Books and Brews Podcast Episode #45: Jen Gilroy

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.