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 419: #FivePerfectMovies and Filmmaker Mick Garris

Episode 419: #FivePerfectMovies and Filmmaker Mick Garris

Sean and Daniel Ford share their #FivePerfectMovies (including a few extra) and then Sean chats with filmmaker and podcaster Mick Garris, who directed 1994's smash TV hit “The Stand.”

Episode 418: Amity Gaige, Author of Sea Wife

Episode 418: Amity Gaige, Author of Sea Wife

Amity Gaige teaches us a thing or two about sailing while chatting with Daniel Ford about her new book Sea Wife.

Episode 417: Authors Jenna Blum and Jared Diamond

Episode 417: Authors Jenna Blum and Jared Diamond

Another special Sunday quarantine episode!

Episode 416: Lane Moore, Author of How to Be Alone

Episode 416: Lane Moore, Author of How to Be Alone

Comedian, musician, and author Lane Moore joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't.

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 413: Erica Ferencik, Author of Into the Jungle

Episode 413: Erica Ferencik, Author of Into the Jungle

Erica Ferencik, author of The River at Night, joins us to chat about her novel Into the Jungle. Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy also share the comedy albums they've been listening to while in quarantine.

Episode 412: Rachel Harrison, Author of The Return

Episode 412: Rachel Harrison, Author of The Return

Author Rachel Harrison joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her haunting debut The Return.

Episode 411: James Rollins Author of The Last Odyssey

Episode 411: James Rollins Author of The Last Odyssey

Author James Rollins, one of our favorite guests, returns to the show and talks to Sean Tuohy about his new Sigma Force novel The Last Odyssey.

Episode 410: Peter Swanson, Author of Eight Perfect Murders

Episode 410: Peter Swanson, Author of Eight Perfect Murders

Author Peter Swanson stops by the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his new book Eight Perfect Murders.

Episode 409: Katie Orphan, Author of Read Me, Los Angeles

Episode 409: Katie Orphan, Author of Read Me, Los Angeles

In this special, writing and promoting in the time of COVID-19 episode, we talk to author Katie Orphan, whose book Read Me, Los Angeles is out now from Prospect Park Books.

Episode 408: Andrea Bartz, Author of The Herd

Episode 408: Andrea Bartz, Author of The Herd

Andrea Bartz, author of The Lost Night, returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her new book The Herd .

Episode 407: Stephanie Wrobel, Author of Darling Rose Gold

Episode 407: Stephanie Wrobel, Author of Darling Rose Gold

Author Stephanie Wrobel stops by the podcast to chat with Daniel Ford about her debut novel Darling Rose Gold.

Episode 406: Heather Chavez, Author of No Bad Deed

Episode 406: Heather Chavez, Author of No Bad Deed

Author Heather Chavez joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her debut thriller No Bad Deed, out now from William Morrow.

Episode 405: Dave Eggers, Author of The Captain and the Glory

Episode 405: Dave Eggers, Author of The Captain and the Glory

Dave Eggers, author of You Shall Know Our Velocity, A Hologram for the King, and The Circle, talks to Daniel Ford about his most recent book The Captain and the Glory.

Episode 403: Peter Kispert, Author of I Know You Know Who I Am

Episode 403: Peter Kispert, Author of I Know You Know Who I Am

Author Peter Kispert joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut short story collection I Know You Know Who I Am.

Episode 402: Kelly J. Ford, Author of Cottonmouths

Episode 402: Kelly J. Ford, Author of Cottonmouths

Author Kelly J. Ford joins Daniel Ford at the PRX Podcast Garage in Allston, Mass., to chat about her debut novel Cottonmouths.

Episode 401: Kiley Reid, Author of Such A Fun Age

Episode 401: Kiley Reid, Author of Such A Fun Age

Author Kiley Reid joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her author origin story, her desire to capture how people really talk, and what inspired her debut novel Such A Fun Age.