TLR Podcast

TLR Podcast

By The Lesbian ReviewArts
Download on the App Store

TLR Podcast episodes

  • Layce Gardner and Saxon Bennett Recommend 4 Books

    Layce Gardner and Saxon Bennett Recommend 4 Books

    The Lesbian Review Podcast

    Sheena is joined by two authors known for their comedy as Layce Gardner and Saxon Bennett Recommend 4 Books.

    In this episode:

    • Layce Gardner recommends three books she loved
    • Saxon Bennett recommends one book she loved
    • The duo talk about writing dramady and yanking the rug out from readers
    • Their new release Second Chances and the robot character
    • Books we discussed

      When you use the links in this review and buy within 24 hours of clicking then we get a small commission that helps us run the site and it costs you nothing extra

      Survived by her longtime companion by Chris Paynter

      Love Bites by Lila Bruce

      Just Married? by Natasha West

      This Is Devin Jones by Kristen Conrad

      Second Chances by Saxon Bennet and Layce Gardner


      Layce Gardner Online

      Website

      Twitter

      Saxon Bennet Online

      Website

      Twitter

      Find their Podcast here 

      27 min
    • Jea Hawkins recommends 5 Books

      Jea Hawkins recommends 5 Books

      The Lesbian Review Podcast

      Sheena is joined by lesbian fiction author Jea Hawkins today to talk about 5 of her favourite Books.

      Books we chatted about

      To Boldly Go by Em Stevens

      Romancing The Inventor by Gail Carriger

      Love Without Limits by Harper Bliss

      Carol by Patricia Highsmith

      As Long As Love Lasts by Jea Hawkins


      Jea Hawkins Online

      Website

      Amazon Author Page

      Twitter

      About The Lesbian Review

      The Lesbian Review is a popular website that features book and movie reviews. We only review things we enjoy so you can be guaranteed to find a great read or watch. This podcast is a spinoff of the popular website.

      34 min
    • 2 Reviewers And The Author Talk About Breaking Character

      2 Reviewers And The Author Talk About Breaking Character

      The Lesbian Review Podcast

      Sheena is joined by Tara Scott and Lee Winter today to talk about Breaking Character.

      In this podcast we talk about

      • Summer - is she the nicest girl next door ever?
      • Elizabeth - is she an ice queen?
      • Grace - misunderstood starlet or meanie?
      • The mysterious Rachel Cho - do we ever actually meet her?
      • Are there really autograph hunters?
      • How much research Winter did about filming and being on set?
      • The sex scene being the big turning point for both characters
      • Fan-fiction and whether or not Winter has any fan fix written based on her books
      • PLUS Tara and Lee Winter invent a new way of measuring Ice Queens and dub it The Winter Scale

        The book we discussed in this podcast

        Breaking Character by Lee Winter


        Lee Winter Online

        Website

        Twitter

        Facebook

        Amazon Page


        About The Lesbian Review

        The Lesbian Review is a popular website that features book and movie reviews. We only review things we enjoy so you can be guaranteed to find a great read or watch.

        This podcast is a spinoff of the popular website.

        53 min
      • Natalie Miller-Snell recommends 4 Lesbian Fiction novels
        Natalie Miller-Snell recommends 4 Lesbian Fiction novels
        The Lesbian Review Podcast

        Sheena is joined by Natalie Miller-Snell today to talk about 4 Lesbian Fiction books she loves.

        Books we talk about

        When you use the links in this review and buy within 24 hours of clicking then we get a small commission that helps us run the site and it costs you nothing extra

        Requiem For Immortals by Lee Winter

        Reintegration by Eden S French

        The Innocents by Riley La Shea

        The Way You Smile by Kiki Archer

        Other books we spoke about

        Breaking Character by Lee Winter

        Shattered by Lee Winter

        Behind The green Curtain by Riley La Shea


        About The Lesbian Review

        The Lesbian Review is a popular website that features book and movie reviews. We only review things we enjoy so you can be guaranteed to find a great read or watch. This podcast is a spinoff of the popular website.

        23 min
      • 3 Books That Surprised Me

        3 Books That Surprised Me

        The Lesbian Review Podcast

        Sheena is all alone today but that’s okay because the topic of this podcast is 3 Books That Surprised Me.

