Photo courtesy of Andreas Eldh
By Daniel Ford
A snowy morning in April (one in which saw the hot water in my apartment crap out) makes a man take stock and think about what’s important in this life.
Writers kibitzing on Twitter ranks pretty high on the list, duh.
Ann Hornaday (@AnnHornaday)
Anyone who thinks Ethan Hawke is as underrated as we do is a friend of ours! Hornaday also loved the vastly underappreciated “Inside Llewyn Davis,” which earned her plenty of Writer’s Bone brownie points. Her movie reviews for The Washington Post are always spot on.
W.B. Belcher (@wbbelcher)
You drink whiskey with a man after he signs a copy of his novel, the least you can do is put him on a top 10 list. You should really buy and read Lay Down Your Weary Tune in addition to following him!
Marlon James (@MarlonJames5)
Superb author. Important voice. On our podcast bucket list.
Scott Frank (@scottfrank)
I give all the credit in the world to Sean Tuohy for holding in a high pitched squeal during a recent podcast when one of his screenwriting heroes started talking about adapting Elmore Leonard.
Matthew Hefti (@TheRealHefti)
Hefti’s novel A Hard and Heavy Thing floored me. He’s proven to be equally insightful on Twitter.
Julia Claiborne Johnson (@JuliaClaiborneJ)
If you haven’t read Johnson’s Be Frank With Me, you’re really missing something special. She’s also wickedly funny on social media (despite her claims that she’s a “dinosaur”).
Walter Chaw (@mangiotto)
Any writer that can craft something of this depth inspired by a substandard comic book movie deserves an instant follow. He earned bonus points for defending “Superman Returns.”
Rachel Harper (@rachel_m_harper)
I haven’t been able to put down Harper’s novel This Side of Providence. Look for a podcast with the author in the near future!
Tommy Wallach (@tommywallach)
Wallach wrote a wonderful book called Thanks for the Trouble and put up with me asking a bunch of dopey questions about the Young Adult market during our recent interview. I'm also pretty sure he's read every book that's ever been written.
Jay Atkinson (@Atkinson_Jay)
Last, but in no way least. Atkinson has become a vocal advocate for Writer’s Bone and has an unending supply of good stories and writing advice. Hannah Duston would be really proud of how he told her story (I’d also like to see those two compete in a decathlon or something).