Drinking With Authors

4 Horsemen Publications
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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!

  1. Ep 437 | Putting a Powerful Spotlight on Interracial Relationships and Characters of Color Navigating Love in the Realest of Ways

    1D AGO

    Ep 437 | Putting a Powerful Spotlight on Interracial Relationships and Characters of Color Navigating Love in the Realest of Ways

    LIVE: Drinking With Authors | Featuring Eskay Kabba 🍷📚🔥 Love, identity, heat, and heart—Eskay Kabba joins us live on Drinking With Authors, and we’re diving into stories that don’t hold back. Eskay is the brilliant mind behind three steamy, emotional, and deeply human series: The Hidden Love Series, The Ryan D. Ryder Series, and the genre-bending Ranger’s Magi (preorders open now for Beasts & Bromance and The Oath). Her work celebrates diverse, LGBTQ+ erotic romance, putting a powerful spotlight on interracial relationships and characters of color navigating love in the realest of ways. Outside the page, Eskay is a wife, mother, social worker, coach, and passionate advocate for living authentically. Whether she’s out enjoying nightlife or curled up with dystopian fiction and Netflix, she brings all that experience and insight into her writing—where not everyone is perfect, but everyone is real. 🍸 She hasn’t picked her drink yet—but that’s part of the fun. Join us live to find out what she’s sipping and to hear about her writing process, character inspiration, and the fire behind her fiction. 📚 Explore Eskay’s books: https://www.eskaykabba.com/ 📱 Follow her: @eskaykabba | @eskaykabbaauthor ✨ Subscribe and tune in live—this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. www.4horsemenpublications.com #DrinkingWithAuthors #EskayKabba #EroticRomance #LGBTQAuthors #DiverseRomance #InterracialLove #LivePodcast #HiddenLoveSeries #RangersMagi #RyanDRyder #AuthorInterview

    52 min
  2. Ep 436 | Dystopian Storytelling, Building Complex Characters, and Balancing Chaos with Creativity

    3D AGO

    Ep 436 | Dystopian Storytelling, Building Complex Characters, and Balancing Chaos with Creativity

    LIVE: Drinking With Authors | Featuring Andy T. Hanson 🚀📚🍹 From Abrams tanks to dystopian worlds, Andy T. Hanson brings big energy, bold stories, and a Rocket Pop Twisted Tea to this live episode of Drinking With Authors! Andy is the author of The Despot Chronicles, a gripping sci-fi dystopian series that kicks off with Calamity. Before diving into novels, Andy lived many lives—as a U.S. Army tank driver, a regional stage actor, a playwright (Molly’s Chamber), and a screenwriter (Paradise Valley, an LA Film Fest quarterfinalist). Now, he channels that wide-ranging experience into stories filled with rich characters, gray morality, and unpredictable worlds. 📍 Based in Bay City, Michigan, Andy somehow juggles writing with sports fanaticism (Go Lions!), family life, grilling sessions, golf, and a lifelong love of genre fiction, from Stephen King to Michael Crichton to Maya Angelou. In this episode, we’ll talk about dystopian storytelling, building complex characters, balancing chaos and creativity, and why some stories practically write themselves—if you just stay present at the keyboard. 📚 Check out Andy’s work: https://andythanson.com/ 📱 Follow him on social: @andyhanson 🧨 Pop a Rocket Pop Twisted Tea, hit that subscribe button, and hang out with us for a wild, thoughtful ride into the mind of one of indie sci-fi’s most versatile voices. #DrinkingWithAuthors #AndyTHanson #DespotChronicles #SciFiWriters #LivePodcast #DystopianFiction #RocketPopTwistedTea #AuthorInterview #FromTanksToTypewriters #CalamityBook

    26 min
  3. Episode 433 | Amanda Fasciano

    08/12/2025

    Episode 433 | Amanda Fasciano

    Drinking With Authors | Featuring Amanda Fasciano 🥃🧡👻 What do you get when you grow up in a haunted house, have a horror-loving dad, and a passion for paranormal fantasy? You get Amanda Fasciano—and she’s joining us live on Drinking With Authors! Amanda is the author of The Life After Series, a thrilling urban fantasy blend of horror, supernatural suspense, and heart. She’s been writing since her teen years, and now juggles her creative life with a full-time job, family, and co-running the geeky, game-filled YouTube channel Tabletop Misfits with her husband. 📍 Based in Southwest Florida, Amanda is a proud convention regular—sometimes a guest, sometimes a vendor, always a geek. She’ll be sipping either Jameson Orange or Rum (depending on the mood) and sharing stories about ghosts, writing routines, board games, and her journey from haunted halls to published pages. 🕯️ Whether you're here for the spooky origins, the fantasy world-building, or just love a great drink with a great story—this is your stop. 📚 Check out Amanda’s work: https://authoramandafasciano.com/ 📱 Follow her: @authoramandafasciano www.4horsemenpublications.com 🍹 Subscribe now, pour your favorite drink, and join the conversation—if you dare! #DrinkingWithAuthors #AmandaFasciano #UrbanFantasy #HauntedHouseVibes #ParanormalBooks #LivePodcast #JamesonOrange #LifeAfterSeries #TabletopMisfits

