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Episode Synopsis
'I wanted to write a queer love story, Blackpool is crying out for literary renditions and I'm obsessed by Ulysses.'
Helen Palmer is here to talk about her Ulysses inspired queer love story, Pleasure Beach which is published by Prototype (more info here!)
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Rippling Points
Corrie and the Tower: setting a novel in Blackpool.
Time please: The enduring appeal of a novel set in a day
Reference Points
James Joyce
Julia Kristeva
Coronation Street
Helen Palmer is here to talk about her Ulysses inspired queer love story, Pleasure Beach which is published by Prototype (more info here!)
Enjoyed today's episode? Leave a tip!: https://ko-fi.com/liambishop
Rippling Points
Corrie and the Tower: setting a novel in Blackpool.
Time please: The enduring appeal of a novel set in a day
Reference Points
James Joyce
Julia Kristeva
Coronation Street
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