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Episode 657: Noah Gittell, Author of Baseball: The Movie

Episode 657: Noah Gittell, Author of Baseball: The Movie

Journalist and critic Noah Gittell joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his book Baseball: The Movie.

Episode 641: Morgan Parker, Author of You Get What You Pay For

Episode 641: Morgan Parker, Author of You Get What You Pay For

Acclaimed author, poet, and essayist Morgan Parker joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her new essay collection You Get What You Pay For.

Episode 610: Josh Cook, The Art of Libromancy

Episode 610: Josh Cook, The Art of Libromancy

Author and Porter Square Books bookseller Josh Cook stops by to chat with Daniel Ford about his book The Art of Libromancy.

Episode 604: R. Eric Thomas, Author of Congratulations, The Best Is Over!

Episode 604: R. Eric Thomas, Author of Congratulations, The Best Is Over!

Author R. Eric Thomas joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his latest book of essays Congratulations, The Best Is Over!

Episode 528: Neema Avashia, Author of Another Appalachia

Episode 528: Neema Avashia, Author of Another Appalachia

Author Neema Avashia joins Daniel Ford and Kelly J. Ford on the show to discuss her debut essay collection Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place.

Episode 440: Melissa Faliveno, Author of Tomboyland

Episode 440: Melissa Faliveno, Author of Tomboyland

Author Melissa Faliveno joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut essay collection Tomboyland.

Episode 439: Morgan Jerkins, Author of Wandering in Strange Lands

Episode 439: Morgan Jerkins, Author of Wandering in Strange Lands

Author and essayist Morgan Jerkins discusses her new book Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots.

Episode 374: Bassey Ikpi, Author of I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying

Episode 374: Bassey Ikpi, Author of I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying

Bassey Ikpi, a Nigerian-American writer, spoken word artist, and mental health advocate, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her essay collection I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying.

Episode 371: Laura Lippman, Author of Lady in the Lake

Episode 371: Laura Lippman, Author of Lady in the Lake

The one and only Laura Lippman returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her new book Lady in the Lake.

Episode 349: The Good Immigrant Editor Nikesh Shukla

Episode 349: The Good Immigrant Editor Nikesh Shukla

Nikesh Shukla, author of Coconut Unlimited and Meatspace, talks to Daniel Ford about The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America, which he edited with Chimene Suleyman.

Episode 197: The Unwritable Rant’s Juliette Miranda

Bourbon-loving, storytellin’ Juliette Miranda, host of The Unwritable Rant podcast, talks to Daniel Ford about bourbon, how she got into podcasting, why the rants are unwritable, torturing her guy (lovingly, of course), and a very special guest coming up on her podcast.

The kind of thing you put in print isn’t going to necessarily going to translate into something you want to say.
— Juliette Miranda

To learn more about Juliette Miranda and The Unwritable Rant, visit the official website or follow her on Twitter @MorningNeurosis.

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Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.