“Singular They” with Laura Paterson (Queer Forms and Pronouns Series) Welcome to a miniseries about gender nonconformity pronouns in literature! In this episode, the amazing linguist Laura Paterson asks me many clever questions about singular they in literature. We talk about the function of pronouns, common misunderstanding about singular they, and neutral versus gender-nonconforming use of this fantastic third person pronoun. Whether you would like reading recommendations (Virginia Woolf, Lamya H, Rae Spoon…) or some insight into what singular they can do in creative and academic writing, this episode might have some answers – or questions – for you.   References Lena Mattheis’ Queer Forms and Pronouns: Gender Nonconformity in Anglophone Literature (Oxford University Press, 2026) Laura Paterson (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns (Routledge, 2023) Anna Livia Lamya H’s Hijab Butch Blues (2023) Rae Spoon’s Green Glass Ghosts (2021) Jeanette Winterson’s Written on the Body (1992) Anne Garréta’s Sphinx (1986) Charlie Josephine’s I, Joan (2022) The Globe https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/identity-in-i-joan/ Kit Heyam Laura Paterson and Georgina Turner (eds) Approaches to Discourses of Marriage (Routledge, 2024) Lal Zimman   Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: -     What is a pronoun? -     How does Lena define gender-nonconformity pronouns? -     Why is it relevant whether a narrator comments on pronoun use or not? Which examples does Lena provide? -     Which literary texts do Laura and Lena mention? Which one would you like to read and why? -     What do Laura and Lena discuss about pronouns in academic writing? Do you have an established practice for this?

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I usually hate romance novels discussed on booktok or what's adapted to television, but Heated Rivalry (the novel) is actually quite good.

also, sweaty, hot hockey players 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

#heatedrivalry #lgbtqialiterature #gaylit

“Lean Cat, Savage Cat” with Lauren J. Joseph The incredible author Lauren J. Joseph joins me to talk about her new book Lean Cat, Savage Cat – out on 26 February 2026. Lauren talks about the genre-bending ambiguity of the novel, about characters that have followed her from the stage to the page, and about writing across languages. We touch on the intricacies of first-person narration, but also on what it’s like to write a novel versus writing a PhD.   References: Lauren J. Joseph’s Lean Cat, Savage Cat (2026) Lauren J. Joseph’s At Certain Points We Touch (2022) Ben Robbins Alexander Geist David Bowie Bryan Ferry Morrissey Hildegard von Bingen Marty Supreme Timothée Chalamet Essen Dortmund Karstadt KaDeWe Romy Haag Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy: Low, Heroes, Lodger Narcissus and Echo Céleste Albaret Proust American Psycho Pedro Lemebel’s My Tender Matador Jean Genet

📣 New Podcast! "“Lean Cat, Savage Cat” with Lauren J. Joseph" on @Spreaker #creativewriting #davidbowie #firstperson #lgbtqialiterature #lgbtqiawriting #queernarrative #queerpodcast #queerwriting #transauthor #transliterature #transnarrative

“The Queer Victorian Gothic” with Brontë Schiltz Are you ready to descend into the weird world of queer Gothic writing, spooky sexology, and gay ghouls? Brontë Schiltz is an expert on all of these and so much more. We speak about the televisual Gothic and about several of Brontë’s favourite Victorian writers, including masc heartthrob Vernon Lee. If you’re into fun facts about blood transfusions and half-human, half-snake main characters, this episode is for you.   References: Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies Vernon Lee (1856-1935) Ali Smith Sarah Waters Televisual gothic A Ghost Story For Christmas M.R. James “The Dead Room” Mark Gatiss The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales Chris Baldick Nigel Kneale Matthew Lewis’ The Monk Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray Jen Beagin’s Big Swiss Karl Heinrich Ulrichs’ Manor Sexology “Plain Reasons Against Sodomy” Horace Walpole John Addington Symonds Dracula George Haggerty’s Queer Gothic John Singer Sargent Clementina Anstruther-Thomson Affect studies Vernon Lee’s Hauntings “A Wicked Voice” “Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady” Megan Milks Ali Smith’s Hotel World Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies The Horse Hospital  https://www.thehorsehospital.com/events/miskatonic-televisualgothic   Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: -      What is the Gothic? What did you know about the Gothic before listening and what did you learn from Brontë? -      How is the Gothic queer? -      Why is the Victorian period an interesting time to look at queerness? -      How does Brontë speak about queerness in relation to illness? -      What is your favourite spooky story?          

📣 New Podcast! "“The Queer Victorian Gothic” with Brontë Schiltz" on @Spreaker #gendergothic #gothic #gothicshortstory #gothicstudies #gothicwriting #horror #lgbtqiahistory #lgbtqialiterature #oscarwilde #queer #queergothic #queerhalloween #queerhistory #queerpodcast #queervictorian #sexology

We Should Bring Back Seances: A Review of The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner My favorite time of year calls for an exploration into 20th Century Spiritualism with a review of The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner.

New post alert! This week we're talking 20th century spiritualism with The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner.
#ReadingHasRuinedMyLife #bookblog #bookreview #historicalfiction #LGBTQIALiterature #supernatural #booksky
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Body Horror by Ess Pokornowski — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent Poetry

Check out our latest, Body Horror, by Ess Pokornowski.

#queerlit #poetry #literaryjournal #literature #lgbtqialiterature

“Spent” with Alison Bechdel Come along on this deep dive into Alison Bechdel’s new autofictional comic novel Spent, that will give you everything from Edward Gorey Easter eggs to Harriet the Spy content. Alison teaches me things about myself (I’m a bottom-up thinker. Who knew!) and reflects on what Alison, the character, learns from finally meeting the much beloved Dykes to Watch Out For on the page. Whether you are a fan of goats, wood chopping, reality TV or Virginia Woolf – this episode has something for every kind of anti-capitalist dyke.   References: Alison Bechel’s The Secret to Superhuman Strength Alison Bechel’s Fun Home Alison Bechel’s Dykes to Watch Out For Carmen Maria Machado Karl Marx’s Das Kapital The Guilty Feminist podcast Queer Eye Tidying Up with Marie Kondo Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse Nicole Coenen Grant Wood’s American Gothic Edward Gorey’s The Unstrung Harp The Gashlycrumb Tinies T his Queer Book Saved My Life Jonathan Cape Foyles https://www.foyles.co.uk/events/cape-graphic-novels-mini-con Anna Trench’s Florrie Louise Fitzhugh’s Harriet the Spy   Questions you should be able to respond to: -      What are some of Alison Bechdel’s most well-known texts? -      How does Alison reflect on intergenerational queer community? -      In a lesbian version of Queer Eye, what would the five lesbians’ areas of expertise be? -      If you could fictionalise a detail of your life, what would you invent for yourself?

📣 New Podcast! "“Spent” with Alison Bechdel" on @Spreaker #alisonbechdel #anticapitalist #autofiction #capitalism #comic #comicnovel #dykes #dykestowatchoutfor #graphicnovel #lesbianbcomics #lesbianliterature #lesbianwriting #lgbtqia_literature #lgbtqialiterature #lgbwiththet #lifewriting

Finish reading: Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5/5
A fascinating examination of the power of music, identity, family and what beings will do to survive.
#booksky #books #bookreview #lgbtqialiterature

A black chihuahua is laying on the back of a sofa next to a copy of the book Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart.

Looks like Jackson wanted to start some light reading. #chihuahua #shuggiebain #lgbtqialiterature