Drinking With Authors

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By: 4 Horsemen Publications

We always imagine a day when we’re having a drink at our favorite bar, dive, or even eatery and our favorite author comes through the doors. Much to your luck, they sit next to you and conversation ensues! That’s what Drinking With Authors is all about! Join us over drinks to discover the backstory and journey of authors like Tamara Lush, Connie Y Harris, Kenya Wright, Jonathan Maberry, Dan Wells, Jeffe Kennedy, Heather Graham, Melinda M. Snodgrass, and so many more. We interview authors all over the spectrum including those who just started their journey with their debut book...

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Ep 474 | Spy Thrillers and scifi space adventures, Killing your darlings, Metal sculpting, and promoting positivity
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Drinking With Authors | Featuring Jack Davies 


Guest: Jack Davies is a writer/director of award-winning feature films and shorts, he studies metal sculpture at the Henry Moore Studio in Lambeth, London, and he has a cat named Harley. Author of 944 Hidalgo (plus new novel, Jove, out June ‘26) 


Drink of Choice: Black coffee ☕ 


London based writer, sci-fi novel 944 Hidalgo, published in 2025, new spy thriller novel Jove to be published June 2026. Short stories published in Horizon Magazine, Yellow Mama and Shotgun Honey. Award-winning writer/director in feature...


Ep 481 | The 4 Horsemen reimagined, growing up Gen X, and Cats ruling over humans.
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06/18/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Charlotte Chaos 

Guest: Charlotte Chaos plays piano and oboe, spent a semester abroad in Turkey and Greece, and has made friends with a squirrel that visits her and eats from her hand; her name is Chiquita. Author of Death Defiant Volume 1 & 2. 

 

Drink of Choice:  

 

Charlotte is a Florida girl who is addicted to caffeine, daydreaming and reading. She enjoys the wild, weird and whimsical, so one day she started writing those thoughts down.  

 

When she isn't writing, she is a wife to a husband who puts up w...


Ep 480 | Writing Virginia Wolfe in The Reliable Narrator, dealing with abuse and death, and asking the right questions
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06/16/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Grace Sammon 

Guest: Grace Sammon has done autopsies, refueled the stealth bomber in mid-air, and has worked as both a Guardian ad Litem and a hospice volunteer. Author of  

THE RELIABLE NARRATOR 

 

Drink of Choice: at this time of day, honestly, water, but in keeping with my character probably CONSTANT COMMENT tea, with Erika, it would have been vodka! 

 

Grace Sammon is an award-winning author, educator, and radio host whose work centers on storytelling, reinvention, and the power of voice. Recognized in Who’s Who in Educati...


Ep 479 | The ordeal of meeting Kevin Smith, unbalanced Orlando werewolves, and Florida conventions.
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06/10/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Wes Cambron 


Guest: Wes Cambron began writing after crying when he met Kevin Smith, worked at every theme park in Florida, and his first tattoo was in the back of a trailer with a homemade tattoo gun made from a spoon. Author of Unbalanced & Unprepared 


Drink of Choice: Coffee with snickers creamer ☕ 


A former filmmaker-turned-author residing in Central Florida, Wes Cambron writes urban fantasy and short horror stories when he's not marking out to pro wrestling or deep diving the lyric...


Ep 477 | NSFW unhinged romance erotica, Smut Lovers the Conference, and the problems with JK Rowling
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06/08/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Lavender Nicole 


Guest: Lavender Nicole has three wonderful dogs, over 30 tattoos, and is a huge Atlanta Falcons fan, she’s been reaching out to NFL players hoping one will cowrite with her. Author of Tattooed on Their Hearts, All Caged Up (Dancers for the Demons Duet), Summer Time (Dancers for the Demons Duet), Obsessed (Sable University Book One), Observed (Sable University Book Two Releases in May) 


Drink of Choice: Probably tea 🍵 


Hi! I'm Lavender Nicole. I started writing after losing my husba...


Ep 473 | Mental health in Life Undecided, the queer BLT sandwich, DnD & Borderlands 2.
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06/05/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Shayne Nicholai


Guest: Shayne Nicholai is a firm believer that pineapple -does- go on pizza; he’s lost lawn-mowing privileges at our house with the ride-on mower; and have an associate’s degree in audio engineering and veterinary technology. Author of Life Undecided.


