  Find some Lynette Mae here    7 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster D Jordan Redhawk on her plans for 2017 and some of the other things she’s got on her plate and on her mind. Plus, a reminder to help each other.    Women and Words link HERE  D Jordan Redhawk’s website    8 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Jove Belle with a reminder that she’s doing a reading and author stuff at an event in Portland on the 11th, the Literary Lesbian Love event, a “somewhat romantic book fair.”    Women and Words link HERE  Jove Belle’s website    9 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde posted from South Africa, as she is off on another of her walkabouts. Thanks, Fiona!    Women and Words link HERE  Fiona Zedde’s website    10 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette did a Fangirl Friday on the movie Haywire, starring Gina Carano, a mixed martial arts ass-kicker.    Women and Words link HERE  Andi Marquette’s website  And find Andi fangirling on Tumblr 

Jamaican-born Fiona Zedde currently lives and writes in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the author of several novellas and novels of lesbian love and desire, including the Lambda Literary Award finalists: Bliss and Every Dark Desire. Her novel, Dangerous Pleasures, was winner of the About.com Readers' Choice Award for Best Lesbian Novel or Memoir of 2012. Her new novel, Desire at Dawn, featuring the vampires from Every Dark Desire, is available now. Her short fiction has appeared in various anthologies including the Cleis Press Best Lesbian Erotica series, Wicked: Sexy Tales of Legendary Lovers, Iridescence: Sensuous Shades of Lesbian Erotica, and Fist of the Spider Woman. Writing under the name "Fiona Lewis," she has also published a novel of young adult fiction called Dreaming in Color with Tiny Satchel Press. Find out more at www.fionazedde.com. Fiona is also known as Lindsay Evans, a romance novelist for Harlequin Kimani. She can be found atwww.LindsayEvansWrites.com.

In recognition of Black History Month, join us as we remember the contributions of Black Queer writers past and present. Frederick L. Smith (Play It Forward) Sheree L. Greer (Let The Lover Be), Rebekah Weatherspoon (Treasure), and Fiona Zedde (Desire at Dawn) discuss their current novels--courtesy of Bold Stroke Books--as well as the past, present, and future of Black LGBTQ literature. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Frederick Smith is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism and Loyola University Chicago. He lives in Los Angeles and is also the author of Down for Whatever and Right Side of the Wrong Bed. Readers can contact him at www.FrederickLSmith.com. A Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, Sheree L. Greer has been published in Hair Trigger, The Windy City Times, Reservoir, Fictionary, and the WindyCity Queer Anthology: Dispatches from the Third Coast. She has performed her work across selected venues in Milwaukee, New York, Miami, Chicago, and Tampa, where she hosts Oral Fixation, the only LGBTQ Open Mic series in TampaBay. She received a Union League of Chicago Civic Arts Foundation Award, earned her MFA at Columbia College Chicago, and currently teaches writing and literature at St. Petersburg College. Ms. Greer is an Astraea Lesbian Writers Fund grantee and completed a VONA residency at University of Miami. She recently published a short story collection, Once and Future Lovers and an excerpt from her novel What Has Never Been Taught appears in Best Lesbian Romance 2012. After years of meddling in her friends' love lives, Rebekah Weatherspoon turned to writing romance as a means to surviving a stressful professional life. She has worked in various positions from library assistant, meter maid, middle school teacher, B movie production assistant, reality show crew chauffeur, D movie producer, and her most fulfilling job to date, lube and harness specialist at an erotic boutique in West Hollywood. Her interests include Wonder Woman collectibles, cookies, James Taylor, quality hip-hop, football, American muscle cars, large breed dogs, and the ocean. When she's not working, writing, reading, or sleeping, she is watching Ken Burns documentaries and cartoons or taking dance classes. If given the chance, she will cheat at UNO. She was raised in Southern New Hampshire and now lives in Southern California with an individual who is much more tech savvy than she ever will be. Member RWA. Jamaican-born Fiona Zedde currently lives and writes in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the author of several novellas and novels of lesbian love and desire, including the Lambda Literary Award finalists Bliss and Every Dark Desire. Her novel, Dangerous Pleasures,was winner of the About.com Readers' Choice Award for Best Lesbian Novel or Memoir of 2012. Her short fiction has appeared in various anthologies including the Cleis Press Best Lesbian Erotica series, Wicked: Sexy Tales of Legendary Lovers, Iridescence: Sensuous Shades of Lesbian Erotica, and Fist of the Spider Woman. Writing under the name "Fiona Lewis," she has also published a novel of young adult fiction called Dreaming in Color with Tiny Satchel Press. And as “Lindsay Evans,” she has written multiple novels for Harlequin Kimani Romance. Her latest novel, Desire at Dawn, is available now. ***Unfortunately our little podcast recording device ran out of digital space before this event reached completion.  We regret the omission but trust the listener will enjoy the hour of recorded material that is available***

[Fiction, Erotica, Romance, Novel] Stephanie and Lauren chat with the prolific Black lesbian erotica writer, Fiona Zedde. Her 2005 novel, Bliss, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for debut lesbian fiction. She is also the author of several novels and novellas of lesbian love and desire, including Dangerous Pleasures, Broken in Soft Places, and Desire at Dawn. Born in Jamaica, she currently lives and writers in Atlanta, Georgia.