Hazel Hawthorne — Salt House with Allison Bass-Riccio and Livia Tenzer
Tue Feb 03 2026
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“Queen of the Dunes” Hazel Hawthorne was a Cape Cod legend who wrote about The Road nearly two decades before her one-time tenant, Jack Kerouac. A uniquely feminine precursor to Beat literature, her novel Salt House captures Bohemian life amid the sand dunes of Provincetown. Though largely dismissed upon its 1934 publication, the book has been re-plucked from obscurity thanks to a new reissue by Provincetown Arts Press. Guests Allison Bass-Riccio and Livia Tenzer join us to discuss the almost transcendental effect Hawthorne’s life and writing has on those who continue to discover her.
Mentioned in this episode:
Salt House by Hazel Hawthorne
Provincetown Arts
Tour the Dunes of Provincetown
Peaked Hill Trust Writing Residency
Three Women by Hazel Hawthorne
Edmund Wilson
Mary Heaton Vorse
Eugene O’Neill
The Provincetown Players
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Finding Hazel Hawthorne podcast by Inka Leisma
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 150 on Elizabeth Smart
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Send us a text “Queen of the Dunes” Hazel Hawthorne was a Cape Cod legend who wrote about The Road nearly two decades before her one-time tenant, Jack Kerouac. A uniquely feminine precursor to Beat literature, her novel Salt House captures Bohemian life amid the sand dunes of Provincetown. Though largely dismissed upon its 1934 publication, the book has been re-plucked from obscurity thanks to a new reissue by Provincetown Arts Press. Guests Allison Bass-Riccio and Livia Tenzer join us to discuss the almost transcendental effect Hawthorne’s life and writing has on those who continue to discover her. Mentioned in this episode: Salt House by Hazel Hawthorne Provincetown Arts Tour the Dunes of Provincetown Peaked Hill Trust Writing Residency Three Women by Hazel Hawthorne Edmund Wilson Mary Heaton Vorse Eugene O’Neill The Provincetown Players On the Road by Jack Kerouac Finding Hazel Hawthorne podcast by Inka Leisma Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 150 on Elizabeth Smart Support the show For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com Subscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast