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Lost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Gwerful Mechain — Bawdy Welsh BardSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textLittle is known about 15th-century Welsh bard Gwerful Mechain, but here’s what we do know: She threw down some slappin’ feminist rhymes in the “rap battle” equivalent of poem exchanges with her male counterparts. Find out what made their repartee so fun and flirtatious, and learn about her most iconic poem, “To the Vagina,” while Amy tries her very best not to blush!Mentioned in this episode:“To the Vagina” by Gwerful Mechain (translated by Katie Gramich)The Works of Gwerful Mechain edited by Katie...2025-05-0614 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 "Constant Reader" Weighs In!Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textIn this week’s bonus episode, Amy draws a throughline between the 1970s-era Esquire magazine writing of Nora Ephron and the sharp-witted book reviews of Dorothy Parker. A recent McNally Editions collection of these reviews called Constant Reader: The New Yorker 1927-28 provides a perfect opportunity to explore Parker’s opinions on some lost ladies of lit, from Zona Gale and Elinor Glyn to Fannie Hurst and Elinor Wylie. Which women earned Parker’s praise and which drew her disdain? Listen to find out — (and be prepared to laugh!)Men...2025-04-2215 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Castaway Follow-up — He Said/She SaidSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textThere are always two sides to every story. In last week’s episode we discussed Lucy Irvine’s 1983 memoir Castaway, about her year-long experience on a deserted island. This week, Amy turns her attention to the memoir written by Irvine’s “other half” on that adventure, Gerald Kingsland. Do the two authors’ respective accounts of their time on tropical Tuin square with one another? And how did Kingsland really feel about the beautiful young woman who answered his classified ad for a “wife?”For episodes and...2025-04-0812 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Penning Patriotism — Katharine Lee Bates and "America the Beautiful"Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textThe recent hatching of baby eaglets in Big Bear, CA has Amy thinking a lot about patriotism and what it actually means in turbulent times for our country. Lost lady of lit Katharine Lee Bates — a staunch activist for social justice who decried America’s isolationist policies — must have considered the same when, during a trip across the country in 1893, she penned what would eventually become the lyrics to “America the Beautiful.” The original words to her poem are a bit more pointed than the version we know today, offering a...2025-03-2515 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Luck Be A Lady: Amy Gets an "Honorific"Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textHaving been gifted a parcel of land on a Scottish estate, Amy was recently granted the title of “Lady Amy of Blairadam.” Kim joins her in this week’s bonus episode to “bend the knee” and to discuss the fine-print details of this development courtesy of a company called Scotland Titles. Together, they ponder her future as a member of the landed gentry and consider privileged (possibly delusional) possibilities for her Scottish landholding.Mentioned in this episode:Scotland TitlesBlairadam WoodBlairadam...2025-03-1113 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Marianne Faithfull’s “Lady of Shalott” and Other Doomed NoblewomenSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textOne of the last projects recorded by singer/actress Marianne Faithfull (who passed away in January) was a 2021 spoken word album of English Romantic poetry, including a hauntingly beautiful 12-minute recitation of Tennyson’s “Lady of Shalott.” After exploring Faithfull’s passion for (and family connections to) classic literature, Amy finds new meaning in this poem about an exiled woman fated to forever view life through a mirror’s reflection. This episode includes accounts of several other doomed and exiled noblewomen in history — Lucrezia de Medici and Marguerite de la Rocque —...2025-02-2513 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitKatharine S. White — Shaping The New Yorker, with Amy ReadingSend us a textOne hundred years ago this week, The New Yorker published its first issue. A few months later, the magazine’s first (and for decades, only) female editor joined the staff. Katharine S. White spent the better part of the next 50 years wielding her pen and her editorial influence there, carefully tending to an ever-growing stable of talented (sometimes high-maintenance) writers and shaping the magazine into a cultural powerhouse. Biographer Amy Reading joins us to discuss White’s life, legacy and undeniable importance in the hist...2025-02-1847 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Bibliomasochism and "Pieces o' Eight"Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textOctavia E. Butler’s prescient dystopian novel Parable of the Sower may or may not be the perfect book to