Pop Literacy

Episode 569: Amy Poeppel, Author of The Sweet Spot

Episode 569: Amy Poeppel, Author of The Sweet Spot

How fitting that we welcome author Amy Poeppel back on Valentine’s Day! She chats with Daniel Ford about her latest book The Sweet Spot.

Episode 568: Gothataone Moeng, Author of Call and Response

Episode 568: Gothataone Moeng, Author of Call and Response

Author Gothataone Moeng joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her debut short story collection Call and Response.

Episode 567: Brian Lies, Author of Little Bat Up All Day

Episode 567: Brian Lies, Author of Little Bat Up All Day

2019 Caldecott Medal Honor-winner and New York Times best-selling children's author and illustrator Brian Lies joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his creative process.

Episode 566: Leah Konen, Author of You Should Have Told Me

Episode 566: Leah Konen, Author of You Should Have Told Me

Author Leah Konen joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel You Should Have Told Me. 

Episode 565: Alex Kenna, Author of What Meets the Eye

Episode 565: Alex Kenna, Author of What Meets the Eye

Author Alex Kenna joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut What Meets the Eye.

Episode 564: Jean Chen Ho, Author of Fiona and Jane

Episode 564: Jean Chen Ho, Author of Fiona and Jane

Author Jean Chen Ho joins Daniel Ford on our first episode of 2023 to chat about her debut Fiona and Jane.

Episode 563: Monica Acker, Author of Brave Like Mom

Episode 563: Monica Acker, Author of Brave Like Mom

Author Monica Acker joins Daniel Ford on the 2022 season finale to discuss her debut children's book Brave Like Mom.

Episode 562: Jenna Blum, Author of Woodrow on the Bench

Episode 562: Jenna Blum, Author of Woodrow on the Bench

Author Jenna Blum returns to the show to chat about the paperback edition of Woodrow on the Bench.

Episode 561: The Best Books of 2022

Episode 561: The Best Books of 2022

Daniel Ford shares our favorite books of the year.

Episode 560: Dahlia Adler, Editor of At Midnight

Episode 560: Dahlia Adler, Editor of At Midnight

Author Dahlia Adler stops by the show and chats with Daniel Ford about editing and collaborating on At Midnight: 15 Beloved Fairy Tales Reimagined.

Episode 559: Andrew Limbong, Host of NPR's 'Book of the Day'

Episode 559: Andrew Limbong, Host of NPR's 'Book of the Day'

Andrew Limbong, host of NPR's "Book of the Day" podcast, joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about how he got into public radio and some of his favorite books of the year.

Episode 558: Fred Kaplan, Author of His Masterly Pen

Episode 558: Fred Kaplan, Author of His Masterly Pen

Author and historian Fred Kaplan joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer.

Episode 557: Scott Blackburn, Author of It Dies With You

Episode 557: Scott Blackburn, Author of It Dies With You

Author Scott Blackburn joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his debut novel It Dies With You.

Episode 500: Lauren Groff, Author of Matrix

Episode 500: Lauren Groff, Author of Matrix

We celebrate our 500th episode with two-time National Book Award finalist Lauren Groff and the hosts of Pop Literacy.

Episode 459: Kimberly Potts Dishes On the Best Television of 2020

Episode 459: Kimberly Potts Dishes On the Best Television of 2020

Kimberly Potts joins Daniel Ford on the final regular episode of 2020 to chat about the best television of 2020, some of her comfort shows and what she's excited about in 2021,.

Episode 414: Andy Greene, An Oral History of 'The Office'

Rolling Stone scribe Andy Greene joins the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his best-selling book The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History.

Before that interview, our friend Kimberly Potts, author of The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch and co-host of #Authoring and Pop Literacy, stops by to share her favorite episodes of 'The Office,' as well as which character she's love to be for a day.

We also give a special thank you to author Edwin Hill (The Missing Ones, Little Comfort) for hosting a terrific, Boston-themed Virtual Noir at the Bar on Monday night. It was well attended, all the writers who read their work were excellent, and it felt great being connected to a group of creative people for an hour. Watch the replay and stay tuned for our next event!

Learn everything you can about your area of passion so you write from the perspective of real knowledge and authority.
— Andy Greene

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Episode 394: Kimberly Potts, Author of The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch

Episode 394: Kimberly Potts, Author of The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch

We kick off the last month of 2019 with author, journalist, and Pop Literacy co-host Kimberly Potts!