Drink of Choice: Coffee or flavored water ☕


Shayne is a queer, disabled poet whose writing addresses mental health - verbally illustrating the struggles of mental illness as a queer individual.


On May 29th, I...


Ep 478 | Writing realistic characters, self-destructive magic systems, and Scotland's Cymera Festival
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06/04/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Rafael Torrubia 


Guest: Author Rafael Torrubia: Previous careers includ working in costume at the Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre, interviewing ex-Black Panther Party members, and they worked as a gardener at a country house which was used to science experiments during the second world war. Author of The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver 


Drink of Choice: Laphroaig whisky 🥃 


RAFAEL TORRUBIA is the author of The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver, the first novel in an epic fantasy series from Gollancz. They have won a numb...


Ep 472 | Family friendly sci-fi with hydrogen powered, commercially sponsored spaceships, and handling a virus outbreak from a microbiologist
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06/03/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Bob Freeman 


Guest: Bob Freeman started writing Sci-Fi at age 70. Is a proud alumni of UCLA (he flunked out). Is owned by 2 Australian Shepherd minis. Author of H2LiftShips - Volume 1-5. 


Drink of Choice: Either whiskey or tea, or maybe both 🥃☕ 


Bob Freeman is a retired Public Health Microbiologist/Lab Director/LIMS Software designer and a confirmed science geek. He began writing Indie Sci-Fi in 2021 at the tender age of 70 and has published five volumes in the H2LiftShip series a...


Ep 471 | What it's like to have a book optioned for film, talking rats, and zombie heroes
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06/01/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring T.L. Bodine 

Guest: T.L. Bodine grew up in a motorhome and has lived in or passed through 30 states, she once coordinated a multi-person international rat rescue transport team to airlift 39 rats to Canada, and she went to college when I was 16. Author of These Kids Are Not Alright (story collection); Neverest (novel); River of Souls (novel); House of Lazarus (novel) 


Drink of Choice: White Monster Energy ⚡ 


T.L. Bodine writes horror at the intersection of the fantastic and mundane. Her work often...


Ep 470 | Magic and pacifism of The City of the Magicians, growing up in post-war France, and The Great White North.
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05/30/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Peter Gribble 

Guest: Peter Gribble loves studying languages and is currently learning Farsi and Punjabi, albeit slowly. He also loves gardening and has transformed his backyard into a scented paradise. He practices jazz piano nearly everyday, and revels over jazz chords with extensions: 9ths, 11ths and 13ths! Author of The City of Magicians. 

 

Drink of Choice: coffee spiked with a dash of Bailey's Chocolate  

Peter Gribble is a writer and a lifelong student of history whose work explores the intersections of knowledge, power, and the human condition. His f...


Ep 476 | Growing up Filipino, finding one's identity, and the deadly Manananggal.
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05/29/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Zee Lacson 


Guest: Zee Lacson She I'm a Trekkie, a Mechanical Engineer, and has owned her own photography business for the past 18 years. Author of The Woolgathering Trilogy 

Book 1: Reverie Book 2: Revenant Book 3: Revéil, as well as Twice Removed 


Drink of Choice: Likely a sparkling sangria 


Zee Lacson is a multicultural, award-winning author of magical realism. Her work examines identity and culture with authentic representation. 


Her best-selling works include a completed trilogy and st...


Ep 468 | Spaghetti western vampires, noir jazz detectives, and Quentin Tarantino's swan song.
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05/27/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring John Dover 


Guest: John Dover is a professional musician, has contributed to a cookbook, and has an uncanny knowledge of 80's action movie trivia. Author of A Fistful of Fangs, book 2 in the Fang series 

Drink of Choice: Single malt scotch 🥃, Rye whiskey, or big bodied red wine 🍷 


John Dover is a professional musician and author based out of Portland, Oregon. His writing journey began with his hard-boiled jazz-noir series of Johnny Scotch novels and comic books. From there he transitioned to horror writing w...


EP 467 | Middle Grade Horror, the enduring charm of Little House on the Prairie, and growing up Gen X.
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05/25/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Kathleen Palm 

Guest: Kathleen Palm played the violin for 9 years, went to college and got a degree in art, because she wanted to be an illustrator, and has a slight obsession with Little House on the Prairie; all the books live on a shelf near her Stephen King books. Author of The Nowhere Series (upper middle grade horror for ages 9-14ish) 

Book 1: Into the Gray 

Book 2: Within the Black 

Book 3: Out of the Nothing (coming August 2026) 

 

Drink of Choice: chocolate milk! 

