Joanne Ella Parsons
@joparsons.bsky.social
Researching #bonktastic #bonkbusters
Senior Lecturer Falmouth Uni
@EdinburghUP.bsky.social Series ed: #Gender and the #Body, and #19thC and #NeoVictorian Cultures
Co-Ed #13CornishGhostStories
#TalesoftheWeird #DoomedRomances
#histsex
Senior Lecturer Falmouth Uni
@EdinburghUP.bsky.social Series ed: #Gender and the #Body, and #19thC and #NeoVictorian Cultures
Co-Ed #13CornishGhostStories
#TalesoftheWeird #DoomedRomances
#histsex
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Digital Events - The Last Tuesday Society
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#Bonktastic #Bonkbusters!: Sexing Up Late Twentieth-Century #WomensWriting
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
#Bonktastic #Bonkbusters!: Sexing Up Late Twentieth-Century #WomensWriting
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
January 13, 2026 at 9:33 AM
#Bonktastic #Bonkbusters!: Sexing Up Late Twentieth-Century #WomensWriting
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
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#Bonktastic #Bonkbusters!: Sexing Up Late Twentieth-Century #WomensWriting
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
Digital Events - The Last Tuesday Society
thelasttuesdaysociety.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
#Bonktastic #Bonkbusters!: Sexing Up Late Twentieth-Century #WomensWriting
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
#Bonktastic #Bonkbusters!: Sexing Up Late Twentieth-Century #WomensWriting
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
Digital Events - The Last Tuesday Society
thelasttuesdaysociety.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
#Bonktastic #Bonkbusters!: Sexing Up Late Twentieth-Century #WomensWriting
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
Join me on Tues 13 Jan for a saucy and fun introduction to the #Bonkbuster and the ways in which it spiced up both women’s writing and their bedrooms in the late twentieth century
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-even...
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ICYMI: MeetCute Book Festival is set to host a Regency-themed event for debut authors, hosted by author and comedian Rachel Parris 👇 #BookSky
MeetCute Book Festival to host Regency-themed event for debut authors
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January 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
ICYMI: MeetCute Book Festival is set to host a Regency-themed event for debut authors, hosted by author and comedian Rachel Parris 👇 #BookSky
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A new publication by Katie Deane, on dark romance, is the first work of romance scholarship of 2026. And it's open access!
Dark romance: an introduction
This article examines the rise of dark romance from the fringes of self-publishing to a bestselling genre. After surveying definitions of dark romance, the article provides a detailed chronology of...
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January 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
A new publication by Katie Deane, on dark romance, is the first work of romance scholarship of 2026. And it's open access!
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Our International women's writing online conference will be held on the 15th and 16th of January 2026. In a chance to explore the global role and impact of women's writing, we are so excited to welcome all discussions about any woman's writing from any time period, any place and any genre!
December 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Our International women's writing online conference will be held on the 15th and 16th of January 2026. In a chance to explore the global role and impact of women's writing, we are so excited to welcome all discussions about any woman's writing from any time period, any place and any genre!
Sounds fabulous!
I'm working with the University of Liverpool again to offer a ten-week course on popular romance! Online and only £155 (£80 concessions) with lovely library access!
'Falling in Love with Love: A History of Popular Romance'
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
'Falling in Love with Love: A History of Popular Romance'
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
Falling in love with love: A History of Popular Romance | Continuing Education | University of Liverpool
www.liverpool.ac.uk
December 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Sounds fabulous!
