Pachinko Author Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko, returns to the podcast and talks to Daniel Ford about her past year promoting her National Book Award-nominated novel, her upcoming book tour, and what it’s like goofing off at the New York Public Library.

She also plugs our upcoming live event at Trident Booksellers & Café on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.!

“Readers actively engage with your work. They have a connection with you.”

— Min Jin Lee

To learn more about Min Jin Lee, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author.

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Tom Clancy Power and Empire Author Marc Cameron

Marc Cameron, author of the Jericho Quinn series and the recently published Tom Clancy Power and Empire, talks to Sean Tuohy about writing under a legend’s name, his “unplugged” writing process, and his future plans.

“I’ve been a Tom Clancy fan since Jack Ryan hit the pages.”

— Marc Cameron

To learn more about Marc Cameron, visit his official website or like his Facebook page.

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The Republic for Which It Stands Author Richard White

Richard White, author of Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America and The Republic for Which It Stands - The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896, talks to Daniel Ford about the historians that influenced him early on, his research and writing process, and how he incorporated the American West into The Republic for Which It Stands.

“History is not a story. You need to make it a story.”

— Richard White

To learn more about Richard White, read his Stanford University bio or follow Oxford University Press on Twitter @OxUniPress.

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#NovelClass Featuring Joe Hill’s Strange Weather

In tenth installment of #NovelClass, Dave Pezza and Daniel Ford discuss Joe Hill’s Strange Weather. (Warning: This episode contains major spoilers.)

Dave also makes a big announcement about the future of #NovelClass!

To learn more about Joe Hill, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, or follow him on Twitter @joe_hill. Also listen to Sean Tuohy’s most recent interview with the author.

Listen to more from the #NovelClass series on SoundCloud. If you want to suggest a future #NovelClass read, email NovelClasspod@gmail.com or drop us a line on Twitter or Instagram.

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She Read to Us in the Late Afternoons Author Kathleen Hill

Kathleen Hill, author of the recently published memoir She Read to Us in the Late Afternoons: A Life in Novels, talks to Daniel Ford about how stories she heard in her youth led her to becoming a writer, why she decided to write a memoir, and why writers need to make room within themselves for their impressions.

“We don’t know who we are until we write it down.”

— Kathleen Hill

To learn more about Kathleen Hill, visit her official website.

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Save Yourself Author Kelly Braffet

Kelly Braffet, author of Save Yourself, Josie and Jack, and Last Seen Leaving, about her father’s influence on her becoming a storyteller, her writing process, bravely sharing her work with her now-husband Owen on their second date (!), and why she wants to poke around the gray in human existence.

Photo credit: Missy McLamb

“I’ve always wanted to know the stories behind the characters that do bad things.”

— Kelly Braffet

To learn more about Kelly Braffet, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @KellyBraffet.

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