Lost Ladies of Lit
A book podcast hosted by writing partners Amy Helmes and Kim Askew. Guests include biographers, journalists, authors, and cultural historians discussing lost classics by women writers. You can support Lost Ladies of Lit by visiting https://www.patreon.com/c/LostLadiesofLit339.
Lost Ladies of Lit
Three Novels on Generational Trauma
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Exclusive access to premium content!In this follow up to last week’s episode on Nettie Jones’s Fish Tales, Amy discusses three more Black women authors who tackle generational trauma in their work. The Blues-infused Corregidora, published in 1975, was written by Nettie Jones’s literary mentor Gayl Jones when she was only 25 years old. Carolivia Herron’s 1991 novel Thereafter Johnnie (inspired, in part, by Paradise Lost) was reissued to renewed acclaim by McNally Editions last year. Finally, Octavia Butler’s Kindred is a worthy read to re-examine in light of the recent success of Caro Claire Burke’s time-travel novel Yesteryear.
Mentioned in this episode:
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 298 on Nettie Jones’s Fish Tales
Literary Hub article by Helene Atwan on working with Gayl Jones
Thereafter Johnnie by Carolivia Herron
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
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