Historical Happy Hour
39 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJane Healey is the bestselling author of several books of historical fiction and the host of Historical Happy Hour, a live interview and podcast featuring premiere historical fiction authors and their latest novels. “One of my favorite things as a writer is to talk to other writers. That’s why I am so excited to launch this series, Historical Happy Hour. Each month, I will interview a historical fiction author with a brand new book coming out. We’ll talk all about their latest novel but also discuss their writing process and research, and their life beyond being an author.”
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The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
April 11, 2024 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBJane Healey welcomes acclaimed author Jennifer Ryan to discuss her latest novel, The Underground Library. When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighting spirit to save the community’s beloved library in this heartwarming novel based on true events.
The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang
April 02, 2024 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBBestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn join Jane Healey to discuss their new novel, The Phoenix Crown, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles.
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
March 28, 2024 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBJane Healey welcomes bestselling author, podcast creator and award-winning journalist, Jo Piazza to discuss her latest book. The Sicilian Inheritance is a multigenerational mystery and adventure about a woman who returns to Sicily to claim her family's land and is threatened by the same forces that murdered her greta grandmother a hundred years earlier. It is an adventure filled with food, wine, gorgeous landscapes and just the right amount of kicking the patriarchy's ass.
Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki
March 06, 2024 00:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBJane Healey welcomes New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, Allison Pataki, is our guest! Join us to discuss her new novel, Finding Margaret Fuller. This is an epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central figure of a movement that defined a nation.
The Women by Kristin Hannah
February 23, 2024 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MB#1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah joins Jane Healey to talk about her new novel, The Women. From master storyteller Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds, comes the story of a turbulent, transformative era in America: the 1960s. The Women is that rarest of novels—at once an intimate portrait of a woman coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided by war and broken by politics, of a generation both fueled by drea...
The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham
January 24, 2024 00:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBDebut author Avery Cunningham joins Jane Healey to talk about her new book, The Mayor of Maxwell Street. This tells the story of an ambitious Black debutante and aspiring journalist enlists the help of a low-level speakeasy manager to identify the head of an underground crime syndicate in the dangerous world of Prohibition-era Chicago.
Goodnight from Paris by Jane Healey
January 19, 2024 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBJane Healey, bestselling author and host of Historical Happy Hour discusses her latest novel, Goodnight from Paris.
A Beautiful Rival by Gill Paul
December 07, 2023 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBBestselling author Gill Paul joins Jane Healey to talk about her new book, A Beautiful Rival. This stunning new novel reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein and their infamous rivalry that spanned not only decades, but also broken marriages, personal tragedies, and a world that was changing dramatically for women—perfect for fans of Fiona Davis, Marie Benedict, and Beatriz Williams.
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
November 29, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBBestselling author Ariel Lawhon joins Jane Healey to talk about her new book, The Frozen River. From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
A Bakery in Paris by Aimie K. Runyan
October 12, 2023 23:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBBestselling author Aimie K. Runyan, joins Jane Healey to discuss her latest novel, A Bakery in Paris. From the author of The School for German Brides, this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century and post–World War II Paris follows two fierce women of the same family, generations apart, who find that their futures lie in the four walls of a simple bakery in a tiny corner of Montmartre. Aimie K. Runyan is a multipublished and bestselling author of historical fiction. She has...
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
October 11, 2023 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBFiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of seven historical fiction, joins Jane Healey to discuss her new book, The Spectacular. This is a thrilling story about love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams, set amidst the glamour and glitz of Radio City Music Hall in its mid-century heyday. FIONA DAVIS is the New York Times bestselling author of seven historical fiction novels set in iconic New York City buildings, including THE SPECTACULAR, THE MAGNOLIA PALACE, THE ADDRESS, and THE L...
California Golden by Melanie Benjamin
September 25, 2023 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBMelanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author, joins Jane Healey to discuss her latest novel California Golden, tells the story of two sisters navigating the thrilling, euphoric early days of California surf culture in a dazzling saga of ambition, sacrifice, and the tangled ties between mothers and daughters. Entertainment Weekly calls California Golden “A shimmering rendering . . . pairs the surf culture of the Beach Boys with the sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll of Daisy Jones & The Si...
Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin
July 29, 2023 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBNew York Times and International Bestselling author Madeline Martin joins Jane Healey to talk about her latest novel The Keeper of Hidden Books. It's a heartwarming story about the power of books to bring people together based on the real life heroic efforts of Warsaw's librarians during WWII. It is a BookBub pick for best historical fiction of summer 2023.