kick off 2025, as Amy discusses in this week’s bonus episode. On the other hand, if it’s escapism you’re after, consider the cutlass-wielding scalawags of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island and learn about a new book that explores the impact Stevenson’s wife Fanny (a writer herself) had on his literary output.Mentioned...2025-01-2810 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Adventures in Highgate CemeterySubscriber-only episodeSend us a textThis week’s episode was born out of Amy’s recent visit to London’s Highgate Cemetery, where fortuitous timing (or, perhaps, the graveside spirit of Christina Rossetti?) revealed a bit of juicy family drama. Find out why the tragic death (and later exhumation) of a pre-Raphaelite muse left another family member begging to not be buried next to her in the Rossetti family plot!Mentioned in this episode:Christina Rosset...2025-01-1414 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Simona Kossak, Forest QueenSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textOnce upon a time, a young woman escaped to a primeval forest, befriended the animals there (including a lynx, raven and wild boar) and met her handsome prince. Sounds like a fairy tale, but in this week’s episode Amy discusses the enchanting true story of Simona Kossak, a Polish scientist who wrote about her deep love for the Bialowieza Forest and worked tirelessly to protect it. Poland awarded Kossak the Golden Cross of Merit for her ecological efforts before her death in 2007, and se...2024-12-3116 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Literary Rx — Books to Beat the DoldrumsSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textBooks are a time-tested cure-all, so in this week’s bonus episode Amy weighs a few of the titles that have helped her forget life's latest troubles and doubts 
 (sort of). She leaves no stone unturned in her quest for distraction, from Proust’s meandering sentences to a behind-the-scenes memoir about a beloved ’80s film and a charming, century-old suffrage novel that captures our current political zeitgeist. Rounding out the episode is a sneak peak at “lost ladies” we’ll be featuring in the coming year an...2024-12-1724 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 A Christmas Tale From Christina Rossetti’s Speaking LikenessesSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textForget your troubles, get cozy, grab a cup of tea and curl up to this week’s “storytime” bonus episode as Amy reads the third tale from Christina Rossetti’s Speaking Likenesses. Follow Rossetti’s indefatigable heroine, Maggie, who trudges wearily through a snowy forest at Christmas-time, encountering along the way strange children who attempt to lead her astray.For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our 2024-12-0320 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Virginia Woolf, Fashion IconSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textWhen it comes to this year’s fall fashion, Virginia Woolf is having a moment. A number of designers and brands including Anna Sui, Clare Waight Keller, Miu Miu, Burberry and Tod’s have found their inspiration in the iconic Bloomsbury author. In this week’s bonus episode, Amy dives into this sartorial vibe, reads from Woolf’s short story “The New Dress” and muses over which other “lost ladies” could serve as fashion muses.Mentioned in this episode:“A Woolf in Chic Cl...2024-11-1918 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Wicked Little Letters — The Film and Crime That Inspired ItSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textIn this week’s bonus episode Amy discusses the black comedy mystery film Wicked Little Letters starring Olivia Coleman and Jessie Buckley, then hones in on the real-life "poison-pen letter" incident the film is based on. Mentioned in this episode:British Airways in-flight safety filmWicked Little Letters trailerThe Lost Daughter filmTh...2024-11-0514 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Blame it on the Bob (Haircut)Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textThe bob haircut shocked and appalled when it was popularized in the 1920s. A bob devotee herself, Amy has a laugh in this week’s bonus episode as she reads newspaper reports from the era which blame the hair trend for a wide array of societal ills including economic collapse, bigamy and unwanted facial hair. She’ll also read an excerpt from the F. Scott Fitzgerald story, “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” which first appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in 1920. This episode is exclusively availabl...2024-10-2215 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 How a "Lady of Lit" Inspired the Band Green DaySubscriber-only episodeSend us a textLook closely enough, and you can find “lost ladies of lit” almost anywhere — including at a rock concert! In this week’s bonus episode, Amy explains how a Saturday night spent attempting to sing along with Green Day on their world tour concert stop in Los Angeles started her down a lyrical rabbit hole that led to the writer Lakshmi Kannan. Learn how this Indian