Scott Mann, director of "Heist" and "The Tournament," talks to Caitlin Malcuit about his new film "Final Score," collaborating with Dave Bautista, how a one-eyed chicken story helped land Pierce Brosnan, and his passion for filmmaking. To can learn more about Scott Mann by visiting his IMDB page and following him on Instagram . Watch the trailer for “ Final Score .” Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , and Pop Literacy ....
Sep 24, 2018•31 min
Sherrilyn Kenyon, best-selling author of the Dark Hunter series, joins Caitlin Malcuit on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her lifelong love of writing and her new book Stygian . To learn more about Sherrilyn Kenyon, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , or follow her on Twitter @kenyonsherrilyn . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , and Pop Literacy ....
Sep 21, 2018•25 min
Steve Hamilton is back and so is Alex McKnight! The author returned to the show recently to chat about his new book Dead Man Running . To learn more about Steve Hamilton, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , or follow him on Twitter @authorsteve . Also listen to our last interview with the author and read Sean Tuohy’s review of Dead Man Running in August’s Books That Should Be On Your Radar . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , and Pop Literacy ....
Sep 19, 2018•22 min
Singer-songwriter William Fitzsimmons talks to Daniel Ford about his musical influences, his new album “Mission Bell,” which drops Sept. 21 , and his upcoming European tour with Joshua Radin. To learn more about William Fitzsimmons, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , subscribe to his YouTube channel , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , and Pop Literacy ....
Sep 17, 2018•27 min
Author Sheldon Lee Compton joins Daniel Ford for Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his novel Brown Bottle . Caitlin Malcuit also talks about the 2018 Topsfield Fai r, which is being held Sept. 28 through Oct. 8 in Topsfield, Mass., Coolidge Corner Theater and Mount Auburn’s “ Cemetery Cinema ” screenings this fall, and more Halloween-themed events in the area. (We think someone’s excited for next month’s holiday!) To learn more about Sheldon Lee Compton, visit his official website or follow him o...
Sep 14, 2018•38 min
Sandra V. Feder, author of The Moon Inside and Daisy's Perfect Word , talks to Rebecca Weston about her new children’s book Bitter and Sweet . To learn more about Sandra V. Feder, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , or follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , and Pop Literacy ....
Sep 12, 2018•30 min
Author and historian Christian Di Spigna talks to Daniel Ford about his new book, Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero . To learn more about Christian Di Spigna, visit his official website and like him on Twitter @Martyr1776 . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , and Pop Literacy ....
Sep 10, 2018•25 min
Marisa Siegel, editor-in-chief of The Rumpus , stops by Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her early love of storytelling, how she got into editing, how poetry led her to The Rumpus , and Lauren Friedlander ’s " Bellevonia Beautee ” landing in Pen America Best Debut Short Stories 2018 . Caitlin Malcuit also talks about the new “ Halloween ” reboot coming out on Oct. 19, 2018. To learn more about Marisa Siegel, visit The Rumpus ’ official website or follow her on Twitter @marisasaystweet . Today’s ...
Sep 07, 2018•25 min
In Episode 1, Pop Literacy investigates: Why the hell is BET’s new biographical miniseries about Bobby Brown so extraordinary? The short answer is that it was written by the same guy who scripted BET’s last ingenious biographical excursion, The New Edition Story . Abdul Williams talks to Pop Literacy about doing therapy-level interviews with the guys from the OG boy band, New Edition, as they worked out their decades’ worth of bad blood, good times, money woes, and ego battles—and then crafted t...
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 2 min
The creator of Lucky Dey is back! Screenwriter and author Doug Richardson returns to the show to discuss his newest novel The Night Is Never Black . To learn more about Doug Richardson, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also read Sean Tuohy’s last interview with the author and read his review of The Night Is Never Black . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Sep 04, 2018•57 min
Luke Del Tredici, whose credits include "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "30 Rock," "Bored to Death," and "Life & Times of Tim," talks to Sean Tuohy about writing his first feature film "Arizona." Also, Caitlin Malcuit discusses The Town and the City Festival , and Dave Pezza stops by to promote the return of NovelClass Season 2. To learn more about Luke Del Tredici, follow him on Twitter @ldeltredici. Also watch the trailer for " Arizona ." Today's episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelCla...
Aug 31, 2018•26 min
T. Jefferson Parker, author of The Room of White Fire , returns to the podcast to discuss his new Roland Ford adventure Swift Vengeance . To learn more about T. Jefferson Parker, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter @TJParkerauthor . Also listen to Daniel Ford's first interview with the author . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Aug 29, 2018•27 min
Hank Phillippi Ryan, investigative reporter for Boston’s 7News and best-selling author, talks to Daniel and Stephanie Ford about her new book Trust Me . To learn more about Hank Phillippi Ryan, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Aug 27, 2018•33 min
Keiko Agena, the actress best known for her role as Lane Kim on “Gilmore Girls,” joins Sean Tuohy on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss No Mistakes: A Perfect Workbook for Imperfect Artists . To learn more about Keiko Agena, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Daniel Ford guest hosted for the vacationing Caitlin Malcuit and he cheered the reopening of Trident Booksellers & Café . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , No...
