Episode 274: Speak No Evil Author Uzodinma Iweala

Episode 274: Speak No Evil Author Uzodinma Iweala

Uzodinma Iweala, author of Beasts of No Nation and Speak No Evil, talks to Daniel Ford about writing in longhand, how he built the characters in his new novel, the themes he wanted to explore in Speak No Evil, and why writers need to listen closely to the world.

Episode 273: I Kill Giants Author and Screenwriter Joe Kelly

Episode 273: I Kill Giants Author and Screenwriter Joe Kelly

In Part 2 of our double feature celebrating Film Freaks Forever!, author and screenwriter Joe Kelly talks to Sean Tuohy about developing his graphic novel I Kill Giants for the silver screen.

Episode 272: The Fighter Author Michael Farris Smith

Episode 272: <i>The Fighter</i> Author Michael Farris Smith

As part of our double feature celebrating the April 1 launch of Film Freaks Forever!, Michael Farris Smith returns to the Writer’s Bone podcast to talk about his new novel The Fighter.

Episode 268: Inside the Combat Zone Author Stephanie Schorow

Episode 268: <i>Inside the Combat Zone</i> Author Stephanie Schorow

Live from the PRX Podcast Garage in Allston, Mass., Stephanie Schorow, author of Inside the Combat Zone: The Stripped Down Story of Boston’s Most Notorious Neighborhood and Drinking Boston: A History of the City and its Spirits, talks to Sean Tuohy and Mike Nelson about the history of Boston’s “sordid and alluring” underside.

Episode 267: All the Pieces Matter Author Jonathan Abrams

Episode 267: All the Pieces Matter Author Jonathan Abrams

Author and journalist Jonathan Abrams talks to guest host Mike Nelson about his new book All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire.

A Conversation With Author Kayla Rae Whitaker and Filmmaker Nick Kreiss

A Conversation With Author Kayla Rae Whitaker and Filmmaker Nick Kreiss

Kayla Rae Whitaker, author of The Animators, and Nick Kreiss, writer/director of “Little Bitches,” chatted recently about their creative process, what inspired their respective debuts, and what they’re currently reading.

Episode 265: Eat the Apple Author Matt Young

Episode 265: <i>Eat the Apple</i> Author Matt Young

Matt Young, author of Eat the Apple (out Feb. 27 from Bloomsbury USA), talks to Daniel Ford about his decision to write a memoir about his service with the Marines, his path to publication, and why aspiring writers need to read outside their preferred genres. 

Episode 264: Talking 'Kindergarten Cop’ With Large Marge Sent Us

Episode 264: Talking 'Kindergarten Cop’ With Large Marge Sent Us

Crossover podcast episode! At the PRX Podcast Garage, Emily and Andre Dumas, the talented and hilarious hosts of Large Marge Sent Us, Daniel Ford, and Sean Tuohy discuss the classic 1990s film “Kindergarten Cop.” 

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.

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