Slim Pickins and The Windsor Affair (ft. Melanie Benjamin)

About this episode

Amanda and Meredith discuss the latest in royal news and interview historical fiction author Melanie Benjamin about her new novel, THE WINDSOR AFFAIR.

A brief Friday News Dump for your feeds - despite the bare bones state of royal news today! Plus, Amanda and Meredith sit down with historical fiction author Melanie Benjamin to discuss her new novel, THE WINDSOR AFFAIR. It's a juicy retelling of the legendary feud between Wallis Simpson and Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, the Queen Mother, out June 2nd, 2026. Pre-order wherever you buy books! Melanie is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE and THE AVIATOR'S WIFE, as well as the national bestseller ALICE I HAVE BEEN, and THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB, THE GIRLS IN THE PICTURE, MISTRESS OF THE RITZ , THE CHILDREN'S BLIZZARD and CALIFORNIA GOLDEN. You can follow along with her at https://melaniebenjamin.substack.com/ She also recommends readers check out The Original by Priya Parmar, My Lottery Dream Home on HGTV , videos of baby goats, and T+C Magazine's Book recs: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/best-books-to-read/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Amanda Matta, Meredith Constant

Guest: Melanie Benjamin

Topics covered

• royal news
• historical fiction
• feud
• book discussion
• author interview

Keywords

• royal news
• Melanie Benjamin
• THE WINDSOR AFFAIR
• historical fiction
• feud

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HGTV, T+C Magazine

Books & works: THE WINDSOR AFFAIR, THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE, THE AVIATOR'S WIFE, ALICE I HAVE BEEN, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB, THE GIRLS IN THE PICTURE, MISTRESS OF THE RITZ, THE CHILDREN'S BLIZZARD, CALIFORNIA GOLDEN

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