Jane Healey welcomes author Priya Parmar to The Jane Healey Happy Hour to discuss The Original, her new novel inspired by Katharine Hepburn’s remarkable life and career. Priya shares how a simple conversation with her mother led to months of research, including reading dozens of books, visiting Hepburn’s homes, and working with primary source materials to better understand the woman behind the public image. The conversation also explores the challenge of balancing historical fact with fiction, the writing process, and why Hepburn’s determination to reinvent herself continues to resonate.

Jane Healey welcomes bestselling author Emily Franklin to discuss Love and Other Monsters, a novel that reimagines the origins of Frankenstein through the eyes of Claire Clairmont, Mary Shelley's often-overlooked stepsister. Listen as Emily shares the years of research behind the book, from uncovering Claire's letters and journals to exploring the remarkable summer of 1816 when literary history was made on the shores of Lake Geneva. They also talk about how themes of celebrity, power, women's voices, and climate resonate just as strongly today, along with Emily's unique writing process that brought Claire's forgotten story to life.

In this episode of The Jane Healey Happy Hour, bestselling author Jane Healey sits down with bestselling author Kerri Maher to discuss Summer of Love, a family secrets novel that moves between 1967 San Francisco and 2015 Napa Valley. Kerri shares how Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way unexpectedly unlocked the idea for the novel, along with the personal connection she has to California and the extensive research behind the state's wine-making history. They also explore dual timelines, addiction and recovery, the writing process, and why perseverance is one of the most important qualities for any author.