International Zine Month with HopLit

July is International Zine Month, and HopLit cohosts David and Emily celebrate with an episode dedicated to zine culture. Emily asks David all about zine culture, writing, reading, and more in this episode, and David works to educate both Emily and HopLit listeners on the importance of zines. In addition, HopLit talks about recent reads, the Columbus Book Festival, upcoming book and beer news, the history of the IPA, and more. Tune in now to join the conversation with your favorite book & beer podcast! 

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.