author’s feminist poem inspired a hit song on the band’s breakout album and why both the poem and song stir up familiar the...2024-10-0809 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 The Journal of Marie BashkirtseffSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textAmy springboards off our discussion of last week’s “lost lady,” Mary MacLane, to further investigate the woman whose diary inspired her. From the age of 12 until her death at 25, Russian-born painter Marie Bashkirtseff detailed her daily life, frustrations, flirtations and family drama. First published in 1887, the diary enthralled readers including British Prime Minister William Gladstone and George Bernard Shaw, while future diarists like AnaĂŻs Nin and Katherine Mansfield were also inspired by Bashkirtseff’s musings. Amy reads excerpts in this week’s bonus episode to give listeners a glimpse i...2024-09-2419 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitSigrid Schultz — “The Dragon from Chicago” with Pamela TolerSend us a textAs Berlin bureau chief for The Chicago Tribune from 1925-1941, Sigrid Schultz deflected both sexism and danger to report the truth and speak truth to power. The Nazis dubbed her “that dragon from Chicago,” and her importance as an indomitable “newspaperman” (her term) telling Americans about the Third Reich's agenda can’t be understated. Amy speaks this week with Pamela Toler, the author of a new biography on Schultz’s life, work and lasting legacy.Mentioned in this episode:The Dra...2024-09-0344 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Caedmon Records — Lost Ladies of the Audiobook IndustrySubscriber-only episodeSend us a textAmy discusses the good and bad of audiobook narration in this week’s bonus episode, then dives into the origins of the commercial audiobook industry. Founded in 1952, Caedmon Records was the brainchild of two young women who achieved their smash debut success by convincing Dylan Thomas to record himself reading some of his most popular work, including “A Child’s Christmas in Wales.” The recording company went on to record LPs of work by a wide array of literary stars, including Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Plath, Ernest Hemingway, T.S. Eliot...2024-08-2008 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Hedy Lamarr, Star InventorSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textShe was called “the most beautiful woman in the world,” but silver screen siren Hedy Lamarr was much more than just a pretty face. Looking to help combat German U-boats during WWII, she pioneered technology that today serves as the basis for wireless innovations like Bluetooth, GPS and Wifi. Lamar received scant recognition and no monetary compensation for the idea that spawned a multi-billion-dollar communications industry, but in this week’s bonus episode, Amy gives credit where credit is due and attempts to answer the “how” and “why” behind Lamarr’...2024-08-0618 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 The Secret Poetry of Austria's Empress "Sisi"Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textLong before an insatiable press laid siege to Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Diana, Meghan Markle and in-law to America’s “royal family,” Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Empress Elizabeth of Austria was the beautiful royal everyone wanted a piece of. Feeling like a prisoner in a gilded cage, “Sisi” managed her frustrations through an unhealthy obsession with her appearance and by writing poetry that maligned the monarchy and revealed her deep yearning for freedom. In this week’s bonus episode, Amy discusses Sisi’s life and poems, which were finally published almo...2024-07-2320 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 A Bicentennial Backward GlanceSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textReflecting back on four years of literary “lost ladies,” Amy celebrates our 200th episode with a quirky list of yearbook superlatives to help jog your memory about some of our favorite titles, including the books “Most Likely to Make You Eat Your Vegetables,” “Most Likely to Up Your Selfie Game,” and “Most Likely to Make You Want to Delete All Your Dating Apps.” We mark this milestone with gratitude to our listeners, guests and patrons for helping us go the distance!For episodes and show notes, visit: ...2024-07-0921 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitMiles Franklin (My Brilliant Career)Send us a textAn Australian author — and the 1979 film adaptation of her work — capture Kim and Amy’s fancy this week on the show. Published in 1901 and written when author Miles Franklin was only eighteen years old, My Brilliant Career became an instant classic of Australian literature and still delights readers with its feisty heroine, Sybylla Melvin, and its realistic depiction of Australian life and lingo at the turn of the 20th century. In our discussion of the novel and its film adaptation (starring Judy Davis and Sam Neill) we’ll explain...2024-07-0234 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Lost Ladies Meet AISubscriber-only episodeSend us a textThings get weird on the show this week as Amy and Kim commune with some ladies of literature from beyond the veil