Aug 24, 2018•28 min
He’s back! Author David Joy returns to the show and talks to Sean Tuohy his new novel The Line That Held Us . To learn more about David Joy, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also read our review of The Line That Held Us , listen to our first podcast interview with the author , listen to Dave Pezza and Nick Kreiss' NovelClass discussion about The Weight of This World , and read his short story “ Stink Bait ” and his feature “ One Plac...
Aug 22, 2018•53 min
Author and journalist Jean Guerrero talks to Daniel Ford about her memoir Crux . To learn more about Jean Guerrero, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Aug 20, 2018•36 min
Cristina Alger, author of The Darlings and This Was Not the Plan , talks to Sean Tuohy about her new book The Banker’s Wife . Also, Caitlin Malcuit pays tribute to Aretha Franklin. We highly recommend the obituary Hanif Abdurraqib wrote for Vulture . To learn more about Cristina Alger, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Aug 17, 2018•32 min
Author Rebekah Frumkin sits down with filmmaker Nick Kreiss and discusses her debut novel The Comedown . To learn more about Rebekah Frumkin, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Aug 15, 2018•39 min
Eric Rickstad, author of Lie in Wait and The Names of Dead Girls , talks to Daniel Ford and Rebecca Weston live from Belmont Books about his new novel What Remains of Her . To learn more about Eric Rickstad, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , or follow him on Twitter @ericrickstad . Also listen to our last conversation with the author at Belmont Books and read Sean Tuohy's review of What Remains of Her . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Fil...
Aug 13, 2018•58 min
Robert K. Elder, author of The Mixtape of My Life: A Do-It-Yourself Music Memoir , talks to guest interviewer Aisha Staggers about musical memories, painful musician deaths, and more. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses Joe Hill's recent connection to "Jaws." To learn more about Robert K. Elder, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , or follow him on Twitter . You can find Aisha Staggers’ work on Huffington Post , The New York Review of Books , and BookTrib . Today’s episode is sponsor...
Aug 10, 2018•39 min
U.K. author Rosie Walsh sits down with Sean Tuohy to discuss her new novel Ghosted . To learn more about Rosie Walsh, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Also check out the books she’s written under the pseudonym Lucy Robinson . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Aug 08, 2018•31 min
Fiona Davis, author of The Dollhouse and The Address , talks to Daniel Ford about her new book The Masterpiece . To learn more about Fiona Davis, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Also be sure to listen to the Bowery Boys podcast (Episode #255 features Grand Central), and head to Writer's Bone 's new online shop to buy a Film Freaks Forever! pin . Today's episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Foreve...
Aug 07, 2018•16 min
Beck Dorey-Stein, author of From the Corner of the Oval: A Memoir , talks to Daniel Ford about her time working as a White House stenographer. Today's episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Aug 06, 2018•27 min
Author John Lingan talks to Daniel Ford about his debut Homeplace: A Southern Town, a Country Legend, and the Last Days of a Mountaintop Honky-Tonk . To learn more about John Lingan, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Goodreads . Today's Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Aug 03, 2018•29 min
Author Christopher Graves talks to Sean Tuohy about his debut thriller Sinner . To learn more about Christopher Graves, visit his official website , like her Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Today's episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , Film Freaks Forever!...
Aug 01, 2018•55 min
Kem Joy Ukwu, author of Locked Gray/Linked Blue , talks to Daniel Ford about why she loved creating her own worlds at a young age, what she discovered about her characters during the re-writing and editing process, and why writers need to trust, and at times revel in, their own writing process. To learn more about Kem Joy Ukwu, visit her official website . Today's episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Jul 30, 2018•30 min
Author Sarah Ward drops by Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her new YA novel Aesop Lake with Caitlin Malcuit. Caitlin also discusses seeing Janelle Monáe at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion on July 21. To learn more about Sarah Ward, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , or follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Today's Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Jul 27, 2018•26 min
We couldn't think of a better guest to help us celebrate our 300th episode! Prolific author Ace Atkins talks to Sean Tuohy about his new Quinn Colson novel The Sinners , writing about the South, and how he keeps up his writing pace. Sean and Daniel Ford also give their thoughts on the last 100 episodes, and what’s next for the podcast. To learn more about Ace Atkins, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , or follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also read Sean’s first interview wi...
Jul 23, 2018•34 min
Filmmaker Luke Sparke joins Caitlin Malcuit for Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his latest feature film, “Occupation.” Caitlin also plugs the 2018 Lowell Folk Festival . To learn more about Luke Sparke, follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also like the Facebook page for “Occupation,” and watch the trailer . Today's Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....
Jul 20, 2018•18 min
Author Spencer Wise joins Daniel Ford and Rebecca Weston at the PRX Podcast Garage in Allston, Mass., to discuss his debut novel The Emperor of Shoes . To learn more about Spencer Wise, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , or follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Today's episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , NovelClass , and Film Freaks Forever!...
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 14 min
