Whodunit? An Exploration of the Mystery Genre with HopLit

HopLit hosts David and Emily continue with their genre focus series, taking you from genre to genre to discuss definitions, subgenres, iconic authors, histories, personal favorites, and new titles. This episode takes a look at all things Mystery, including subgenres, notable stories, diversity (and lack thereof) in the genre, and more! From detectives as classic as Sherlock Holmes to as contemporary as Holly Gibney, join HopLit for a very mysterious book and beer discussion. Plus, your HopLit hosts talk about recent readings, upcoming July book releases, and more! 

Mentioned in the episode:

Kat Wheeler's Murder on Tap list

Crimereads' Beer and Mystery pairing guide

Hardy Boys (or Two Detectives?) Brewing

Columbus Book Fest

HopLit is a beery book podcast for everyone, with no snobbery and no gatekeeping. We don't believe in guilty pleasures of either the liquid or literary varieties. Whatever you're reading and however you're reading it, and whatever you're drinking or if you're not drinking at all, this podcast is for you.

HopLit is hosted by David Nilsen & Emily Swank.

David Nilsen is a full-time beer writer and educator living near Dayton, Ohio. He's an Advanced Cicerone© and a member of the North American Guild of Beer Writers and the British Guild of Beer Writers. He is a former public librarian and book critic. You can find him online at davidnilsenbeer.com and davidnilsenwriter.com and on Instagram and Bluesky @davidnilsenbeer.

Emily Swank is an English teacher and the creator behind the Instagram account @thebeercanon. The Beer Canon works to pair books with craft beer, and has its own monthly brewery hopping book club. She's hosted bookish events with Columbus Brewing Company and Seventh Son Brewing, and is based in Columbus, Ohio.