Night Angels by Weina Dai Randel
July 02, 2023 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBWeina Dai Randel joins Jane Healey to talk about her novel, Night Angels. From the author of The Last Rose of Shanghai comes a profoundly moving novel about a diplomatic couple who risked their lives to help Viennese Jews escape the Nazis, based on the true story of Dr. Ho Fengshan, Righteous Among the Nations.
Daughters of Nantucket by Julie Gerstenblatt
June 12, 2023 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBJulie Gerstenblatt joins Jane Healey to talk about her much buzzed about debut novel Daughters of Nantucket: "Set against Nantucket’s Great Fire of 1846, this sweeping, emotional novel brings together three courageous women battling to save everything they hold dear.” Please join us! Julie Gerstenblatt holds a doctorate in education in Curriculum and Instruction from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her essays have appeared in The Huffington Post, Grown&Flown, and Cognoscenti, among ...
The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi
May 09, 2023 02:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBNew York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi joins Jane Healey to talk about her new novel, The Perfumist of Paris. Paris, 1974. Radha is now living in Paris with her husband, Pierre, and their two daughters. She still grieves for the baby boy she gave up years ago, when she was only a child herself, but she loves being a mother to her daughters, and she’s finally found her passion—the treasure trove of scents. She has an exciting and challenging position working for a master perfumer, hel...
The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris
February 25, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBNew York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris joins Jane Healey to discuss her new novel, The Ways We Hide, a sweeping World War II tale of an illusionist whose recruitment by British intelligence sets her on a perilous, heartrending path.
The Witch of Tin Mountain by Paulette Kennedy
January 27, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBPaulette Kennedy joins Jane Healey to discuss her new novel, The Witch of Tin Mountain, a witchy southern gothic set in rural Northern Arkansas during the Great Depression from Lake Union Publishing.
The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Loigman
December 02, 2022 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBJane Healey welcomes Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters, to talk about her new novel, The Matchmaker's Gift. It's a heartwarming story of two extraordinary women from two different eras who defy expectations to utilize their unique gift of seeing soulmates in the most unexpected places.
Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen
October 30, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBBestselling author Rhys Bowen is Jane Healey's latest guest to discuss her new novel, Where the Sky Begins. A woman’s future is determined by fate and choice in a gripping WWII novel about danger, triumph, and second chances by the New York Times bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child. London, 1940. Bombs fall and Josie Banks’s world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash. Josie’s b...
Unnatural Creatures by Kris Waldherr
October 21, 2022 18:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBThis book pick for Historical Happy Hour is perfect for Halloween! Please join Jane Healey and the fabulous author Kris Waldherr as we celebrate the launch of her latest novel Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women. Some tales aren't what you think. For the first time, the untold story of the three women closest to Victor Frankenstein is revealed in a dark and sweeping reimagining of Frankenstein by the author of The Lost History of Dreams and Doomed Queens. Kris Waldherr’s...
Unnatural Creatures by Kris Waldherr
October 21, 2022 18:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBThis book pick for Historical Happy Hour is perfect for Halloween! Please join me and the fabulous author Kris Waldherr as we celebrate the launch of her latest novel Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women. Some tales aren't what you think. For the first time, the untold story of the three women closest to Victor Frankenstein is revealed in a dark and sweeping reimagining of Frankenstein by the author of The Lost History of Dreams and Doomed Queens. Kris Waldherr’s books fo...
The Thread Collectors by Alyson Richman and Shaunna Edwards
September 15, 2022 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBThe Thread Collectors by Alyson Richman and Shaunna Edwards. 1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her clandestine activities, Stella has to hide not only her efforts but her love for William, a Black soldier and a brilliant musician. Meanwhile, in New York City, a Jewish woman stitches a quilt ...
The Thread Collectors by Alyson Richman and Shaunna Edwards
September 15, 2022 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBJane Healey discusses The Thread Collectors by Alyson Richman and Shaunna Edwards. 1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her clandestine activities, Stella has to hide not only her efforts but her love for William, a Black soldier and a brilliant musician. Meanwhile, in New York City, a Jewish w...
Power Panel - Piper Huguley, Libbie Grant and Aimie K. Runyan
June 15, 2022 17:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBThree Fabulous Authors: Piper Huguley, Libbie Grant and Aimie K. Runyan. Jane Healey welcomes them together to celebrate the launch of Piper Huguley’s novel, By Her Own Design. It's the incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dresses of all time for Jackie Kennedy. NYT Bestselling author Kate Quinn says Huguley has crafted a “heroine for the...