Do join us for the Inaugural International Women's Writing Association conference in Falmouth www.cfplist.com/CFP/46601
#iwwa @womenswritingassoc.bsky.social
#iwwa @womenswritingassoc.bsky.social
The CFP List
An academic call for papers database.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Do join us for the Inaugural International Women's Writing Association conference in Falmouth www.cfplist.com/CFP/46601
#iwwa @womenswritingassoc.bsky.social
#iwwa @womenswritingassoc.bsky.social
New #CFP International #WomensWriting online conference
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New #CFP International #WomensWriting online conference
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Please do consider applying for my doctoral brief: Glitching #Gender: Creative/Critical Interrogations of #Technology and Identity at #FalmouthUniversity
More info here: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
#sextech #phd #pgr #Falmouth
More info here: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
#sextech #phd #pgr #Falmouth
Glitching Gender
This doctoral project will open up new critical and creative ways of thinking about the ways in which technology can be used as a mechanism to dismantle or reinforce existing gender ideologies.
www.falmouth.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Please do consider applying for my doctoral brief: Glitching #Gender: Creative/Critical Interrogations of #Technology and Identity at #FalmouthUniversity
More info here: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
#sextech #phd #pgr #Falmouth
More info here: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
#sextech #phd #pgr #Falmouth
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This call may be of interest to our readers!
Come and study with me! Call for doctoral proposals in the field of Romance and/or Erotica at Falmouth University: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
Romance and/or Erotica
This Research & Knowledge Exchange Doctoral Project brief summarises our priority areas of research interest under the heading of: Romance and/or Erotica
www.falmouth.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This call may be of interest to our readers!
Hello @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social, I hear our 'lovely' friend @pwcraddock.bsky.social has been grassing me up!
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Hello @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social, I hear our 'lovely' friend @pwcraddock.bsky.social has been grassing me up!
Come and study with me! Call for doctoral proposals in the field of Romance and/or Erotica at Falmouth University: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
Romance and/or Erotica
This Research & Knowledge Exchange Doctoral Project brief summarises our priority areas of research interest under the heading of: Romance and/or Erotica
www.falmouth.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Come and study with me! Call for doctoral proposals in the field of Romance and/or Erotica at Falmouth University: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
#13CornishGhostStories at #Truro @waterstones.bsky.social last #Halloween - such good fun! Loved hearing about the audience's spooky encounters!
@emmacowellauthor.bsky.social @lizfenwick.bsky.social
@emmacowellauthor.bsky.social @lizfenwick.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#13CornishGhostStories at #Truro @waterstones.bsky.social last #Halloween - such good fun! Loved hearing about the audience's spooky encounters!
@emmacowellauthor.bsky.social @lizfenwick.bsky.social
@emmacowellauthor.bsky.social @lizfenwick.bsky.social
Please do consider applying for my doctoral brief: Glitching #Gender: Creative/Critical Interrogations of #Technology and Identity at #FalmouthUniversity
More info here: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
#sextech #phd #pgr #Falmouth
More info here: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
#sextech #phd #pgr #Falmouth
Glitching Gender
This doctoral project will open up new critical and creative ways of thinking about the ways in which technology can be used as a mechanism to dismantle or reinforce existing gender ideologies.
www.falmouth.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Please do consider applying for my doctoral brief: Glitching #Gender: Creative/Critical Interrogations of #Technology and Identity at #FalmouthUniversity
More info here: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
#sextech #phd #pgr #Falmouth
More info here: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
#sextech #phd #pgr #Falmouth
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Book of the day: SENSATION by Robin St. Thomas;
Published in November, 1990 by Zebra;
Robin St. Thomas is a pen name for Robin Stevenson and Tom Blade (1946-2005).
Published in November, 1990 by Zebra;
Robin St. Thomas is a pen name for Robin Stevenson and Tom Blade (1946-2005).
October 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Book of the day: SENSATION by Robin St. Thomas;
Published in November, 1990 by Zebra;
Robin St. Thomas is a pen name for Robin Stevenson and Tom Blade (1946-2005).
Published in November, 1990 by Zebra;
Robin St. Thomas is a pen name for Robin Stevenson and Tom Blade (1946-2005).
