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The Deep Well with Laura Creedle, Books & Brews #84

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Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet!

Laura Creedle is the author of The Deep Well and The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily, which Kirkus Reviews described as “entertaining, thought-provoking, and unsettling—in a good way.” When she’s not writing, Laura can usually be found playing pinball or watching indie horror. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and a feral cat named Hellman who was found with her head stuck in a mayonnaise jar.

We talked about how indie publishing has changed the face of horror, writing novels with ADHD, Russia’s Kola Superdeep Borehole, the place of AI in writing, and much more.

What drinks would you pair to readings about a super deep borehole and a stalking cult member!?

Readings, Drinks, and Discussion Timestamps:

00:00 START
04:49 Drink 1: Mexican Coffee
05:48 Reading 1: 5-Year-Old April at the Deep Hole
13:49 A book with lots of moving parts
14:38 Authors killing our darlings
15:33 Drink 2: B-52
17:59 Reading 2: Wikipedia on the Ojo de Cristo Mining Disaster
19:50 Many questions & stories on the Kola Superdeep
25:19 Stories? Vampires & Werewolves
32:17 Drink 3: Verdant Lady
35:07 Reading 3: Marianne Returns
40:16 Marianne vs the Cult (and more on cults)
51:04 AI and more AI

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COMING NEXT:

JK Divia — dark fantasy, mythological horror, paranormal
Barry Black — former FBI master bomb technician
Randy Lerch — former MLB player
Charles Graham — sci-fi drawing from military & rescue experiences

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN and AMERICA

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Books & Brews #70: Sherlock Holmes with Richard T. Ryan

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A lifelong Sherlockian, Richard T. Ryan is the author of nine Sherlock Holmes novels and currently working on his tenth. He’s also written a well-received murder mystery “Deadly Relations which has been produced twice off-Broadway. He pursued graduate studies at Notre Dame where he majored in medieval literature.

Our talk ranged from Knights Templar finding Minnesota in the 1300s to the reasons Arthur Conan Doyle killed Sherlock Holmes to the inefficient bombers of the 1880s and the Scarlet Pimpernel and Mark Wahlberg.

00:00 START
06:20 Drink 1: Watson’s Delight
07:20 Reading 1: The Traitorous Templar
11:20 From medieval literature and old English to Sherlock Holmes
16:13 Pastiches, purity, and creative license
18:54 Drink 2: The Baker Street Bramble
20:07 Reading 2: Three May Keep a Secret
21:45 Masters of disguise
25:52 What makes Sherlock Holmes so enduring
30:21 Arthur Conan Doyle’s feelings about Sherlock Holmes
35:55 Drink 3: The Moriarty Martini
37:42 Reading 3: The Devil’s Disciples
39:24 The importance of getting the details right
43:20 News and fiction

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COMING NEXT MONTH:

Beth Duke, amazon bestselling author of southern fiction and time travel

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Episode #58: Vampires & Haunts with Filmmaker Peter Andrew Sacco

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Books & Brews meets Peter Andrew Sacco. Peter is the author of 30 books, fiction and non-fiction and published on 4 continents. He is a resident expert and regular of Top 50 USA radio and TV markets including Fox, CBS, ABC, ESPN, Coast to Coast, iHeart and over 100 major radio and TV networks.

Peter is a multi-award-winning, director, cinematographer, actor and producer on 7 continents.
In addition to filmmaking & production, Peter has written more than 800 articles (self-help and fiction) appearing in major news media world- wide.

He has also been a university professor for 28 years, as well as being a psychologist, specializing in criminal psychology, sports psychology and addiction studies.

www.peterandrewsacco.com

Peter’s Readings:

·       Gummer, the World’s Last Toothless Vampire – 8:20

·       Meeting a Vampire Actor – 27:43

·       A Haunted Air BnB – 42:33

Chris’s Cocktail Pairings: 

·       Bloody Maru (paired to Gummer) – 5:57

·       Love Bite (paired to Meeting a Vampire Actor) – 26:00

·       The Haunted Mansion (paired to A Haunted Air BnB) – 39:45


Interview Highlights: 

·       Jack the Ripper/criminal profiling – 15:40

·       Music or criminal psychology? – 22:09

·       Adventuring in Antarctica!? – 31:53

·       Why are we drawn to vampires & zombies? – 34:03

·       From author to TV show host – 47:17

·       Scariest things seen–and why Peter quit the TV show – 48:29

COMING NEXT MONTH:

Join Books & Brews next month when we talk to Theresa Halvorsen, author of The Dad’s Playbook to Labor and Delivery and Warehouse Dreams and countless articles on pregnancy, birth and parenting. But her true love is speculative fiction.


