Sandwiched between two generations, this book takes you through a journey of love and family. We're so excited to feature the best selling novel, Sandwich, and author Catherine Newman for our July Book Club pick! About the book: For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her family’s yearly escape to Cape Cod. Their humble beach-town rental has been the site of sweet memories, sunny days, great meals, and messes of all kinds: emotional, marital, and—thanks to the cottage’s ancient plu...
Jul 03, 2025•30 min
Get ready for emotional devastation with Book 2 of the Phoenix Keeper series, The Phoenix Keeper & the Fiery Waters. We had the pleasure of interviewing author Margarita Artista about the twists, turns and all the fun in her latest release. **About the book: Seraphine is as relentless as her radiance. She is reeling with delight from the recent success of finding the City of the Sun with Felix, her unlikely counterpart turned confidant. Convinced enough by her persistence and the hatching of...
Jun 26, 2025•37 min
Do you have a TOP FIVE? We interviewed author, Judith McLaughlin about her book Top Five. A must for your summer reading TBR! Belle Creek, New York—a place with small-town charm and big secrets. Asked to write a book proposal for a big-time publisher, quasi-social media celebrity and creator of the blog Top Five, Quinn Sheridan, needs to escape the fast pace of her city life. She heads to her aunts' river house, where a quiet life is sure to allow her imagination to flow. But with the arrival of...
Jun 19, 2025•33 min
Have you ever been ghosted by a friend? Annie Cathryn's book, The Friendship Breakup, is a suburban “mom-com” pitched as BAD MOMS meets MEAN GIRLS, in which a mom is suddenly ghosted by the neighborhood mom group and she’s both determined to find out why and get back in their good graces. We had so much fun reading her book, we had to make it a Books & Martinis Book Club pick for June, kicking off our summer of reading fun. Visit Annie's website for more https://anniecathryn.com/books/
Jun 12, 2025•34 min
Grab your summer umbrella, frozen martini and our Book Club picks as we kick off our summer reads! This June we're featuring Emily Henry's Great Big Beautiful Life and Annie Cathryn's Friendship Breakup.
Jun 05, 2025•7 min
Join us on a Path of Ruin as we interview author Erica Myers about her debut novel! Erica is a joy and loves acting out her sword scenes! Path of Ruin is brimming with action, morally complex characters, and just a hint of humor, this is a journey of suffering, sacrifice, and an unfailing spirit, led by a wicked heroine you’d beg to ride alongside into battle. More about Path of Ruin: In a world where survival hinders on the ability to kill, nineteen-year-old Hypatia “Peia” Madaeus is as fierce ...
May 29, 2025•23 min
Forging Glory was such a fun read and our first sports romance! It was layered and spicy and we are here for it! Listen to our interview with author Lainey Davis. Forging Glory book description: My only dream was going pro...until she blazed back into my life. Cara Moreno - my biggest regret - just signed with the women's soccer team in my city. I tell myself to keep my distance...but I can't stay away. She says the most powerful man in the sport is set on destroying her career. That behind clos...
May 22, 2025•24 min
Have you started stacking your beach reads? Kick off your Summer on Butterfly Bay with author Judith McLaughlin! About Summer on Butterfly Bay: Released in 2024, Summer on Butterfly Bay, “a perfect summer read,” is -an Amazon number 3 parent and adult child new release best seller -the winner of THREE 2024 Zibby Awards, including BEST BEACH READ, BEST -BOOK FOR THE ANIMAL LOVER, and BEST BOOK FOR THE DREAMER The fifth top-selling book at Thunder Road Books in Spring Lake, NJ in 2024 Purchase Her...
May 15, 2025•32 min
We're so excited to interview Sydney Shields, bee keeper, author of the best selling fantasy novel, and our May Book Club pick, Honey Witch! About Honey Witch: The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn’t believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut romantasy novel of magic, hope, and love overcoming all. Twenty-one-year-old Marigold Claude has always preferred the company of the spirits...
May 08, 2025•37 min
We're loving our May Book Club pick! Tune in to hear what we thought of last month's pick and why we're excited about May.
May 01, 2025•11 min
Who doesn't love a slow burn fantasy with dragons! Listen in as we interview author Jasmine Walt about her book Promised in Fire! About Promised in Fire: New York Times bestseller Jasmine Walt returns with this first book in a brand-new fantasy series, perfect for fans of slow-burn romance, thrilling adventures, and awe-inspiring worlds...A fae with impossible magic, Adara has been an outsider for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in the earth fae realm, she's a water fae who can't co...
Apr 24, 2025•20 min
And the stack keeps getting taller and taller! And we love it! Join us as we talk about our latest TBR stack.
Apr 17, 2025•24 min
We are soooo excited to have actor Khaya Fraites on our podcast this week! She voices some of our favorite books, including the Fourth Wing Series and Zodiac Academy! Listen to learn more about her and what it takes to be a voice actor. About Khaya: Khaya Fraites is a voice and film actor based in New York City. Khaya has narrated a number of titles for Penguin Random House, Recorded Books, and Macmillan Publishing. Her most notable work includes Graphic Audio’s adaptation of Fourth Wing and Iro...
