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Episode 742: Communing With Jenna Blum and the People of the Book

Episode 742: Communing With Jenna Blum and the People of the Book

Author Jenna Blum returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her thriller debut Murder Your Darlings.

Episode 740: Finding New Obsessions With Kathleen Boland

Episode 740: Finding New Obsessions With Kathleen Boland

Author Kathleen Boland joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut novel Scavengers.

Episode 739: Alejandro Varela

Episode 739: Alejandro Varela

Author Alejandro Varela returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Middle Spoon.

Episode 738: Howard Bryant

Episode 738: Howard Bryant

Author and journalist Howard Bryant joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America.

Episode 737: Julian Brave NoiseCat

Episode 737: Julian Brave NoiseCat

Author and Academy Award-nominee Julian Brave NoiseCat joins Daniel Ford on the final show of 2025 to discuss his book We Survived the Night and his documentary film "Sugarcane."

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 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 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 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.

Episode 714: Jess Walter

Episode 714: Jess Walter

Author Jess Walter returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his new novel So Far Gone.

Episode 713: John Kenney

Episode 713: John Kenney

Author John Kenney joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his novel I See You've Called in Dead.

Episode 712: Suzanne Cope

Episode 712: Suzanne Cope

Author and journalist Suzanne Cope joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis.