Mike Malone's Books & Beer Podcast

Mike Malone speaks with Eddie Joyce, author of the novel "Small Mercies", with a call-in from Josh Wilker, author of the sports memoir "Benchwarmer." Beers are Flagship Brewing's American Pale Ale and Defiant's Muddy Creek Lager.

Mike Malone speaks with Dan Crissman, senior editor at Countryman Press, about publishing, brewing and his book projects, including "The Fermented Man" and "Mountain Brew." Beers sampled are Bock Bock imperial bock from Shmaltz (NY) and Kent Falls Field Beer Spelt Saison (CT).

Mike Malone speaks with John Kearns, playwright, poet and author of the short story collection "Dreams and Dull Realities," with a call in from Ben Keene, managing editor of BeerAdvocate, and author of "The Great Northeast Brewery Tour." Beers sampled are Captain Lawrence's Effortless IPA and Keegan Ales' Bine Climber IPA.

Mike Malone speaks with the co-editors of the New York literary journal Denim Skim, with a call in from the independent author Forrest Carr. Beers sampled are Great South Bay Brewery's Blood Orange Pale Ale and Bronx Brewery's Pale Ale.

Mike Malone speaks with Steven DeRosa, author of "Writing With Hitchcock," with a call-in from "Of Irish Blood" author Mary Pat Kelly. The beers are Ommegang's Scythe & Sickle and DeRosa's own Pug Mug milk stout.

Mike Malone speaks with Andrew Albanese, senior writer at Publishers Weekly and an author, with a call-in chat with Larry Kirwan, author of A History of Irish Music. Beers are Two Roads Ol' Factory Pils and SixPoint Sweet Action.

The author of the "Monument 14" series talks about her young adult books and previous career in television and film. Samples are gluten-free: Omission IPA and BadAss cider.

Episode 3 of Books & Beer, with guest Derek Dellinger, brewmaster at Kent Falls Brewery and author of "The Fermented Man", which publishes in winter 2016. (Show starts at 8:00 minutes!)

Guest is Joe Lunievicz, author of "Open Wounds", and the beers sampled are Long Ireland's Breakfast Stout and Yonkers Brewing's Irish-Style Red Ale.

Episode 3 of Books & Beer, with guest Derek Dellinger, brewmaster at Kent Falls Brewery and author of "The Fermented Man", which publishes in winter 2016.

Episode 1 of Books & Beer. Mike chats with Julia Sexton, author of "Hudson Valley Chef's Table," and the chef David Dibari, owner of The Cookery and The Parlor in Dobbs Ferry.

Episode 2 of Books & Beer, Mike speaks with Marilyn Johnson, author of "Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble", and samples the Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale, and the Captain Lawrence Hopsomniac.

Episode 2, Part 2, with Marilyn Johnson, author of "Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble."