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Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Don't miss the contest to win a free copy of your choice of DV Chernov's books. This month Chris created one of the cocktails. It needs a name. Whoever gives us the winning name will get their choice of D.V.'s books. D.V. Chernov is an awardwinning and Amazon bestselling author of crime and historical fiction whose highstakes psychological thrillers explore the collision of technology, power, and human vulnerability. His experience as a first generation immigrant from the former Soviet Union informs his books with insight into life on both sides of the Iron Curtain and the global forces shaping today's world. And his 20-year career in the high-tech industry lends his thrillers a level of authenticity that is rare in the genre. His novels have earned multiple literary awards and praise including from Kirkus, Chanticleer, and Midwest Book Review. DV Chernov holds a Master's in English and MBA degrees and resides in the Kansas City area. We talked about the history of the Russian civil war and communism, technology, getting into characters' heads and more. We stayed after for the After Hours conversation that will go up on Patreon. I was also thrilled that finally a Russian speaker understood what I was saying in Russian! 00:00 START 05:37 Drink 1: The Unnamed Drink based on traditional Siberian drinks 9:13 Reading 1: Citizen Dora 15:04 The History behind the Story—WWI, Bolshevik Revolution & the Civil War 26:11 Why is it important to know history? 30:35 Drink 2: 4 Roses OSB bourbon 33:44 Reading 2: T3n (the hacker) 38:33 D.V.'s career in high tech vs research for the book 40:35 Getting into the heads of a multitude of characters 47:43 Drink 3: vodka martini 48:50 Reading 3: Meet Nick Severs 56:36 Showing not telling and developing writing skills 57:58 High tech career, luddite character who hates technology Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with DV Chernov Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com Www.dvchernov.com ~ ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT: Cindy Preston, fantasy Rich Soreson, Art: the Church's Response Edie Cay, romance Trip Buck, science fiction ...and more on Books & Brews Light at youtube UPCOMING EVENTS Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN and AMERICA. See Laura's interview at The Mind of Sai Marie Our music is new, original music Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. If you liked this episode, you might also like these Books and Brews episodes: Back to Olde England with JP Reedman A Pastor's Secret Child with Sharlene MacLaren Technology and Truth and a Paranormal Thriller with Ashley Fontaine and Andrea Emmes Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Sandra Niebuhr, writing under the pen name S. B. Darkmoor, is a German-born author of supernatural thrillers that blend folklore, mythology, psychology, and suspense. Living between Europe and Egypt, she draws inspiration from ancient legends, cultural traditions, and the mysteries that connect the seen and unseen worlds. Her novel The Djinn Never Sleep explores family secrets, inherited destinies, and the enduring mystery of the djinn. Through atmospheric storytelling and emotionally compelling characters, Sandra invites readers to question what lies beyond ordinary reality. We talked about Egypt, the supernatural, psychology…and more! You won't want to miss what Sandra has to say about looking in a mirror for too long! Tune in to find out why we used gin in every drink and see our cocktails in the gold and blue of a Pharaoh's headdress. 00:00 START 04:49 Drink 1: Bluebird 6:42 Reading 1: The Hour Stirs 9:29 Inspiration: the mysterious things that happened at Petra 13:32 When the Wall came down 19:31 Drink 2: Lavender Collins 21:16 Reading 2: The Breathing of the Pages 31:39 About those djinn… 35:22 Psychology, Logic, and the Supernatural  38:33 Drink 3: Bees Knees 40:41 Reading 3: Sophie's Call 44:46 Psychology, horror, and why we're drawn to it 48:44 Mirrors, their use in fiction—and why you shouldn't gave too long!   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS interviews with authors Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com Www.sbdarkmoor.com  ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do.   A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT MONTH:  DV Chernov, historical fiction of the Civil War, mysteries in Colorado Cindy Preston, fantasy Rick Sorenson, art and faith UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN and AMERICA.  