#leanna renee hieber

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Awesome spookiness from @leannareneehieber

[thegothiclibrary]

Christmas Ghost Stories, Part 3

’Tis the season … for Christmas ghost stories! In recent years, I’ve been all about bringing back the classic tradition of livening up the winter months by sharing tales of terror. After all, encounters with the spirit world are the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit! You can see some of the seasonally spooky tales I’ve previously recommended here and here. But if those aren’t enough…

[foxandcatlibrary]

51st Book I Read in 2023

Title: A Haunted History of Invisible Women

Authors: Leanna Renee Hieber & Andrea Janes

Notes: A really fun read! Can warmly recommend this book.

[literarysiren]

A new nonfiction dive into some of history's most famous (or most little known) female ghosts, and the tropes they've inspired, from two authors and haunted house tour guides. So good it might be required reading for anyone interested in ghosts, hauntings, houses, or history.

[readingwithwrin]

A Haunted History of Invisible Women by Leanna Renee Hieber & Andrea Janes | Book Review

A Haunted History of Invisible Women by Leanna Renee Hieber & Andrea Janes | Book Review

Title: A Haunted History of Invisible Women Author: Leanna Renee Hieber & Andrea Janes Publisher: Kensington Published Date: September 27th, 2022 Genre: Non-fiction, History Source: Kensington Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ .5 Goodreads Summary: From the notorious Lizzie Borden to the innumerable, haunted rooms of Sarah Winchester’s mysterious mansion, this offbeat, insightful, first-ever book of its…

[leannareneehieber]

(Pictured: Carnations laid in honor of the dead at the sidewalk of NYU's Brown Building. Photo by Leanna Renee Hieber)

On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out on the top floors of the Asch Building. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire took the lives of 146 people, most of them women and girls. As a NYC tour guide of over 15yrs, I speak about this site with vehemence. Never forget the importance of modern labor laws and the lives lost before we gained these rights. Andrea Janes and I wrote about this site, and its importance in the capacity of residual haunting, in our book A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN. Our chapter on the fire, Industrial Monsters, is up on the Boroughs of the Dead blog: https://boroughsofthedead.com/industrial-monsters-ghosts-of-the-triangle-shirtwaist-factory/

Please support union workers and legislation aimed at shoring up worker protections. Honor the dead.

[coffeewritesfiction]

From the notorious Lizzie Borden to the innumerable, haunted rooms of Sarah Winchester's mysterious mansion, this offbeat, insightful, first-ever book of its kind explores the history behind America's female ghosts, the stereotypes, myths, and paranormal tales that swirl around them, what their stories reveal about us—and why they haunt us…

A Haunted History of Invisible Women True Stories of America's Ghosts By Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes

This book sounds fascinating. I've got to get a hold of it somehow

[monikamonik]

"I assure you; while I look like a ghost, I'm no spirit or demon. I'm nothing but a girl struggling to make her way in an intolerant world. I bleed, I love, and someday, I'll die."

Leanna Renee Hieber, "The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker"

[ktempestbradford]

One of my very favorite pieces of jewelry. The bit with Octavia E. Butler's image was a handmade gift from Leanna Renee Hieber, who told me she knew this was for me the moment she found the picture.

I loved it, but felt it needed something else, but wasn't sure what. So I asked Elise Matthesen if she had any ideas. If you don't know her work (and you should, look her up), Elise has an amazing ability to make jewelry that sings and speaks to you on multiple levels. She added all the rest and it turned out PERFECT.

I love that this piece is a blend of the artistry of two people so dear to me and is an homage to a writer that inspires me every day.

[readinthedarkpod]

You know us and our sad, wet boys. But now it's time to dive into another one of our favorites - sad, sarcastic, charismatic, and downright dashing. We also discuss regency romance, our memories, the ideal length for series and much more!

you can follow the hosts at @adxmparriish @figonas @laequiem and @hazelsheartsworn

➡️ follow the link in our bio to listen to the entire episode!

Books Discussed:

💀 Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

💀 Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater

Books/Series Mentioned:

🌹 Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

🌹 Codex Alera by Jim Butcher

🌹 Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon

🌹 Modern Fairies Tales by Holly Black

🌹 The Folk of the Air by Holly Black

🌹 The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

🌹 Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

🌹 All of the Stalking Jack the Ripper series by Kerri Maniscalco

🌹 All of the Regency Fairytales series by Olivia Atwater

🌹 The Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat (always)

🌹 The Single’s Table by Sara Desai

🌹 Wicked like a Wildfire by Lana Popovic

🌹 The Savage and the Swan by Ella Fields

🌹 Ghosts of the Forbidden by Leanna Renee Hieber

[gaslightgallows]

2024 TBR Pile of Good Intentions

(crossposted to Patreon)

This year’s TBR pile looks very much like last year’s (hence the reused banner image) but last year was also a shitshow so I’m giving myself a do-over. Although looking back, I did actually manage to read two (2) of the books on last year’s list! I even wrote about How to Live Like a Monk for my patrons! The other one was Mexican Gothic… Y’know, I should really write about Mexican Gothic…

Lion’s Paw Reads: (aka books I’m planning to do patron content about)

Orlando, by Virginia Woolf

A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America’s Ghosts, by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes

The Haunting of Alma Fielding, by Kate Summerscale

The Octagon House: A Home for All, by Orson Squire Fowler

Other Reads (Fiction):

Our Wives Under the Sea, by Julia Armfield

The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, by Susana Clarke

Radiance, by Catherynne M. Valente

Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsin Muir

Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke

The City We Became, by N.K. Jemison

Nothing but Blackened Teeth, by Cassandra Khaw

The Story of Silence, Alex Myers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers

Viriconium, by M. John Harrison

Queer Little Nightmares: An Anthology of Monstrous Fiction and Poetry, Edited by David Ly & Daniel Zomparelli

What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher *I actually finished this last week!

