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Episode 679: Snowden Wright

Episode 679: Snowden Wright

Author Snowden Wright returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel The Queen City Detective Agency.

Episode 669: Jacqueline Jones

Episode 669: Jacqueline Jones

Historian and author Jacqueline Jones joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her Pulitzer Prize-winning book No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era.

Episode 588: Emily Henry, Author of Happy Place

Episode 588: Emily Henry, Author of Happy Place

Author Emily Henry joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her latest novel Happy Place.

Episode 491: Kristen Arnett, Author of With Teeth

Episode 491: Kristen Arnett, Author of With Teeth

Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead Things, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her sophomore novel With Teeth.

Episode 462: Douglas Stuart, Author of Shuggie Bain

Episode 462: Douglas Stuart, Author of Shuggie Bain

Author Douglas Stuart chats with Daniel Ford about his Booker Prize-winning debut novel Shuggie Bain.

Episode 431: Alex George, Author of The Paris Hours

Episode 431: Alex George, Author of The Paris Hours

Alex George, author of A Good American and Setting Free the Kites, returns to the show to discuss his book The Paris Hours.

Episode 427: Tracy Clark, Author of What You Don't See

Episode 427: Tracy Clark, Author of What You Don't See

Tracy Clark, newly minted Edgar Award-winner, talks to Daniel Ford about book three in the Chicago Mystery series, What You Don't See.

Episode 420: Souvankham Thammavongsa, Author of How to Pronounce Knife

Episode 420: Souvankham Thammavongsa, Author of How to Pronounce Knife

Author and poet Souvankham Thammavongsa joins us to discuss her debut short story collection How to Pronounce Knife.

Episode 415: Melissa R. Klapper, Author of Ballet Class: An American History

Episode 415: Melissa R. Klapper, Author of Ballet Class: An American History

In another special Sunday episode, author and historian Melissa R. Klapper talks with Daniel Ford about her new book Ballet Class: An American History.

Episode 414: Andy Greene, An Oral History of 'The Office'

Rolling Stone scribe Andy Greene joins the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his best-selling book The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History.

Before that interview, our friend Kimberly Potts, author of The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch and co-host of #Authoring and Pop Literacy, stops by to share her favorite episodes of 'The Office,' as well as which character she's love to be for a day.

We also give a special thank you to author Edwin Hill (The Missing Ones, Little Comfort) for hosting a terrific, Boston-themed Virtual Noir at the Bar on Monday night. It was well attended, all the writers who read their work were excellent, and it felt great being connected to a group of creative people for an hour. Watch the replay and stay tuned for our next event!

Learn everything you can about your area of passion so you write from the perspective of real knowledge and authority.
— Andy Greene

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Episode 397: Ada Calhoun, Author of Why We Can’t Sleep

Episode 397: Ada Calhoun, Author of Why We Can’t Sleep

Author and journalist Ada Calhoun returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her new book Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis.

Episode 396: Frank Sesno, Author of Ask More

Episode 396: Frank Sesno, Author of Ask More

Award-winning journalist Frank Sesno talks to Daniel Ford about his book Ask More.

Episode 392: Tope Folarin, Author of A Particular Kind of Black Man

Episode 392: Tope Folarin, Author of A Particular Kind of Black Man

Author Tope Folarin talks to Daniel Ford about his incredible path to storytelling and what inspired his debut A Particular Kind of Black Man.

Episode 390: Karla FC Holloway, Author of A Death in Harlem

Episode 390: Karla FC Holloway, Author of A Death in Harlem

Author Karla FC Holloway chats with Daniel Ford about her debut A Death in Harlem.