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! This month we bring you a compilation of three authors who have been on Books and Brews Light, which is in addition to our regular podcast. You'll find many more Books and Brew Light authors at our youtube page @booksandbrews Today we feature Tara Hodgson, time travel and the high school experience; Calvin Schwartz with 10 Things I Learned from a Billionaire; and Anne-Marie Amiel with a ghostly cozy mystery featuring the ghost of Edwin Booth, brother to the infamous John Wilkes, and Anne-Marie's own Westie terrior! 00:00 START 00:54 Tara Hodgson 01:15    How school has changed for kids; social media and tech 06:43 First reading: Emma, 2022 11:45 How the high school experience has remained the same 14:20 Second reading: Sarah, 2002 19:51 Calvin Schwartz 20:21 A life's journey from pharmacies to writing 26:10 Calvin's Reading: Losing 100 pounds 30:11 Things he learned from a billionaire 37:13 Miracle Healing 40:10 Anne-Marie Amiel 43:45 About her newest book and the ghost of Edwin Booth 53:03 Anne-Marie's Reading: Haunting Justice, prologue 58:12 Historical basis for the girl who haunts the theater   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with Ashley and Andrea Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com  ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika  Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN * Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT:  SB Darkmoor — psychological thrillers UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN and AMERICA  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Benjamin Schwarting is a fantasy author, high school English teacher, and co-owner of Williams & Rose Publishing. Author of The Sum of Ages series & the Daughters of the Storm prequel series, Ben's work emphasizes writing complex fantasy cultures that highlight real-world issues of systemic oppression and social injustice. After earning his MAT, Ben has taught as an adjunct professor of Education at the College of Idaho and designed creative writing and young author's courses for high schoolers. We talked about languages, cultural differences, the inspirations behind Ben's two fantasy series, and much more. 00:00 START 05:45 Drink 1: Vieux Carre 8:20 Reading 1: Out-swimming Destiny 17:50 Connection to Asian Cultures 23:26 A Cascade of Consequences and the 5 Ideas 27:26 Drink 2: Dark and Stormy 29:38 Reading 2: 5 Trapped in a Trunk 33:45 Getting in a Character's Mind 35:59 The Bechtold Test and Erasing Part of Humanity  41:45 Drink 3: Fish House Punch 44:14 Reading 3: The Bartender's Shady Business 52:50 Writing villains who aren't 1-dimensional 55:15 Biggest difficulties for new writers   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with Ashley and Andrea Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com Www.benjaminschwarting.com  ~ ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika  Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN * Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT MONTH:  Randy Lerch — memoir, former MBL player  UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN and AMERICA.  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Dr. Charles P. Graham: sci-fi author author, semi-retired chiropractor, Navy nuclear submarine veteran, survivalist, squadron leader, search and rescue pilot and more!  After serving aboard the USS Plunger during the Cold War, Charles built a chiropractic practice in St. Johns, Michigan, and became a leader in Civil Air Patrol and search and rescue work.  He Survive! series — Marooned on Planet Tau Ceti g, First Alien Contact, and the soon to be released Galactic War — draws on his extensive experience in survival training and search and rescue. When he's not writing or treating patients, he develops puzzle games on Steam and Google Play under Simple Software Solutions.  We talked about Charles' experience in search and rescue—can you really eat that?—how his books stand out in the sci-fi field, the writing craft, his scariest airplane experiences and more. Oh, and of course—are Bigfoot and Dogmen out there? What drinks would you pair to readings about a strange new alien creature, an attack by a bear-like animal, and a man alone on a damaged spaceship? 