Episode 509: Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, Author of My Monticello

Episode 509: Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, Author of My Monticello

Author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her fiction collection My Monticello.

Episode 508: Zoe Whittall, Author of The Spectacular

Episode 508: Zoe Whittall, Author of The Spectacular

Author Zoe Whittall joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her novel The Spectacular.

Episode 507: Max Greenfield, Author of I Don't Want to Read This Book

Episode 507: Max Greenfield, Author of I Don't Want to Read This Book

Max Greenfield ("The Neighborhood," "New Girl") joins Daniel and Stephanie Ford on the show to chat about his new children's book I Don't Want to Read This Book.

Episode 506: Nick Davis, Author of Competing with Idiots

Episode 506: Nick Davis, Author of Competing with Idiots

Filmmaker and author Nick Davis joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Competing with Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, a Dual Portrait.

Episode 505: Louise Erdrich, Author of The Sentence

Episode 505: Louise Erdrich, Author of The Sentence

Louise Erdrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Night Watchman, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest book, The Sentence.

Episode 504: Lee and Andrew Child, Authors of Better Off Dead

Episode 504: Lee and Andrew Child, Authors of Better Off Dead

Authors Lee and Andrew Child join Daniel Ford on the show to talk about the latest Jack Reacher thriller Better Off Dead.

Episode 503: Rachel Harrison, Author of Cackle

Episode 503: Rachel Harrison, Author of Cackle

Happy Halloween! In a special bonus episode, Rachel Harrison, author of The Return, chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Cackle.

Episode 502: Gregory Maguire, Author of The Brides of Maracoor

Episode 502: Gregory Maguire, Author of The Brides of Maracoor

Wicked author Gregory Maguire chats with Daniel Ford about his new book The Brides of Maracoor.

Episode 501: Jayne Allen, Author of Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

Episode 501: Jayne Allen, Author of Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

Author Jayne Allen talks with Daniel Ford about her novel Black Girls Must Die Exhausted.

Episode 500: Lauren Groff, Author of Matrix

Episode 500: Lauren Groff, Author of Matrix

We celebrate our 500th episode with two-time National Book Award finalist Lauren Groff and the hosts of Pop Literacy.

Episode 498: Joe Posnanski, Author of The Baseball 100

Episode 498: Joe Posnanski, Author of The Baseball 100

Author, sportswriter, podcaster Joe Posnanski returns to the show to discuss his book The Baseball 100.

Episode 497: María Amparo Escandón, Author of L.A. Weather

Episode 497: María Amparo Escandón, Author of L.A. Weather

Author María Amparo Escandón joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel L.A. Weather.

Episode 496: Paula Hawkins, Author of A Slow Fire Burning

Episode 496: Paula Hawkins, Author of A Slow Fire Burning

Author Paula Hawkins (The Girl on the Train, Into the Water) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel A Slow Fire Burning.

Episode 495: James Tate Hill, Author of Blind Man's Bluff

Episode 495: James Tate Hill, Author of Blind Man's Bluff

Author James Tate Hill (Academy Gothic) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his memoir Blind Man's Bluff.

Episode 494: Katie Crouch, Author of Embassy Wife

Episode 494: Katie Crouch, Author of Embassy Wife

Author Katie Crouch joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her novel Embassy Wife.

Episode 493: S.A. Cosby, Author of Razorblade Tears (With Special Guest Host Kelly J. Ford)

Episode 493: S.A. Cosby, Author of Razorblade Tears (With Special Guest Host Kelly J. Ford)

S.A. Cosby, author of Blacktop Wasteland, joins Daniel Ford and special guest host Kelly J. Ford (Cottomouths) to chat about his book Razorblade Tears.

Episode 492: Megan Abbott, Author of The Turnout

Episode 492: Megan Abbott, Author of The Turnout

Megan Abbott, author of Give Me Your Hand and You Will Know Me, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her new, best-selling novel The Turnout.

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 490: Andrea Bartz, Author of We Were Never Here

Episode 490: Andrea Bartz, Author of We Were Never Here

Andrea Bartz, author of The Herd and The Lost Night, returns to the show to discuss her latest novel We Were Never Here.