Episodes

  • CJ Bloom narrated over 1,000 books!

    CJ Bloom narrated over 1,000 books!
    Jul 10 2025
    What a great interview with voice actor, Carly Robins, AKA CJ Bloom! We covered everything from audiobook industry favorites to AI. Listen for the tips and stay for the fun! About Carly: Carly Robins aka CJ Bloom, a NYC based actress and VO artist living in Brooklyn. I have narrated over 1000 audiobooks and work regularly with a vast roster of publishers, production houses, and independent authors such as Audible Studios, Hachette, Harper Collins, Macmillan, Blackstone Publishing, Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, Dreamscape, Tantor, Brilliance, Blue Nose Audio, Lyric, One Night Stand and more. 2023 Audie Award, 2023 SOVAS Award, 2019 Earphones Award, numerous noms. I have been featured in USA Today, and ‘the best of’ for AudioFile Magazine and Audible and others. I can be heard on video games, promos, commercials, animation and ESL. I've voiced many characters on Pokémon. I've performed for over ten years in the NYC area and have written and produced my own work for stage and screen. I love to cook, bake and talk about food for days and take long walks. You can follow her at @carlyrobinsnarrator for more information. https://www.carlyrobins.com/
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    52 mins
  • Sandwich & best selling author, Catherine Newman

    Sandwich & best selling author, Catherine Newman
    Jul 3 2025
    Sandwiched between two generations, this book takes you through a journey of love and family. We're so excited to feature the best selling novel, Sandwich, and author Catherine Newman for our July Book Club pick! About the book: For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her family’s yearly escape to Cape Cod. Their humble beach-town rental has been the site of sweet memories, sunny days, great meals, and messes of all kinds: emotional, marital, and—thanks to the cottage’s ancient plumbing—septic too. This year’s vacation, with Rocky sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents, promises to be just as delightful as summers past—except, perhaps, for Rocky’s hormonal bouts of rage and melancholy. (Hello, menopause!) Her body is changing—her life is, too. And then a chain of events sends Rocky into the past, reliving both the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers. It's one precious week: everything is in balance; everything is in flux. And when Rocky comes face to face with her family’s history and future, she is forced to accept that she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves. Learn more about Catherine & purchase Sandwich here: https://www.catherinenewmanwriter.com/
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    30 mins
  • The Phoenix Keeper & the Fiery Waters | with author Margarita Artista

    The Phoenix Keeper & the Fiery Waters | with author Margarita Artista
    Jun 26 2025
    Get ready for emotional devastation with Book 2 of the Phoenix Keeper series, The Phoenix Keeper & the Fiery Waters. We had the pleasure of interviewing author Margarita Artista about the twists, turns and all the fun in her latest release. **About the book: Seraphine is as relentless as her radiance. She is reeling with delight from the recent success of finding the City of the Sun with Felix, her unlikely counterpart turned confidant. Convinced enough by her persistence and the hatching of his new Phoenix, Felix has dismissed his initial doubts to join her quest without complaint. Though as impossible as it had seemed, the two have peacefully united in their shared ambition to locate the remaining Sanctuary Phoenixes. But underneath the surface of their newfound friendship, a deeper intricacy is surging within both Seraphine and Felix. As they grapple with the sudden twists their relationship takes, the secrets and struggles Felix longs to keep to himself begin unravelling at the seams. Compiled with the vibrant and stressing nature of their next adventures, he finds himself drowning in his own burdens – and Seraphine is not remiss to the changes she notices in both him and herself. Now in vastly uncharted waters, Seraphine must balance the immensity of their mystic expeditions with the weight under which Felix is consciously being crushed. And while magic has made many things possible, she soon learns it cannot solve everything – especially a problem that isn’t her own. Ignited with a tasteful passion and layered with pensive vulnerability, The Phoenix Keeper and the Fiery Waters is the riveting second book in The Phoenix Keeper series. Purchase in Canada & the US by visiting her website: https://www.margaritaartista.com
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    37 mins
  • TOP FIVE with Judith McLaughlin