00:00 START 03:16 Drink 1: High Canopy Sour 04:44 Reading 1: Jay Meets the Pidogg 14:52 Writing ourselves into corners 17:01 Life in Search and Rescue  21:46 Drink 2: Growing Friendship Cucumber Cooler 23:12 Reading 2: Risking Wild Alien Animals for Water 30:17 A futuristic take on women and flawed heroes 34:47 Balancing the amount of science presented in fiction 40:27 Drink 3: Heroes Risk-Taker Dacquiri 41:50 Reading 3: Lezah Faces the End 51:30 Faith in sci-fi  55:03 Civil Air Patrol and airplane disasters   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with authors Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com Www.charlespgraham.com  ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN * Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT:  Barry Black — former FBI master bomb technician Randy Lerch — former MLB player UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN and AMERICA  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Laura Creedle is the author of The Deep Well and The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily, which Kirkus Reviews described as "entertaining, thought-provoking, and unsettling—in a good way." When she's not writing, Laura can usually be found playing pinball or watching indie horror. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and a feral cat named Hellman who was found with her head stuck in a mayonnaise jar. We talked about how indie publishing has changed the horror genre, writing novels with ADHD, Russia's Kola Superdeep Borehole, the place of AI in writing, and much more. What drinks would you pair to readings about a super deep borehole and a stalking cult member!? 00:00 START 04:49 Drink 1: Mexican Coffee 05:48 Reading 1: 5-Year-Old April at the Deep Hole 13:49 A book with lots of moving parts 14:38 Authors killing our darlings 15:33 Drink 2: B-52 17:59 Reading 2: Wikipedia on the Ojo de Cristo Mining Disaster 19:50 Many questions & stories on the Kola Superdeep 25:19 Stories? Vampires & Werewolves 32:17 Drink 3: Verdant Lady 35:07 Reading 3: Marianne Returns 40:16 Marianne vs the Cult (and more on cults) 51:04 AI and more AI Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with Ashley and Andrea Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com Www.lauracredle.com ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT: JK Divia — dark fantasy, mythological horror, paranormal Barry Black — former FBI master bomb technician Randy Lerch — former MLB player Charles Graham — sci-fi drawing from military & rescue experiences UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN and AMERICA Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment.

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Juliet Cutler is a writer, educator, and a designer of award-winning exhibits for museums, parks, and cultural centers around the world. In 1999 and 2000, she lived in Tanzania where she taught English at the first school for Maasai girls in East Africa. In her first book Among the Maasai, Juliet recounts her experiences as a young American teacher working in a context where women and girls face unimaginable challenges. Twenty-five years later, she illustrates the positive impacts of educating women and girls in her second book Lessons in Hope, which features the stories of Maasai women working in education, health care, government, nonprofits, and business. She regularly travels to Tanzania to support causes that uplift Maasai women and girls. All proceeds from the sales of her books support these causes. We talked about Juliet's work in the earliest years of the school for Massai girls in Tanzania, African cultures, National Geographic's portrayals of those cultures, attitudes toward disabilities, how Massai culture is changing, and designing exhibits for museums and parks...in addition to many other things! 00:00 START 07:03 Drink 1: Hakuna Mata 09:42 Reading 1: Intro 14:20 Inspiration and Preparation for Africa 19:44 The Distinct & Iconic Massai Culture 26:17 Drink 2: Dowa (medicine) 30:06 Reading 2: Neema's Dreams 34:44 How has life changed since the school started? 39:22 Adapting vs Maintaining Tradition & Culture 42:53 Drink 3: Ama-lekkerlicious 45:52 Reading 3: Kafika House 52:48 Changing Attitudes toward Disabilities 52:48 What did Africa DO to you!? (or How the African Experience Changed Juliet)   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with other authors Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com www.julietcutler.com   ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode.  Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT:  Laura Creedle—horror JK Divia — dark fantasy, mythological horror, paranormal Barry Black — former FBI master bomb technician Randy Lerch — former MLB player Charles Graham — sci-fi drawing from military & rescue experiences UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN and AMERICA See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos, including our Books and Brews LIGHT guests, available exclusively on YouTube. