Interview with Justine Saracen

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 24b

In this episode we talk about

The Berlin Airlift and its historic context

Why Justine started writing about World War II

Political parallels with current politics

The hazards of writing non-romance novels in history

How wartime disruption of social roles creates a useful setting for lesbian fiction

Justine’s non-WWII novels and the “cross-time” approach to historical fiction

Using historical fiction to show repeating human patterns

Favorite research sources: location, location, location

Justine’s current project: The Sami in Norway in WWII

Books mentioned

Berlin Hungers by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)

Tyger Tyger Burning Bright by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)

The Witch of Stalingrad by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)

Beloved Gomorrah by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)

Sarah, Son of God by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)

The Ibis Prophecy: The 100th Generation & Vulture’s Kiss by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)

The Mephisto Aria by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books)

A Woman in Berlin by Anonymous

More info

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