Day Drinking With Authors
Bestselling author Molly Fader/O'Keefe sits down with the best genre authors writing today. They discuss new releases, inspirations and what's happening next in publishing. And they do it all while having a cocktail. Or three.
Episodes
81 episodes
Emma Barry, The Chick Magnet and Spiked Iced Tea
The Book: The Chick MagnetThe Drink: Hard Iced Tea (made by throwing a few tea bags in some booze - the way you should have been doing it all this time) Favorite Line: "When this tension broke, when the storm came, if it came, it w...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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36:00
Sonali Dev and The Vibrant Years
The book: The Vibrant YearsThe drink: I honestly, can not even remember...Favorite line: “Some accidents were actually beautiful.”Oh my gosh! Sonali and I sat down BEFORE the holidays and then life completely got in the way....
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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38:11
Amy E Reichert, Once Upon A December, and mulled wine
The Book: Once Upon A DecemberThe drink: Mulled wine but really a third cup of coffeeFavorite Line: Christmas wasn't a place or a season or a time. Christmas was a state of mind. Amy writes what I call modern, midwestern f...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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34:42
Suzanne Park, The Christmas Clash and Holiday Mules
The book: The Christmas ClashThe drink: Holiday MulesFavorite Line: Chloe can't stand Peter Li and his smug, perfect faceWell, despite not having a holiday mule (for reasons I get into during my chat with Suzanne) I confes...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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46:56
Dr. Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos, The Pirate's Wife and Posset
Daphne stops by with a glass of Posset (which is essentially boiled milk and wine with spices) to discuss her swashbuckling new release The Pirate's Wife, about the life and times of Sarah Kidd. Sarah was the beloved wife of notorio...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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38:48
Bárbara Mujica, Miss Del Rio and Pisco Sours
The Book: Miss Del RioThe Drink: Pisco Sours - with a bonus recipe demonstration from Bárbara.Miss Del Rio is a fascinating historical novel about a fascinating woman. For readers looking for a setting that isn't World War II Europe...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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40:46
Bianca Marais and The Witches of Moonshyne Manor
The Book: The Witches of Moonshyne ManorThe Drink: Gin MartiniMy favorite line: Why were we taught to fear witches and not the men who burned them?A reviewer called this a Golden Girls meets Practical Magic - and they are ...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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36:23
Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, The Witch and The Tsar and Kvass
The Book: The Witch and The TsarThe drink: Kvass (a drink made with fermented rye bread, we didn't actually drink this, though Olesya says it's delicious)Best line: He will be the greatest ruler that Russia has ever seen. Or he wi...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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37:12
Shaunna J Edwards and Alyson Richman, The Thread Collectors and Sazeracs
The book: The Thread CollectorsThe author: Shaunna J Edwards and Alyson RichmanThe drink: New Orlean's own Sazerac This is the recipe I used and it's spicy...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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49:51
Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age and imaginary Killer Bees
The book: Killers of A Certain AgeThe author: Deanna RaybournBest line from the book: "It's a bad week for clowns..."Drink: If I had my act together it would have been Killer Bee's - the top secret rum punch from Sunshine's In Nevis...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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38:24
Day Drinking with Brighton Walsh
Brighton Walsh stops by with a Screaming Orgasm (which is a drink that needs to come with a warning) to talk about her fantastic new contemporary romance DEFIANT HEART. We talk about building amazing sexual tension, goat yoga and the tric...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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49:01
Day Drinking with Hannah Mary McKinnon
My first 3x guest!! I love Hannah's twisty and emotional complex, surprisingly funny thrillers. This time we're talking about Never Coming Home - told entirely in the POV of a man who has had his wife murdered so he can inherit her money....
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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40:41
Day Drinking with Piper Huguley
By Her Own Design by Piper Huguley is one of the best books I've read this year because of the unstoppable and fascinating voice Piper created for fashion designer Ann Lowe. We get into the nitty gritty of bringing Ann's fascinating and overloo...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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40:13
Day Drinking with Amy Mason Doan
It's a 1970's classic cocktail - Grasshoppers and a beautiful 1970's set novel - Lady Sunshine. Amy Mason Doan stops by to chat about musical influences, creating those razor sharp, right on the edge of disaster female teenage friendships...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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39:57
Day Drinking with Brooke Lea Foster
Cut your rum drink with a little vodka and don't forget the lime (for health) and join me as I chat with Brooke Lea Foster about her fabulous new book ON GIN LANE. This is the second book Brooke has set amongst the fabulous and wealthy va...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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41:06
Day Drinking with Ellie Thorne/Ellis Leigh
Fresh starts! New Pen Names! Houses that feel emotions! Chocolate Martinis! Ellis Leigh stops by to talk about all of it. When Ellis first told me about this Paracozy mystery about a house that cries, I was all in. We discuss the ch...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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46:08
Day Drinking with Elena Gorokhova
Elena stops by to talk about her illuminating novel A Train To Moscow. This is easily the most fascinating interview I've ever had. Elena's beautiful book takes place in Russia after the second world war and reveals a society that not only grin...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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45:04
Day Drinking with Kosoko Jackson
Kosoko stops by to talk about his fabulous Black, Queer Adult Rom Com I'm So (NOT) Over You. We talk about the stupid shit we did in our twenties, subverting romance tropes (sometimes on accident). He shows off his amazing book pitching s...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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31:00
Day Drinking with Simone St James
Simone stops by to discuss her brand new New York Times Bestseller - THE BOOK OF COLD CASES! We discuss what she learned from this problem child book. We also talk about what makes a scary scene scary and how she ramps up the fear factor ...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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38:48
Day Drinking With Farah Heron
Farah stops by with a Starry Fuzzy Fizz (that includes a spiced simple syrup you're going to want to drink with everything) to discuss her new rom com - KAMILA KNOWS BEST. An Emma retelling with absolutely tons of bittersweet energy - and a dog...
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38:56
Day Drinking with Kianna Alexander
Kianna Alexander stops by to talk about CAROLINA BUILT - a historical novel about the life of Josephine Leary. Jo Leary was a woman born into slavery who became a North Carolina Real Estate Mogul. Her story has been untold for years and Kianna ...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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39:11
Day Drinking with Zoe York
Zoe York stops by - Gin and Tonic in hand - to discuss the third book in her fabulous non-fiction series - Romance Your Goals. If you are a writer of any kind; trad, indie, romance, sci-fi - you name it, there is something in this s...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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59:07
Day Drinking with Weina Dai Randel
Weina stops by to talk about her bestselling novel The Last Rose of Shanghai. I've read a lot of World War II fiction and this is a look at that war from a whole new angle from the setting of Shanghai. A love story at it's core between a Chines...
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37:13
Day Drinking with Fiona Davis
Fiona Davis stops by to discuss her instant New York Times Bestselling novel - The Magnolia Palace. Fiona answers lots of reader questions about research and where she draws the line between history and fiction. She also answers all my fa...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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38:08
Day Drinking with Brenda Janowitz
Today's book is a soapy, bombastic delight! The Liz Taylor Ring has dual timelines, multiple MULTIPLE POV's, family secrets, family fighting, gambling scenes straight out of a Scorsese film... and a gorgeous 11-carat diamond ring at the center ...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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46:01