Drinking With Authors

4 Horsemen Publications

I imagine a day when we’re having a drink at our favorite bar when your 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 and those who have scripted some of our favorite television and Netflix shows! Pour yourself a drink, pull up a seat, and join us as we get to know our favorite authors and gain some inspiration for fellow writers and sheer entertainment for fans!

  1. Ep 471 | What it's like to have a book optioned for film, talking rats, and zombie heroes

    2 hr ago

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

    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 deals with themes of grief, survival, monstrosity, and the subtle ways people can destroy each other's lives.   She is the author of several novels, including the survival thriller Neverest, the Books of Lazarus trilogy (River of Souls, House of Lazarus, and the upcoming Cage of Bones), the dark fantasy The Darkness of Dreamland, and the Wattpad-exclusive The Hound, which has been optioned for film.   T.L. is a 2018 Watty award winner and the grand prize winner of the TNT Horror Contest hosted by Wattpad.   A copywriter by day, she also has a keen interest in the craft side of writing and is well-known for her writing guides and advice, especially The Horror Beat Sheet which is available as a starter template in the writing app Plottr.   For monthly deep dives, film analysis, and horror history, visit her Patreon. You can also join her zine club to receive monthly zines and chapbooks.  Her book Nezumi's Children (think Watership Down meets Lord of the Flies) is returning to print this summer after a long hiatus, with some bonus content. And there's kind of a funny backstory about how that happened that we can talk about.  Join Nick Savage, award-winning author and host of Drinking with Authors, for a fireside-style conversation with T.L. Bodine.  To keep up:  📚 www.tlbodine.com  💌 tlbodine@gmail.com  🌐 Bluesky: @tlbodine.bsky.social  https://www.tumblr.com/tlbodine  Subscribe and join us for a brilliant blend of drinks, banter, and darker discussions!  www.4horsemenpublications.com  📚 www.drinkingwithauthors.com  💌 drinkingwithauthors@gmail.com  📱 Facebook: @drinkingwithauthors  📷 Instagram: @drinkingwithauthors  💫 Threads: @drinkingwithauthors  🌐 Bluesky: @drinkingwauthors.bsky.social  👯 TikTok: @drinkingwithauthors  🎥 YouTube: Drinking With Authors The Podcast  📌 Pintererst:@drinkingwithauthorspodcast  🔊 Spotify: Drinking with Authors  🛒 Amazon Music: Drinking-with-authors  🍏 Apple Podcasts: drinking-with-authors  🎤 Amazon Podcasts: Drinking with Authors  #DrinkingWithAuthors #NickSavage #TLBodine #Neverest #RiverOfSouls #HouseOfLazarus #NezumisChildren #Podcast #AuthorInterview  About Your Host – Nick Savage  Nick Savage is an award-winning and best-selling author of Modern Romance and Contemporary Fantasy. As the newest host of Drinking with Authors, he brings humor, curiosity, and a love of storytelling to each episode.  Author of: The Fairlane Series & The West Haven Undead Series  Website: www.theauthornicksavage.com  Follow:   📱 Facebook: @theauthornicksavage   📷 Instagram: @theauthornicksavage  💫 Threads: @theauthornicksavbge  🌐 Bluesky: @thenicksavage.bsky.social  👯 TikTok: @theauthornicksavage  🎥 YouTube: @theauthorNickSavage2  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/drinking-with-authors/exclusive-content

    59 min
  2. Ep 470 | Magic and pacifism of The City of the Magicians, growing up in post-war France, and The Great White North.

