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History, Books & Wine Podcast

History, Books & Wine Podcast

By: Eliza Knight
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Raising a glass to books and the past with your host Eliza Knight! Welcome to History, Books and wine where we chat about books and fun historical tidbits all while raising a glass of vino!

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Episodes
  • Fortune, Fate, and Romanov Secrets: Olesya Gilmore on The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru
    Mar 24 2026

    I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Olesya Gilmore. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru, A fearless fortune teller in 1920s Paris must use her powers to divine who she can trust when an exiled Romanov princess and her brother come to her seeking answers about a decades-old mystery.

    Paired with this episode:

    Olesya: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
    Eliza: Louis Jadot Beaujolais

    Olesya's Book:

    The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru

    What Olesya is Reading:

    The Outsider

    Dark Sisters

    The Star Society

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    33 mins
  • A Crown of Stars: Shana Abé on the Lusitania, Survival, and a Starlet’s Story
    Mar 17 2026

    I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Shana Abe. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, A Crown of Stars, a sumptuously vivid and poignant account of the Lusitania’s fateful last days, drawn from the true story of an extraordinary young actress who survived the unthinkable.

    Paired with this episode:

    Shana: Cabernet Sauvignon
    Eliza: Whispering Angel Rosé

    Shana’'s Book:

    A Crown of Stars

    What Shana is Reading:

    Dark Fairytales

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    29 mins
  • Books, Bans, and Book Row: Shelley Noble on the Women Behind The Sisters of Book Row
    Mar 10 2026

    I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Shelley Noble. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Sisters of Book Row, a gripping and timely historical novel of books, banning, and the women who helped save New York’s famed Book Row.

    Paired with this episode:

    Shelley: Montepulciano D'Abruzzo

    Eliza: Seaglass, Pinot Grigio

    Shelley's Book:

    The Sisters of Book Row

    What Shelley is Reading:

    The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

    Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff

    First Do No Harm by S.J. Rozan


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    25 mins
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