    TOP FIVE with Judith McLaughlin
    Jun 19 2025
    Do you have a TOP FIVE? We interviewed author, Judith McLaughlin about her book Top Five. A must for your summer reading TBR! Belle Creek, New York—a place with small-town charm and big secrets. Asked to write a book proposal for a big-time publisher, quasi-social media celebrity and creator of the blog Top Five, Quinn Sheridan, needs to escape the fast pace of her city life. She heads to her aunts' river house, where a quiet life is sure to allow her imagination to flow. But with the arrival of broken, blue-eyed Witt, Belle Creek proves to be anything but simple. Purchase TOP FIVE: https://judithnatellimclaughlin.com/
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    33 mins
  • The Friendship Breakup by Annie Cathryn

    The Friendship Breakup by Annie Cathryn
    Jun 12 2025
    Have you ever been ghosted by a friend? Annie Cathryn's book, The Friendship Breakup, is a suburban “mom-com” pitched as BAD MOMS meets MEAN GIRLS, in which a mom is suddenly ghosted by the neighborhood mom group and she’s both determined to find out why and get back in their good graces. We had so much fun reading her book, we had to make it a Books & Martinis Book Club pick for June, kicking off our summer of reading fun. Visit Annie's website for more https://anniecathryn.com/books/
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    34 mins
  • a great big beautiful life & a friendship breakup in Book Club!

    a great big beautiful life & a friendship breakup in Book Club!
    Jun 5 2025
    Grab your summer umbrella, frozen martini and our Book Club picks as we kick off our summer reads! This June we're featuring Emily Henry's Great Big Beautiful Life and Annie Cathryn's Friendship Breakup.
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    7 mins
  • When the vibe leads you to a Path of Ruin - by Erica Myers

    When the vibe leads you to a Path of Ruin - by Erica Myers
    May 29 2025
    Join us on a Path of Ruin as we interview author Erica Myers about her debut novel! Erica is a joy and loves acting out her sword scenes! Path of Ruin is brimming with action, morally complex characters, and just a hint of humor, this is a journey of suffering, sacrifice, and an unfailing spirit, led by a wicked heroine you’d beg to ride alongside into battle. More about Path of Ruin: In a world where survival hinders on the ability to kill, nineteen-year-old Hypatia “Peia” Madaeus is as fierce as they come. Viper tongued and unapologetic in regard to her actions, Peia is willing to carry out the unspeakable to protect those she cares for. Having lost her family during a vicious raid by one of the rivaling Pack territories, the fallen Beta’s daughter must make the ultimate sacrifice in exchange for her life and the life of her sister. She agrees to serve as one of The Dire, the brutal butchers and enforcers that serve the vicious Beta Marxus Jakobian. These soldiers are the work of nightmares, marking their kills with ink tattoos etched along their skin. Setting out to become as indispensable as possible, it isn’t long before Peia bears more ink stains than any other Dire. Get her book here: https://a.co/d/74mioRI
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    23 mins
  • Your only dream is going pro - Forging Glory by Lainey Davis

    Your only dream is going pro - Forging Glory by Lainey Davis
    May 22 2025
    Forging Glory was such a fun read and our first sports romance! It was layered and spicy and we are here for it! Listen to our interview with author Lainey Davis. Forging Glory book description: My only dream was going pro...until she blazed back into my life. Cara Moreno - my biggest regret - just signed with the women's soccer team in my city. I tell myself to keep my distance...but I can't stay away. She says the most powerful man in the sport is set on destroying her career. That behind closed doors, he's hurting her and everything she's worked for. I doubted her once before and rejected her. Now, I'll do anything to make things right and protect what’s ours. Exposing the truth means risking my career. But how can I chase my dreams knowing hers are slipping away? With both our futures on the line, I’m ready to risk it all and expose the truth. Losing her once was devastating enough. I won't let her down a second time. What we share is electric, and protecting her feels worth any sacrifice. This time, I'll fight for her trust…and hopefully her heart. Check out all of Lainey's books here: https://www.laineydavis.com/ Follow her on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/authorlaineydavis/
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    24 mins