The third installment of the TDPS Summer Sampler features a new "1001 Dark Nights" Author Spotlight on Larissa Ione. Plus: tips, tricks and secrets about books and writing and the publishing industry from Ted Casablanca, Jackie Collins, Patricia Cornwell, Kami Garcia, Armistead Maupin, Anne Rice, MJ Rose, Dan Savage, Margaret Stohl and Patricia Nell Warren.

The second installment of the TDPS Summer Sampler features a new interview with Jackie Collins dishing about her role in "Sharknado 3: Oh, Hell No." Plus: juicy gossip and insider-information about Hollywood with Shoshana Bean, Laura Benanti, Marcia Clark, Jackie Collins, Blake Crouch, Barrett Foa, Bryan Fuller, Terry Hayes, Chad Hodge, Ted Johnson, Heather Matarazzo, Jack Morrissey and Tim Williams.

The TDPS Summer Sampler Series kicks off with "Out & Proud" featuring poignant, thoughtful and hilarious reflections on self-acceptance and self-discovery from Calpernia Addams, Chaz Bono, Alec Mapa and Jamie Hebert, Armistead Maupin, Miss Coco Peru, Dan Savage and Patricia Nell Warren. Plus: An all-new interview with Robert L Camina, director of the powerful new documentary, narrated by Christopher, "Upstairs Inferno."

Win a signed copy of the sexy new novel from Jackie Collins by taking part in a special contest on The Dinner Party Show's Facebook page during this encore presentation, 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT on Sunday, July 5, 2015. JoNell Samms, dubiously qualified expert on relationships (and taxidermy), for "The Dinner Party Show" celebrates the holiday from center court of the worst mall in America, located in the deep, deep South. Scheduled guests include bombastic evangelist Rev. Graham Craquers, obliviously offensive critic-at-large Jordan Ampersand and clueless travel "expert" Tanya Lee Musgrave.

Bestselling author and raconteur Jackie Collins returns to discuss "The Santangelos," featuring her iconic heroine Lucky Santangelo, and responds to listener questions and comments. Plus, Christopher and Eric discuss the cancellation of NBC's "Hannibal" and their summer hiatus plans and celebrate the Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage.

You have to have a passion for something. You have to work for it.Jackie Collins

The Dinner Party Show Podcast — Ep. 119: Jackie Collins Interview Transcript

{This transcript is the Jackie Collins interview portion of Episode 119}{This transcript is provided as a courtesy and was transcribed as best as possible. Any errors or omissions in the transcript are unintentional. The recorded audio file of the podcast episode is considered the master of what was said.}

Announcer: You are listening to The Dinner Party Show with Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn. And now it's time for the Dish.

Christopher Rice: Welcome back to the —

Announcer: We hope you kept your silverware...

Christopher Rice: Oh I jumped the promo on my own show! I think I've only done that once before.

Eric Shaw Quinn: Skip will be so hurt.

Christopher Rice: Skip is gonna be so hurt. Welcome back to the Dinner Party Show. I'm Christopher Rice.

Eric Shaw Quinn: And I'm Eric Shaw Quinn. Jackie's back, Jackie's back!

Jackie Collins: Good job that wasn't sex when you jumped the gun. Yeah, baby.

Christopher Rice: I jumped the promo!

Jackie Collins: Not good!

Christopher Rice: Jumpin' the promo with Jackie Collins.

Jackie Collins: Great to be back with you guys.

Christopher Rice: It's great to have you back.

Eric Shaw Quinn: It's so good to have you.

Jackie Collins: I know.

Eric Shaw Quinn: Aren't you exhausted to, you've been out promoting your new book, The Santangelos is out.

Jackie Collins: I've been everywhere, everywhere. But I came here for the sandwiches and for you guys too.

Eric Shaw Quinn: That's so great. Bobby our caterer will —

Christopher Rice: Bobby Lee of Tiny Kitchen will be so thrilled.

Eric Shaw Quinn: So touched.

Jackie Collins: Well, they're so good.

Christopher Rice: They're very good.

Jackie Collins: Really great.

Eric Shaw Quinn: And then there's cookies for dessert.

Jackie Collins: Oh, you made the cookies.

Eric Shaw Quinn: I made the cookies.

Jackie Collins: I know you did, Eric.

Eric Shaw Quinn: Yes I did.

Jackie Collins: Last time I was here, I tweeted about it.

Christopher Rice: You tweeted about them. And we all went crazy.

Eric Shaw Quinn: So honored. They've actually, some of the, we gave some away at a live remote and one of the fans of the show started a website called Eric's Cookies are, it has its own Facebook page.

Christopher Rice: I didn't know this.

Eric Shaw Quinn: Eric's cookies.

Jackie Collins: Oh my God.

Eric Shaw Quinn: They've begun promoting the, the cookies themselves I think they're trying to convince me to,

Jackie Collins: What do they do on this website?

Eric Shaw Quinn: to begin marketing the cookies or so something.

Jackie Collins: What else goes on there?

I think it's just people talking about cookies.

Christopher Rice: That's what you think, because that's the website you see, but under the surface there's a

lot more going on.

Jackie Collins: Eric's cookies. I mean, not so sure what they'll be saying on that. Yes, we have to be very

careful.

Eric Shaw Quinn: So we tempted Jackie away from her international book tour with sandwiches and cookies.

Christopher Rice: Indeed. Yes, indeed.

Eric Shaw Quinn: But they're really good sandwiches and cookies.

Jackie Collins: They're really good. They're really good.

Christopher Rice: And we just found out you have your own podcast now.

Jackie Collins: I do.

Eric Shaw Quinn: Did we inspire you?

Jackie Collins: You did inspire me, yes.

Eric Shaw Quinn: Oh,

Christopher and Eric interrupt their regularly scheduled programming for this special breaking news bulletin from fairly imbalanced newsman Breck Artery! Once again, our highest court has ruled against bigotry and equality has been declared the law of the land. Now it’s time to just f**ing dance!

Bryan Fuller, the creator of NBC's "Hannibal," returns to conclude our monthlong #Hannibalism celebration and the winner of a special Red Dragon print featured on the show is revealed. Plus, critic-at-large Jordan Ampersand speaks out against "dumb-shaming" and a brand-new advertiser debuts a preview for "Crown of Daggers," which is (probably) not a "Game of Thrones" ripoff.

Bestselling authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl return for a third helping of #Hannibalism, celebrating NBC's "Hannibal," and to discuss the latest installment in their popular "Dangerous Creatures" series.

Bryan Fuller returns to discuss NBC's "Hannibal," and a second helping of #Hannibalism, with prolific character actor and FullerVerse fan-favorite Beth Grant. Meanwhile, dubiously qualified relationship expert JoNell Samms offers advice to a listener named "H. Lecter," and a brand-new advertiser debuts a preview for "House Shockers," the reality show featuring entrepreneurs forced to run their small businesses from homes that weren't designed for them. This week, a pair of Beanie Baby dealers are forced to work from a house with a very unusual dungeon.

#Hannibalism descends as Christopher and Eric welcome filmmaker Bryan Fuller back to the banquet table to dissect the third season of NBC's hit drama series "Hannibal." Meanwhile, adorably incompetent critic-at-large Jordan Ampersand attempts to discern whether the gorier elements of "Hannibal" are true-to-life, and a brand-new advertiser debuts the trailer for "True Horror," a bone-chilling tale of the current Republican presidential nomination candidates.