BONUS EP QUEER AVON

“QUEER AVON”

This week in celebration of Pride month, host Sarah Jean is interviewed by archivist Steve Ammidown about her on-going research into romance publisher Avon’s queer history

BONUS EP HOST

> SARAH JEAN (she/her) From the woods of Massachusetts, Sarah Jean has been reading queer romance for 12 years. She runs a queer book club called Rainbow Readers of Massachusetts (https://www.facebook.com/rainbowreadersmass/) that celebrates queer lives, joy, and empowerment through genre fiction. When not reading or listening to books Sarah is plotting her queer historical romances, cuddling with her cats, and planning her next adventure. Follow Sarah on Twitter @queer_reader

BONUS EP GUEST

> STEVE AMMIDOWN (he/him) is an archivist currently based in northwest Ohio. In 2019, he was the Romance Writers of America Cathie Linz LIbrarian of the Year for his work in preserving and sharing the history of the romance genre with scholars and the public. He currently writes about romance history on his blog, romancehistory.com.

BONUS EP DISCUSSION

FULL SHOW NOTES & BIBLIOGRAPHY FORTHCOMING

NOTE: This episode was recorded in mid-September 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020-21

NOTE: This discussion includes mentions of anti-obscenity law, anti-semitism, suicide ideation, and the AIDS crisis

> Interested in hearing more about queer romance history? Check out these other RomBkPod episodes:

>> RBP episode #108 with guest author Cat Sebastian

LISTEN NOW: http://lustandfoundreads.com/rombkpod/ep-108/

>> RBP 2020 Pride episode #1 with guest author ‘Nathan Burgoine

LISTEN NOW: http://lustandfoundreads.com/rombkpod/bonus-ep-pride-burgoine/

> What’s your favorite Avon queer romance? Let us know on Twitter or Instagram @RomBkPod

Happy Reading!

BONUS EP MUSIC CREDIT

Music: “Lift Off” by Jahzzar

From the Free Music Archive

CC BY-SA 3.0

FULL TRANSCRIPT FORTHCOMING