    37 min
  4. Episode 432 | Jackie Sonnenberg

    08/05/2025

    Episode 432 | Jackie Sonnenberg

    Drinking With Authors | Featuring Jackie Sonnenberg 🖤📚🎭 Step into the shadows and sip something spooky—Jackie Sonnenberg is joining us live on Drinking With Authors, and it’s going to get delightfully dark! From her start as a teen journalist to becoming an award-winning author of dark fantasy and horror, Jackie brings her twisted tales and original characters to life—literally. With deep roots in the haunted house industry and a flair for theatrical costuming, Jackie doesn’t just write her stories—she becomes them, appearing at conventions and events in full costume as her chilling creations. 👻 A fixture in Florida’s horror scene, Jackie is the mind behind the semyhR yresruN Series and the upcoming Mock Cob Village Series—with Book One dropping 5/29/25 (preorders are open now!). Her haunting, immersive style has earned her multiple awards for both her books and her characters, as well as a loyal fanbase that keeps voting her into Orlando Weekly’s “Best of Orlando.” So grab your drink, dim the lights, and join us for a one-of-a-kind live chat about creepy creativity, haunted inspiration, and what it means to blur the lines between fiction and performance. 📚 Visit Jackie’s world: http://www.jackiesonnenberg.com/ 📱 Follow her @authorjackiesonnenberg 🕯️ Subscribe and don’t miss this wickedly fun episode—only on Drinking With Authors. www.4horsemenpublications.com #DrinkingWithAuthors #JackieSonnenberg #DarkFantasy #HorrorAuthors #LivePodcast #CosplayAuthor #MockCobVillage #semyhRyresruN #HauntedCreativity #OrlandoHorrorScene

    46 min
  5. Episode 431 | Nick Savage

    07/29/2025

    Episode 431 | Nick Savage

    LIVE: Drinking With Authors | Featuring Nick Savage 🥃 Whiskey? Bourbon? Depends on the mood—and tonight, Nick Savage is bringing the vibes and the stories to this live episode of Drinking With Authors! Join us as we sip and chat with this award-winning, best-selling author of the Fairline Series and The West Haven Undead, who blends modern romance with contemporary fantasy like a literary mixologist. Broadcasting from the Orlando area (with his wife and two cats nearby), Nick dives into everything from his Chicago roots to his writing journey that started with song lyrics and evolved into screenplays, novels, and more. We’ll talk favorite books (Johnny Got His Gun, The Catcher in the Rye, Nikki Heat), favorite shows (House, Buffy, Californication), and that one perfect night at the Cadillac Palace watching The Producers. Oh—and yes, lawn care, video games, and coaxing a shy black cat into social stardom will also make an appearance. 🎮🎸 Whether you're here for the fantasy worlds, the romance, or just want to see what mood Nick's drink reflects tonight, this live episode is for you. 📚 Explore his work and more at: https://theauthornicksavag.wixsite.com 📱 Follow Nick on social: @authornicksavage 🍻 Subscribe now and raise a glass with us! www.4horsemenpublications.com #DrinkingWithAuthors #NickSavage #AuthorInterview #FantasyRomance #LivePodcast #WhiskeyChat #BookLovers #WestHavenUndead #FairlineSeries

    47 min
  6. Episode 430| CD Corrigan & Brian Fitzpatrick

    07/22/2025

    Episode 430| CD Corrigan & Brian Fitzpatrick

    🎙️ LIVE on Drinking With Authors | Exploring the Worlds of Chronicles of the Crossing with CD Corrigan & Brian Fitzpatrick 🚀📚 Join us for a special Drinking With Authors livestream as we welcome CD Corrigan and Brian Fitzpatrick, two powerhouse storytellers diving into the shared universe of the Chronicles of the Crossing! 🎉 Both authors have major releases that just dropped: 📘 The Memory Thief: Streets of Valar by C.D. Corrigan — coming June 5, 2025 ⚔️ To Slay a God by Brian Fitzpatrick — coming June 6, 2025 ✨ In This Episode: The creative synergy behind a shared universe Worldbuilding for sci-fi/fantasy that spans multiple authors Sneak peeks and teases from both upcoming novels Writing, gaming, inspiration, and the strange magic of collaborative storytelling 👤 About the Guests: Brian Fitzpatrick is a bestselling author, produced screenwriter, and public speaker based in Southern California. Inspired by Night of the Living Dead at just seven years old, Brian's imagination has been fueled by legends like King, Cronenberg, and Spielberg ever since. https://www.brianfitzpatrickwriter.com/ C.D. Corrigan is an author, artist, and game designer from Virginia. He’s the creative force behind the Relict RPG system and a lifelong devotee of the sci-fi/fantasy genre. When he’s not building worlds, he’s being bossed around by his pets. https://www.houndsonggames.com/ 🍻 Come hang out, grab a drink, and hear how two unique voices are shaping an epic new universe—one book (and pint) at a time! 🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and ring the bell so you don’t miss a moment of the madness! Find both of their works at: www.4horsemenpublications.com #DrinkingWithAuthors #ChroniclesOfTheCrossing #AuthorInterview #BrianFitzpatrick #CDCorrigan #FantasyBooks #SciFiBooks #BookLaunch2025 #ToSlayAGod #TheMemoryThief #WritersLife #IndieAuthors #RelictRPG #SpeculativeFiction #LivePodcast #BookTubeLive

