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Writer's Bone

Daniel Ford and the Writer's Bone Crewwww.writersbone.com
Aspiring writers, best-selling scribes, and award-winning screenwriters confront existential dread and writing angst! A podcast for the conversationalist.
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Episodes

Episode 370: Zara Raheem, Author of The Marriage Clock

Author Zara Raheem talks to Stephanie Ford about her debut novel The Marriage Clock (out July 23 from William Morrow). To learn more about Zara Raheem, visit her official website and follow her on Instagram . Also read Stephanie’s review of The Marriage Clock in July’s “ Books That Should Be On Your Radar .” Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

Jul 22, 201920 min

Friday Morning Coffee: Bianca Marais, Author of If You Want to Make God Laugh

Bianca Marais, Writer’s Bone favorite and author of Hum If You Don’t Know the Words , joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her latest novel If You Want to Make God Laugh (out now from Putnam Books). We also introduce guest host Guido Fargiorgio, who is filling in for the vacationing Caitlin Malcuit. He chats about the proper Stanley Cup etiquette. To learn more about Bianca Marais, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Al...

Jul 19, 201923 min

Episode 369: Black Coffee Book Launch, Live From Belmont Books

On July 9, live from Belmont Books , Daniel Ford officially launched his new short story collection Black Coffee with the help of author Edwin Hill ( Little Comfort , The Missing Ones ). Listen as Ford reads from the book and then answers questions about his process for writing and selecting these stories, his literary influences, and why he loves exploring both the light and dark sides of human nature. To learn more about Daniel Ford, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and fo...

Jul 15, 201951 min

Friday Morning Coffee: Susan Silver, Author of Hot Pants in Hollywood

Susan Silver, The Mary Tyler Moore Show writer, joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her memoir Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets & Sitcoms . Caitlin Malcuit talks about the upcoming Comic-Con in San Diego, the best Funko figurines about to be released, and Jeff Goldblum things. To learn more about Susan Silver, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Also listen to her appearance on Pop Literacy . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and ...

Jul 12, 201921 min

Episode 368: Chip Cheek, Author of Cape May

Author Chip Cheek sits down with Daniel Ford to chat about his debut Cape May . To learn more about Chip Cheek, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Read our review of Cape May in June’s “ Books That Should Be On Your Radar .” Just a reminder that Daniel's book launch for Black Coffee is July 9 at Belmont Books in Belmont, Mass., at 7 p.m. Find more book details at danielfford.com . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

Jul 08, 201922 min

Episode 367: James Charlesworth, Author of The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill

Author James Charlesworth joins Daniel Ford at the PRX Podcast Garage in Allston, Mass., to chat about his debut The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill . To learn more about James Charlesworth, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter . Also read our review of The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill in June’s “ Books That Should Be On Your Radar .” Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

Jul 03, 201949 min

Episode 366: Daniel Ford, Author of Black Coffee and Sid Sanford Lives!

Daniel Ford, Writer’s Bone podcast co-host and author of Sid Sanford Lives! , is back with Black Coffee , a short story collection with a lot of buzz. Ford agreed to come on his own show to chat with Sean Tuohy and Rebecca Weston about his new book, his evolution as a writer, and the real-life people and experiences he draws from. To learn more about Daniel Ford, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also check out his book tour schedule ...

Jul 01, 201950 min

Friday Morning Coffee: Paul Scheer, Co-Host of How Did This Get Made? and Unspooled

He’s back! Actor, comedian, and How Did This Get Made? co-host Paul Scheer returns to discuss the show’s upcoming live event in Medford, Mass. on July 25. He also chats about why he, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas still find joy in watching terrible movies, how his work with Amy Nicholson on Unspooled has cleansed his movie palette, and what movies and tv shows we can expect to see him in soon. Caitlin Malcuit also regales us with tales from HDTGM ’s last appearance in the Boston area....

