Mike Malone's Books & Beer Podcast

Mike talks books & beer with Robert MacMillan, author of Haiku 61 Revisited: The Songs of Bob Dylan Interpreted as Haiku. We sample the Greenport Brewing Tidal Lager and the Two Roads Road 2 Ruin Double IPA at The Oath Craft Beer Sanctuary.

Mike talks books & beer with Greg Mitchell, media critic and author of a dozen books, including new one "The Tunnels: Escapes Under the Berlin Wall and the Historic Films the JFK White House Tried to Kill." We sample the Kostritzer Schwarzbier and New Belgium's Ben and Jerry's Choc. Chip Cookie Dough ale.

Mike chats with Franz Nicolay, musician and author of "The Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar", at The Oath Craft Beer Sanctuary. We sample the Kuhnhenn 2011 Dark Heathen triple bock as well as the Sixpoint 5 Beans imperial porter.

Host Mike Malone chats with Derek Dellinger, author of "The Fermented Man: A Year on the Front Lines of a Food Revolution." We sample the Blue Point Prop Stopper IPA and the Peak Organic pale ale known as The Juice, and talk about Derek's day job making beer at Kent Falls Brewing.

Host Mike Malone interviews Irish poet Frank Ormsby, author of the poetry collections "Ghost Milk," "Fireflies" and "The Ghost Train," along with the illustrator Joseph Walden. We sample the Blue Point Oktoberfest from Long Island and Sixpoint Bengali IPA from Brooklyn.

Host Mike Malone interviews Ned Rust, author of the novel "Patrick Griffin's Last Breakfast on Earth," at The Oath Craft Beer Sanctuary in Tarrytown, NY. We sample Industrial Arts Brewing's Tools of the Trade Pale Ale and Moustache Brewing's Mojito Pale Ale.

Host Mike Malone interviews Elisabeth Egan, author of the novel "A Window Opens," at The Oath Craft Beer Sanctuary in Tarrytown, NY. We sample the Saranac Citra Galaxy imperial IPA and the Newburgh Brewing Conspiracy Russian imperial stout.

Host Mike Malone interviews Emmy Laybourne, author of the young adult novels "Sweet" and "Monument 14," at The Oath Craft Beer Sanctuary in Tarrytown, NY. We sample the Glutiny Pale Ale from New Belgium and Ciderworks Barrel Noir from Nine Pin in Albany.

Host Mike Malone interviews Andrew Albanese, senior writer at Publishers Weekly and author of the inside-publishing ebook "The Battle of $9.99," at The Oath Craft Beer Sanctuary in Tarrytown, NY. Beers sampled are Black Hog Brewing wheat ale S.W.A.G. and Rushing Duck imperial stout Chained to the Dead.

Host Mike Malone interviews Kevin R. McPartland, author of the Brooklyn-back-in-the-day novel "Brownstone Dreams", at The Oath Craft Beer Sanctuary in Tarrytown, NY. Beers sampled are Two Roads' Espressway Cold Brew Coffee Stout, and Pine Island Brewing's Scottish Ale.

Host Mike Malone interviews Lynda Cohen Loigman, author of the novel "The Two-Family House", at the new Books & Beer home, The Oath Craft Beer Sanctuary in Tarrytown. Brews sampled are Newburgh Rodeo Clown and Maeloc Hard Dry Cider.

Mike, host of Books & Beer, experiments with podcasting from his dirty basement after having to put his radio show at a local AM station on hold. He sips the Captain Lawrence Hopsomniac and reads from his new novel, "Betsy Town".

Mike Malone speaks with Annabel Monaghan, author of "A Girl Named Digit" and "Double Digit." Beers are Defiant's Headless Horseman Pumpkin Ale and the Lethargic Mallard from Rushing Duck.

Mike Malone speaks with Troy Lewis, author of the memoir "Gas Money," and Sloane Crosley, Westchester-reared author of the novel "The Clasp." Beer samples are Captain Lawrence's Golden Delicious and Saranac's Adirondack Lager.

Mike Malone speaks with Ronnie Levine, author of the local New York mystery novel "The Ice Cream Shop Detective." Beers sampled are Evil Twin's Citra Sunshine Slacker and Kent Falls' Farmer's Table saison.

Mike Malone speaks with Cheryl Della Pietra, author of the novel "Gonzo Girl", based on her stint as a writer's assistant to Hunter S. Thompson. Beers including Thimble Islands Brewing's coffee stout and Flying Dog's Pale Ale.

Mike Malone speaks with Richie Narvaez, author of the story collection "Roachkiller and Other Stories," and president of the Mystery Writers of America's NY chapter. Beers are Gun Hill Brewing's Thunderdog Stout and Finback's Double Sess(ion) Wit.

Mike Malone speaks with Jacob M. Appel, author of the books "Einstein's Beach House" and "The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up," and writer of the short story "In the Cheever Asylum" that appears in the 2015 "Westchester Review." Beers are Greenport Harbor Brewing's Summer Ale and Two Roads' Honeyspot White IPA.

Mike Malone speaks with John Roche, author of the crime novel "Bronx Bound", with a call-in from Robert Klara, author of "The Hidden White House." Beers sampled are non-alcoholic: Bitburger Drive and Kaliber.

Mike Malone speaks with George Vecsey, longtime NY Times sports columnist and author of "Eight World Cups," among many other books. Beers sampled are SingleCut Beersmiths' Half Stack IPA and Blue Point Brewing's Rastafa Rye Ale.