 with a little bit of help from ChatGPT. Check out our “interview” with Restoration-era author and playwright Aphra Behn, then find out what happens when we play around with prompts for Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen and Charlotte BrontĂ«. The experience leaves our hosts more grateful than ever for real-life guests!For episodes and show notes, visit: LostL...2024-06-2516 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 7 Middagh Street — The House of Literary MisfitsSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textWriters Carson McCullers and W.H. Auden, literary editor George Davis, composer Benjamin Britten and burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee... once upon a time they all lived together in a house in Brooklyn Heights, an early 1940s version of the sitcom "Friends," only this one populated by an ever-changing mix of creative geniuses. Amy explains more about this merry (and often inebriated) band of misfits and their communal living arrangement in this week's bonus episode.For episodes and show notes, visit: 2024-06-1112 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitKim and Amy Catch Their Book BreathSend us a textIn this special catch-up episode, we take a breather to share updates and insights from our recent reads, including works by Sylvia Townsend Warner and Radclyffe Hall. Amy introduces a quirky new business idea inspired by  silent disco and Shakespeare, and we invite listeners to text feedback using a new ‘text us’ feature. Plus, we tease upcoming episodes, including one on screenwriter Elaine May, and announce exclusive bonus content for Patreon members. Tune in for a mix of literary chat and listener engagement!Discussed: A Chan...2024-05-2122 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Lost Ladies and Their Pet MonkeysSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textInspired by Barbara Comyns, who lived with an unusual assortment of pets over the years, this bonus episode explores female authors who owned pet monkeys. Amy discusses Virginia Woolf and her Nazi-disarming marmoset Mitz, Nellie Bly’s fez-wearing travel companion, McGinty, and other primates who captured the hearts of some lesser-known women writers, including Miles Franklin, Mickey Hahn, Emily Carr and Clarice Lispector. For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our...2024-05-1416 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Ina Eloise Young, Lost Lady of Sports ReportingSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textInspired by watching Caitlin Clark play in this year’s NCAA tournament, Amy is feeling uncharacteristically “sporty” in this week’s bonus episode. She’ll dive into the history of Ina Eloise Young, America’s first female sports editor at a daily newspaper whose coverage of the 1908 World Series so impressed other newspapermen covering the games that she was immediately named an honorary member of the newly-formed Baseball Writers Association. Ina’s prowess recording box scores also proves triggering to Amy, who shares her own brief tenure working for the sports...2024-04-3020 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 The "Ex-pat" Life with Anne Boyd RiouxSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textHave you ever wanted to hit the “pause” button on your life and simply start over? In 2022, Anne Boyd Rioux did just that, making the bold and audacious decision to leave her job as a tenured English professor, sell all her earthly possessions and embark on a European adventure. In this episode, Anne talks to Amy about her decision to reset her life and find a new way of being in the world. Find out what Anne has learned about herself in the course of her travels and whic...2024-04-1621 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitKay Boyle — Fifty Stories with Anne Boyd RiouxSend us a textAn eyewitness to monumental moments in the 20th century, author Kay Boyle hung out with Left Bank artists and literary giants, chronicled the ravages of WWII, was blacklisted in the 1950s and was jailed for her Haight-Ashbury activism in the late 1960s. An intrepid modernist committed to a “Revolution of the Word,” this two-time O. Henry award-winner penned 14 novels, eight volumes of poetry and 11 collections of short fiction, yet too few readers today have read her work or even know her name. Returning guest Anne Boyd Rioux joins us this week to discuss Kay...2024-04-0944 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 The Viennese Waltz — Dance Revolution!Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textIn this episode Amy explores the history of the 19th-century dance craze that made political leaders nervous, religious leaders aghast, dance instructors insecure and the masses primed for revolt! From Johann Strauss Jr.'s "pop star" status to popular representations in film, we're covering everything you ever wanted to know about the "Forbidden Dance" — the waltz — and its political and cultural significance!For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our 2024-04-0211 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitSperanza, a.k.a Oscar Wilde’s MomSend us a textIn this week’s episode Kim and Amy discuss the life and work of “Speranza,” a.k.a Lady Jane Wilde, a.k.a. Oscar Wilde’s mom! An outspoken, rabble-rousing poet who championed Irish independence, she stirred up members of the Young Ireland movement while writing for Dublin’s radical newspaper “The Nation” in the 1840s. Oscar may have inherited his mother’s wit, intellect and larger-than-life personality, but his later legal troubles were also preceded by her own very public and scandalous libel case.Mentioned in this episode:The Rest is Hi...2024-03-2618 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Elizabeth Taylor Vs. Elizabeth Taylor (Full-length Edition) with Lucy ScholesSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textFULL LENGTH EDITION!!! In our first-ever "Game Show Edition" of the podcast, McNally Editions editor Lucy Scholes joins us to talk about the TWO Elizabeth Taylors! Lucy collaborated with Pushkin Press Classics on the short story collection A Different Sound, in which midcentury British novelist and short story writer Elizabeth Taylor features. In addition to discussing Taylor's writing, we'll also confab on Roger Lewis's Erotic Vagrancy, the dishy 2023 biography of film stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Lucy and Kim...2024-03-1936 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Lost Ladies at the Academy AwardsSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textFasten on those Harry Winston jewels! With Oscar night approaching, Patreon members get “red carpet” access as Amy takes a look back at some of the films honored by the Academy over the decades which were written (or co-written) by women. Women’s representation in screenwriting categories at the Oscars has been a bit underwhelming. (Case in point: from 1940 through 1985 only three women took home a statue in the Best Original Screenplay category!) From early Hollywood classics to more recent favorites, we hope this bonus...2024-03-0518 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 Anna Katharine Green — The Leavenworth CaseSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textIn this bonus episode, Amy follows the clues to learn more about writer Anna Katharine Green (a.k.a "The Mother of the Detective Novel") whose late 19th-century mysteries inspired the likes of Agatha Christie and last week's "lost lady," Carolyn Wells. Green's 1878 debut novel The Leavenworth Case was an instant bestseller and features a sophisticated understanding of C.S.I and the legal system. Guest Rebecca Rego Barry helps weigh in on this pioneer of the detective-novel genre.For episodes and show notes, visit: 2024-02-2022 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of Lit🔒 The Winchester Mystery House and Shirley JacksonSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textIn this bonus episode, Amy reflects on a recent trip to the Winchester Mystery House, an architecturally-unusual mansion in San Jose, California which helped inspired Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. In addition to exploring the life of Sarah Winchester and her legendary home, Kim and Amy discuss the 2018 film adaptation of Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle as well as a "haunted" music box owned by the Vermont-based author.For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com2024-02-0616 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitHiatus Replay: Amy Levy — Reuben Sachs with Dr. Ann Kennedy SmithSend us a textWe’re back January 30, 2024 with all new episodes.  Did you know there was a controversial, now-forgotten 1888 novel written in response to George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda by a writer who has been described as “the Jewish Jane Austen?” Until recently, neither did we. Join us as we talk with Dr. Ann Kennedy Smith about author Amy Levy and her stunning, sardonic novel Reuben Sachs, which fan and friend Oscar Wilde deemed a classic. Discussed in this episode: Daniel Deronda by George Eliot Reuben Sachs by Amy...2023-12-1941 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitCita Press & Sui Sin Far with Juliana Castro VarĂłn and Victoria NamkungSend us a textLearn more about the feminist open source publisher cita press and An Immortal Book: Selected Writings of Sui Sin Far, a curated collection of short fiction and nonfiction by the pioneering writer, Sui Sin Far (also known as Edith Maude Eaton), one of our past "lost ladies." A journalist and writer of Chinese and British descent who moved to the U.S, Sui Sin Far wrote about what it was like to live as a Chinese woman in a white America. We welcome back our previous guest Victoria Namkung as well as the fo...2023-10-2419 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitAn England TravelogueSend us a textIn this week’s mini, Amy shares some of the lesser-known spots she visited on her August trip to England (which included meetups with a few past guests from the show!). From Cotswolds beauty to bizarre curiosities—as