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Stopping by the whiskey bar is the only author with the distinction of being compared to Bob Dylan and George Orwell, with his latest book being likened to To Kill a Mockingbird, award-winner James Grady. Best known for his novel SIX DAYS OF THE CONDOR, which was famously adapted to film as THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR starring Robert Redford and directed by Sydney Pollack, James shares stories of his time helping to craft the Montana State Constitution, muckraking with investigative journalist Jack Anderson, and reads from his poignant new novel, THE SMOKE IN OUR EYES. Today’s drinking game: drink whenever we do! Links: For an ads-free version and loads of other free content, check out my website: https://williamrhincy.com/ For more about James Grady: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Grady_(author) And for our algo-overlords (please introduce us to your friends!): Welcome to your literary happy hour, Writers Drinking Whiskey, the show where you share a drink with writers from around the globe and you find more than your next read: you find the next AUTHOR you're going to love. Hosted by award-winning author William R. Hincy, the show takes booktube, authortube and booktok to another level with engaging, in-depth, and merrily irreverent conversations with today’s most interesting writers. And for our writers joining us, there's plenty of creative writing tips, fiction writing tricks, and poetry read by the poets. Bios: James Grady: James Grady is a longtime author of thrillers, police procedural and espionage novels. He graduated from the University of Montana School of Journalism in 1974. During college, he worked for United States Senator Lee Metcalf of Montana as a staff member. From 1974 - 1978 he was an investigative journalist for the famous muckraker Jack Anderson. Best known as the author of Six Days of the Condor , which was adapted to film as Three Days of the Condor starring Robert Redford in 1975. James Grady has gone on to write almost a dozen more novels in the thirty-eight years since Six Days of the Condor was published. In the past James Grady has written under the pseudonyms of James Dalton and Brit Shelby. William R. Hincy: “Some people run from their demons; others sit down and have cocktails with theirs.” William R. Hincy is a man who does and writes about the latter. Having become a writer after deciding it was the only sensible thing for a problem drinker to do, Hincy aspires to use literature to connect society on an emotional level through characters who no longer create messes but have instead become the mess. Between rounds, Hincy has won 3 American Fiction Awards, an International Book Award, and his personal anthology of short fiction WITHOUT EXPIRATION was named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. He now lives outside Los Angeles with his wife and kids, having found solace in the notion that the only things sacred are self and whiskey-winged interludes. Chapters: 00:00:00 Start 00:01:09 Introducing James Grady 00:09:54 What are we drinking 00:13:17 Where on earth is James Grady 00:17:21 Grady's writing journey 00:26:43 Investigative journalism 00:31:18 Haunting knowledge 00:40:51 What makes a good muckraker 00:45:12 Show don't tell 00:50:52 Writing the (Montana) constitution 00:59:06 Fictional towns 01:00:48 Truth in fiction 01:03:04 Setting as character 01:07:05 On character 01:11:14 Television evangelists 01:16:53 Writing process 01:23:45 Writers block 01:26:45 AI and writing 01:33:21 Six Nights of the Condor 01:40:29 Writing advice 01:42:47 SHOTS 01:53:33 THE SMOKE IN OUR EYES reading 02:01:16 Last Call 02:02:35 Learn more about James Grady Interested in being a guest? Have a great cocktail recipe and story to share? Fantastic! Contact WRH at contact@williamrhincy.com. We’re currently booking for special episodes and season 2. Brought to you by Whiskey-Winged Lit Fiction for the modern reader. Life is the accumulation of scars—tell the stories! #booktube #podcast #author Here we go!

