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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Melanie Benjamin. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Windsor Affair. A scandalous affair. A power struggle for the throne. A sensational rivalry between an English queen and an American commoner. An electrifying novel about the Abdication of Edward VIII from the British throne—and the two women at the center of it all.   Paired with this episode: Melanie: Detox Lilly Pulitzer Water Eliza: French 75 Melanie’s Book: The Windsor Affair What Melanie is Reading: American Hagwan Proof of Progress: A Novel Find Melanie Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Rebecca Rosenberg. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, License to Thrill, part of your Champagne Widows series. The Nazis wanted her champagne. The critics wanted her erased. But Lily Bollinger refused to surrender. In 1940 occupied France, the Bollinger cellars become a silent battlefield.   Paired with this episode: Rebecca: Bollinger Special Coup Eliza: Limoncello LaCroix Rebecca’s Book: License to Thrill What Rebecca is Reading: Pachinko Find Rebecca Online!  Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Philippa Gregory. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, Royal Witch. They say she summoned the devil himself to secure her fate. They say she plotted to murder a king. This is the tale of the woman they called witch. Who would have called herself queen.   Paired with this episode: Philippa: Tea Eliza: Stories and Spells: Witching Hour Red Philippa’s Book: Royal Witch What Philippa is Reading: The Corrections Caliban and the Witch Find Philippa Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Linda Hamilton. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Fourth Wife. A deliciously chilling, darkly romantic, historical gothic horror with a feminist slant, as a young Mormon woman is haunted by a malevolent presence in the decrepit Salt Lake City mansion she shares with her new husband and his other wives…   Paired with this episode: Linda: Pumpkin Caramel Latte Eliza: LimonCello LaCroix Linda’s Book: The Fourth Wife What Linda is Reading: Mr. Magic The Lady of The Black Lagoon Find Linda Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Maria Tureaud. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, This House Will Feed. Amidst the devastation of Ireland’s Great Famine, a young woman is salvaged from certain death when offered a mysterious position at a remote manor house haunted by a strange power and the horror of her own memories in this chillingly evocative historical novel braided with gothic horror and supernatural suspense. Paired with this episode: Maria: Merlot  Eliza: Josh Cabernet Sauvignon Maria’s Book: This House Will Feed What Maria is Reading: Imps  Find Maria Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Gabriella Saab. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Survivor’s Guild. In 1912 aboard the Titanic, Nabiha “Bea” Nohra is traveling to America to find work, in order to pay passage for the family she left in Lebanon. Heiress Marguerite Ashby sails home to celebrate her engagement to a dull British lord, a marriage that will secure her new-money family’s place in old New York society. But when the Titanic sinks, the two women’s paths are fused together when Bea saves Marguerite’s life and they are unexpectedly charged with the smallest survivor—a baby boy. Paired with this episode: Gabriella: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc  Eliza: Aperol Spritz  Gabriella’s Book: The Survivor’s Guild What Gabriella is Reading: The Pirate Queen A Time of Witches Find Gabriella Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Diana Giovinazzo. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, Daughters of Naples. Set in Naples, Italy, during World War II, three sisters must survive in the face of danger. Paired with this episode: Diana: Iced Coffee with Cookie & Cream Creamer  Eliza: Aperol Spritz  Diana’s Book: Daughters of Naples: A Novel What Diana is Reading: Last Prince of Florence Find Diana Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Shelly Jay Shore. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, Love Me Like a Rock Song. Delilah is a lyricist looking for a muse. Emmett is a golem ready to be unmade. A soul-stirring, romantic novel about a jilted singer-songwriter, her unexpected hitchhiker, and the road trip of a lifetime. Paired with this episode: Shelly: Old Fashioned Way  Eliza: French 75  Shelly’s Book: Love Me Like a Rock Song What Shelly is Reading: The Way It Haunted Him Saturn Returning The Iliad  Find Shelly Online!  Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Madeline Martin, who also happens to be my bestie. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, A Time of Witches. Two women. Two centuries. One chance to rewrite history before they are both erased. Paired with this episode: Madeline: True Myth Wine  Eliza: Bubbly  Madeline’s Book: A Time of Witches What Madeline is Reading: Land: A Novel Find Madeline Online!  Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Judy Batalion. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Last Woman of Warsaw, following two very different Jewish women in Warsaw in the late 1930s as they unexpectedly come together in their search for love, meaning, and a sense of home, and as they grapple with the storm clouds gathering around them. Paired with this episode: Judy: Cherry Seltzer  Eliza: Josh Seaswept Wine  Judy’s Book: The Last Woman of Warsaw: A Novel What Judy is Reading: The House of Mirth Find Judy Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, John Glynn. On this episode we’re going to talk about his new book,The Lost Book of Lancelot, a “richly detailed and evocative” queer retelling of the legend of Sir Lancelot, following the famous knight as he grows up orphaned, falls in love, and attempts to fulfill his destiny at the Round Table. Paired with this episode: John: Dirty Vodka Martini  Eliza: Unlikely Path Cabernet Sauvignon  John’s Book: The Lost Book of Lancelot: A Novel What John is Reading: The Tapestry of Fate Into The Blue Homebound Find John Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Christina Baker Kline. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Foursome. A boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina — Kline’s own distant relatives — who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam. Paired with this episode: Christina: Aperol Spritz Eliza: Whispering Angel Rosé Christina’s Book: The Foursome What Christina is Reading: Whistler: A Novel The Original: A Novel Find Christina Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Marian Yee. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, 4 Janes, a genre-bending re-telling of Jane Eyre. When Jane Eyre’s story doesn’t end with her marriage to Edward Rochester, her adventures begin again as a missionary’s wife, a bookseller in Vietnam, a time-traveler, and a heroine in a modern gothic tale. Paired with this episode: Marian: Lemon Water Eliza: White Wine Spritzer Marian’s Book: 4 Janes: A Novel What Marian is Reading: On the Calculation of Volume Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel Tom Lake: A Novel Demon Copperhead: A Novel James: A Novel Find Marian Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Tiffany Warren. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, A Harlem Wedding. A dishy and dramatic novel of the Harlem Renaissance and its most famous Black debutante, Yolande Du Bois, daughter of W.E.B. Du Bois, whose spectacular wedding to poet Countee Cullen was the society event of the year...even though the bride and groom were not-so-secretly in love with other people. Paired with this episode: Tiffany: Prohibition Gin Eliza: Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio Tiffany’s Book: A Harlem Wedding What Tiffany is Reading: Where the Wildflowers Grow  Kin: Orphan’s Book Club: A Novel Find Tiffany Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Ruta Sepetys. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, A Fortune of Sand. Set against the crumbling grandeur of 1920s Detroit and inspired by actual, long-buried historical events, A Fortune of Sand is a haunting mosaic of glamour and grift. In a city built on ambition, just how far will a dynasty go to keep their secrets? Paired with this episode: Ruta: French 75 Eliza: Ollipop Shirley Temple Ruta’s Book: A Fortune of Sand: A Novel What Ruta is Reading: Whistler: A Novel Find Ruta Online! Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter! Eliza Knight  Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWine Instagram: @HistoryBksWine Send us Fan Mail Support the show