🔒 Bibliomasochism and "Pieces o' Eight"

Subscriber-only episode Send us a text Octavia E. Butler’s prescient dystopian novel Parable of the Sower may or may not be the perfect book to kick off 2025, as Amy discusses in this week’s bonus episode. On the other hand, if it’s escapism you’re after, consider the cutlass-wielding scalawags of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island and learn about a new book that explores the impact Stevenson’s wife Fanny (a writer herself) had on his literary output. Mentioned in this episode: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Parallels between 2025 and Octavia E. Butler’s work Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson A Wilder Shore by Camille Peri Fanny Stevenson The Dynamiter by Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Stevenson For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com Discuss episodes on our Facebook Forum. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew. Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast