Author, award-winning podcaster and blogger, Susan L. Schwartz is bringing her passion for cocktails, wine and beer to her Drinks/Travel blog, A Lush Life Manual and Lush Life Podcast, one of the only podcasts dedicated to the world’s bartenders, brand ambassadors & distillers.

A recognized authority on spirits and a known cocktail enthusiast. Her first book, A Guide to Drinking in Venice, was published April 2026 by Quadrille/Penguin. Awarded TravMedia 2019 Sit-Up Award for Rising Star of the Year. Finalist for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award 2019, Traverse Creator Awards 2019 and Saveur Magazine Blog Awards 2018 Best Drinks Blog.

Her work has been seen in the Mail on Sunday, Condé Nast Traveler, Sainsbury’s, Grazia, Vanity Fair Italia and other publications online and off. She is also a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers and the Guild of Food Writers.