Books and Brews Podcast Episode #45: Jen Gilroy

Books and Brews Podcast

Jen Gilroy writes women’s fiction for Orion Dash and sweet western romance for Harlequin Heartwarming—uplifting stories about women finding home, family and new beginnings–and finding themselves too. She’s a Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® finalist and was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Joan Hessayon award. A dual British-Canadian citizen, Jen lived in England for many years and earned a doctorate in geography, focusing on British cultural studies and social history, from University College London. She worked in higher education and marketing before becoming a full-time writer. She now lives in small-town Ontario, Canada with her husband, teenage daughter and floppy-eared rescue hound. When not writing, she enjoys reading, ballet and paddling her purple kayak. www.jengilroy.com

Jen's Readings:

• Tearing up the Ticket – 12:53
• ..Surprise! – 27:11
• From Canadian Schoolgirl to French spy – 42:07

Michael’s Beer Pairings:

• Ominous, Bad Weather Brewing Company (paired to Tearing up the Ticket) – 11:03
• Fuller's London Pride, Fuller, Smith & Turner (paired to DNA…Surprise!) – 25:02
• KEREL Bière de Garde, Verbeeck-Back-De Cock Brewery (paired to From Canadian Schoolgirl to French Spy) – 39:01

Interview Highlights:

• How an elderly aunt's “What if?” led to a book – 19:03
• RAF 'Sweetheart Jewelry' – 22:56
• How often do DNA tests shock people? – 31:18
• Ballet! -- Does Jen dance or watch? – 37:23
• Researching the French Resistance – 47:01
• Coming back to writing – 51:15

COMING NEXT MONTH: Eva Glyn, romance and relationships

UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEME: MUSIC

Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.