About G. P. Gottlieb

G.P. Gottlieb is the author of the Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series and a prolific baker of healthful breads and pastries. Please contact her through her website (GPGottlieb.com).

NBN Episodes hosted by G. P.:

Teddy Jones, "Far From Uncertain: One Woman’s Life of Crime and Other Righteous Deeds" (Stoney Creek, 2026)

March 31, 2026

Far From Uncertain

Teddy Jones
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

When a young reporter comes to interview Margaret Kenyon, the oldest practicing nurse in the Texas panhandle, she tells him that he’ll have to listen …

Esther Goldenberg, "Song of the Bluebird" (Row House, 2026)

March 24, 2026

Song of the Bluebird

Esther Goldenberg
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Much of history has revolved around the journeys, challenges, and relationships, of men, but Serrah, daughter of Asher describes the teachings of her …

Cynthia Leal Massey, "Well of Deception" (Stoney Creek Publishing, 2025)

March 3, 2026

Well of Deception

Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Leta Becker was thirty-seven when she married Amos after a fifteen-year courtship, and they never had kids. Leta and Amos are related to lots of peopl…

Yishay Ishi Ron, "Dog" (Soncata Press, 2025)

February 24, 2026

Dog

Yishay Ishi Ron
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Told through the eyes of an Israeli combat officer who’s haunted by the trauma of fighting in Gaza, Dog (Soncata Press 2025) is a gritty story about P…

Tracee de Hahn, "Swiss Vendetta" (Minotaur Books, 2017)

February 17, 2026

Swiss Vendetta

Tracee de Hahn,
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Agnes Luthi is a police officer in Lausanne, Switzerland who transfers from financial to violent crimes just in time to investigate the death of a yo…

Janet Kintner, "A Judge’s Tale: A Trailblazer Fights for her Place on the Bench" (She Writes Press, 2025)

February 3, 2026

A Judge’s Tale

Janet Kintner
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Janet Kintner survived a difficult father and several assaults, but she didn’t let any of it stop her from pursuing law school as one of three women a…

Diane Botnick, "Becoming Sarah" (She Writes Press, 2025)

December 16, 2025

Becoming Sarah

Diane Botnick
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Sarah Vogel was born in Auschwitz and liberated at age three, but she has no memories of being there and nobody to tell her the story of her birth or …

Daria Lavelle, "Aftertaste" (Simon & Schuster, 2025)

December 9, 2025

Aftertaste

Daria Lavelle
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

In Aftertaste (Simon & Schuster, 2025) Konstantin Duhovny’s father died when he was young, and his mother is too anguished to raise him, so he raises …

Michael Kardos, "Fun City Heist" (Severn House, 2025)

December 2, 2025

Fun City Heist

Michael Kardos
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Mo Melnick has perfect pitch, which didn’t help him in his career as a drummer, but he used to be in a rock band and now his job is sitting on the Jer…

Aviva Rubin, "White: A Novel" (RE: Books, 2024)

November 25, 2025

White

Aviva Rubin
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Sarah Cartell, who grew up in a White Supremacist family controlled by a violent grandfather who preaches hate and violence, learns from books and a k…

Sharon White, "If the Owl Calls" (WTAW Press, 2025)

November 19, 2025

If the Owl Calls

Sharon White, "If the Owl Calls" (WTAW Press, 2025)
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

As the Sami community (Norway) struggles to protect ancestral lands from the building of a damn in 1979, Oslo detective Hans Sorensen arrives in the n…

Maya Arad, "Happy New Years" (New Vessel Press, 2025)

November 11, 2025

Happy New Years

Maya Arad
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

In Happy New Years (New Vessel Press, 2025), after finishing her teaching degree, Leah emigrates to the U.S. for a teaching position that she thinks o…

Janet Burroway, "Simone in Pieces" (U Wisconsin Press, 2025)

November 3, 2025

Simone in Pieces

Janet Burroway
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Simone Lerrante is a Belgian orphan whose memory is damaged by the trauma of her father being shot by Nazis and her subsequent escape to England. From…

Mary Birk, "Violent Seed" (Rookwood, 2025)

October 14, 2025

Violent Seed

Mary Birk
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Lady Anne is in the Cotswolds with her 8-month-old son, there to restore a famous walled garden. The magnificent home has been hosting a television co…

Barbara Stark-Nemon, "Isabela's Way: A Novel" (She Writes Press, 2025)

September 30, 2025

Isabela's Way

Barbara Stark-Nemon
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

In early-seventeenth-century Portugal, Spain, France, and Germany, dangers are plentiful—especially for those of Jewish heritage. Non-Catholics have b…

Thomas Schlesser, "Mona's Eyes" (Europa Editions, 2025)

September 9, 2025

Mona's Eyes

Thomas Schlesser
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Mona’s Eyes (Europa Editions, 2025) is an enchanting debut novel written by art historian Thomas Schlesser. It tells the story of a 10-year-old girl l…

Lynda Williams, "The Beauty and the Hell of It and Other Stories" (Guernica, 2025)

September 2, 2025

The Beauty and the Hell of It and Other Stories

Lynda Williams
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

The Beauty and the Hell of It and Other Stories (Guernica, 2025) conjures up images of women who struggle through difficult transitions, unpleasant en…

Alina Adams, "Go On Pretending" (History Through Fiction, 2025)

August 26, 2025

Go On Pretending

Alina Adams
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

In Go On Pretending (History Through Fiction, 2025) Rose Janowitz is surprised to get a production job with a radio soap opera and stunned to fall in …

Joyce Hinnefeld, "The Dime Museum" (Unbridled Books, 2025)

August 12, 2025

The Dime Museum

Joyce Hinnefeld
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

The Dime Museum (Unbridled Books, 2025) is a novel spanning several generations, told in stories that begin in the early 1900s and end during the 2020…

Lacy Fewer, "Yankeeland" (Koehler Books, 2025)

July 8, 2025

Yankeeland

Lacy Fewer
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

It’s the early 1900s and Brigid is restricted by straightlaced Irish society and a difficult stepmother, but her father is loving and supportive. She …

Libby Buck, "Port Anna" (Simon & Schuster, 2025)

July 1, 2025

Port Anna

Libby Buck
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

After Gwen Gilmore loses her adjunct teaching job, mother, and boyfriend, she leaves the south and heads for the cottage she’s just inherited on the M…

Simon Tolkien, "The Palace at the End of the Sea: A Novel" (Lake Union Publishing, 2025)

June 24, 2025

The Palace at the End of the Sea

Simon Tolkien
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

Theo Sterling is eleven when his grandfather kidnaps him, just for the afternoon. He learns that his father had shed his Jewish identity, married a ve…

Leah Lax, "Not From Here: the Song of America" (Pegasus, 2024)

June 17, 2025

Not From Here: the Song of America

Leah Lax
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

After she was invited by the Houston Opera to create a libretto celebrating local immigrants, Leah Lax listened to hundreds of stories from fellow Tex…

Jeff Nania, "River Gold: A Northern Lakes Mystery" (Feet Wet Writing, 2025)

May 29, 2025

River Gold

Jeff Nania
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb

In River Gold (Feet Wet Writing, 2025) Sheriff John Cabrelli is pulled into a murder investigation after a nationally known Great Lakes historian is r…