In this episode I'm joined by Nat Reeve, who is not only keeping busy with a PhD on Elizabeth Siddal, but is a Neo-Victorian novelist! We talk about their debut novel Nettleblack, the first of two novels with Cipher Press. Both books follow the adventures of fictional queer Victorians in an eccentric rural setting. We discuss how the novels came about, and the importance of having queer voices represented in Neo-Victorian works (and supported by queer friendly publishers)

About my guest:

Nat Reeve is a novelist and PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London, queer reading the unruly landscapes, medieval objects and spectral beings in Elizabeth Siddal’s art and poetry. Their debut novel Nettleblack – a queer neo-Victorian adventure following a runaway heiress and a chaotic group of detectives – will be published by Cipher Press this June, with its sequel following in 2023. They have forthcoming essays in the journal Word & Image and the Pre-Raphaelite Sisters edited collection about Elizabeth Siddal’s queering of medieval iconography..

For more information on Nat's work, check out the links and details below:

Nettleblack: https://www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/nettleblack

Check out Nat's suggestions:

Mikchelle Paver - Wakenhyrst
Amy Dillwyn's works (especially The Rebecca Rioter, Jill, and The Burglary)

Episode Credits:

Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma Catan
Music: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSound

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