Day Drinking With Authors

My Day Drinking origin story is revealed as I talk to one of my nearest and dearest - Stephanie Doyle about her new Jane Austen/Veronica Mars/Sherlock Holmes mash-up - Enemies to Prom Dates.  This book is part mystery/part romance 100% good time.  And so is Stephanie... she did shake her boobs in Nora Roberts face, after all.... Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books an...

Xio Axelrod sips some whiskey with me while talking about her ambitious new book - The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes. Part romance, part women's fiction, part rockumentary - this book rocks in every category.  Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly

Hudson Lin and I chat about her LGBTQ romance - Hard Sell.  We discuss her amazing cover  with two beautiful Chinese men on it - that has to be a first in trad pubbed romance!  We talk about how her job in finance informed not just her plot but her characters and their world view. We also talk about the food we perfected in lockdown and what we're excited to eat, now that we can go to restaur...

Thriller month comes to a close with Canadian Bestseller and my first repeat guest - Hannah Mary McKinnon! We discuss brainstorming that extra twist and how I believe that if it weren't for all that murder - Hannah would be a romance novelist!   Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Mo...

Debut author Jessica Hamilton stops by to take a cocktail tour of NYC and discuss her thriller WHAT YOU NEVER KNEW. We talk about plotting twists and unreliable narrators who also happen to be a GHOST!!! Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly

You should always meet your heroes - particularly while drinking Chocolate Cherry Bombs! NYT Bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson stops by to talk about her latest release MOTHER MAY I and while she's at it, she tells me about her real-life love story (delicious!) how she creates her flawed, human characters and how she views balance in her books. Oh, and we get pretty drunk... it's a goo...

It's 80's Murder Night with the author of LAST ONE HOME. Victoria talks about the intersection of unlikeable heroines, unreliable narrators and deep POV. But mostly I just tell her things I loved about my book and she asks "is that a question." It's good stuff. Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter...

Jennifer stops by with a cup of tea in a beautiful mug to discuss her beautiful and harrowing novel The Yellow Bird Sings. She discusses her research with Hidden Children and how she writes big emotions.  Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly

Wendy Francis stops by with blue drinks to talk about her summer page-turner THE SUMMERTIME GUESTS.  I confess my jealousy over the plot of this book... Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly

Denny stops by to discuss her debut novel Wild Women and The Blues. We sip a prohibition cocktail (did you know cocktails were started during Prohibition to mask the taste of bad booze?? I didn't either, but Denny did!!) called the Bee's Knees while talking about how novels change over the course of their lives and lots of other things! Want more fascinating conversations with authors ab...

Marissa stops by to talk about her latest book: Lucky. About a grifter with a heart of gold who has a million dollar lottery ticket she can't claim.  She's working on the pilot script for the TV adaptation.  We talk about long desert highways and I drink tequila. It's fantastic! Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Ne...

Farah stops by to talk about her delicious book - Accidentally Engaged. We discuss self-aware characters and lice... as you do.  Our cocktail is an equally delicious Guinness Dark and Stormy.  Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly

Trish sails by to talk about her beautiful romance - FLOAT PLAN. Part romance, part exploration of grief, part travelogue through the Caribbean - Float Plan is the book to get you through the tail end of this pandemic! We talk about how Trish so expertly handles big emotions in all her books and she answers some probing Proust Questionaire questions.  Want more fascinating conversations with autho...

Ms. Bev stops by to chat about her newest book: Wild Rain.  We talk about how her grandfather inspired her love of westerns and SOMEHOW I convince her to take the Proust Questionnaire! Her answers will delight and suprise! Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly

Kate stops by to talk about her newest swoony, slow-burn, jealousy-inducing (on my part) romance Love At First. We talk process, characters what we love in romance and I try to shriek all my compliments in question form... it doesn't really work.  Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email...

Julia sits down to talk about her gorgeous historical novel: The Last Garden in England. This book is ambitious - three timelines, five POV characters spread over 100 years and bound together by one special garden. Julia and I talk about powerful ideas, research and the special connection this book has with her father.  Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their f...

Is Jill Shalvis one of the nicest authors out there? Yes! is she an absolute marvel of consistency? Yes! Is her book The Forever Girl another example of her delightful banter and fantastic characters! Also, yes. This conversation gets pretty writerly so if you've wondered about her process - you'll love this interview. Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books an...

Suleikha stops by with some hot-buttered pineapple juice (extremely delicious, highly recommend) to talk about her audacious paranormal romance Big Bad Wolf (extremely exciting, highly recommend). We get into fandoms, world-building and nipples. Lots of nipple talk... Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Faceboo...

Kate Hilton stops by to talk about her sparkling latest release - Better Luck Next Time.  We talk about our favorite Toronto indie bookstore, the problem with likeable heroines and turning domestic heartache into comedy gold.  Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly

Karma Brown, bestselling author of Recipe For A Perfect Wife stops by to talk about her new non-fiction release - The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life. We talk about the importance of sleep, the science of naps and creating habits that feed your goals and vision.  Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Fa...

The authors of the fantastic historical romance anthology The Duke I'd Like To F... stop by to discuss research, consent, diversity and The Bridgerton series.  Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly

A Michelle Major Holiday Extravaganza! We drink delicious Cranberry Margarita's and talk about her novel The Merriest Magnolia. Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly

Sherry Thomas - bestselling author of some of my all time favorite romance novels stops by to talk about MURDER ON COLD STREET. The latest book in her Lady Sherlock series (which is absolutely amazing!)  Sherry talks about how to be a genius while we drink the worst drinks imaginable.    Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newslett...

It's all things CLUE as I chat with Diana Peterfreund about her YA Mystery - In The Hall With The Knife!  We also get very nerdy and nostalgic about the CLUE movie and games all while drinking my new favorite cocktail a Kentucky Flyer.  Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly

Stacey stops by to talk about her beautiful Hanukkah romance - Miracles and Menorahs.   Want more fascinating conversations with authors about their books and their favorite drinks? Join the Newsletter! Join the Facebook Group!  Email Molly