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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.

Lost Ladies of Lit Amy Helmes & Kim Askew

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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.

    🔒 Lost Ladies Meet AI

    🔒 Lost Ladies Meet AI

    Subscriber-only episodeSend us a Text Message.Things get weird on the show this week as Amy and Kim commune with some ladies of literature from beyond the veil… with a little bit of help from ChatGPT. Check out our “interview” with Restoration-era author and playwright Aphra Behn, then find out what happens when we play around with prompts for Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë. The experience leaves our hosts more grateful than ever for real-life guests!For episodes and show no...

    • 16 min
    Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter, Lost Lady of Translation — with Jo Salas

    Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter, Lost Lady of Translation — with Jo Salas

    Send us a Text Message.You may think you’ve never read anything by Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter, but if you’ve read any Thomas Mann, there’s a good chance you’ve seen her handiwork. Lowe-Porter was a writer and translator whose greatest (but largely unsung) success came in the form of translating 22 monumental works by the German literary giant. Her English translations of Mann’s work proved pivotal in his being awarded the Nobel Prize in 1929. A new novel tells her hidden story, and its author, J...

    • 32 min
    🔒 7 Middagh Street — The House of Literary Misfits

    🔒 7 Middagh Street — The House of Literary Misfits

    Subscriber-only episodeSend us a Text Message.Writers Carson McCullers and W.H. Auden, literary editor George Davis, composer Benjamin Britten and burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee... once upon a time they all lived together in a house in Brooklyn Heights, an early 1940s version of the sitcom "Friends," only this one populated by an ever-changing mix of creative geniuses. Amy explains more about this merry (and often inebriated) band of misfits and their communal living arrangement in this week's...

    • 12 min
    Elaine May — Miss May Does Not Exist with Carrie Courogen

    Elaine May — Miss May Does Not Exist with Carrie Courogen

    Send us a Text Message.Guest Carrie Courogen, author of the acclaimed new bio "Miss May Does Not Exist," joins us to discuss comic genius Elaine May. Known for her groundbreaking work in comedy, screenwriting, directing, and acting, May rose to fame as part of the iconic comedy duo Nichols and May. Despite her significant contributions to films like "Tootsie" and "The Birdcage," she often chose to remain uncredited, creating an air of mystery around her achievements. Carrie Courogen provides ...

    • 45 min
    🔒 A Urinal, a "Punk" Baroness and a Dinner Party

    🔒 A Urinal, a "Punk" Baroness and a Dinner Party

    Subscriber-only episodeSend us a Text Message.Marcel Duchamp created one of the most influential works of art in the 20th century. Or did he? There are some who theorize that a woman — “proto-punk” poet and Dada-ist Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven — is the true genius behind the groundbreaking “Fountain” urinal sculpture that rocked the art world in 1917. Learn more about this attention-seeking baroness and the potential evidence linking her to this iconic artwork in this week’s episode. And sta...

    • 16 min
    Kim and Amy Catch Their Book Breath

    Kim and Amy Catch Their Book Breath

    Send us a Text Message.In this special catch-up episode, we take a breather to share updates and insights from our recent reads, including works by Sylvia Townsend Warner and Radclyffe Hall. Amy introduces a quirky new business idea inspired by silent disco and Shakespeare, and we invite listeners to text feedback using a new ‘text us’ feature. Plus, we tease upcoming episodes, including one on screenwriter Elaine May, and announce exclusive bonus content for Patreon members. Tune in fo...

    • 22 min

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One of the best literary podcasts I know

I’ve been a bookseller for years, and owned a bookshop in Paris. With each episode of Lost Ladies I learn something new and fascinating. Their guests are always top notch. Thanks to them, my book knowledge and my collection are expanding.

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