    1 day ago

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

    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 fantasy series, The City of the Magicians, is set in a civilization that rejects traditional warfare. The series examines how intellect, psychological strategy, and telepathic abilities can be both a society’s greatest strength and its most dangerous vulnerability. Influenced by his childhood in postwar France—where silence about the war was as pervasive as its lingering shadows—Gribble crafts stories that explore the dangers of complacency and the consequences of pacifism and brutality colliding.    All books in the series are now available.    Gribble studied art at Sheridan College School of Design, experimental psychology at the University of Toronto, and education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He has written for NUVO and various British Columbia publications, including gardening columns for two journals over a decade. His time working in bookstores reinforced his belief in the power of books to inspire, challenge, and transform. Learn more at PeterGribble.com.    Join Nick Savage, award-winning author and host of Drinking with Authors, for a fireside-style conversation with Peter Gribble.    To keep up:   https://petergribble.com/   Instagram: @petergribble3  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20904184.Peter_Gribble    Subscribe and join us for a brilliant blend of drinks, banter, and darker discussions!  www.4horsemenpublications.com   www.drinkingwithauthors.com   drinkingwithauthors@gmail.com   Facebook: @drinkingwithauthors   Instagram: @drinkingwithauthors   Threads: @drinkingwithauthors   Bluesky: @drinkingwauthors.bsky.social   TikTok: @drinkingwithauthors   YouTube: Drinking With Authors The Podcast   Pintererst:@drinkingwithauthorspodcast   Spotify: Drinking with Authors   Amazon Music: Drinking-with-authors   Apple Podcasts: drinking-with-authors   Amazon Podcasts: Drinking with Authors    #DrinkingWithAuthors #NickSavage #PeterGribble # TheCityofMagicians #Fantasy #Podcast #AuthorInterview    About Your Host – Nick Savage  Nick Savage is an award-winning and best-selling author of Modern Romance and Contemporary Fantasy. As the newest host of Drinking with Authors, he brings humor, curiosity, and a love of storytelling to each episode.  Author of: The Fairlane Series & The West Haven Undead Series  Website: www.theauthornicksavage.com  Follow:    Facebook: @theauthornicksavage    Instagram: @theauthornicksavage   Threads: @theauthornicksavbge   Bluesky: @thenicksavage.bsky.social   TikTok: @theauthornicksavage   YouTube: @theauthorNickSavage2  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/drinking-with-authors/exclusive-content

    1hr 1min
  3. Ep 476 | Growing up Filipino, finding one's identity, and the deadly Manananggal.

    3 days ago

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

    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 stand-alone novel, Twice Removed, named 2024 Best Indie Book Award (BIBA) young adult and a 2025 International Impact Book Award winner.  She enjoys a good cabernet sauvignon and the food that goes with it.  New book in the works. Upcoming events in Rockford, IL and Charlevoix, MI.  Join Nick Savage, award-winning author and host of Drinking With Authors, for a fireside-style conversation with Zee Lacson.  To keep up:  📚 ZeeLacson.com  💌 Zee@ZeeLacson.com  📱 Facebook: @ReverieTheBook  📷 Instagram: @zeelacson  💫Threads: @zeelacson  👯 TikTok: @zeelacson  💢 Twitter: @spoiledkoala  Subscribe and join us live for a brilliant blend of drinks, banter, and darker discussions!  www.4horsemenpublications.com  📚 www.drinkingwithauthors.com  💌 drinkingwithauthors@gmail.com  📱 Facebook: @drinkingwithauthors  📷 Instagram: @drinkingwithauthors  💫 Threads: @drinkingwithauthors  🌐 Bluesky: @drinkingwauthors.bsky.social  👯 TikTok: @drinkingwithauthors  🎥 YouTube: Drinking With Authors The Podcast  🔷LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drinking-with-authors/  📌 Pintererst:@drinkingwithauthorspodcast  🔊 Spotify: Drinking with Authors  🛒 Amazon Music: Drinking-with-authors  🍏 Apple Podcasts: drinking-with-authors  🎤 Amazon Podcasts: Drinking with Authors  #DrinkingWithAuthors #NickSavage # ZeeLacson #WoolgatheringTrilogy #Reverie #Revenant #Revéil #TwiceRemoved #MagicalRealism #AwardWinningAuthor #Podcast #AuthorInterview #AAPIHeritageMonth About Your Host – Nick Savage  Nick Savage is an award-winning and best-selling author of Modern Romance and Contemporary Fantasy. As the newest host of Drinking With Authors, he brings humor, curiosity, and a love of storytelling to each episode.  Author of: The Fairlane Series & The West Haven Undead Series  Website: www.theauthornicksavage.com  Follow: @theauthornicksavage  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/drinking-with-authors/exclusive-content

    49 min
  4. Ep 468 | Spaghetti western vampires, noir jazz detectives, and Quentin Tarantino's swan song.