        I am rarely surprised by a book.You see, I studied film for four years and what that means is that I studied storytelling and the mechanics of it to the point where I can unpack, repack and shuffle stories like they are playing cards. Couple that with being in the publishing industry for 10 odd years and being a reviewer for close to five years now and you have someone who is hardly ever surprised by a book.

        This is why books that are able to give me something truly unique take my breath away. And today I want to share three such books with you.

        These are not in any particular order or genre, they are just books that I didn’t see coming.

        Books I talk about

        When you use the links in this review and buy within 24 hours of clicking then we get a small commission that helps us run the site and it costs you nothing extra

        The One by KC Luck

        Green-eyed Monster by Gill McKnight

        Daughter Of The Sun by Effie Calvin

        Here’s a fun fact about me: I will hardly ever read a synopsis before buying a book. I may skim it to see what genre it is but I will never read the full synopsis because I want to go into it with no idea of what the story is so that there is more of a chance for surprise.

        About The Lesbian Review

        The Lesbian Review is a popular website that features book and movie reviews. We only review things we enjoy so you can be guaranteed to find a great read or watch.

        This podcast is a spinoff of the popular website.

        8 min
      • Becoming Cliterate And How Lesfic Can Lead The Way

        Becoming Cliterate And How Lesfic Can Lead The Way

        The Lesbian Review Podcast

        Sheena is joined by Karelia Stetz-Waters today to talk about how important well written sex is for f/f books especially in an age of unhappy and sexually frustrated young people.

        In this episode:

        • Becoming Cliterate - what it is and where it comes from
        • Studies about orgasms and the importance of the clitoris
        • Why great sex is important in lesbian fiction
        • How Karelia Stetz-Waters wants to educate mainstream romance writers
        • One of the worst sex scenes ever
        • Fading to grey vs graphic sex
        • The struggle for the Gen X
        • The vocabulary gap between generations
        • Becoming more diverse in our language
        • Plus hear Karelia Stetz-Waters read a sex scene from her novel Worth The Wait
        • Books we talk about

          When you use the links in this review and buy within 24 hours of clicking then we get a small commission that helps us run the site and it costs you nothing extra

          Becoming Cliterate by Dr Laurie Mintz

          Worth The Wait by Karelia Stetz-Waters

          Something True by Karelia Stetz-Waters

          BONUS:

          Karelia Stetz-Waters suggests that if would really like to become cliterate (and watch one of the sexiest pieces of media I've ever seen) check out the OMGYes project. It is well worth the $40 USD it costs to view this content.

          About Karelia Stetz-Waters

          Karelia Stetz-Waters is a contemporary lesbian writer. She is passionate about providing happy endings and a vision of redemptive love for readers of all orientations. Her novels include For Good, Something True, The Admirer, The Purveyor, and Lambda Literary Award and Golden Crown Literary Society finalist Forgive Me If I’ve Told You This Before.  Karelia teaches English and writing at Linn-Benton Community College, where her students include everyone from drag queens, to farm boys, to Sudanese refugees. They all tell stories of passion and perseverance and inspire her to write characters that are real and diverse.

          Karelia has a BA in comparative literature from Smith College and an MA in English literature from the University of Oregon. She also teaches writing for the Gold Crown Literary Society Writing Academy, a non-profit organization that seeks to promote and strengthen lesbian fiction.

          She is married to her beloved wife of 19 years and lives with her a friendly cat and a breed of dog never-before-seen: the King Pug Spuglette (a cross between a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a pug).

          Find Karelia Stetz-Waters Online

          Website

          Twitter

          Facebook

          Instagram 

          Author Profile On Amazon

          About The Lesbian Review

          The Lesbian Review is a popular website that features book and movie reviews. We only review things we enjoy so you can be guaranteed to find a great read or watch.

          This podcast is a spinoff of the popular website.

          29 min
        • Sports Romance with Rachel Spangler

          Sports Romance with Rachel Spangler

          The Lesbian Review Podcast

          Anna is joined by Rachel Spangler today to talk about Sports Romances.

