<description>&lt;p&gt;Eva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Rebecca Lehmann, author of &lt;em&gt;The Beheading Game&lt;/em&gt;, about rewriting Anne Boleyn through the lens of motherhood, the punishment of powerful women, crafting a queer love story, and bringing poetry to the novel-writing process.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rebecca Lehmann is an award-winning poet and essayist. She has an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was a Maytag Fellow. She is the author of three collections of poetry: &lt;em&gt;Between the Crackups&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;em&gt;Ringer&lt;/em&gt; (which won the AWP Donald Hall Prize); and &lt;em&gt;The Sweating Sickness&lt;/em&gt;. Her writing has appeared in &lt;em&gt;American Poetry Review&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Kenyon Review&lt;/em&gt;, NPR’s &lt;em&gt;The Slowdown&lt;/em&gt;, and the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day. She lives in Indiana with her family, where she is an associate professor of English and Gender and Women’s Studies at Saint Mary’s College. &lt;em&gt;The Beheading Game&lt;/em&gt; is her debut novel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In&lt;em&gt; The Beheading Game&lt;/em&gt;, Anne Boleyn wakes up the day after her execution, sews her head back on, and seeks vengeance on Henry VIII.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://rebeccalehmann.com/book/"&gt;Author Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/rebeccalehmannauthor/"&gt;Rebecca Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/crownpublishing/"&gt;Crown Publishing Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/786110/the-beheading-game-by-rebecca-lehmann/"&gt;Preorder The Beheading Game&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://literarymama.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;literarymama.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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Rebecca Lehmann: Resurrecting Anne Boleyn and Going from Poet to Novelist

MAR 5, 202625 MIN
This Mama Is Lit!

Rebecca Lehmann: Resurrecting Anne Boleyn and Going from Poet to Novelist

MAR 5, 202625 MIN

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<p>Eva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Rebecca Lehmann, author of <em>The Beheading Game</em>, about rewriting Anne Boleyn through the lens of motherhood, the punishment of powerful women, crafting a queer love story, and bringing poetry to the novel-writing process.</p><p>Rebecca Lehmann is an award-winning poet and essayist. She has an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was a Maytag Fellow. She is the author of three collections of poetry: <em>Between the Crackups</em>; <em>Ringer</em> (which won the AWP Donald Hall Prize); and <em>The Sweating Sickness</em>. Her writing has appeared in <em>American Poetry Review</em>, <em>The Kenyon Review</em>, NPR’s <em>The Slowdown</em>, and the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day. She lives in Indiana with her family, where she is an associate professor of English and Gender and Women’s Studies at Saint Mary’s College. <em>The Beheading Game</em> is her debut novel.</p><p>In<em> The Beheading Game</em>, Anne Boleyn wakes up the day after her execution, sews her head back on, and seeks vengeance on Henry VIII.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://rebeccalehmann.com/book/">Author Website</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/rebeccalehmannauthor/">Rebecca Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/crownpublishing/">Crown Publishing Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/786110/the-beheading-game-by-rebecca-lehmann/">Preorder The Beheading Game</a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://literarymama.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">literarymama.substack.com</a>