Hazel Hawthorne — Salt House with Allison Bass-Riccio and Livia Tenzer

Send us Fan Mail “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

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Hazel Hawthorne — Salt House with Allison Bass-Riccio and Livia Tenzer is an episode from Lost Ladies of Lit by Amy Helmes & Kim Askew.

This episode is 47:34 long.

This episode was published on Feb 3, 2026.

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