In this episode, acclaimed author Gina Frangello speaks to writing her multi-faceted memoir on adultery Blow Your House Down with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from this book and discussing the authorial lens, narratives of disruption, male violence, the difference between love and certainty, feminism, research, and more. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Aperol Affair, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a copy of Blow Your House Down , m...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this episode, essayist and novelist Maisy Card speaks to writing her novel These Ghosts are Family with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing setting fiction in Jamaica and New York, using history as a source, and connecting with her agent. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Under the Mango Tree, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a copy of These Ghosts Are Family make a cocktail, and listen....
Jun 15, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode, novelist Zaina Arafat speaks to writing her novel You Exist Too Much with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing craft, mothers, identity in multicultural contexts, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the On the Ledge, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a copy of You Exist Too Much , make a cocktail, and listen....
May 15, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode, poet Jack Bedell speaks to writing his new poetry collection Color All Maps New with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing craft, family, the loss of bayou coastline, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Bayou Mudslide, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a copy of Color All Maps New , make a cocktail, and listen....
Apr 15, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode, acclaimed author Tara Lynn Masih speaks to writing her collaborative novelette The Bitter Kind with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading from the book and discussing her craft, influences, and process. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Bitterberry Lemonade, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a copy of The Bitter Kind , make a cocktail, and listen....
Mar 15, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode, recorded just before the Biden inauguration, professor, essayist, and poet Craig Santos Perez speaks to writing his ecopoetic poetry collection Habitat Threshold , with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading poems and discussing his craft, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Deep Blue-Ocene, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a copy of his gorgeous book of poems Habitat Threshold , make a cocktail, and liste...
Feb 15, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode, recorded earlier this summer, Maurice Carlos Ruffin speaks to writing his satirical novel about race, We Cast A Shadow, with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading an excerpt and discussing his craft, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Black Shadow, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a copy of his book We Cast A Shadow , make a cocktail, and listen....
Jan 16, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, Jennifer Givhan speaks to writing her novel Jubilee with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading an excerpt and discussing her craft and process. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Mexicali Jubilee, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a copy of her book Jubilee , make a cocktail, and listen....
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, Megan Giddings speaks to writing her debut novel Lakewood with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading an excerpt from this novel. Megan shares thoughts on the politics and elements of society that create work that pushes back and discusses how having a community of authors for support can be helpful for authors navigating the publishing landscape. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Remembrance Gin Fizz, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog ...
Nov 15, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, Leigh Camacho Rourks chats stories and life with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler as well as reading an excerpt from debut short fiction collection Moon Trees and Other Orphans. Leigh shares insightful remarks on craft concepts of setting and place and discusses her use of Spanish without italics and living in the South. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, Prettier In Pink, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a copy of her book Moon Trees and Other Or...
Oct 16, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, Devi S. Laskar chats craft with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler as well as reading several excerpts from her acclaimed novel The Atlas of Reds and Blues. She shares her experience with writing the short poetic novel, getting her poetry and prose back after trauma, cloud storage, the C word catharsis, advice from Grace Paley and Lucille Clifton, and more. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Red Doll Blues, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a cop...
Sep 15, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, Shaindel Beers talks craft and poetry with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler as well as reading a gorgeous group of poems from her poetry collection Secure Your Own Mask. She shares her experience with living in Oregon, her process with her writing, her enjoyment of Kathy Fish's flash fiction workshops, and her favorite cocktails or drinks. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Masquerade Heartthrob, is on the Hot Redhead Media blog . Grab a copy of her ...
Aug 16, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode, Amber Sparks talks writing and craft with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler and reads excerpts from her story collection And I Do Not Forgive You: Stories and Other Revenges. The conversations span topics from audiobook recording to the role of fairy tales, parenting as female authors, roles in the creative "community," early influences, and her favorite cocktail or drink. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail (or mocktail), the Sour Vengeance, is on the Hot ...
Jul 16, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1
