Swords & Sapphics Podcast

Swords & Sapphics is a new podcast about all things sapphic hosted by Rachel and Ivy (may include sharp objects). You can expect a new episode centred around representation, queer media, Women with a capital W, and a little bit of nonsense every Wednesday!

Rachel and Ivy are long-distance best friends who are probably (okay, most definitely) soul mates. Rachel is a pansexual romance author from Manchester, UK. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

Ivy is a bisexual marketing specialist and bookworm from Prague, Czech Republic. You can follow her bookish Instagram and art Instagram.

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Would you like to be featured on our blog and/or in our monthly queer book releases? We're always excited to have more guests. More information here.

Meet the Team

Rachel Bowdler

Rachel Bowdler is a twenty-five-year-old pansexual romance author from Manchester, UK. You can usually find her writing, editing, photographing, or cuddling her dog, Enzo, but she’s constantly on the search for new hobbies (her most current one is painting).

Her debut novel, Honeymoon for One, was published with Embla Books in November 2022 and she currently has a large catalogue of queer novellas to indulge in which you can purchase here!

Ivy Marik

Ivy is a bisexual book lover from Prague, Czech Republic so expect her to say bunch of stuff wrong. You can usually find her reading, playing video games or being either tormented or loved by her furry child Addie.

She's also a marketing specialist ready to help you out with whatever you might need, either building a website or any other marketing help/consultation.