Phantastes: A Faerie Romance, by George MacDonald

Other Reads (Non-Fiction):

City of Sin, by Catherine Arnold

The Mutual Admiration Society, by Mo Moulton

Monster, She Wrote, by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson

The Gilded Edge, by Catherine Prendergast

Dickensland, by Lee Jackson

I might also do posts on some of these other books, provided I get to/through them. If you’re at all interested in my thoughts on this assemblage of horror, fantasy, scifi, and very niche historical non-fiction, I hope you’ll consider subscribing and telling me what else I should be reading!

[dzgrizzle]

The Kindle edition will be released tomorrow, May 7th! Preorder it now! With new stories by @leannareneehieber, Charles R Rutledge, Alethea Kontis, and more!

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A Haunted History of Invisible Women Review and Giveaway

A Haunted History of Invisible Women Review and Giveaway

A wispy woman in white, a widow who haunts the home she once ruled over, a fair maiden whose life was tragically cut short—have you ever noticed how many of the ghost stories of popular culture and local legend feature female spirits? Brilliant and knowledgeable ghost tour guides Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes—whom I have taken many tours of NYC with through Boroughs of the Dead—explore…

[ofliterarynature]

tagged by @ninja-muse and @reynoldsreads, thank you!

The last books I finished:

- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

- Shady Hollow by Juneau Black

- The Sundown Motel by Simone St James

Currently reading:

- Reforged by Seth Haddon

- Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers

Books I'll be reading next:

- A Haunted History of Invisible Women by Leanna Renee Hieber & Andrea Janes

- Sword Stone Table ed. by Swapna Krishna & Jenn Northington

- Wonderstruck by Allie Therin

tagging @wearethekat @agardenandlibrary @theinquisitxor @thereadingchallengechallenge @logarithmicpanda @tinynavajoreads @rae-laxing and anyone else who'd like to share!

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you’ve heard of the best books of 2022, now get ready for my WORST books of 2022!!!

tamburlaine must die by louise welsh ⭐

“very interesting that francis walsingham plays an important role considering that he DIED THREE YEARS EARLIER OH MY GOD.”

murder in the crooked house by sōji shimada (tr. louise heal kawai) ⭐

“i can't even say that they're pieces on a chess board because at least those have defined purposes. the characters in this book are blank-slate checkers pieces trapped in the absolute stupidest game of mousetrap in the history of mankind.”

murder between the lines (kitty weekes #2) by radha vatsal ⭐.25

“i marked the plot v. character driving force question as n/a because there is simply no action in this "book" love and light “

singapore sapphire (harriet gordon mysteries #1) by a.m. stuart ⭐.5

“oh so this is like COLONIAL-colonial singapore. the only characters that matter are white and singaporeans are either shoved to the side or killed unceremoniously, present only as bodies rather than people. “

tidepool by nicole wilson ⭐.5

“the ending is drawn out for several chapters of exposition that nobody asked for, leaving TIDEPOOL as lifeless and bloated as the corpses that litter its beach. by the end, very little has changed, and even less has been said.”

the partly cloudy patriot by sarah vowell ⭐.75

“the older i get [..] the less tolerance i have for sarah vowell's tone-deaf-american-exceptionalism-neoliberal-schtick. i think that's all i have to say on that point because the political writing in this book speaks for itself.”

rooks & romanticide by j. i. radke ⭐.75

“exoticism is cool if you're writing mediocre white gay romance i guess. i'm so tired. i have a migraine from typing this up.”

a botanist’s guide to parties & poison (saffron everleigh mysteries #1) by kate khavari ⭐.75

“the romance couldn't be more forced if kate khavari inserted ff.net-style author's notes midway through the text to threaten the characters to act more in love so she doesn't kill them off”

murder in old bombay (captain jim & lady diana mysteries #1) by nev march ⭐.75

“[...] would be outpaced by a one-legged tortoise!”

a haunted history of invisible women: true stories of america’s ghosts by leanna renee hieber and andrea janes ⭐.75

when you posit the past (sorry, The Past™) as one endless stream of drudgery and violence and the present (sorry, The Present™) as a utopia for human rights correcting centuries of structural oppression, then not only do you flatten the experiences of marginalized people then, you also flatten the experiences of marginalized people now!

[leannareneehieber]

Hi. I waxed rhapsodic about Poe. As I am wont to do. The great love of my life since age 7, Poe has always been important to me and as we come to the anniversary of his death in 1849, I spent some time with the lovely Haunted History Chronicles discussing his impact, his legacy, misunderstandings about him, his strange and still unsolved death, and a strange incident on one of my NYC tours for Boroughs of the Dead when he actually haunted me...