June is jam packed with all things books and beer! Co-hosts David & Emily talk about recent literary award winners (Lambda, Women’s Prize, Bram Stoker, and Nebula), the recent passing of acclaimed artist and author Marjane Satrapi, and explore refugee writing for World Refugee Day. In addition, we give nods to Pride Month and Juneteenth, talk about recent beer and book experiences, and explore some upcoming news in both the book and beer worlds. Tune in now to join the conversation with your favorite book & beer podcast! 

HopLit is a beery book podcast for everyone, with no snobbery and no gatekeeping. We don't believe in guilty pleasures of either the liquid or literary varieties. Whatever you're reading and however you're reading it, and whatever you're drinking or if you're not drinking at all, this podcast is for you.

HopLit is hosted by David Nilsen & Emily Swank.

David Nilsen is a full-time beer writer and educator living near Dayton, Ohio. He's an Advanced Cicerone© and a member of the North American Guild of Beer Writers and the British Guild of Beer Writers. He is a former public librarian and book critic. You can find him online at davidnilsenbeer.com and davidnilsenwriter.com and on Instagram and Bluesky @davidnilsenbeer.

Emily Swank is an English teacher and the creator behind the Instagram account @thebeercanon. The Beer Canon works to pair books with craft beer, and has its own monthly brewery hopping book club. She's hosted bookish events with Columbus Brewing Company and Seventh Son Brewing, and is based in Columbus, Ohio.