Booktails

In this episode, acclaimed author Gina Frangello speaks to writing her multi-faceted memoir on adultery Blow Your House Down with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from this book and discussing the authorial lens, narratives of disruption, male violence, the difference between love and certainty, feminism, research, and more. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Aperol Affair,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.  Grab a copy of Blow Your House Down, make a cocktail, and listen.

In this episode, essayist and novelist Maisy Card speaks to writing her novel These Ghosts are Family with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing setting fiction in Jamaica and New York, using history as a source, and connecting with her agent. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Under the Mango Tree,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.  Grab a copy of These Ghosts Are Family make a cocktail, and listen.

In this episode, novelist Zaina Arafat speaks to writing her novel You Exist Too Much with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing craft, mothers, identity in multicultural contexts, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the On the Ledge,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.  Grab a copy of You Exist Too Much, make a cocktail, and listen.

In this episode, poet Jack Bedell speaks to writing his new poetry collection Color All Maps New with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing craft, family, the loss of bayou coastline, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Bayou Mudslide,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.  Grab a copy of Color All Maps New, make a cocktail, and listen.

In this episode, acclaimed author Tara Lynn Masih speaks to writing her collaborative novelette The Bitter Kind with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing her craft, influences, and process. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Bitterberry Lemonade,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.  Grab a copy of The Bitter Kind, make a cocktail, and listen.

In this episode, recorded just before the Biden inauguration, professor, essayist, and poet Craig Santos Perez speaks to writing his ecopoetic poetry collection Habitat Threshold, with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading poems and discussing his craft, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Deep Blue-Ocene,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.  Grab a copy of his gorgeous book of poems Habitat Threshold, make a cocktail, and listen.

In this episode, recorded earlier this summer, Maurice Carlos Ruffin speaks to writing his satirical novel about race, We Cast A Shadow, with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading an excerpt and discussing his craft, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Black Shadow,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.  Grab a copy of his book We Cast A Shadow, make a cocktail, and listen.

In this episode, Jennifer Givhan speaks to writing her novel Jubilee with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading an excerpt and discussing her craft and process. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Mexicali Jubilee,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.  Grab a copy of her book Jubilee, make a cocktail, and listen.

In this episode, Megan Giddings speaks to writing her debut novel Lakewood with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading an excerpt from this novel. Megan shares thoughts on the politics and elements of society that create work that pushes back and discusses how having a community of authors for support can be helpful for authors navigating the publishing landscape. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Remembrance Gin Fizz,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.  Grab a copy of her book Lakewood, make a cocktail, and listen.

In this episode, Leigh Camacho Rourks chats stories and life with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler as well as reading an excerpt from debut short fiction collection Moon Trees and Other Orphans. Leigh shares insightful remarks on craft concepts of setting and place and discusses her use of Spanish without italics and living in the South. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, Prettier In Pink,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.  Grab a copy of her book Moon Trees and Other Orphans, make a cocktail, and listen.