well as a few lost ladies—you’ll be wishing she had packed you along in her suitcase!CORRECTION:  Leonora Carrington originally met Max Ernst at Erno and Ursula Goldfinger’s previous address at the Highpoint apartments in North London. They were never married.Discussed: 2 Willow RdErno Goldfin...2023-10-1019 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitVerbal Faux Pas and MondegreensSend us a textIn this week’s mini, we’re sharing some of our favorite verbal faux pas and mondegreens. The term mondegreen, which was coined by Sylvia Wright in a 1954 essay for Harper's Magazine, refers to instances where phrases are misheard or misinterpreted, giving them new and often humorous meanings. Amy challenges Kim to identify correct spellings and interpretations of common idiomatic expressions, like "to the manner/manor born," "you've got another thing/think coming," and "champing/chomping at the bit." Share your favorites on our Facebook Forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lostladiesoflitforum/Su...2023-09-2614 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitAnne Askew’s Unyielding SpiritSend us a textIn this week’s mini episode, we’re talking about Anne Askew, a Tudor writer, poet, and Protestant preacher who was condemned as a heretic during the reign of Henry VIII. We’ll also explore the possible connection to Kim’s own family history. Support the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. 2023-08-1513 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitNora Ephron’s Heartburn Turns 40Send us a textIn this week’s mini, we discuss Nora Ephron’s 1983 autobiographical novel Heartburn, inspired by the breakdown of her marriage with journalist Carl Bernstein. Plus Amy tries out some of the book’s recipes on her unsuspecting family.Support the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Lad...2023-05-0917 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitHiatus Replay: Marthe Bibesco — The Green Parrot with Lauren CerandSend us a textWe're back with new episodes on February 7! The New York Times called The Green Parrot “A strange and beautiful story, with the faintly arid charm of a miniature painted on the cover of a seventeenth-century snuff box.” That’s just one of the many reasons Amy and Kim couldn’t wait to discuss the provocative and brilliant author Princess Marthe Bibesco and her 1924 gem of a novel. Joining them is this week’s guest, book publicist and jewelry designer Lauren Cerand. Discussed in this episode: The Green...2023-01-1737 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitHiatus Replay: Sui Sin Far — Mrs. Spring Fragrance with Victoria NamkungSend us a textWE'RE BACK WITH A NEW EPISODE ON FEBRUARY 7, 2023. In this week’s episode, Amy and Kim have a conversation about Sui Sin Far and her wonderful short story collection, Mrs. Spring Fragrance (1912), with journalist and author Victoria Namkung, who has her Master’s Degree in Asian American Studies from UCLA. Sui Sin Far, the pen name of Edith Maude Eaton, was a journalist and writer of Chinese and British descent who moved to the U.S. and began writing articles about what it was like to live as a Chinese woman in a whit...2023-01-1033 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitHiatus Replay: Constance Fenimore Woolson — Anne with Anne Boyd RiouxSend us a textWE'RE BACK WITH A NEW EPISODE ON FEBRUARY 7, 2023. In this episode, Kim and Amy have a conversation about Constance Fenimore Woolson’s novel Anne (1880) with professor and author Anne Boyd Rioux, whose biography of Woolson was named one of 2016’s ten best books of the year by The Chicago Tribune. Woolson, a close friend of Henry James, is remembered as a salacious footnote in his story, yet upon its publication, her novel Anne sold ten times as many copies as James’s Portrait of a Lady. Learn more about Woolson’s fascinating life, and find...2023-01-0347 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitMedical Treatment of Women and Mothers with Alena DillonSend us a textAuthor Alena Dillon joins us for this week’s mini to discuss the medical treatment of women and mothers and how it’s evolved over time. We’ll touch on hysteria, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” and some of the things that surprised us about giving birth. Discussed in this episode: Eyes Turned Skyward by Alena DillonAmy SchumerMy Body Is a Big, Fat Temple by Alena DillonUnwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor CleghornTokology: A Book for Every...2022-10-1832 minLost Ladies of LitLost Ladies of LitLola Ridge with Terese SvobodaSend us a textLola Ridge was once considered one of America's preeminent poets, on par with E.E. Cummings, William Carlos Williams, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Jean Toomer, and Robert Frost. We discuss the radical life and career of this early 20th century modernist poet, anarchist, and literary editor with guest Terese Svoboda, whose 2018 biography of Ridge was described as “magisterial” in The Washington Post. For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comFollow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Fo...2022-10-0441 min