Mother of Bourbon: The Greatest American Whiskey Story Never Told

This is the inspiring story of the most successful and influential woman distiller of Kentucky Bourbon that nobody’s heard of – meet Mary Dowling, Mother of Bourbon.  A force of nature, Mary overcame family tragedy, discrimination, and Prohibition, to achieve extraordinary success.

Eric Goodman is the author of seven previous novels, including Curveball (2024).  Educated at Yale and Stanford, Eric lives in Sonoma County and Mecklenburg, New York.  For many years, he directed the creative writing program at Miami University (Ohio).  His previous novels have been named Indies Finalist for General Fiction and Silver Book of the Year for Gay/Lesbian Fiction.