What do police stations, firehouses, and zoo have in common? Join bestselling author and Edgar Allen Poe Award-Winner SJ Rozan for a glass of vodka and a wide-ranging chat on your work, her travels, her time as an architect, and her books, The Murder of Mr. Ma and Mayors of New York. Oh, and she reads one of the most fantastic fight scenes you'll ever hear! Today’s drinking game: drink whenever we do! Links: William R. Hincy’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-R.-Hincy/author/B07ZYB5FHZ William R. Hincy’s website: https://williamrhincy.com/ SJ Rozan's website: http://sjrozan.net/ Mayors of New York: https://www.amazon.com/Mayors-New-York-Mystery-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0BV1CYL47/ The Murder of Mr. Ma: https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Mr-Ma-SJ-Rozan/dp/164129549X/ Bios: William R. Hincy: “Some people run from their demons; others sit down and have cocktails with theirs.” William R. Hincy is a man who does and writes about the latter. Having become a writer after deciding it was the only sensible thing for a problem drinker to do, Hincy aspires to use literature to connect society on an emotional level through characters who no longer create messes but have instead become the mess. Between rounds, Hincy has won 3 American Fiction Awards, an International Book Award, and his personal anthology of short fiction WITHOUT EXPIRATION was named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. He now lives outside Los Angeles with his wife and kids, having found solace in the notion that the only things sacred are self and whiskey-winged interludes. SJ Rozan, a native New Yorker, is the author of eighteen novels and six dozen short stories. Her work has won the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, and Macavity awards for Best Novel and the Edgar for Best Short Story. She’s also the recipient of the Japanese Maltese Falcon Award and recently received the Life Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America. BRONX NOIR, a short story anthology SJ edited, was chosen NAIBA “Notable Book of the Year.” She also co-edited, with Jonathan Santlofer, the anthology DARK END OF THE STREET. Spring 2022 will see CRIME HITS HOME, the Mystery Writers of America anthology, edited by SJ, SJ has served on the National Boards of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, and is ex-President of the Private Eye Writers of America. She speaks, lectures and teaches, and she runs a summer writing workshop at the Art Workshop International in Assisi, Italy. In January 2003 SJ was an invited speaker at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The 2005 Left Coast Crime convention in El Paso, Texas made her its Guest of Honor and she was Toastmaster at Bouchercon 2009. A former architect in a practice that focused on police stations, firehouses, and zoos, SJ Rozan lives in lower Manhattan. As you can probably tell, she loves to travel. Also, to play basketball, read, and walk. About WDW: And for our algo-overlords (please introduce us to your friends!)… Welcome to your literary happy hour, Writers Drinking Whiskey, the show where you share a drink with writers from around the globe and you find more than your next read: you find the next AUTHOR you're going to love. Hosted by award-winning author William R. Hincy, the show takes booktube, authortube and booktok to another level with engaging, in-depth, and merrily irreverent conversations with today’s most interesting writers. And for our writers joining us, there's plenty of creative writing tips, fiction writing tricks, and poetry read by the poets. Interested in being a guest? Have a great cocktail recipe and story to share? Fantastic! Contact WRH at contact@williamrhincy.com. We’re currently booking for special episodes and season 2. Chapters: 00:00:00 Start 00:00:30 Introducing SJ Rozan 00:02:17 Where to get a drink in lower Manhattan 00:03:57 Vodka talk 00:05:49 Writing as architecture 00:19:08 Travel advice 00:24:40 Writing Talk: writing like an architect 00:33:06 Collaborative writing 00:48:29 Biggest risk SJ Rozan has ever taken 00:50:10 Worst advice SJ Rozan ever received 00:53:49 What drew SJ Rozan to mystery and crime fiction 00:56:05 Writing tips_how to wrap up a mystery 00:59:03 Rapid fire questions 01:07:46 Author reading MAYORS OF NEW YORK 01:18:12 Last Call Brought to you by Whiskey-Winged Lit Fiction for the modern reader. Life is the accumulation of scars—tell the stories! Here we go! #booktube #books #author

Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Stephen Hunter discusses his latest book, FRONT SIGHT: THREE SWAGGER NOVELS. We also discuss how film has changed through the years, what it was like to have on of his books adapted into the movie SHOOTER with Mark Wahlberg (as well as a TV series), and his time in the military. And we're calling this special episode: Writers on Zoom Drinking Coffee. Links: Front Sight ordering link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/front-sight-three-swagger-novels-stephen-hunter/20165460?ean=9781668030363 WRH's website: https://williamrhincy.com/ WRH's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-R.-Hincy/author/B07ZYB5FHZ Bios: Stephen Hunter: Stephen Hunter has written over twenty novels. The retired chief film critic for The Washington Post, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism, he has also published two collections of film criticism and a nonfiction work, American Gunfight. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. William R. Hincy: “Some people run from their demons; others sit down and have cocktails with theirs.” William R. Hincy is a man who does and writes about the latter. Having become a writer after deciding it was the only sensible thing for a problem drinker to do, Hincy aspires to use literature to connect society on an emotional level through characters who no longer create messes but have instead become the mess. Between rounds, Hincy has won 3 American Fiction Awards, an International Book Award, and his personal anthology of short fiction WITHOUT EXPIRATION was named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. He now lives outside Los Angeles with his wife and kids, having found solace in the notion that the only things sacred are self and whiskey-winged interludes. Chapters: 00:00:00 Start 00:00:31 Introductions 00:02:48 Baltimore thrilling 00:07:14 Film criticism with Pulitzer Prize winner 00:09:11 How has cinema changed over the years 00:16:35 Film criticism changes over the years 00:24:20 Changed-mind reviews 00:28:53 Differences between film and literature 00:37:19 What is it like to have your novel adapted to film 00:42:03 Differences between the movie Shooter and the book 00:48:08 JFK Inspiration 00:54:49 How Hunt's time in the military informed his writing 01:01:02 On guns 01:06:36 Shots - rapid fire questions 01:15:59 FRONT SIGHT discussion 01:34:37 Last Call - avoid the bitter