History, Books & Wine Podcast

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Priya Parmar. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Original. This stunning novel plunges into the tumultuous life of screen icon Katharine Hepburn, a star whose fierce independence, passionate spirit, and fluid sexuality shattered Hollywood’s rules and redefined what it meant to be a woman in film.

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Priya: High Protein Chocolate Milk
Eliza: Propel Grape Water 

Priya's Book:

The Original

What Priya is Reading:

The Foursome: A Novel

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Heather Webb. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Hope Keeper. In 1919 Washington, D.C., Elisabeth Beaumont, a struggling jeweler, is drawn into the glittering yet dangerous world of socialite Evalyn McLean and the cursed Hope Diamond, forcing her to confront grief, ambition, and the truth behind her brother’s death.

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Heather: Sancerre
Eliza: Octopoda Cabernet Sauvignon 

Heather 's Book:

The Hope Keeper

What Heather is Reading:

This Story Might Save Your Life: A Novel

The Sideways Life of Denny Voss: A Novel

Once There Were Wolves

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Janyre Tromp. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Scorpion Thief, a Cold War thriller weaving Egyptian archaeology, sisterly betrayal, and the global politics surrounding King Tutankhamun’s treasures. 

Paired with this episode:

Janyre: Dirty Chai Tea Latte
Eliza: 1000 Stories Cabernet Sauvignon 

Janyre's Book:

The Scorpion Thief

What Janyre is Reading:

Beautiful Ugly: A Novel

Death Was Not on the Guest List

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Kayla Hardy. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Quarter Queen. Inspired by the life of Marie Laveau, a  Voodoo witch must navigate a magically and racially divided nineteenth-century New Orleans to save her mother—and the soul of the city itself.

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Kayla: Les Frères Bastards 
Eliza: Butter Chardonnay

Kayla's Book:

The Quarter Queen

What Kayla is Reading:

The Debtor’s Game: A Novel

Cleopatra: A Novel

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I'm excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Allison Pataki. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, It Girl, a sweeping, sensational novel of America’s first “It Girl,” whose dramatic journey to center stage echoes through the decades.

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Allison: Mimosa & Coffee 
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Allison's Book:

It Girl

What Allison is Reading:

Daughter of Egypt

Grant

A Short Guide to a Happy Life

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Laura Vogt. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new novel, In the Great Quiet. A pioneer unwaveringly endures the Oklahoma frontier in an epic adventure about a woman haunted by secrets and searching for home.

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Laura: Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso 
Eliza: The Velvet Devil Merlot

Laura's Book:

In The Great Quiet

What Laura is Reading:

Celtic Twilight

Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland

What We Can Know

The History of Sound

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Olesya Gilmore. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru, A fearless fortune teller in 1920s Paris must use her powers to divine who she can trust when an exiled Romanov princess and her brother come to her seeking answers about a decades-old mystery. 

Paired with this episode:

Olesya: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Eliza: Louis Jadot Beaujolais 

Olesya's Book:

The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru

What Olesya is Reading:

The Outsider

Dark Sisters

The Star Society

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Shana Abe. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, A Crown of Stars, a sumptuously vivid and poignant account of the Lusitania’s fateful last days, drawn from the true story of an extraordinary young actress who survived the unthinkable. 

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Shana: Cabernet Sauvignon
Eliza: Whispering Angel Rosé 

Shana’'s Book:

A Crown of Stars

What Shana is Reading:

Dark Fairytales

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Shelley Noble. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Sisters of Book Row, a gripping and timely historical novel of books, banning, and the women who helped save New York’s famed Book Row.

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Shelley: Montepulciano D'Abruzzo

Eliza: Seaglass, Pinot Grigio

Shelley's Book:

The Sisters of Book Row

What Shelley is Reading:

The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff

First Do No Harm by S.J. Rozan

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Lisa Patton. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, Kissing the Sky, a soulful, nostalgic novel about a young woman coming of age in the '60s to the blare of the music that shaped a generation. 

Paired with this episode:

Lisa: Chardonnay
Eliza: Hot Cocoa with Peanut Butter Whiskey

Lisa's Book:

Kissing the Sky

What Lisa is Reading:

Twice by Mitch Albom

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

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