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Marlene and her family have experienced a number of tragedies and frightening experiences. Any one of which could have been their undoing. If she could find one little spark of humor in that tangle of fears she could make life better. She is a southern humorist who enjoys a bit of the dark-side. After nearly 35 years of teaching and counseling adolescents and their parents, she retired, only to begin writing the Hey Y'all column for Gwinnett Citizen Newspaper and for Anything Goes for Inspirations for a better World online magazine. In 2020 she received the Georgia Independent Author of the Year Award and the Christian Women Writers Award for Life is Hard. Soften it with Laughter. A Place with a Past received the award in 2021. Ladies of All Nations, International presented her the Global Woman of Courage Award. We talked about rings, family history, the importance of humor, her father's experiences in world war II and how he acquired part of Hitler's tea set…and more! You won't want to miss her reading about Tasteful Native Costumes! 00:00 START 07:15 Drink 1: Butterbean Cocktail 9:22 Reading 1: Take Cover! We at War! 13:46 Becoming Ms. Rat 22:01 Hope, Faith & Medical Experts 27:54 Drink 2: 5 Gold Rings 31:31 Reading 2: 5 Gold Rings 38:58 Sentiment even without knowing whose the rings were 40:04 Dad and Hitler's tea set 46:15 Drink 3: Skip and Go Naked 49:33 Reading 3: Tasteful Native Costumes 54:10 Boys' and parents' reaction! 55:31 What does being southern mean to you?   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com Www.msratwrites.com  ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN * Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT MONTH:  Juliet Cutler — travels to Africa and girls' education Laura Creedle — horror JK Divia — dark fantasy, mythological horror & paranormal Barry Black — former FBI master bomb technician Randy Lerch — memoir, former MBL player  UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN and AMERICA.  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! In 1977 at the age of 21, Christiane Scarpino miraculously survived a terrorist bombing when she left her desk, just 10 feet from the bomb, to go get her morning donut and coffee from a co-worker. Missing Pieces tells the story of the bombing, the aftermath of dealing with the FBI's interrogations, and the long-term PTSD impacts. We talked about Christiane's name-change that resulted from the trauma of the bombing, what PTSD is as compared to how it's casually used today, her duck tolling retrievers, EMDR therapy, long=term memory issues and impact of PTSD and advice on healing and moving forward from trauma. We covered the group behind the bombing and the question of why they were eventually given clemency for an act that killed the man visiting Christiane's office that day. 00:00 START 04:49 Drink 1: Lavender Lullaby: a mocktail 06:36 Reading 1: The Explosion 13:10 Purpose after Near Death 15:12 Clemency for Murder 17:22 Drink 2: The Laser Beam 18:47 Reading 2: The Lineup 24:59 Dogs and Duck Tollers 30:334 Relaxation Techniques 32:52 Why Can't You Just be Grateful? 34:36 Drink 3: Lady Jane 37:12 Reading 3: The Importance of Names 40:26 On Changing a Name 42:51 EMDR 43:42 Functioning without memory 50:34 Best Advice for Those Dealing with PTSD   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with Ashley and Andrea Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com Www.christianescarpino.net  ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika  Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN * Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT MONTH:  Marlene Ratledge, humor and education UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN and AMERICA  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Kristie Wolf weaves tales about fearless heroes and badass heroines who fight for justice and love while burning up the pages. Kristie's passion for writing romance ignited during her teenage years when she told her mom she was going to write a novel someday. She did, and now she can't stop. As the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran, wife of a Marine, and Navy mom, she enjoys writing happily ever afters for not just military heroes, but for all the brave, loyal, and selfless men and women who serve and protect our country in every capacity.  We talked about why people do or don't, can or can't, fall in love, military sci-fi vs reality, PTSD, cowboys, horses and boots…and more! 00:00 START 05:04 Drink 1: Strawberry Buttercream Martini 08:19 Reading 1: The Stolen Cake 16:30 Does the technology exist for VIPER's amputees' new limbs? 