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Let Genius Burn A podcast mini-series that examines the life and work of Louisa May Alcott from every angle. Created by Jamie Burgess and Jill Fuller.

It's the last day of September, but it's never too late for the Alcott Almanac, a gathering of Alcott happenings you can...
30/09/2025

It's the last day of September, but it's never too late for the Alcott Almanac, a gathering of Alcott happenings you can find on Jill's Substack. This month, read snippets of Lizzie's 1846 diary; explore Eight Cousins, which is celebrating its 150th publication anniversary; and learn how the Alcotts responded to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Link is jillfuller.substack.com.

Mark your calendars... Let Genius Burn is BACK with new episodes starting Tuesday, October 14! Join us for all things Al...
19/09/2025

Mark your calendars... Let Genius Burn is BACK with new episodes starting Tuesday, October 14! Join us for all things Alcott- from Little Women reimaginings to Concord museums to the Alcott Society. See you back here in October and let the Alcott autumn begin!
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Classic autumn Alcott research and coffee vibes
06/09/2025

Classic autumn Alcott research and coffee vibes

What did August look like for the Alcotts? I was curious, so I did some digging, wrote a post on my Substack, and called...
12/08/2025

What did August look like for the Alcotts? I was curious, so I did some digging, wrote a post on my Substack, and called it the Alcott Almanac. Take a look at jillfuller.substack.com. This might be a monthly thing, so subscribe to get the next post in September!
~ Jill

Let's play a scavenger hunt while I edit Season 4 of Let Genius Burn! Can you spot:- An owl- A rainbow- A cat (that's an...
02/08/2025

Let's play a scavenger hunt while I edit Season 4 of Let Genius Burn! Can you spot:
- An owl
- A rainbow
- A cat (that's an easy one)
- A blue dot
- A sign for Narnia
- A pic of Jamie
- The words "Little Women"
- Haystacks

Did you find them all??
~ Jill

"July had come, and haying begun; the little gardens were doing finely and the long summer days were full of pleasant ho...
22/07/2025

"July had come, and haying begun; the little gardens were doing finely and the long summer days were full of pleasant hours."
~ Louisa May Alcott, Little Men

My vegetable garden and pollinator patch are in full growth this hot July in Wisconsin. I can't help but think of the Alcotts working in their own gardens when I'm out here weeding and watering.
~ Jill

Happy Pride Month from Let Genius Burn and our q***ry Louisa! 🏳️‍🌈🌈   🌈      ***rhistory        ***r
01/06/2025

Happy Pride Month from Let Genius Burn and our q***ry Louisa! 🏳️‍🌈🌈
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My weekend reading included this new Little Women retelling by , , and . We've got refreshing and original q***r narrati...
14/04/2025

My weekend reading included this new Little Women retelling by , , and . We've got refreshing and original q***r narratives, explorations of women's health and friendships, and an extremely relatable mother-daughter relationship unlike any I've read in an LW take before. The authors pulled from extensive research on Louisa's sisters, coupled with key details from Little Women to reimagine new stories for the other Marches. Highly recommend! If you've read it already, what did you think?
~ Jill
***rliterature ***rfiction

My shelf of women's history books to celebrate Women's History Month. The harder and darker that things get lately, I fi...
22/03/2025

My shelf of women's history books to celebrate Women's History Month. The harder and darker that things get lately, I find myself turning to the examples of my historic heroines, including Louisa and Abigail Alcott, as guideposts. Here's Abigail in 1846: "Truth never is popular...we want the Poem but we must have the Protest too. Declare the truth tho' it bring the condemnation of the whole world on your head..."

Here's to declaring our truths. To the Poem and to the Protest.
~ Jill

"She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain." Know which Alcott book that's from? (The photo is from shelving...
08/01/2025

"She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain." Know which Alcott book that's from? (The photo is from shelving books at work the other day. One perk of being a librarian is that I have a lovely view.)
~ Jill

Happy Holidays, Louisa friends! There were several Alcott books under the tree for me this Christmas: Work, my newest fa...
28/12/2024

Happy Holidays, Louisa friends! There were several Alcott books under the tree for me this Christmas: Work, my newest favorite Alcott book, and a boxed set of the Little Women trilogy published in 1946. Did you have an Alcott holiday? You still have time to celebrate by listening to our newest holiday bonus episode!
~ Jill

Get your cocoa and your earbuds ready... our Let Genius Burn holiday episode drops in ONE week! The holidays won't be th...
16/12/2024

Get your cocoa and your earbuds ready... our Let Genius Burn holiday episode drops in ONE week! The holidays won't be the holidays without Little Women, so we're reading and discussing the first chapter of Louisa's iconic novel to kick off the festive season.

As we plan our spring bonus ep, tell us... what would YOU like us to read, discuss, share?

P.S. Can you spot Jill's owl ornament?

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