Listen to me paying tribute to the great goddess of sauce, #JillyCooper, on @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social
#Bonkbuster
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#Bonkbuster
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, Stolen phones and Jilly Cooper
Jeremy discusses stolen phones, Jilly Cooper, crashing into deer, and love locks.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Listen to me paying tribute to the great goddess of sauce, #JillyCooper, on @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social
#Bonkbuster
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#Bonkbuster
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Ghosts and the Gothic (MUP) is out now - manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181916/ Very pleased to have my chapter on nautical hauntings included as part of this exciting edited collection. Many thanks to @ruthheholt.bsky.social and @joparsons.bsky.social
Manchester University Press - Ghosts and the Gothic
Ghosts and the Gothic - Browse and buy the eBook edition of Ghosts and the Gothic by Ruth Heholt
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Ghosts and the Gothic (MUP) is out now - manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181916/ Very pleased to have my chapter on nautical hauntings included as part of this exciting edited collection. Many thanks to @ruthheholt.bsky.social and @joparsons.bsky.social
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Yes,it’s a lusty book but at its heart it’s about perseverance in the face of colonial oppression AND the lingering mindset.This is no slave and master romance. It’s I won’t be a slave or mastered by anything or anyone. We determine our worth even in the midst of erasure. Malinalli deserved to live
October 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Yes,it’s a lusty book but at its heart it’s about perseverance in the face of colonial oppression AND the lingering mindset.This is no slave and master romance. It’s I won’t be a slave or mastered by anything or anyone. We determine our worth even in the midst of erasure. Malinalli deserved to live
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Kicking off our YA Contributor Spotlights is the wonderful Andrew Searle, back with moon drunk, a stunning new poem! Read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now! 💙
October 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Kicking off our YA Contributor Spotlights is the wonderful Andrew Searle, back with moon drunk, a stunning new poem! Read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now! 💙
Just paid tribute to goddess of sauce #JillyCooper with new generation #QueenoftheBonkbusters #MelanieBlake on @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social
#bonkbuster
#bonkbuster
October 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Just paid tribute to goddess of sauce #JillyCooper with new generation #QueenoftheBonkbusters #MelanieBlake on @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social
#bonkbuster
#bonkbuster
October 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Strange and exciting spot by my lovely @jendeavour.bsky.social - @britishlibrary.bsky.social have made a t-shirt of the front cover of my Tales of the Weird collection, Dead Drunk. And they've done the same for @joparsons.bsky.social and @joanpassey.bsky.social!
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Dead Drunk T-shirt
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October 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Strange and exciting spot by my lovely @jendeavour.bsky.social - @britishlibrary.bsky.social have made a t-shirt of the front cover of my Tales of the Weird collection, Dead Drunk. And they've done the same for @joparsons.bsky.social and @joanpassey.bsky.social!
shop.bl.uk/products/dea...
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Peek under the sheet of "Ghosts & the Gothic" (Eds. @ruthheholt.bsky.social @joparsons.bsky.social) w/chapters by Katarzyna Ancuta on Asian spirits + Ardel Haefele-Thomas on specters of Black oppression in MASTER & DESCENDENT. @manchesterup.bsky.social
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181923/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181923/
September 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Peek under the sheet of "Ghosts & the Gothic" (Eds. @ruthheholt.bsky.social @joparsons.bsky.social) w/chapters by Katarzyna Ancuta on Asian spirits + Ardel Haefele-Thomas on specters of Black oppression in MASTER & DESCENDENT. @manchesterup.bsky.social
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181923/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181923/
Come to this! @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social is a fabulous speaker and who doesn't want a bit of spontaneous combustion on a gloomy Thursday night?!!!
Did Victorians believe heavy drinking caused spontaneous human combustion?
Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social is going to enlighten us on this rather unusual subject, on Thursday 16th October at Glenside Hospital Museum, and we can't wait!
Tickets here: glensidemuseum.org.uk/introducing-...
Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social is going to enlighten us on this rather unusual subject, on Thursday 16th October at Glenside Hospital Museum, and we can't wait!
Tickets here: glensidemuseum.org.uk/introducing-...
September 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Come to this! @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social is a fabulous speaker and who doesn't want a bit of spontaneous combustion on a gloomy Thursday night?!!!