Jun 28, 201918 min

Episode 365: Elliot Ackerman, Author of Places and Names

Elliot Ackerman, National Book Award finalist for Dark at the Crossing , returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his new book Places and Names: On War, Revolution, and Returning . To learn more about Elliot Ackerman, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also listen to his last appearance on the show and his guest-starring role on NovelClass . Read our full review of Places and Names in June’s “ Books That Should Be On Your Radar .” Today's episode is ...

Jun 24, 201922 min

Friday Morning Coffee: Sam Slaughter, Author of Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum?

Sam Slaughter, Food & Drink editor at The Manual , joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his new cocktail book, Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum? Caitlin Malcuit also makes up a cocktail of her own and chats about “ Pokémon Sword and Shield .” To learn more about Sam Slaughter, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . You can also find more of his work at The Manual . Read our review of Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum? in Ju...

Jun 14, 201923 min

Episode 364: Leah Cohen, Author of Strangers and Cousins

Leah Cohen, author of No Book but the World and The Grief of Others , talks to Stephanie Ford about her new book Strangers and Cousins . To learn more about Leah Cohen, visit her official website . Also listen to an excerpt from the audiobook on SoundCloud . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

Jun 10, 201919 min

Friday Morning Coffee: Maureen Joyce Connolly, Author of Little Lovely Things

Author Maureen Joyce Connolly joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her debut novel Little Lovely Things . Caitlin Malcuit also chats about Clover Hope’s Jezebel feature “ Actors Who Are Bad at Acting .” To learn more about Maureen Joyce Connolly, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

Jun 07, 201924 min

Episode 363: Minnie Darke, Author of Star-Crossed

Author Minnie Darke joins Daniel and Stephanie Ford on the show to chat about her novel Star-Crossed . To learn more about Minnie Darke, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

Jun 05, 201923 min

Episode 362: Robert W. Fieseler, Edgar Award-Winning Author of Tinderbox

Author and journalist Robert W. Fieseler helps us kick off LGBTQ Pride Month! He chats with us about his Edgar Award-winning book, Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation , his emotional writing process, and the current issues facing the LGBTQ community. To learn more about Robert W. Fieseler, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

Jun 03, 201939 min

Friday Morning Coffee: Susan Richards Shreve, Author of More News Tomorrow

Susan Richards Shreve, author and former chairman of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her new book More News Tomorrow (out June 4 from W.W. Norton). Caitlin Malcuit also chats about Sesame Street’s 50th anniversary . To learn more about Susan Richards Shreve, visit her official website . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

May 31, 201922 min

Episode 361: De'Shawn Charles Winslow, Author of In West Mills

Author De'Shawn Charles Winslow chats with Daniel Ford about his debut novel In West Mills (out June 4 from Bloomsbury Publishing). To learn more about De'Shawn Charles Winslow, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

May 28, 201920 min

Friday Morning Coffee: Meg Wolitzer, Author of The Female Persuasion

Meg Wolitzer, author of The Wife and The Interestings , joins Caitlin Malcuit on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss the paperback release of The Female Persuasion . Please note that the audiobook excerpt, which is narrated by Rebecca Lowman, is courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio. To learn more about Meg Wolitzer, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

May 24, 201923 min

Episode 360: Matthew Reilly, Author of The Secret Runners of New York

Matthew Reilly, best-selling author of the Jack West series, returns to the show and chats with Sean Tuohy about his new book The Secret Runners of New York (out now in Australia). To learn more about Matthew Reilly, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also listen to Sean’s first interview with the author, which was featured on Episode 192 . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

May 20, 201938 min

Friday Morning Coffee: What Should Be Wild Author Julia Fine

Author Julia Fine joins Daniel Ford for Friday Morning Coffee to discuss the paperback edition of What Should Be Wild and and how her debut connects to our cultural and political moment. Caitlin Malcuit also chats about donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds and the National Abortion Federation , as well as some of the recent and upcoming television series finales. To learn more about Julia Fine, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow here on Twitter and Ins...

