• Hollywood Rebel: Priya Parmar on The Original & Katharine Hepburn
    May 5 2026

    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.

    Paired with this episode:

    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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    Eliza Knight


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    27 mins
  • The Hope Keeper with Heather Webb: Glamour, Grief, and a Cursed Jewel
    Apr 28 2026

    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.

    Paired with this episode:

    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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    Eliza Knight


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    26 mins
  • Janyre Tromp on The Scorpion Thief: Cold War Secrets, Sister Betrayal, and King Tut’s Legacy
    Apr 21 2026

    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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    Eliza Knight


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    24 mins
  • Magic, Power, and New Orleans Secrets with Kayla Hardy, Author of The Quarter Queen
    Apr 14 2026

    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.


    Paired with this episode:

    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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    Eliza Knight


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    25 mins
  • The Original Influencer: Allison Pataki on It Girl and the Birth of Fame
    Apr 7 2026

    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.


    Paired with this episode:

    Allison: Mimosa & Coffee
    Eliza: Tea

    Allison's Book:

    It Girl

    What Allison is Reading:

    Daughter of Egypt

    Grant

    A Short Guide to a Happy Life

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    Eliza Knight


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    34 mins
  • In the Great Quiet: Life, Loss, and Survival on the Oklahoma Frontier with Laura Vogt
    Mar 31 2026

    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.

    Paired with this episode:

    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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    Eliza Knight


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    25 mins
  • Fortune, Fate, and Romanov Secrets: Olesya Gilmore on The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru
    Mar 24 2026

    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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    Eliza Knight


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    33 mins
  • A Crown of Stars: Shana Abé on the Lusitania, Survival, and a Starlet’s Story
    Mar 17 2026

    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.

    Paired with this episode:

    Shana: Cabernet Sauvignon
    Eliza: Whispering Angel Rosé

    Shana’'s Book:

    A Crown of Stars

    What Shana is Reading:

    Dark Fairytales

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    Eliza Knight


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    29 mins