In addition to writing, Theresa enjoys interacting with other writers and helps to produce a writing Podcast called the Semi Sages of the Pages She co-runs a writer’s group in Temecula that meets once a month, and belongs to various critique groups. 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

·        Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEME: MUSIC

·       Laura will be selling her books, premium rabbit fertilizer & knit goods at Overhome Trading Post in ThornHill Tennessee, February 10, 2024

·       See Laura’s interview at Central Valley Talk

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Books and Brews Episode #53: A Magical White House Pub with Dan Coonan

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Books and Brews meets with Dan Coonan author of Presidential Spirits

Books and Brews: the place where beer and literature meet!

DAN COONAN has worn many hats through the years – Conference Commissioner, Athletic Director, CEO, Attorney, Novelist, Senior Congressional Campaign Advisor, Fundraiser, Nonprofit Chairman of the Board, College Adjunct Professor, Political Essayist, Youth Sports Coach, Bartender, Batting Practice Pitcher, Wedding Officiant, Dock Talk Facilitator, devoted husband and father.  

His books are Presidential Spirits: Part history lesson, part magical realism these well-researched books imagine conversations of all 45 presidents in a saloon stocked with any drink you want, located above the private quarters of the White House and accessible only to presidents – and a few colorful wait staff- through a secret portal.

We talked about presidential history, presidential dogs and instruments and the pressing question of whether any president can unite this country. What do you think?

Dan’s Readings:

  ·       First Night in the Secret Saloon – 9:58

  ·      Teddy Roosevelt: a soft easy life is not worth living – 28:20

  ·       FDR on Churchill – 48:13

Chris’s Pairings: 

  ·      Manhattan (paired to First Night in the Secret Saloon) – 6:40

  ·      Old Fashioned (paired to Teddy Roosevelt) – 25:29

  ·       Bohemian (paired to FDR on Churchill) – 43:25

   Interview Highlights: 

  ·       Beyond the basic plots – 14:50

  ·       Author as main character – 21:49

  ·       What would you ask presidents? – 23:58

  ·       Carrie Nation axing the bars – 32:03

  ·       CAN we come together? – 34:35

  ·       Finding the positive in others – 53:07

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY:

The Real John Quincy with MB Zucker

Adventures, Antics, and Chiang-Kai Sheck with Bob Heath

Time Travel, Sci-Fi and Woodstock with Beth Duke

COMING NEXT MONTH:

Ralph Jarrels, religious-based fiction, Jesus and Judas, Best Friends Forever

 UPCOMING EVENTS:

  ·        Gabriel’s Horn is  accepting submissions for its anthology. This year’s theme is:

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Murder and a Mortician with Mystery Writer Marian McCarthy, with Episode #36

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Mystery writer Marian McCarthy

Mystery writer Marian McCarthy is a novelist with a long career as a freelancer, corporate communications consultant, technical copywriter, columnist, ghostwriter, editor, and writing teacher.

Murder and the Mortician is the first in the Last Responder mystery series, featuring psychic mortician Perrie Spock. When she discovers the body of a young woman on the driveway of her funeral home, Perrie begins to hear stories only the dead can tell. It’s “The Medium” meets “Six Feet Under.”
marionmccarthy.com

Marian’s Readings:

  • Murder and the Mortician: a body in the driveway! – 15:02
  • Murder and the Mortician: Aunt Azalea – 28:48
  • Beneath the Wild Blue – 41:55

Michael’s Beer Pairings:

Interview Highlights:

  • Suspension of disbelief – 19:22
  • Talking with morticians – 23:19
  • Does Perri know she can hear from the dead? – 33:23
  • Short story awards – 35:38
  • From Air Force child to writing the Air Force wife – 48:05
  • The Quintessential Air Force Wife – 50:18

COMING NEXT MONTH:

Allison Mann, true crime and publisher.

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology

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Scenes from our Interview with Mystery Writer Marian McCarthy

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