    55 min
  7. Episode 429 | Kate D. Jenkins & Morgan A. Moreau

    06/20/2025

    Episode 429 | Kate D. Jenkins & Morgan A. Moreau

    Join us LIVE on Drinking With Authors as we sit down with the incredibly talented writers, Kate D. Jenkins and Morgan A. Moreau, to discuss their latest release in the Legends of Coralia series—The Marked Queen! In this exciting interview, Kate and Morgan will take us behind the scenes of their creative process, dive into the inspiration behind The Marked Queen, and share what it’s like to co-author an epic fantasy series together. Get an inside look into their writing journey, explore their favorite tropes, and hear about what’s next in the Legends of Coralia series. About the Authors: Kate D. Jenkins is a fantasy, sci-fi, and romance author who lives in Idaho with her autistic teen, four dogs, and eight cats. When she’s not writing, she loves gaming, especially first-person shooters and asymmetrical horror games. A K-pop enthusiast with a secret love of K-dramas and anime, Kate has a passion for enemies-to-lovers, time travel, soulmates, and more! Kate will be tasting a delicious margarita and chatting about the wild things happening in their books! Morgan A. Moreau is a versatile writer who blends fantasy, history, crime, and mystery into captivating stories. Living in Alabama with her dog, Morgan is a fan of vampires, pirates, superheroes, and all things The Little Mermaid. When she’s not writing, you can find her passionate about higher education, animal rights, and rewatching the 1995 Pride & Prejudice on repeat. And for this live stream, she’ll be sipping on a classic rum and coke—so get ready for some fun conversation! Grab your favorite drink and tune in for a fun and insightful conversation with these two talented authors! You won’t want to miss it. You can find more information about both of these amazing authors at www.legendsofcoralia.com Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button and ring the bell to stay updated on all future live streams! 🍻📚 #LiveStream #Authors #FantasyBooks #TheMarkedQueen #LegendsOfCoralia #DrinkingWithAuthors #BookTalk #FantasyAuthors #WritingCommunity #BookRelease #RumAndCoke

    40 min
  8. Episode 428 | Steve Altier

    06/13/2025

    Episode 428 | Steve Altier

    🎙️ Drinking With Authors Ep. 429 | Haunted Tales & Lizardville Lore with Steve Altier 🍷👻 Grab your drink of choice and settle in for another chillingly fun episode of Drinking With Authors! In Episode 429, we're thrilled to welcome Steve Altier, bestselling author of The Lizardville Ghost Stories Series, The Ghost Hunter, and the beloved Gabby and Maddox Adventure Series. 👻 This Episode: We’re celebrating the highly anticipated release of Return to Lizardville — the third spine-tingling installment in Steve’s haunted hometown series. Hear the eerie true-life inspirations behind the books, ghostly happenings from his childhood near the old ax factory, and how growing up on Lizardville Road sparked a lifelong love for the paranormal. And of course, Steve joins us with his signature beverage in hand — a cold Dr. Pepper, as always! ✨ What We Talk About: The real haunted history behind Lizardville Writing spooky stories for both adults and kids Upcoming projects and advice for aspiring writers Ghosts, abandoned factories, and everything in between 👤 About Our Guest: Steve Altier is a Florida-based author originally from central Pennsylvania. With multiple bestsellers and awards under his belt, he blends real-life supernatural experiences with vivid storytelling. His works have been featured in Story Monsters Ink, and he's known for crafting hauntingly engaging tales that stay with you long after the last page. 🌐 Visit Steve's World: 📚 www.stevealtier.com 🛎️ Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe & Hit the Bell so you don’t miss future episodes of Drinking With Authors! 💬 Have a spooky question for Steve or want to share your own paranormal story? Drop it in the comments!

    48 min
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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!

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  • Creator
    4 Horsemen Publications
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    454
  • Rating
    Explicit
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