Episode 263: Authors Charles and Caroline Todd

Episode 263: Authors Charles and Caroline Todd

Charles and Caroline Todd, better known as “Charles Todd,” the mother-and-son writing team that created the Rutledge & Crawford series, talks to Sean Tuohy about their new novel The Gate Keeper.

Episode 261: Best-Selling Author Barry Eisler

Episode 261: Best-Selling Author Barry Eisler

Barry Eisler, New York Times best-selling author of A Clean Kill in Tokyo, Graveyard of Memories, and The Night Trade, talks to Sean Tuohy about creating John Rain and embracing self-publishing.

Episode 260: How to Stop Time Author Matt Haig

Episode 260: <i>How to Stop Time</i> Author Matt Haig

Today’s guest is Matt Haig, author of The Humans, Reasons to Stay Alive, and, most recently, How to Stop Time. Haig talks to Daniel Ford about his constant impulse to externalize things and write them down, how memory, hope, despair, and melancholy are woven into How to Stop Time, and how he battles writer’s indecision (as opposed to writer’s block).

Episode 259: Poet Phillip B. Williams

Episode 259: Poet Phillip B. Williams

Poet Phillip B. Williams reads from his collection Thief in the Interior, and then talks to Daniel Ford about the poets who have influenced his work and the idiosyncrasies of his writing process.

Episode 258: A Cold Day in Hell Author Lissa Marie Redmond

Episode 258: <i>A Cold Day in Hell</i> Author Lissa Marie Redmond

Lissa Marie Redmond, author of A Cold Day in Hell (out Feb. 8), talks to Sean Tuohy about transitioning from law enforcement to fiction, how she crafted detective Lauren Riley and slick defense attorney Frank Violanti, and why people should realize that there’s more going on in Buffalo, N.Y., than chicken wings and snow.

Episode 257: Author Owen King

Episode 257: Author Owen King

Author Owen King talks to Sean Tuohy about what inspired his novel Double Feature, collaborating with Stephen King on Sleeping Beauties, the value of writing workshops, and what he has planned next.

Episode 256: Author and Screenwriter Drew Yanno

Episode 256: Author and Screenwriter Drew Yanno

Author and screenwriter Drew Yanno talks to Sean Tuohy about how his law background helped his fiction writing, how entering a screenplay contest propelled him into the movie business, and what inspired his novel The Smart One.

2018 Oscars Prep With Washington Post Film Critic Ann Hornaday

2018 Oscars Prep With <i>Washington Post</i> Film Critic Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday—Washington Post film critic, author of Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies, and co-host of the podcast At the Movies With Arch and Ann—talks to Daniel Ford about this year’s Oscar nominations.

Episode 255: The Woman in the Window Author A.J. Finn

Episode 255: <i>The Woman in the Window</i> Author A.J. Finn

Author A.J. Finn talks to Daniel Ford about his early love of crime fiction, how his personal experience with depression influenced his debut novel The Woman in the Window, and his whirlwind publishing journey.

Episode 254: Live From Trident Booksellers & Café With Pachinko Author Min Jin Lee

Episode 254: Live From Trident Booksellers & Café With <i>Pachinko</i> Author Min Jin Lee

Live from Trident Booksellers & Café, author Min Jin Lee reads from her National Book Award-nominated novel Pachinko and then talks to Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy about her writing process and what it means to be an engaged, thoughtful person in today’s reality.

Episode 253: Dreamland Author Sam Quinones

Episode 253: <i>Dreamland</i> Author Sam Quinones

Author and journalist Sam Quinones talks to Daniel Ford about what led him to journalism, his research and writing process for Dreamland, and his experience testifying in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee about the opioid crisis in the United States.

Episode 252: #NovelClass Season 1 Finale Featuring Chiara Barzini’s Things That Happened Before the Earthquake

Episode 252: #NovelClass Season 1 Finale Featuring Chiara Barzini’s <i>Things That Happened Before the Earthquake</i>

In the Season 1 finale of #NovelClass, Dave Pezza and Daniel Ford discuss Chiara Barzini’s Things That Happened Before the Earthquake.

Episode 250: First Case Scenario Author Annemarie DeClark

Annemarie DeClark, author of First Case Scenario, talks to Daniel Ford about her lifelong love of mysteries, how her two aunts helped her refine her debut novel, and what she has planned next for her main character Harlee O’Conner.

I’ve always been a huge fan of mysteries.
— Annemarie DeClark

To learn more about Annemarie DeClark, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @AuthorDeClark.

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Episode 249: White Fur Author Jardine Libaire

Welcome to the first Writer’s Bone podcast of 2018!

Today’s guest is Jardine Libaire, author of White Fur. Libaire’s second novel is a truly unforgettable and original love story, one that starts with a shotgun in a hotel room. The author talked to Daniel Ford at the end of 2017 about her origins as a storyteller, her decision to get an MFA, what inspired White Fur, and plenty of great writing advice that will have you fired up to pick up a pen.

To learn more about Jardine Libaire, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @Jardineraven.

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Episode 248: Are You Sleeping Author Kathleen Barber

Episode 248: Are You Sleeping Author Kathleen Barber

Kathleen Barber, author of Are You Sleeping, talks to Daniel Ford about always being a storyteller, how the podcast “Serial” helped inspire her debut, and why writers must always make time for writing.

Episode 247: Sid Sanford Lives! Reading at Belmont Books

This past fall, Daniel Ford read from his debut novel Sid Sanford Lives! at Belmont Books in Belmont, Mass., and the then answered questions from Dave Pezza and a smart group of readers.

I knew once I started writing that Jocelyn was pretty special. I wanted to give her the spotlight she deserved.
— Daniel Ford

Learn more about Daniel Ford by visiting his official website, liking his Facebook page, or following him on Twitter @danielfford. Sid Sanford Lives! is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and IndieBound.

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Episode 246: The Frozen Hours Author Jeff Shaara

Episode 246: <i>The Frozen Hours</i> Author Jeff Shaara

Jeff Shaara, author of Gods and Generals and The Fateful Lightning, returns to the podcast to discuss his new novel, The Frozen Hours. Shaara talks to Daniel Ford about consulting with Korean War veterans, how he chose the characters featured in this narrative, and why, in large part because of those veterans, his writing process was more emotional this time around.

Episode 245: Live From Belmont Books With Best-Selling Author Eric Rickstad

Episode 245: Live From Belmont Books With Best-Selling Author Eric Rickstad

Best-selling author Eric Rickstad read from his latest Canaan Crime novel, The Names of Dead Girls, and answered questions from the Writer’s Bone crew during a live podcast recording from Belmont Books on Dec. 7.