    5 days ago

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

    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 with multiple short story publications in anthologies and most recently his Fang series which include Once Upon a Fang in the West, and his upcoming release, A Fistful of Fangs which released April 24, 2026.  Join Nick Savage, award-winning author and host of Drinking with Authors, for a fireside-style conversation with John Dover.  To keep up: 📚 www.johndoverswebsite.com  💌 johndovertrumpet@gmail.com  📱 Facebook: @johndoverauthor  📷 Instagram: @johndoverauthor  Subscribe and join us for a brilliant blend of drinks, banter, and darker discussions!  www.4horsemenpublications.com  📚 www.drinkingwithauthors.com  💌 drinkingwithauthors@gmail.com  📱 Facebook: @drinkingwithauthors  📷 Instagram: @drinkingwithauthors  💫 Threads: @drinkingwithauthors  🌐 Bluesky: @drinkingwauthors.bsky.social  👯 TikTok: @drinkingwithauthors  🎥 YouTube: Drinking With Authors The Podcast  📌 Pintererst:@drinkingwithauthorspodcast  🔊 Spotify: Drinking with Authors  🛒 Amazon Music: Drinking-with-authors  🍏 Apple Podcasts: drinking-with-authors  🎤 Amazon Podcasts: Drinking with Authors  #DrinkingWithAuthors #NickSavage #JohnDover #Fang #AFistfulofFangs #Noir #musician #OnceUponaFangintheWest #Horror #Podcast #AuthorInterview  About Your Host – Nick Savage  Nick Savage is an award-winning and best-selling author of Modern Romance and Contemporary Fantasy. As the newest host of Drinking with Authors, he brings humor, curiosity, and a love of storytelling to each episode.  Author of: The Fairlane Series & The West Haven Undead Series  Website: www.theauthornicksavage.com  Follow:   📱 Facebook: @theauthornicksavage   📷 Instagram: @theauthornicksavage  💫 Threads: @theauthornicksavbge  🌐 Bluesky: @thenicksavage.bsky.social  👯 TikTok: @theauthornicksavage  🎥 YouTube: @theauthorNickSavage2  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/drinking-with-authors/exclusive-content

    54 min
  5. EP 467 | Middle Grade Horror, the enduring charm of Little House on the Prairie, and growing up Gen X.

    6 days ago

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

    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 little light, a little dark, and a lot weird. Living in an old (sadly not haunted) house in Indiana, she watches horror movies, reads scary books, drinks chocolate milk, and plots how to spread light through the darkness. Her short stories have appeared in several anthologies and on the Tales to Terrify podcast. But her truest creepy love is middle grade horror, where we find power and face our fears wrapped up in family and friends.  Book three of The Nowhere Series coming in August  Join Nick Savage, award-winning author and host of Drinking With Authors, for a fireside-style conversation with Kathleen Palm.    To keep up:   https://kathleenpalm.wordpress.com   kpalmwrites@gmail.com   Facebook: @writerkathleenpalm   Instagram: @kathleen.palm   Threads: @kathleen.palm   Bluesky: @kathleenpalm   Twitter: @KathleenPalm  Subscribe and join us live for a brilliant blend of drinks, banter, and darker discussions!  www.4horsemenpublications.com  www.drinkingwithauthors.com Facebook: @drinkingwithauthors  Instagram: @drinkingwithauthors  Threads: @drinkingwithauthors  Bluesky: @drinkingwauthors.bsky.social  TikTok: @drinkingwithauthors  Pintererst:@drinkingwithauthorspodcast  YouTube: Drinking With Authors The Podcast Spotify: Drinking with Authors Amazon Music: Drinking-with-authors Apple Podcasts: drinking-with-authors  Amazon Podcasts: Drinking with Authors    #DrinkingWithAuthors #NickSavage #KathleenPalm #TheNowhereSeries #MiddleGradeHorror #IntoTheGray #WithinTheBlack #OutOfNothing #Podcast  #AuthorInterview    About Your Host – Nick Savage  Nick Savage is an award-winning and best-selling author of Modern Romance and Contemporary Fantasy. As the newest host of Drinking With Authors, he brings humor, curiosity, and a love of storytelling to each episode.  Author of: The Fairlane Series & The West Haven Undead Series  Website: www.theauthornicksavage.com  Follow: @theauthornicksavage  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/drinking-with-authors/exclusive-content