Kathleen Palm is a l...


Ep 465 | Steampunks vs Zombies, Secret wars, and living the convention life
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05/21/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring B.B. LeClere 


Guest: B.B. LeClere love to travel, and have done so a lot. They do 15 to 20 Comic cons a year. Becca and her new hubs love to garden and are befriending a murder of crows. The father/daughter author duo of the Zombies vs Steampunk. 


Drink of Choice: Rum and Butterscotch Schnapps 


A father-daughter team of authors, from Jacksonville, Florida. One of the B.s (Becca) recently got married and moved to Palm Coast.  


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Ep 462 | Extraterrestrial girls, My Little Pony, and slowing the pace in horror
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05/18/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Jeremy Whitley 

Guest: Jeremy Whitley Can leg press over 1000 lbs, has a podcast all about progressive politics and horror movies (Progressively Horrified), identifies as demisexual. Author of School for Extraterrestrial Girls, Navigating with You, The Dog Knight 

 

Drink of Choice: Krupnikas 

Jeremy Whitley is a writer from Durham, North Carolina. He is the writer/creator of the Stonewall Honored Navigating with You, Princeless, The Dog Knight, School for Extraterrestrial Girls, and The Cold Ever After. 

He is also well known for his licensed work, including Marvel's critically ac...


Ep 464 | Red Flags, tearing down the manosphere, and being a better person.
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05/16/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Kiddada Grey 

Guest: Kiddada Grey is running for commissioner of Atlanta and is involved in understanding the manosphere Author of Miss Polite’s Stained Heart and Dear Ladies 30 Day Journal. 

 

Drink of Choice: wine 🍷 


Kiddada Asmara Grey is a five-time author, her literary journey with the novel, Miss Polite’s Stained Heart continues her. She stands as a powerful Political and Social Justice Advocate, channeling her extensive background into driving systemic change and individual empowerment. With a Master's degree in Conflict Management, Grey is a recognized...


Ep 469 | Predatory Ex-Husbands, Cosy Noir Mysteries, and good whiskey.
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05/14/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring The And I Thought Ladies 


Guest: The And I Thought Ladies are an abuse survivor, speaks ASL Author of Famous House Cleaners 


Drink of Choice: Knee knocker- 1oz gin, 1oz of bourbon, lemon juice, honey, stir and shake 


The ladies themselves are the founders of The Inspirational Women in Literature Media And Journalism Awards, the stars of the reality show about authors on Amazon, the founders of the Author Reality show, and the 25 Hottest Artist magazine. 


25...


Ep 463 | Cosmic cocktails, power structure in her post-apocalyptic world, and book launch parties
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05/12/2026

Guest: D.A. Murray is a tech executive that empowers women through various channels and programs. Author of Dominion: Ascension 

Drink of Choice: coffee  

D.A. Murray is an emerging voice in feminist speculative fiction who masterfully balances her roles as a tech executive, debut novelist, and influential digital content creator.  

Her debut novel, Dominion: Ascension, introduces a bold new narrative that reimagines gender dynamics in a post-apocalyptic world, challenging traditional power structures and exploring themes of female leadership and resilience. Murray’s work resonates with readers seeking stories that champion feminine strength, autonomy, and...


Ep 461 | Flying liquids, not crossing swords, and a healthy outlook on sex and Detroit
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05/09/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Sylvia Hubbard 

Guest: Sylvia Hubbard is a mom of three that she knows of, likes to dip chocolate chip cookies in cream cheese, and gets excited by wordporn more than real porn. Author of Her Substitute Husband... His Brothers 

 

Drink of Choice: Sparkling Grape with a Ginger/Hibicus Shot 

Award-winning Detroit author and founder of Motown Writers, Sylvia Hubbard, has independently published more than 65 dark-romance and intriguing-suspense stories over the 25 years she's been in the literary business. As an avid blogger, podcaster, social media manager, and digital strategist, Sylv...


EP 460 | Parrots, query letters, and the Salem witch trials
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05/07/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Amanda Creasey 

Guest: Amanda Creasey is 6 feet, 1 inch tall, cultivates pineapple plants, and has two rescue dogs that paddleboard with me and a 25-year-old rescue parrot who can do simple math, recognize sight words, knows the alphabet, recognizes weather patterns, and more (any combination of the three of them are likely to crash the live recording at some point. Author of An Expected End 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons from the Dog 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive, Live Happy 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The M...


Ep 459 | Neuromancers, Floating Cities, D&D, and the Sanderson Iceberg
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05/05/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring J.R. Traas 

Guest: J.R. Trass speaks three languages (but can curse in a few more), has lived on three continents, and went to high school for only 14 days (in Hong Kong) Author of The Aelfraver Trilogy 

 

Drink of Choice: Irish Cream Martini (Irish cream = whiskey, cream, vanilla; add to that vodka and ice; shake and strain into glass) 

J.R. Traas is an author, editor, and tutor who has published over twenty books, as well as various short stories and poems. In addition to reading, writing, and te...


Ep 466 | WriterCon, and the search for truth, justice, and an American icon.
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04/27/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Bill Bernhardt 

Guest: Bill Bernhardt is a former attorney, has written 60+ books, and is the founder of WriterCon. Author of The Superman Wars. 

Drink of Choice: Coffee ☕ 

William Bernhardt is the award-winning author of more than sixty books, including the bestselling Ben Kincaid novels and the Daniel Pike legal thriller series. His latest release, The Superman Wars, continues his tradition of captivating storytelling that blends sharp legal insight with deeply human stakes. Bernhardt’s body of work also includes historical fiction, poetry, young adult novels, and the Red Sneaker series...


Ep 454 | Witches, Halloween, tattoos, and more cursing than a mob movie.
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04/25/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Maria DeVivo

Guest: Maria DeVivo—everyone’s favorite witchy  teacher, mother, exciting personality, and author of the Dawn of the Blood Witch series, The Coal Elf Chronicles, The Altered Experience, The Aestrangel Trinity


Drink of Choice: Chocolate Mudslide

Join Nick Savage, award-winning author and host of Drinking With Authors, for a fireside-style conversation with Maria DeVivo, the spunky woman behind the Dawn of the Blood Witch series—book 7, Witch of the Midnight Shadow releasing May 08, 2026.


To keep up with all her doings check her out:<...


Ep 457 | Bad friends, creative minds, and finding humor in dark times.
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04/23/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Maxine Rosaler

Guest: Maxine Rosaler, Author of The Missing Kidney and other stories, a literary fiction novel.

She has a 34-year-old autistic son and since his diagnosis at age four and a half she's have devoted herself to every aspect of his care.

She has an identical twin sister whose brain was damaged from a fall from the monkey bars when they were in nursery school, and since that very early age her sister has depended on her for everything.

And, her parents had a very troubled...


Ep 449 | Environmental Catastrophe, Gun Violence, Space Debris, and Real-World Politics
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04/23/2026

Drinking With Authors Featuring CK Westbrook

Guest: CK Westbrook – environmentalist, world-traveler, news junkie, and author of The Impact Series

Drink of Choice: Pinot Noir

Join Nick Savage, award-winning author and host of Drinking With Authors, for a fireside-style conversation with CK Westbrook, the brilliant mind behind The Impact Series—a gripping sci-fi saga that blends environmental catastrophe, gun violence, space debris, and real-world politics into page-turning speculative fiction.


In this episode, Nick and CK explore:

• How bleak news headlines inspired landscapes of global catastrophe and unlikely herois...


Ep 448 | Nerdy Joy, Thoughtful Craft Talk, and a Little Chaos
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04/21/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring PC Nottingham

Fuel up and prepare for launch—Nick Savage welcomes PC Nottingham to Drinking With Authors for a conversation that spans galaxies, battlefields, and even squirrel kingdoms.

PC Nottingham is a science fiction and fantasy author from the Great Lakes region whose love of sci-fi began with Star Wars and the Animorphs series. Inspired by the sweeping ideas of classic visionaries like Asimov and Le Guin, PC blends near-future science with bold imagination—crafting stories that explore what’s just beyond the technological horizon.

In this episode, Nick and PC...


