The Jane Healey Happy Hour

Sara Goodman Confino and Jennifer S. Brown  are our guests to discuss their upcoming novels! Behind Every Good Man - A wronged wife goes toe to toe with her cheating husband at the polls in this hilarious and heart-lifting novel by the bestselling author of Don’t Forget to Write. The Whisper Sister - In 1920s NYC, Minnie Soffer’s father opens a soda shop; the American dream is within reach. Howeve...

New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams is Jane Healey's guest on Historical Happy Hour to discuss her new novel, Husbands & Lovers. Husbands & Lovers blends a contemporary love story with a fascinating, mysterious past. When single-mom Mallory Dunne receives the phone call no parent ever wants to receive – her son Sam is in kidney failure after ingesting a poisonous mushro...

In this bonus crossover episode of Historical Happy Hour, bestselling British novelist Kate Thompson, bestselling author and host of the popular From the Library with Love podcast , and Jane Healey interview each other. They discuss their mutual passion for historical fiction, focusing on their recent World War II novels. Kate Thompson talks about her book The Wartime Book Club and shares the fasc...

New York Times bestselling author Erika Robuck is Jane Healey's guest! Join us to discuss her new novel, The Last Twelve Miles . It's based on the true story of two brilliant women on two sides of the law: Coast Guard Cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman and South Florida Rumrunner Marie Waite. Fans of Robuck's women in intelligence novels and her Key West set HEMINGWAY'S GIRL...

Bestselling author Brooke Lea Foster joins Jane Healey on the podcast to talk about her latest novel, All the Summers In Between . Set in the dual timelines of 1967 and 1977, All the Summers In Between is at once a mesmerizing portrait of a complex friendship, a delicious glimpse into a bygone Hamptons. The Podcast Inside Your House Weird Horror. Created by Kevin Schrock and Annie Marie Morgan Lis...

New York Times bestselling author Erika Robuck is Jane Healey's guest! Join us to discuss her new novel, The Last Twelve Miles . It's based on the true story of two brilliant women on two sides of the law: Coast Guard Cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman and South Florida Rumrunner Marie Waite. Fans of Robuck's women in intelligence novels and her Key West set HEMINGWAY'S GIRL...

Helen Simonson discusses her new novel, The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club . A timeless comedy of manners—refreshing as a summer breeze and bracing as the British seaside—about a generation of young women facing the seismic changes brought on by war and dreaming of the boundless possibilities of their future, from the bestselling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. The Podc...

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Barr is Jane Healey's guest! Join us to discuss her new novel, The Goddess of Warsaw , a riveting historical saga spanning six decades taking readers from Warsaw to Hollywood, following a legendary screen actress with a dark secret about her life in the Warsaw Ghetto. It’s an enthralling tale full of deception, lust, revenge, betrayal, and sacrifice. The...

New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry joins Jane Healey on the podcast to discuss her new novel, The Secret Book of Flora Lea . When a London woman discovers a rare book with connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood in the English countryside during WWII are revealed. As she embarks on a feverish quest, revisiting long-dormant relatio...

Jane Healey   welcomes bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly  to talk her latest novel, The Golden Doves . Two female spies, bound together by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the aftermath of World War II—an extraordinary novel inspired by true events from the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls. The Podcast Inside Your House Weird Horror. Created by...

Jane Healey   welcomes acclaimed author Jennifer Ryan to discuss her latest novel, The Underground Library . When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighting spirit to save the community’s beloved library in this heartwarming novel based on true events.  The Podcast Inside Your House Weird Horror. Created by Kevin Schrock and Annie Marie Morgan...

Bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn join Jane Healey to discuss their new novel, The Phoenix Crown, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles.  The Podcast Inside Your House Weird Horror. Created by Kevin Schrock and Annie Marie Morgan Listen on...

Jane Healey welcomes bestselling author, podcast creator and award-winning journalist, Jo Piazza to discuss her latest book. The Sicilian Inheritance is a multigenerational mystery and adventure about a woman who returns to Sicily to claim her family's land and is threatened by the same forces that murdered her greta grandmother a hundred years earlier. It is an adventure filled with food, wi...

Jane Healey welcomes New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, Allison Pataki, is our guest! Join us to discuss her new novel, Finding Margaret Fuller. This is an epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central figure of a movement that defined a nation. The Podcast Inside Your House Weird Horror. Created by Kevin...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah  joins Jane Healey to talk about her new novel, The Women. From master storyteller Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds , comes the story of a turbulent, transformative era in America: the 1960s. The Women is that rarest of novels—at once an intimate portrait of a woman coming of age in a dangerous time and an...

Debut author Avery Cunningham  joins Jane Healey to talk about her new book, The Mayor of Maxwell Street. This tells the story of an ambitious Black debutante and aspiring journalist enlists the help of a low-level speakeasy manager to identify the head of an underground crime syndicate in the dangerous world of Prohibition-era Chicago. The Podcast Inside Your House Weird Horror. Created by Kevin...

Jane Healey, bestselling author and host of Historical Happy Hour discusses her latest novel, Goodnight from Paris . The Podcast Inside Your House Weird Horror. Created by Kevin Schrock and Annie Marie Morgan Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Bestselling author Gill Paul joins Jane Healey to talk about her new book, A Beautiful Rival . This stunning new novel reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein and their infamous rivalry that spanned not only decades, but also broken marriages, personal tragedies, and a world that was changing dramatically for women—perfect for fans of Fiona Davis, Marie...

Bestselling author Ariel Lawhon joins Jane Healey to talk about her new book, The Frozen River. From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. The Podcast Inside Your House Weir...

Bestselling author Aimie K. Runyan, joins Jane Healey to discuss her latest novel, A Bakery in Paris.  From the author of The School for German Brides , this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century and post–World War II Paris follows two fierce women of the same family, generations apart, who find that their futures lie in the four walls of a simple bakery in a tiny corner of Montma...

Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of seven historical fiction, joins Jane Healey to discuss her new book, The Spectacular.  This is a thrilling story about love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams, set amidst the glamour and glitz of Radio City Music Hall in its mid-century heyday. FIONA DAVIS is the New York Times bestselling author of seven historical fiction novels set in iconic...

Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author, joins Jane Healey to discuss her latest novel California Golden , tells the story of two sisters navigating the thrilling, euphoric early days of California surf culture in a dazzling saga of ambition, sacrifice, and the tangled ties between mothers and daughters. Entertainment Weekly calls California Golden “A shimmering rendering . . . pairs t...

New York Times and International Bestselling author Madeline Martin joins Jane Healey to talk about her latest novel The Keeper of Hidden Books . It's a heartwarming story about the power of books to bring people together based on the real life heroic efforts of Warsaw's librarians during WWII. It is a BookBub pick for best historical fiction of summer 2023.

Weina Dai Randel joins Jane Healey to talk about her novel, Night Angels . From the author of The Last Rose of Shanghai comes a profoundly moving novel about a diplomatic couple who risked their lives to help Viennese Jews escape the Nazis, based on the true story of Dr. Ho Fengshan, Righteous Among the Nations.

Julie Gerstenblatt joins Jane Healey to talk about her much buzzed about debut novel Daughters of Nantucket : "Set against Nantucket’s Great Fire of 1846, this sweeping, emotional novel brings together three courageous women battling to save everything they hold dear.” Please join us!  Julie Gerstenblatt holds a doctorate in education in Curriculum and Instruction from Teachers College, Colum...