    53 min
  6. Ep 465 | Steampunks vs Zombies, Secret wars, and living the convention life

    21 May

    Ep 465 | Steampunks vs Zombies, Secret wars, and living the convention life

    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.   The other B. (Bill) worked at a living museum that included portraying pre-colonial Native American and an 1835 a school teacher.   The first book came out during the pandemic, and the second book came out about a year ago.  They are in the midst of writing the third book in their trilogy. These books come from their love of history and adventure.  We have spent a lot of time in various aspects of the re-enactment world, Covering the Middle Ages and the Golden Age of Piracy.  We have also developed a tabletop game that goes with the series. called Zombies vs Steampunk: The Game.  Join Nick Savage, award-winning author and host of Drinking With Authors, for a fireside-style conversation with B.B. LeClere.    To keep up:  📚 BBLECLERE.COM  💌 wleclere@bellsouth.net  📱 https://www.facebook.com/B.B.LeClere  📷 https://www.instagram.com/b.b.leclere  👯 TikTok @bbleclere  Subscribe and join us live for a brilliant blend of drinks, banter, and darker discussions!  www.4horsemenpublications.com  www.drinkingwithauthors.com 📱 Facebook: @drinkingwithauthors  📷 Instagram: @drinkingwithauthors  💫 Threads: @drinkingwithauthors  🌐 Bluesky: @drinkingwauthors.bsky.social  👯 TikTok: @drinkingwithauthors  📌 Pintererst:@drinkingwithauthorspodcast  🎥 YouTube: Drinking With Authors The Podcast 🔊 Spotify: Drinking with Authors 🛒 Amazon Music: Drinking-with-authors 🍏 Apple Podcasts: drinking-with-authors  🎤 Amazon Podcasts: Drinking with Authors  #DrinkingWithAuthors #NickSavage # BBLeClere #Zombies #Fantasy #Steampunk #FatherDaughterTeam #Pirates #History #LivePodcast #AuthorInterview  About Your Host – Nick Savage  Nick Savage is an award-winning and best-selling author of Modern Romance and Contemporary Fantasy. As the newest host of Drinking With Authors, he brings humor, curiosity, and a love of storytelling to each episode.  Author of: The Fairlane Series & The West Haven Undead Series  Website: www.theauthornicksavage.com  Follow: @theauthornicksavage  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/drinking-with-authors/exclusive-content

    51 min
  7. Ep 462 | Extraterrestrial girls, My Little Pony, and slowing the pace in horror