Ep 455 | Creepy love triangles in Portraits of Decay, New Orleans, and bass guitars
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04/18/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring J.R. Blanes

Guest: J.R. Blanes plays bass guitar. His introduction to horror was the Universal Monster movies. He used to work on private train cars traveling from Chicago to New Orleans. Author of Portraits of Decay


Drink of Choice: Old Fashion Bourbon Cocktail

J.R. Blanes is the author of the novel, Portraits of Decay, from Ruadán Books. His short fiction has appeared in Allegory, Tales to Terrify, The No Sleep Podcast, Creepy, among others. He lives in Chicago with his wife and their neur...


Ep 447 | Craft, Atmosphere, and the Strange Magic that Happens when Writers Surrender Control
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04/16/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Lou Kemp

Pour a drink, dim the lights, and lean into the strange—Nick Savage welcomes Lou Kemp to Drinking With Authors for a conversation steeped in atmosphere, immortality, and storytelling without a map.

Lou Kemp’s early work explored horror and suspense, eventually evolving into a rich blend of magical realism, mystery, and adventure, layered with horror when the story demands it. A self-described “seat-of-the-pants” writer, Lou writes without outlines, trusting instinct, mood, and music to guide the way—often with “Black” by Pearl Jam setting the tone.

In this episod...


Ep 446 | Adventure, Ancient Secrets, and Powerful Family Bonds that Span Generations
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04/14/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Leslie & Janice Sommers

Pour yourself a glass (or a cup!) and get ready for a magical evening—Leslie & Janice Sommers, the dynamic mother–daughter duo behind The Amulet Series, are joining Nick Savage on Drinking With Authors!

Their captivating fantasy series is packed with adventure, ancient secrets, and powerful family bonds that span generations—both on and off the page. With rich worldbuilding, vivid characters, and heart at the center of every spell, The Amulet Series weaves magic and mystery in perfect harmony.

Tonight, Leslie and Janice are keeping it cla...


Ep 458 | Surviving the Holocaust, Hot Flashes, and Donald Duck impressions
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04/14/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Linda Royal 

Guest: Linda Royal can mimic Donald Duck and have no idea how she discovered this skill; is the shortest person she knows at 4ft 10in, and she knows all her credit card and other relevant numbers by heart but don’t expect her to reveal them on air! Author of The Star on the Grave & The Star on the Sleeve 

 

Drink of Choice: 10am Sydney time means a cup of Chai tea brewed with honey and soy milk  

Australian author Linda Margolin Royal makes her U.S. debut with the award-wi...


Ep 453 | Coffee, Tacos, Pirates, and an encounter with the one and only Mitch Pileggi
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04/11/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Cheryl Peña 

Guest: Cheryl Peña had a job taking photos of billboards, once saw a rare triple rainbow over the mountains on Oahu, once got to meet (and flirt with) Mitch Pileggi from The X-Files Author of Void Pirates, scheduled for release May 28, 2026! 

 

Drink of Choice: Coffee (café au lait) or chamomile tea  

Cheryl is an avid reader and photographer. She is also a self-proclaimed nerd who knows sci-fi is really cool. When she’s not writing, she’s probably knitting, weaving, or drawing (or revising). Her novella, The...


Ep 445 | A Male/Male Omegaverse Series Centered on Connection, Destiny, and Powerful Bonds Forged through Love and Choice
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04/09/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Lucas LaMont

Pour yourself a drink and settle in—Nick Savage welcomes Lucas LaMont to Drinking With Authors for a heartfelt, imaginative, and delightfully candid conversation.

Lucas LaMont lives near the mountains of Colorado and has been a storyteller since childhood. His writing journey spans fiction, poetry, and a deep love of gay fiction, with a recent and passionate dive into the Omegaverse genre. He’s the author of The Chronicles of Fate, a male/male Omegaverse series centered on connection, destiny, and the powerful bonds forged through love and choice.


Ep 444 | Blurring the Line Between Man and Monster in Unforgettable Fashion
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04/07/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Joseph Asphahani 

Sharpen your claws and pour a drink—Joseph Asphahani joins Nick Savage on Drinking With Authors!

Joseph is the author of the Animal in Man series and The White Shadow, a gripping blend of myth, moral conflict, and primal transformation. His stories dive deep into the savage nature of humanity, exploring what happens when instinct takes over intellect and beasts wear human faces. Through vivid worldbuilding and psychological depth, he blurs the line between man and monster in unforgettable fashion.

Tonight, he and Nick are talking all thi...


