History, Books & Wine Podcast

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Judy Batalion. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Last Woman of Warsaw, following two very different Jewish women in Warsaw in the late 1930s as they unexpectedly come together in their search for love, meaning, and a sense of home, and as they grapple with the storm clouds gathering around them.

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Judy: Ch...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, John Glynn. On this episode we’re going to talk about his new book,The Lost Book of Lancelot, a “richly detailed and evocative” queer retelling of the legend of Sir Lancelot, following the famous knight as he grows up orphaned, falls in love, and attempts to fulfill his destiny at the Round Table.

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John: Dirty Vodka Ma...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Christina Baker Kline. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Foursome. A boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina — Kline’s own distant relatives — who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.

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Christina: Aperol Spri...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Marian Yee. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, 4 Janes, a genre-bending re-telling of Jane Eyre. When Jane Eyre’s story doesn’t end with her marriage to Edward Rochester, her adventures begin again as a missionary’s wife, a bookseller in Vietnam, a time-traveler, and a heroine in a modern gothic tale.

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Tiffany Warren. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, A Harlem Wedding. A dishy and dramatic novel of the Harlem Renaissance and its most famous Black debutante, Yolande Du Bois, daughter of W.E.B. Du Bois, whose spectacular wedding to poet Countee Cullen was the society event of the year...even though the bride and groom were not-so-secretly ...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Ruta Sepetys. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, A Fortune of Sand. Set against the crumbling grandeur of 1920s Detroit and inspired by actual, long-buried historical events, A Fortune of Sand is a haunting mosaic of glamour and grift. In a city built on ambition, just how far will a dynasty go to keep their secrets?

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Jennifer Ryan. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Queen’s Coronation. As a young Queen Elizabeth II prepares to take the throne, three women in her employ will discover where they belong in a rapidly changing world.

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Jennifer: Chablis

Eliza: Champagne

Jennifer’s Book:

The Queen’s Coronation

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I'm excited to do something a little different on the show today and turn the microphone on myself. On this episode, we're going to talk about my novel, Lost in the Summer of '69 which released today! Through reader and listener questions, I'll share the inspiration behind the story, the research that brought 1969 to life, and the journey of writing a novel about music, memory, family, and second chances.

Three generations of women,...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Natasha Lester. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Chateau on Sunset. A sheltered young woman living at the Chateau Marmont falls under the spell of a scandalous, secretive man as all of Hollywood’s glamour swirls around her—a stunning feminist reimagining of Jane Eyre.

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Natasha: Mint Julep
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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest authors, Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie. On this episode we’re going to talk about their new book, A Founding Mother. A sweeping, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic.

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Stephanie and Laura: Hard Cider and Glass of M...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Nicola Harrison. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Island Club. Set against the sun-drenched beaches of Balboa Island, with its prim and proper 1950s facade, The Island Club is a story of love, loneliness and the lies we tell ourselves―and what can be gained when the truth is finally revealed.

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Nicola: Ro...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Eloisa James. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Last Lady B. A witty, gothic-twist historical romance about Lady Genevieve, who marries an old, wealthy lord for practical reasons, only to find herself a widow at a haunted Scottish abbey, navigating ghosts, secrets, and a grumpy solicitor, who becomes her unlikely ally.

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Priya Parmar. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Original. This stunning novel plunges into the tumultuous life of screen icon Katharine Hepburn, a star whose fierce independence, passionate spirit, and fluid sexuality shattered Hollywood’s rules and redefined what it meant to be a woman in film.

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Heather Webb. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Hope Keeper. In 1919 Washington, D.C., Elisabeth Beaumont, a struggling jeweler, is drawn into the glittering yet dangerous world of socialite Evalyn McLean and the cursed HopeDiamond, forcing her to confront grief, ambition, and the truth behind her brother’s death.

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Janyre Tromp. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Scorpion Thief, a Cold War thriller weaving Egyptian archaeology, sisterly betrayal, and the global politics surrounding King Tutankhamun’s treasures. 

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Janyre: Dirty Chai Tea Latte
Eliza: 1000 Stories Cabernet Sauvignon 

Janyre's Book:

The ...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Kayla Hardy. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Quarter Queen. Inspired by the life of Marie Laveau, a  Voodoo witch must navigate a magically and racially divided nineteenth-century New Orleans to save her mother—and the soul of the city itself.

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Kayla: Les Frères Bastards 
Eliza: Butte...

I'm excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Allison Pataki. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, It Girl, a sweeping, sensational novel of America’s first “It Girl,” whose dramatic journey to center stage echoes through the decades.

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Allison: Mimosa & Coffee 
Eliza: Tea

Allison's Book:

It Girl

What Allison is Reading:

Daughter of Egypt

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Laura Vogt. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new novel, In the Great Quiet. A pioneer unwaveringly endures the Oklahoma frontier in an epic adventure about a woman haunted by secrets and searching for home.

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Laura: Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso 
Eliza: The Velvet Devil Merlot

Laura's Book:

In The Great Quiet

What L...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Olesya Gilmore. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru, A fearless fortune teller in 1920s Paris must use her powers to divine who she can trust when an exiled Romanov princess and her brother come to her seeking answers about a decades-old mystery. 

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Olesya: Châteauneuf-du-Pap...