17:30 Ethics, Experimentation and Improving Quality of Life 25:59 Drink 2: Empress and Tonic 25:13 Reading 2: Kane to the Rescue 34:41 PTSD and Stalkers 37:41 Men as Protectors, Trust 40:25 Tropes in Romance 43:22 Drink 3: Grogg or Mulled Spiced Wine 46:51 Reading 3: Christmas with a Cowboy 51:00 The Naked Cowboy of Gooseberry Falls 52:51 Our Experiences with Horses   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with Ashley and Andrea Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com Www.kristiewolf.com  ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika  Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN * Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT MONTH:  Kristie Wolf, thrillers UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Jake Needham is an American lawyer who became a screen and television writer through a series of coincidences too ridiculous for anyone to believe. When he realized how little he actually liked movies and television, he started writing crime novels. Jake has lived in Asia and Australia since 1980, first in Sydney, then in Hong Kong, and from 1992, in Bangkok. He and his wife, an Oxford graduate and prematurely retired concert pianist, have been married for thirty-two years and have two adult sons. Jake has published seventeen novels that have collectively sold over a million copies. You see? The great tradition of the American expat novelist isn't entirely dead yet. We talked about masks (psychological, not covid), childhood trauma, plastic surgery…and Aquanet wiggling into tight pants in the 80! (And more!)  00:00 START 05:30 Drink 1: Mango Cinnamon Margarita 08:11 Reading 1: Charlie and the Dogs 13:48 From law to writing for film & TV 24:27 Character-driven fiction 25:05 Drink 2: Singapore Sling 28:24 Reading 2: A Hot Day in Singapore 33:31 Misbehaving Characters: Plotting and Pantsing 41:20 Cultural differences and life in Singapore  44:40 Drink 3: The Zombie 48:18 Reading 3: Charlie Trust 56:16 Living next door to Farrah Fawcett 58:01 Law, the legal system, and justice   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with Ashley and Andrea Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com Www.jakeneedhamnovels.com  ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefitted from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika  Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN * Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT MONTH:  Kristie Wolf, thrillers UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Ashley Fontainne is an author and co-author of more than 30 novels, known for her intricate plots and writing in genres from dark comedy to mystery/thrillers to suspenseful paranormal. Andrea Emmes, a singer, performer and one-time magician's assistant who has narrated many of Ashley's books, steps into writing for the first time with their co-authored paranormal and psychological thriller, ETERNAL BEAUTY. We talked about masks (psychological, not covid), childhood trauma, plastic surgery…and Aquanet wiggling into tight pants in the 80! (And more!)  00:00 START 06:26 Drink 1: The Exorcist 09:35 Reading 1: Bridget 16:17 Technology & Truth: how much of what we see isn't real?  23:45 Ashley's most meaningful book  25:51 Drink 2: Witch's Brew 30:30 Reading 2: Claire 37:29 Abused children, trauma & the brain  39:03 Claire & plastic surgery  44:25 Drink 3: The Bulge in My Pants 46:58 Reading 3: Barbara 52:35 Why the story is set in the near future 55:14 Women & other women; women & men & love & sex    Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with Ashley and Andrea Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com Www.ashleyfontainne.net Www.andreaemmes.com   GET THE BOOK: https://bit.ly/42AqEF3 AUDIO: https://www.audible.com/pd/Eternal-Beauty-Audiobook/B0FV4W68M5 ~ ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefitted from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN  Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT MONTH:  Jake Needham, counter-terrorism and action thrillers UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Róbert Geréb is a boundary-pushing author and accomplished AI developer. As co-author of Jack the Ripper's Assassins—the cornerstone of The Dighton Chronicles, built on multigenerational oral history from a Romani-Viking lineage—he melds immersive storytelling with rigorous historical research. He also penned two nonfiction guides through Aspect Books: EASY MILLIONAIRE MATH, a practical blueprint for building scalable, passive-income businesses; and Declutter Your Life, Enrich Your Soul, an emotionally holistic program for simplifying your surroundings, finances, and relationships for deeper personal growth.  00:00 START 09:35 Drink 1: the Ripper's Fog 13:38 Reading 1: Game Shooting with Prince Albert Victor 20:20 How a Transylvanian got involved with an English Romani family's history 24:50 What did you know about Jack the Ripper before meeting the Dightons? 