Ep 452 | Magic, Orcs, Board Games, and Misunderstandings
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04/04/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Mikel Melwasul


Guest: Mikel Melwasul: Dave is a veteran. Mik has 2 disabilities. They met in college fighting zombies. Authors of The Galvorn Saga. Paragon Exordium. Paragon Apocrypha.


Drink of Choice: Vodka and soda and an energy drink


Mikel Melwasul is technically a co-authorship that combines the minds of Mik and Dave to write contemporary rural military fantasy in the world of The Galvorn Saga.


They've got a Kickstarter and a sequel release soon!

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Ep 443 | Blending Wit, Romance, Travel, and Just the Right Amount of Sleuthing
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04/02/2026

🎙️ Drinking With Authors | Featuring Ann Shepphird ✈️🔍💖

Mystery lovers, rom-com readers, and travel buffs—this episode is for you!

This week, host Nick Savage sits down with the talented Ann Shepphird, author of The University Chronicles and the Destination Murder Mysteries. Ann’s career has spanned journalism, editing, advertising for animal rescue groups, and now fiction that blends wit, romance, travel, and just the right amount of sleuthing.

Her rom-coms are inspired by her time teaching college communications, while her cozy mysteries pull from her love of travel—and her brief but unforgettable stint working for a private...


Ep 442 | Exploring the Boundaries Between Humanity and Monstrosity, Love and Danger, and Fate and Choice
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03/31/2026


Drinking With Authors | Featuring Chelsea Burton Dunn

Tonight the tables turn as Chelsea Burton Dunn—multi-genre storyteller, community builder, and creator of some compelling supernatural worlds—joins Nick Savage on Drinking With Authors!

Chelsea is the author of The Dead Man’s Hand, By Moonlight, and Dolce Obsurità, weaving together paranormal horror, urban fantasy, dark romance, and emotional depth. Her stories explore the boundaries between humanity and monstrosity, love and danger, fate and choice—all brought to life through unforgettable characters and immersive worldbuilding.

About the Guest:

Kansas City native (y...


Ep 451 | Wine, Query Letters, Managing Doubt, and More Wine!
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03/28/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring Amy L. Bernstein

Guest: Amy L. Bernstein has a fear of spiders that's genuinely a full-blown phobia, used to be a singer (classical music) until my vocal chords stopped cooperating, doesn’t have a proper home town because I grew up in several of the original 13 colonies.  

Author of Tent City: a contemporary dystopian family saga that places ordinary citizens in extraordinary circumstances, precipitated by dire economic disruption. As the American town of Willing crumbles under a collapsing economy, hundreds seek refuge in the dense "city" of tents that spring up in t...


Ep 441 | Modern Storytelling, Comics, and Classic Literature Reimagined
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03/26/2026

🎙️ Drinking With Authors – Host Takeover Episode!

Episode Title: Nick Savage Takes the Mic – Interview with A.R. Farina

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Raise your glass—it’s a new era for Drinking With Authors! Award-winning and best-selling author Nick Savage continues his take over as the new host of the show. In his first episode behind the bar, Nick sits down with A.R. Farina, author of The Austen Chronicles, to talk writing, creativity, and everything in between.

They’ll dive into modern storytelling, comics, and classic literature reimagined—while, of course, sharing what they’re drinking...


Ep 440 | Storytelling, sexuality, and the Art of Representation in Fiction
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03/24/2026

Drinking With Authors – Host Takeover Episode!

Episode Title: Nick Savage Takes the Mic – Interview with Dominic N. Ashen

Description:

Raise your glass—it’s time for another round with Drinking With Authors! Award-winning and best-selling author Nick Savage begins his debut as the new host of the show with a bold and fascinating guest: Dominic N. Ashen, author of darkly sensual and unapologetically queer erotic fiction.

Together, they’ll dive deep into storytelling, sexuality, and the art of representation in fiction. Expect laughter, honest conversation, and a few fiery moments as they discu...


EP 450 | The Housing epidemic, homelessness, and extra body parts
03/21/2026

Drinking With Authors | Featuring R. Haven (Red)


Guest: Red Author of The Other Face of Sympathy. He had a 'second tongue' surgically removed when he was 12 and he went back to university at 35 to study to become a social worker


Drink of Choice: Jasmine black pearl tea ☕


Red is a fantasy and horror author hailing from Toronto, Canada. His debut novel, The Other Face of Sympathy, is in bookstores now, and he has won a short story award from the Inkwell Literary Festival. His we...