I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Aimie K. Runyan. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, Mademoiselle Eiffel, set in nineteenth-century Paris tells the story of Claire Eiffel, a woman who played a sign...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by bestselling author Jenni L. Walsh. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, Unsinkable, a novel inspired by true survivors of the Titanic, who also braved both WWI and WWII. Pa...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Margaret Porter. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, The Limits of Limelight, a novel about Phyllis Fraser, cousin of Ginger Rogers and a rising starlet herself.

It's our inaugural Drunk History Trivia Game!! I'm excited to be joined on the show today by Aimie K. Runyan, Rachel McMillan and J'Nell Ciesielski who not only write historical fiction single titles, but have been writing books together as wel...

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by New York Times bestselling author Natasha Lester. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard, a brilliant blend of feminism, fashion, and history in t...

We're joined on the show today by guest author Donna Jones Alward. On this episode we're going to talk about her book, When the World Fell Silent, a WWI story of loss, hope and redemption, the Canadian Army Nurse Corps, and the Halifax Harbour ...

On this episode we’re going to chat with Stephanie Dary about her book, Becoming Madam Secretary, a captivating and richly dramatic novel about Frances Perkins, one of the greatest political figures of the twentieth century, and an unsung he...

On this episode we’re going to chat with Heather Webb about her book, Queens of London, a tale of dark glamor and sisterhood featuring Britain’s first female crime syndicate, the ever-shifting meaning of justice, and the way women claim thei...

On this episode we’re going to chat with Madeline Martin about her new book, The Booklover’s Library, a heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of books that bring them together.Paired with thi...

On today's episode, we have bestselling author Michelle Moran chatting about her new book, Maria: a novel of Maria Von Trapp, bringing to life the woman glamorized in The Sound of Music. Paired with this episode:

Today I’m excited to introduce you to our special guest, co-host Sophie Perinot also known as Evie Hawtrey. Sophie is a fellow historical fiction author who you may recognize from titles we’ve written together including A Day of Fire and Rib...

Today we’re excited to have a guest joining us – Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger. On this episode we’re going to talk about Chrystyna’s book The American Wife, espionage and WWII.Paired with this episode:Chrystyna: Gin RickeyE...

Today we’re excited to have a guest joining us – Alix Rickloff. On this episode we’re going to talk about Alix’s book The Last Light Over Oslo, the first female US Minister–Daisy Harriman–and the invasion of Norway by Germany in WWII.

Today we’re excited to have a guest joining us – Kaia Alderson. On this episode we’re going to talk about her novel In a League of Her Own, the untold story of Effa Manley, a black businesswoman in the male dominated b...

Today we’re excited to have a guest joining us – Debra Borchert. On this episode we’re going to talk about Debra’s book Her Own Revolution, 18th century France, the French Revolution and soup.Paired with this e...

Today I’m excited to introduce you to our special guest, Librarian Ash. She works at the Ohio State University in the archives, and has agreed to be my co-host for today's episode on royal pets throughout history.We’re going to...

On this episode we’re going to talk about Tosca Lee's book The Long March Home that she wrote with Marcus Brotheron, WWII, American soldiers and the Bataan Death March. Paired with this episode:Tosc...

On this episode we’re going to talk about Harper’s book The Stranger I Wed, American Heiresses, London Society and women’s rights.Paired with this episode:Harper: Pinot NoirEliza: Bedlam, white blend, Black Ankle vine...

Today we're excited to have a guest joining us, author Joan Meyerson. On this episode, we're gonna talk about Paris, Hollywood, and the film industry in the 1960s and 1970s.Paired with this episode:Joan: Hemingway Martini...

On this episode we’re going to talk about Marie’s book Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly, family history, art quilts and Asheville, North Carolina.Paired with this episode:Marie: Two fingerfuls of Macallen's 12 ScotchEl...

On this episode we’re going to talk about Rachel Linden’s book Recipe for a Charmed Life, French cuisine, good luck charms and family legacies.Paired with this episode:Rachel: Vino Verde, Portuguese wineEliza: Fog and...

Today we’re excited to have a guest joining us – Diana Giovinazzo. On this episode we’re going to talk about Maria Carolina Charlotte–the sister of Marie Antoinette. Paired with this episode:Diana: A mocktail, using Marti...

Katherine Reay chats with Eliza and Lori about cracking codes, the Berlin Wall and the Cold War.Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show?Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com...

Today is a really exciting episode. We’ve mentioned today’s topic on previous podcasts, and now we get to actually celebrate, and that is the release of CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS: a novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

Kate Quinn and Janie Change chat with Eliza and Lori about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and two women from different backgrounds who are brought together by a railroad magnate and then again by a missing Chinese antique crown.