Join Eliza and guest host, Sophie Perinot, as we celebrate the launch of Confessions of a Grammar Queen, the bold, feminist, and delightfully bookish novel that proves copyediting is a revolutionary act. We’re talking red pencils, office politics, feminist book clubs, and what it means to rewrite the rules—one sentence (and sexist boss) at a time.

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Sophie: Pimm's Cocktail
Eliza: Veuve Cliquot, Champagne

Eliza's Book:

Confessions of a Grammar Queen

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Hazel Gaynor. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, Before Dorothy. Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, leaving gritty Chicago behind for Kansas and a life that will utterly change her.

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Hazel: Aunt Emily -- gin, calvados, apricot brandy, orange juice
Eliza: Irish Coffee

Hazel's Book:

Before Dorothy

What Hazel is Reading:

The Antidote by Karen Russell

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Brooke Lea Foster. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, Our Last Vineyard Summer, a captivating new novel set in 1965 and 1978 about a graduate student who returns with her sisters to their family’s summer home on Martha’s Vineyard and begins to unravel old family secrets.

Paired with this episode:

Brooke: Summer in a Bottle, Wolffer

Eliza: Educated Guess, Cabernet Sauvignon

Brooke's Book:
Our Last Vineyard Summer

What Brooke is Reading:
Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith

Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Page Turner by Viola Shipman

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Kristina McMorris. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, The Girls of Good Fortune. A captivating tale of resilience and hope that explores the complexity of family and identity, the importance of stories that echo through generations, and the power of strength found beneath the surface.

Paired with this episode:

Kristina: Orange juice, cranberry, pineapple coconut water
Eliza: Mumm Napa, brut rose

Kristina's Book:
The Girls of Good Fortune

What Kristina is Reading:
The Bookclub for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick

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On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, THE LAST TWELVE MILES. Based on true events, The Last Twelve Miles follows a deadly, high-stakes game of cat and mouse between cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman and rumrunner Marie Waite. As Elizebeth fights to crack smuggler codes in D.C., Marie builds a dangerous empire across the Straits of Florida—until their worlds collide.

Paired with this episode:

Erika: White sangria
Eliza: Fiorelli, Siesta Sands, white wine

Erika's Book:
The Last Twelve Miles

What Erika is Reading:
The Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff

Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia

The Housemaid by Freda McFadden

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Elise Hooper. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, The Library of Lost Dollhouses. When a young librarian discovers historic dollhouses in a hidden room, she embarks on an unexpected journey that reveals surprising secrets about the lost miniatures.

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Elise: Water
Eliza: Whispering Angel, French Rose

Elise's Book:
The Library of Lost Dollhouses

What Elise is Reading:
The California Dreamers by Amy Mason Doan

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Sarah Penner. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, THE AMALFI CURSE, a bewitching tale of sunken treasure, forbidden love, the stregheria and ancient magic on the Amalfi Coast of Italy.

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Sarah: Mocktails & Smoothies
Eliza: Plum Wine & Vitamin Water

Sarah's Book:
The Amalfi Curse

What Sarah is Reading:
L.A. Women by Ella Berman

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I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Lynda Cohen Loigman. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern. On the brink of eighty, retired pharmacist Augusta Stern moves to Florida and reunites with her first love, reigniting memories of 1920s Brooklyn. Torn between science and family folklore, Augusta once used a mysterious elixir with devastating consequences. Now, decades later, she must confront the truth—and the magic—of her past.

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Lynda: Coffee with Amarula
Eliza: Frozen Mudslide

Lynda's Book:
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

What Lynda is Reading:
Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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