Episode 430: Diksha Basu, Author of Destination Wedding

Episode 430: Diksha Basu, Author of Destination Wedding

Diksha Basu, author of The Windfall, chats with Daniel Ford about her new book Destination Wedding (out now from Ballantine Books).

Episode 428: Rachel Barenbaum, Author of A Bend in the Stars

Episode 428: Rachel Barenbaum, Author of A Bend in the Stars

Rachel Barenbaum joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut A Bend in the Stars and her work as debut author editor for A Mighty Blaze.

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 426: Elizabeth Kadetsky, Author of The Memory Eaters

Episode 426: Elizabeth Kadetsky, Author of The Memory Eaters

Elizabeth Kadetsky, author of On the Island at the Center of the Center of the World and The Poison That Purifies You, chats with Daniel Ford about her Juniper Award-winning memoir The Memory Eaters.

Episode 425: Elliot Ackerman, Author of Red Dress in Black & White

Episode 425: Elliot Ackerman, Author of Red Dress in Black & White

Elliot Ackerman, author of Waiting for Eden and Places and Names, returns to the show to talk about his new novel Red Dress in Black & White.

Episode 423: David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author and Journalist

Episode 423: David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author and Journalist

Pulitzer Prize-Winning author and journalist David Maraniss joins Daniel Ford for a conversation about his career and his book A Good American Family.

Episode 422: Lauren Francis-Sharma, Author of Book of the Little Axe

Episode 422: Lauren Francis-Sharma, Author of Book of the Little Axe

Lauren Francis-Sharma, author of Til the Well Runs Dry, chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Book of the Little Axe (out today from Atlantic Monthly Press).

Episode 421: Musician Peter Catucci and the Albums That Changed Our Lives

Episode 421: Musician Peter Catucci and the Albums That Changed Our Lives

Our guest today is musician Peter Catucci, who has carved a pretty incredible career in the music industry since he started groovin’ in the early 1960s.

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.