The Next Ship Home by Heather Webb
June 02, 2022 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBHeather Webb is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of historical fiction. In 2015, Rodin’s Lover was a Goodread’s Top Pick, and in 2018, Last Christmas in Paris won the Women’s Fiction Writers Association STAR Award. In 2019, Meet Me in Monaco was selected as a finalist for the 2020 Goldsboro RNA award in the UK, as well as the Digital Book World’s Fiction prize. To date, Heather’s books have been translated to fifteen languages. Up and coming, her next solo novel, The Next S...
Angels of the Pacific by Elise Hooper
April 27, 2022 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBJane Healey welcomes the fabulous Elise Hooper to discuss her latest novel Angels of the Pacific. Inspired by the extraordinary true stories of World War II’s American Army nurses famously known as the Angels of Bataan and the unsung contributions of Filipinas of the resistance, this novel transports us to a remarkable era of hope, bravery, perseverance, and ultimately—victory.
Antoinette’s Sister by Diana Giovinazzo
April 25, 2022 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBDiana Giovinazzo is the latest guest of Jane Healey to discuss her latest novel, Antoinette’s Sister. As Marie Antoinette took her last breath as Queen of France in Paris, another formidable monarch—Antoinette’s dearly beloved sister, Charlotte—was hundreds of miles away, in Naples, fighting desperately to secure her release from the revolutionaries who would take her life. Little did Charlotte know, however, that her sister’s execution would change the course of history—and bring about the ...
Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor
April 01, 2022 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBJane Healey welcomes Jillian Cantor to the podcast to discuss Beautiful Little Fools. Their stories unfold in the years leading up to that fateful summer of 1922, when all three of their lives are on the brink of unraveling. Each woman is pulled deeper into Jay Gatsby’s romantic obsession, with devastating consequences for all of them. Jillian Cantor revisits the glittering Jazz Age world of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, retelling this timeless American classic from the women’s pe...
The Last Season by Jenny Judson and Danielle Mahfood
December 19, 2021 22:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBThe Last Season is a collaboration between Jenny Judson and Danielle Mahfood, who met in high school and shared a mutual love of historical fiction and romance novels. Instead of passing notes in class, Jenny and Danielle would write short excerpts from imaginary novels that featured themselves and their classmates as characters caught up in tales of romance and adventure. Many years later, after cheering for opposite teams at Harvard-Yale games, they came together in New York City to begin ...
Defending Britta Stein by Ron Balson
December 19, 2021 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBRon Balson joins the podpodcast hosted by Jane Healey. We will be discussing his novel, Defending Britta Stein, a fascinating story of bravery, betrayal and redemption.
The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison
December 19, 2021 21:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBNicola Harrison joins Jane Healey to discuss her novel, The Show Girl. The novel gives a glimpse of the glamorous world of the Ziegfeld Follies through the eyes of a young midwestern woman who comes to New York City to find her destiny as a Ziegfeld Follies star. Nicola Harrison is the author of two historical fiction novels, Montauk and The Show Girl (August 10, 2021). Born and raised in England, she moved with her family to Southern California when she was 14. She is a graduate of UCLA an...
The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan
August 14, 2021 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBBestselling author Mark Sullivan joins Jane Healey to discuss his novel, The Last Green Valley, the epic WWII story of one family’s decision to escape tyranny and run to freedom.
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland
July 22, 2021 19:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBElyssa Friedland joins Jane Healey to discuss her novel, Last Summer at the Golden Hotel. We’ll go back in time to discuss the hotter-than hot vacation destination in the 50s, why it was known as the Borscht Belt, and its depiction in Dirty Dancing.
Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan
June 20, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBJane Healey welcomes Amy Mason Doan to Historical Happy Hour to discuss her new novel, Lady Sunshine.
The Secrets We Left Behind by Soraya Lane
June 03, 2021 21:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBNew York Times bestselling author Soraya Lane join Jane Healey to discuss her novel, The Secrets We Left Behind.
The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff
April 15, 2021 23:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBNew York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff joins Jane Healey to discuss her novel, The Woman with the Blue Star.
Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig
March 21, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBNew York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig joins Jane Healey to discuss her novel, Band of Sisters.
The Last Tiara by MJ Rose
February 21, 2021 22:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBJane Healey welcomes MJ Rose to discuss her novel, The Last Tiara, a provocative and moving story of a young female architect in the 1940s who begins a journey to discovering her mother’s life during the fall of the Romanovs.