Monday, July 31, 2017: She Writes Mystery Tour

This Monday, July 31, on Women's Magazine Kate Raphael will be speaking with JL Newton, author of Oink! A Food For Thought Mystery, Jennifer Dwight, author of the literary suspense novel The Tolling of Mercedes Bell, and Amy S. Peele, author of Cut! a Medical Mystery.  We talk about what's so appealing about murder and mayhem, and how crime fiction lends itself to exploration of social justice. These are some smart, funny and articulate women, so don't miss it.

Click here to listen to the entire show. 59:50 min

All four of us are donating copies of our books to KPFA for this special fund drive show so you can get all four of our novels - including advance copies of my not-yet-released Murder Under the Fig Tree - as thank you gifts for your pledge to KPFA of $120 or more during the 1-2 pm hour on Monday. The books retail for $16.95 so it's a great deal, and helps to keep KPFA and Women's Magazine on the air. The premium will be available throughout the drive, which ends August 4.

Tune in at 94.1 FM in Northern California or online anywhere at www.kpfa.org. To pledge any amount call 1-800-439-5732 or donate securely at www.kpfa.org/donate.

Today's conversation is a preview of the She Writes Mystery Tour that kicks off this Friday evening, August 4, at Barnes & Noble in Emeryville, where we'll be joined by Michelle Cox, author of the popular historical mysteries A Girl Like You and A Ring of Truth, and JL Doucette, author of the Wyoming-inspired suspense novel, Last Seen. If you're in the Bay Area or Orange County/San Diego, hope you can make it to one of these events:

Fri, August 4, 7:00 pm
Barnes and Noble, 5604 Bay St, Emeryville, CA 94608

Sat, August 5, 7:00 pm
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925

Mon, August 7, 7:00 pm
Dog Eared Books, 489 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114

Tues, August 8, 7:00 pm
Books Inc., 855 El Camino Real, Suite 74, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Friday, Aug 11, 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble, 26751 Aliso Creek Rd., Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Sat, August 12, 2:00 pm (note different time)
Barnes & Noble, 1040 North El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024

Monday, December 5, 2016: Wanna Have Fun? Bonnie Burton and Crafting with Feminism

Women's Magazine this Monday, December 5 is just going to be super-fun. No heavy stuff. 

I talk with Bonnie Burton about Crafting With Feminism. Tampons with sequins, Ruth Bader Ginsburg finger puppets - you can't beat it. And find out what a huggable uterus pillow is. Just in time for the holidays, surprise all your friends with vagina tree ornaments, NOPE necklaces or other hand-made rad gifts. Find the book at your favorite bookstore or library.

Listen now or Get MP3. 28:48 min

Plus find out whether it's really darkest before the dawn and hear some upbeat music.

No more doldrums! Time to pick it up.

Click here to listen to the entire show. 59:50 min


Also on today's show:
AJ Baker and ENTANGLEMENT

June 24, 2013: Pinkwashing Apartheid and Dyke Disorders

"Pinkwashing," a term first used to refer to corporate profiteering off of breast cancer awareness, now has another meaning as well.  It describes the efforts of the Israeli government and its supporters to use progressive policies toward gay and trans citizens of Israel to build alliances with queer communities in the U.S. and Europe, and deflect criticism of its defiance of international law and repression of Palestinians - both citizens and non-citizens, queer and straight.

Lesbian activist, filmmaker and author Sarah Schulman's newest book is Israel/Palestine and the Queer International.  Schulman brought the concept of "pinkwashing" into the mainstream with an Op-Ed in the New York Times in 2011.

Lisa Dettmer talks with Sarah about pinkwashing and the personal journey which ended in her becoming a key spokesperson for the growing LGBT Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement targeting Israeli human rights violations.

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As controversy swirls around the newly released "DSM-5," which many say continues the tradition of overdiagnosing mental disorders, we speak with Mickey Eliason, Ph.Dyk, author of the Dyke Diagnostic Manual (ed. III, Revised).  Eliason sheds light on such little-known maladies as Femme Feline Fetish, Lesbian Fusion Disorder and U-Haul Syndrome.

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