          Find out

          • what Rachel Spangler feels about being considered sporty
          • why sports is a big deal in Spangler’s life
          • why sports is such a romantic topic for readers
          • writing sports bodies when they are not traditionally beautiful
          • how Rachel Spangler did research for their sports romances
          • how Spangler balances writing the play by play without boring or confusing the reader
          • Books we talk about

            When you use the links in this review and buy within 24 hours of clicking then we get a small commission that helps us run the site and it costs you nothing extra

            Trails Merge by Rachel Spangler

            Heart Of The Game by Rachel Spangler

            Delay Of Game by Tracey Richardson

            Love All by Rachel Spangler

            About Anna

            Anna is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, Music Editor, Sound Editor, Animal Advocate and Hopeful Romantic.

            Anna Online

            on Twitter

            on Facebook

            Find all of Anna’s podcasts here

            Rachel Spangler Online

            Website

            Twitter

            Facebook

            About The Lesbian Review

            The Lesbian Review is a popular website that features book and movie reviews. We only review things we enjoy so you can be guaranteed to find a great read or watch.

            This podcast is a spinoff of the popular website.

            49 min
          • 10 Reasons Romance Rocks

            10 Reasons Romance Rocks

            The Lesbian Review Podcast

            Sheena is joined by Tara today to talk about the many reasons that Romance is an important genre and should be appreciated not laughed at or made fun of.

            Their 10 Reasons are:

            1. Smart women write them and smart women read them.
            2. Romance novels are difficult to write and super competitive.
            3. Readers need to believe in love and forever.
            4. Romance novels can take you out of the world.
            5. They show positive examples of women going after their own pleasure.
            6. Romance authors do their research, so we can learn a lot.
            7. Romances spread across all genres making them available to any book lover.
            8. It gives you a two sides perspective on romance rather than the one sided view we have on life.
            9. Just like pop music is the biggest selling music, so romance is the biggest selling genre and there is no reason to listen to people who are naysayers.
            10. Romances support the book industry.
            11. If this podcast got you in the mood for a good romance then check out our Top 10 Lesbian Romances here

              About The Lesbian Review

              The Lesbian Review is a popular website that features book and movie reviews. We only review things we enjoy so you can be guaranteed to find a great read or watch.

              This podcast is a spinoff of the website.

              27 min
            12. K Aten’s 3 Top Books Of 2018

              K Aten’s 3 Top Books Of 2018

              The Lesbian Review Podcast

              Sheena is joined by author and reviewer K Aten today to talk about her favourite books of 2018. Primary interested in speculative fiction, Aten brings you three great books with fun worlds, great adventures and interesting concepts.

              Books we talk about

              When you use the links in this review and buy within 24 hours of clicking then we get a small commission that helps us run the site and it costs you nothing extra

              1 Compass Rose by Anna Burke

              2 Trafalgar & Boone and the Children of the Burnt Empire by Geonn Cannon

              3 Curved Horizon by Taylor Brooke (no longer available)

              K Aten Online

              Website

              Twitter

              Facebook


              About The Lesbian Review

              The Lesbian Review is a popular website that features book and movie reviews. We only review things we enjoy so you can be guaranteed to find a great read or watch.

              This podcast is a spinoff of the popular website.

              33 min
            13. Sheena and Tara’s 7 Must-Reads for 2018

              Sheena and Tara’s 7 Must-Reads for 2018

              The Lesbian Review Podcast

              Tara and Sheena’s 7 Must-Reads for 2018 it a mix of genres, authors and kinds of leading ladies. But these are 7 books that we highly recommend.

              Books we talk about

              When you use the links in the reviews and buy within 24 hours of clicking then we get a small commission that helps us run the site and it costs you nothing extra

              1 The Goodmans by Clare Ashton

              2 My Lady Lipstick by Karin Kallmaker

              3 The Music And The Mirror by Lola Keeley

              4 Daughter Of The Sun by Effie Calvin

              5 Marriage Of Unconvenience by Chelsea M Cameron

              6 The Way You Smile by Kiki Archer

              7 The Sex Therapist Next Door by Meghan O’Brien

              About The Lesbian Review

              The Lesbian Review is a popular website that features book and movie reviews. We only review things we enjoy so you can be guaranteed to find a great read or watch.

              This podcast is a spinoff of the popular website.

              26 min

            About TLR Podcast

            From the publisher's feed

            The Lesbian Review Podcast covers the best books, movies and music with lesbian content. This is a podcast from the people who run TheLesbianReview.com where we review the best lesbian fiction and non…