Apr 10, 2025•36 min
The Story of My Life is not only a song, it's a book about a writer who writes about a writer but she's a hot mess. And it's oh so fun! Tune in for April's Books and Martinis Book of Month.
Apr 02, 2025•7 min
Supernatural horror and romance? Sign us up! We are so excited to feature author Beth "E.C." Rammel and her book Dream for the Dead: A Sybil Moon Story. About Dream for the Dead: Sybil Moon is a woman blessed with the gift—or rather the curse—of clairvoyance which she has turned into a successful career with the F.B.I. While visiting her brother in West Virginia, she visits an old coal company store being renovated and turned into a museum. This is when her gift proves anything but. The store's ...
Mar 25, 2025•28 min
Dang, talk about a wide range of books. Listen to find out what's on our March TBR!
Mar 18, 2025•14 min
How far would you go to belong? Lauren Ling Brown, author of Society of Lies, shares her inspiration behind the book, advice for authors in the same genre and insight into her world as the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and USA Today's best-selling novel. About Society of Lies: Maya has returned to Princeton for her college reunion—it’s been a decade since she graduated, and she is looking forward to seeing old faces and reminiscing about her time there. This visit is special because Maya will...
Mar 12, 2025•29 min
We recap our January book of the month, James and move on to Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown. Tune in and find out how you can join the Books & Martinis Book Club!
Mar 05, 2025•9 min
What happens when two people who failed in their previous marriage find each other? Send Me An Angel is the perfect cozy, rom com and we interviewed the author, Chris Walters! About Send Me An Angel: For over thirty years, Brad Kowalski lived an untroubled alpha male life until, one day, he was forced to face the consequences of his actions. After his divorce, he moves to Seattle to escape his toxic past and start over. He has one goal: to become the man his daughter thinks he is. Devika Kumar h...
Feb 24, 2025•21 min
Our TBR's are always lively and extremely different. Watch to see what our picks are for this month!
Feb 18, 2025•13 min
If you want a fun, sexy romantacy, stop right now and pick up A Rivalry of Hearts by Tessonja Odette! In this episode we Tessonja about her journey as a writer and what inspired her to craft this 5 martini book. Listen to find out why we enjoyed it so much! About A Rivalry of Hearts: Two rival writers. One prestigious publishing contract. A bargain of hearts and seduction. They say never bargain with the fae. They also say don’t get drunk on fae wine. Yet romance author Edwina Danforth has manag...
Feb 12, 2025•22 min
Kicking off our first official episode for the Books & Martinis Podcast with our February Book of the Month, James by Percival Everett! Read along with us and join us for Book Club on February 25th at 7pm EST. About the book: When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his viole...
Feb 05, 2025•7 min
There were so many good tidbits in our interview with author, Gretchen Shreiber. Listen to meet her and learn about her amazing book, Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal! About Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal: The Breakfast Club meets Five Feet Apart in this big-hearted novel from debut author Gretchen Schreiber. Ellie Haycock has always separated her life into sections: Ellie at home and Ellie at the hospital. At home, Ellie is a proud member of her high school’s speech and debate team alongside he...
Jan 28, 2025•26 min
Join us for the first Books & Martinis Book Club of 2025!
Jan 22, 2025•8 min
The Madness, with Coleman Domingo, was so good. Listen to find out how many martinis we gave it!
Jan 15, 2025•10 min
Was the 83rd Annual Golden Globes a hit of miss? Or was it Hollywood elite at it again?
Jan 08, 2025•16 min
Grave Secrets is a dark urban fantasy, with a strong FMC in the biggest fight for her life! Written by author Casandra Aston, the first book in the Prophecies of Angels & Demons, Allie Graves strikes a bargain with angels to cheat death. Will she survive? About Grave Secrets: Allie Graves is a lone demon hunter fighting for humanity’s souls. The price for her life was steep, leaving her isolated from humankind, but hope appears in the form of a tall, dark stranger named Simon. As Allie’s pas...
Jan 05, 2025•9 min
Happy New Year podcast fam! It's our first OPEN BAR of 2025 and we have a nice juicy list of movies and shows to look out for in January. Mercy even squeezed in some for February!
Jan 01, 2025•24 min
Harper Glenn has us on the edge of seats with her haunting dystopian tale, Monarch Rising! It's the perfect way for us to end 2024, with our very last Books & Martinis interview of the year, in the crazy world we live in, what would you do if you were in Jo's situation? About Monarch Rising: In a chilling near-future New United States of America, Jo Monarch has grown up in the impoverished borderlands of New Georgia. She’s given one chance to change her fate… if she can survive a boy trained...
Dec 22, 2024•23 min
2024 comes to a close and we're wrapping the Books & Martinis Book Club with a a short and sweet book review recap.
Dec 18, 2024•9 min