May 17, 201923 min

Episode 359: Jason Allen, Author of The East End

Author Jason Allen joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut The East End . To learn more about Jason Allen, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Jason will also be in conversation with James Charlesworth, author of The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill , at Harvard Coop on May 21 at 7 p.m. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

May 13, 201923 min

Friday Morning Coffee: NYPL’s Jason Baumann, Editor of The Stonewall Reader

Jason Baumann, New York Public Library Coordinator of Humanities and LGBTQ Collections, joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss The Stonewall Reader . This June will mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, and The Stonewall Reader , which is out now from Penguin Classics, is “an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it.” It features first-person accounts, diaries, and articles from LGBTQ magazines and...

May 10, 201920 min

Episode 358: Steven Rowley, Author of The Editor

Steven Rowley, author of Lily and the Octopus , talks to Daniel Ford about his new book The Editor . To learn more about Steven Rowley, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and OneRoom ....

May 06, 201922 min

Friday Morning Coffee: No Visible Bruises Author Rachel Louise Snyder

Author and journalist Rachel Louise Snyder joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her new book No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us (out May 7 from Bloomsbury Publishing). Caitlin Malcuit also shares resources victims of domestic violence, or their loved ones, can use, and we recommend generously donating your time or money to these invaluable programs. To learn more about Rachel Louise Snyder, visit her official website and follow her on Twit...

May 03, 201929 min

Episode 357: American Spy Author Lauren Wilkinson

Author Lauren Wilkinson chats with Daniel Ford about her debut novel American Spy . To learn more about Lauren Wilkinson, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Read our review of American Spy in April’s “ Books That Should Be On Your Radar .” Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , Deliberate Freelancer , Daniel Ford's Black Coffee ....

Apr 29, 201921 min

Friday Morning Coffee: Of Fathers and Fire Author Steven Wingate

Steven Wingate, author of Wifeshopping , joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his novel Of Fathers and Fire . Caitlin Malcuit also chats about the next James Bond film (which still does not have a title). To learn more about Steven Wingate, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , Deliberate Freelancer , and Black Ink Coffee Company ....

Apr 26, 201926 min

Episode 356: When We Left Cuba Author Chanel Cleeton

Chanel Cleeton, author of Next Year in Havana , talks to Daniel Ford about her new book When We Left Cuba . Daniel also announces that his new short story collection Black Coffee will be published by 50/50 Press on July 1. To learn more about Chanel Cleeton, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Also read our full review of When We Left Cuba in April’s “ Books That Should Be On Your Radar .” Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , Deli...

Apr 22, 201920 min

Friday Morning Coffee: Who Killed the Fonz? Author James Boice

Author James Boice ( The Shooting ) joins Gary Almeter ( The Emperor of Ice-Cream ) on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his new book, Who Killed the Fonz? Caitlin Malcuit also chats about the “Sesame Street”/“Game of Thrones” crossovers and why you should follow @NightOpening on Twitter. To learn more about James Boice, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also listen to Gary’s first interview with the author . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , OneRoom , ...

Apr 19, 201939 min

Episode 355: Confessions of an Innocent Man Author David R. Dow

David R. Dow, author of The Autobiography of an Execution and founder of the Texas Innocence Network, talks to Daniel Ford about his fiction debut Confessions of an Innocent Man . To learn more about David R. Dow, visit his official website or follow him on Twitter . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , Deliberate Freelancer , and OneRoom ....

Apr 17, 201925 min

Episode 354: Pickle’s Progress Author Marcia Butler

Musician, designer, and author Marcia Butler joins the show to discuss her fiction debut Pickle’s Progress . To learn more about Marcia Butler, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , or follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm , Deliberate Freelancer , and OneRoom ....

Apr 15, 201929 min

Friday Morning Coffee: When Sadness Is at Your Door Author Eva Eland

Author Eva Eland joins Rebecca Weston on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her book When Sadness Is at Your Door . Caitlin Malcuit and Daniel Ford chat about what’s going on in the Boston area live from Toscanini 's in Cambridge, Mass. To learn more about Eva Eland, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . To learn more about Rebecca Weston, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , or follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Also re...

Apr 12, 201943 min
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