26:16 Drink 2: Mary's Last Night 29:41 Reading 2: When Caroline First Met the Prince 36:03 Some stories are too strange to be anything but true 40:38 Why he let her live 42:44 Drink 3: Autumn Ripper 45:53 Reading 3: What Started it All 52:13 Other theories on who Jack the Ripper was 55:15 Why do some stories capture our imagination for centuries?   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with Robert Gereb and other authors Https://jacktherippersassassins.com Www.booksandbrews.net www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.glenmirrilfarms.wordpress.com  ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefitted from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT MONTH:  Ashley Fontaine and Andrea Emmes, supernatural thriller UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed more than 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet! Hiram Johnson is retired law enforcement officer, currently teaching criminal justice as an adjunct, a father, author and creator. His book Reason to Fight: a search or truth is a surprising tale of a family mystery. We talked about the event that landed his grandmother in prison for murder, prison conditions for women in the 1920s, his search for his shrouded family history and the connection he developed with a previously unknown relative in the search for his grandfather's identity. Find Hiram's books at Xulonpress.com  00:00 START 06:26 Drink 1: the Blank Slate 8:14 Reading 1: Asking Daddy for the Truth 12:41 A quest leads to murder and miscegenation, 20:56 Creative non-fiction: fact vs conjecture 26:07 Drink 2: the Pot of Gold 28:50 Reading 2: My Mother Bernice 33:30 the need to know our family history 37:20 Did Fred's father ever know the truth? 39:31 Drink 3: The Last Word 42:55 Reading 3: What Started it All 47:50 Convicted…for self-defense? 51:30 How Bernice faced the injustice   Visit our PATREON for our extended AFTER HOURS with Hiram Johnson Www.xulonpress.com www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.booksandbrews.net  ~ ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefitted from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT MONTH:  Sam Ritchie…if walls could talk! To her, they do! UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk on YouTube Our theme music is from www.bensound.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get notifications of all our new videos. We have now interviewed 115 authors! Would you like to be featured? Leave a comment. https://www.youtube.com/@booksandbrews

Dona Masi is a writer and editor whose short fiction and articles are used in reading and writing assessments throughout the United States. Her articles on several subjects have appeared in several newspapers. She is also a playwright, and two of her plays were performed at the Provincetown Theater Company. In her writing she loves bringing relatable characters to life and depicting them in all their heroic and flawed humanity. Her debut novel, The Taking, was inspired by her interest in UFO folklore and reports of alien encounters. She lives with her husband in Dover, New Hampshire. 00:00 START 03:54 Drink 1: The Iron Stove 07:19 Reading 1: John is Late from Work as 7-Year-Old Vera Waits 13:45 What inspired Dona's interest in UFOs 14:20 Dona's personal experience 23:24 Physical evidence of UFO experiences 26:47 Drink 2: The Hockey Puck 29:53 Reading 2: RJ Playing Hockey on the Lake 32:26 ALL…THAT…SNOW! Reactions from other parts of the country? 39:38 Inspiration for the novel & psychology of alien abductees 41:13 Drink 3: The Artist's Shack 42:54 Reading 3: Peter's Choice 47:48 Endings with no clear answer 51:27 Different types of aliens   Visit our PATREON for AFTER HOURS with many of our authors www.donamasi.com www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.booksandbrews.net  ~ ~ If you enjoy our interviews or have benefited from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika  Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN Books and Brews products: https://www.zazzle.com/store/books_an… (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us [email protected] COMING NEXT MONTH:  Hiram Johnson tells the story of is grandmother, sentenced almost 100 years ago, for murdering another woman—why she did it, life in a women's prison in Mississippi, and the impact for generations to come. UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN.  See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk See Laura's interview with Rob & Joan Carter at INDIE NOVEL SOURCE Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.