writing

Episode 736: Alafair Burke

Episode 736: Alafair Burke

Author Alafair Burke joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book The Note.

Episode 735: R.L. Maizes

Episode 735: R.L. Maizes

Author R.L. Maizes returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel A Complete Fiction.

Episode 734: Gina Chung

Episode 734: Gina Chung

Author Gina Chung (Sea Change) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her short collection Green Frog.

Episode 732: Craig Thomas

Episode 732: Craig Thomas

Craig Thomas, co-creator of "How I Met Your Mother" and co-host of the podcast "How We Made Your Mother," joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut novel That's Not How It Happened.

Episode 731: Celeste Ng and Nicole A. Lamy

Episode 731: Celeste Ng and Nicole A. Lamy

In this episode, we celebrate the short story and the recently published The Best American Short Stories 2025 with author and guest editor Celeste Ng and series editor Nicole A. Lamy.

Episode 729: Jeff Pearlman

Episode 729: Jeff Pearlman

Author and journalist Jeff Pearlman returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur.

Episode 725: Peter Ames Carlin

Episode 725: Peter Ames Carlin

Author and journalist Peter Ames Carlin joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run.

Episode 724: Sara Reish Desmond

Episode 724: Sara Reish Desmond

Author Sara Reish Desmond joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut short story collection What We Might Become.

Episode 722: C.M. Kushins

Episode 722: C.M. Kushins

Author C.M. Kushins joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Cooler Than Cool: The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard.

Episode 721: Claudette Sabbag

Episode 721: Claudette Sabbag

Local Reading, Mass., author Claudette Sabbag chats with Daniel Ford at the Writer's Collaborative Learning Center about her debut novel A Deer in the Road.

Episode 720: Sally Quinn

Episode 720: Sally Quinn

Legendary Washington Post journalist and columnist, Washington D.C. insider, and author Sally Quinn joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel Silent Retreat.

Episode 719: Peter Swanson

Episode 719: Peter Swanson

Author Peter Swanson returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book Kill Your Darlings.

Episode 717: Greg Grandin

Episode 717: Greg Grandin

Author and historian Greg Grandin joins Daniel Ford to discuss his latest book America, América.

Episode 716: Being About It With Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Episode 716: Being About It With Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Best-selling author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest book Misbehaving at the Crossroads.