    18 May

    Ep 462 | Extraterrestrial girls, My Little Pony, and slowing the pace in horror

    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 acclaimed Unstoppable Wasp and sixty issues of My Little Pony.  School for Extraterrestrial Girls Book 3 release in May, Navigating with You Vol 2 recent announcement and preorder for Fall  Join Nick Savage, award-winning author and host of Drinking With Authors, for a fireside-style conversation with Jeremy Whitley.    To keep up:   jeremywhitley.com   jrome58@gmail.com  Facebok: @jeremy.whitley.103339   Instagram: @jrome58   BlueSky: @jeremywhitley.bsky.social Subscribe and join us live for a brilliant blend of drinks, banter, and darker discussions!  www.4horsemenpublications.com  www.drinkingwithauthors.com 📱 Facebook: @drinkingwithauthors  📷 Instagram: @drinkingwithauthors  💫 Threads: @drinkingwithauthors  🌐 Bluesky: @drinkingwauthors.bsky.social  👯 TikTok: @drinkingwithauthors  📌 Pintererst:@drinkingwithauthorspodcast  🎥 YouTube: Drinking With Authors The Podcast 🔊 Spotify: Drinking with Authors 🛒 Amazon Music: Drinking-with-authors 🍏 Apple Podcasts: drinking-with-authors  🎤 Amazon Podcasts: Drinking with Authors   #DrinkingWithAuthors #NickSavage #JeremyWhitley #SchoolForExtraTerrestrialGirls #NavigatingWithYou #TheDogKnight #MyLittlePony #Podcast  #AuthorInterview    About Your Host – Nick Savage  Nick Savage is an award-winning and best-selling author of Modern Romance and Contemporary Fantasy. As the newest host of Drinking With Authors, he brings humor, curiosity, and a love of storytelling to each episode.  Author of: The Fairlane Series & The West Haven Undead Series  Website: www.theauthornicksavage.com  Follow:   📱 Facebook: @theauthornicksavage   📷 Instagram: @theauthornicksavage  💫 Threads: @theauthornicksavbge  🌐 Bluesky: @thenicksavage.bsky.social  👯 TikTok: @theauthornicksavage  🎥 YouTube: @theauthorNickSavage2  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/drinking-with-authors/exclusive-content

    50 min
  8. Ep 464 | Red Flags, tearing down the manosphere, and being a better person.

    16 May

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

    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 expert in resolving conflict.  Join Nick Savage, award-winning author and host of Drinking With Authors, for a fireside-style conversation with Kiddada Grey.  To keep up:  📚 https://kiddada-asmara.com/about/  💌 kg2educate@gmail.com  📱 Facebook: @kiddada.grey  📷 Instagram: @asmaratransformed  👯 TikTok: @transformationalcoaches   Subscribe and join us live for a brilliant blend of drinks, banter, and darker discussions!  www.4horsemenpublications.com  📱 Facebook: @drinkingwithauthors  📷 Instagram: @drinkingwithauthors  💫 Threads: @drinkingwithauthors  🌐 Bluesky: @drinkingwauthors.bsky.social  👯 TikTok: @drinkingwithauthors  📌 Pintererst:@drinkingwithauthorspodcast  🎥 YouTube: Drinking With Authors The Podcast 🔊 Spotify: Drinking with Authors 🛒 Amazon Music: Drinking-with-authors 🍏 Apple Podcasts: drinking-with-authors  🎤 Amazon Podcasts: Drinking with Authors  #DrinkingWithAuthors #NickSavage #KiddadaGrey #MissPolite’sStainedHeart #Ladies30DayJournal #ConflictResolution #Podcast #AuthorInterview  About Your Host – Nick Savage  Nick Savage is an award-winning and best-selling author of Modern Romance and Contemporary Fantasy. As the newest host of Drinking With Authors, he brings humor, curiosity, and a love of storytelling to each episode.  Author of: The Fairlane Series & The West Haven Undead Series  Website: www.theauthornicksavage.com  Follow: @theauthornicksavage  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/drinking-with-authors/exclusive-content

    1hr 5min

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I imagine a day when we’re having a drink at our favorite bar when your 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 and those who have scripted some of our favorite television and Netflix shows! Pour yourself a drink, pull up a seat, and join us as we get to know our favorite authors and gain some inspiration for fellow writers and sheer entertainment for fans!