Tipsy Nerds Book Club

The Tipsy Nerds continue to nibble their way through the NPR Top 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy books and this week they feature a book that they both wish they had read sooner— The Left Hand of Darknesss , by Ursula K. LeGuin. The story takes place on a planet called Winter, and the Nerds are sipping tasty, cold Guiness this week while they fan girl over their new favorite author. And this week, additi...

The Tipsy Nerds are drinking the "Waystone Inn Special," a tasty bourbon-maple drink inspired by The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. The Nerds chat about the most recently written book to make it onto the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy books of all time. Hear what the Tipsy Nerds like most about NoTW, and how this book broke a lot of rules on its way to super stardom. Jo...

The Tipsy Nerds add a worthy title that did not make it onto NPR's list of the 100 best. This week they discuss Good Omens , a book first released in 1990 and co-written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, and which Amazon Originals has made into a mini-series for TV. This week, the Nerds are drinking a cocktail with ingredients recommended by listeners. The drink is called "Adversary, D...

The Tipsy Nerds take a break from books to chat about the Science Fiction film Independence Day, and welcome special guest Shannon Orso, Literary Agent and founder of Victresse Literary. The featured drink is a beautiful red, white and blue shooter we're calling "Welcome to Earth" in honor of Will Smith's great scene with an alien. Happy Independence Day people of Earth! Join t...

In this episode of Tipsy Nerds, the nerds enjoy drinks inspired by the "Giant's Table," a game played by Ender Wiggin in Orson Scott Card's Hugo and Nebula winning book, Ender's Game.  Join the conversation on Instagram or Facebook, and let us know your thoughts on any of the media mentioned in our shows. https://www.instagram.com/tipsynerdsbookclub/ https://www.facebook.c...

The Tipsy Nerds welcome guest co-host CD Tavenor, author of First of Their Kind , as they nerd out over the seminal cyberpunk novel, Neuromancer by William Gibson. The drink of the week is a refreshing cocktail called "Molly Million's Eyes," inspired by the Tipsy Nerds' favorite character in the book. Join the conversation on Instagram or Facebook, and let us know your thoughts...

In this Tipsy Nerds extra episode, the Tipsy Nerds have a glass of wine together and discuss the ups and downs of the last season of HBO's powerhouse show, The Game of Thrones. They commiserate over the missed opportunities, loose ends and skeletal writing, but also relive some of their favorite parts of the long-running show. The Tipsy Nerds also look forward to new book-to-television shows...

In this episode, Tipsy Nerds Robyn Dabney and Natalie Wright enjoy a smooth black and white cocktail they call "Vigilante Justice" while chatting about the graphic novel Watchmen, written by Alan Moore. Even if you have never read a graphic novel before and never intended to, the Tipsy Nerds will convince you that this one is a must read for all fans of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Join...

In this episode of Tipsy Nerds Book Club, the tipsy nerds discuss Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, book 13 in the Disc World series published in 1992. The Tipsy Nerds chat about the wonderful satire and philosophy in the book while sipping a delicious melon-flavored cocktail inspired by the melon patches that character Brutha tends—and the melon rinds that the small god Om likes to eat. The Tipsy Ne...

The Tipsy Nerds sip a Golden Scale cocktail inspired by the featured book, Dragonflight , the first book in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. Tasty cocktails and riding on the back of a dragon—what's not to like? Listen to hear what the Tipsy Nerds thought of this NPR Top 100 book.  Join the conversation on Instagram or Facebook, and let us know your thoughts on any of the me...

Hugh Howey is the special guest this week on Tipsy Nerds Book Club. The Tipsy Nerds discuss Hugh's international bestseller, Wool , and Hugh's adventures while sailing around the world in his boat, Wayfinder. This week's featured cocktail is a flaming, layered shooter inspired by the stratified world of the silo, and is called the "Silo 17". Natalie is sipping a new take o...

The Tipsy Nerds feature The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy , by Douglas Adams and compare the iconic, British book to both the mini-series and movie by the same name. The drink of the episode is, of course, the best cocktail in the galaxy, the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster! Grab your towel, don't panic, and prepare for your head to feel like your brains have been smashed by a lemon peel wrapp...

The Tipsy Nerds discuss Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick, as well as Bladerunner (1982) and Bladerunner 2049 (2017), and drink Chablis wine and bourbon. Join the conversation on Instagram or Facebook, and let us know your thoughts on any of the media mentioned in our shows. https://www.instagram.com/tipsynerdsbookclub/ https://www.facebook.com/tipsynerdsbookclub

Join the Tipsy Nerds as they create and sip cocktails inspired by a fan favorite, A Game of Thrones. Robyn enjoys some soul-warming Winter is Coming Mulled Wine to honor the men of the Night's Watch. Natalie savors a Blood of My Blood Bloody Mary while pondering how Cercei Lannister may meet her end in the series (dragon fire anyone). The two tipsy nerds pose intriguing questions for listener...

Welcome to Tipsy Nerds Book Club, your home for the best of Science Fiction and Fantasy! In this episode, show hosts Natalie Wright and Robyn Dabney invite you to join them as they set out on a quest to read all of the NPR top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy novels. The twist? They’ll recreate a cocktail from each book (or create a cocktail inspired by the book), and drink it during the podcast! L...