Writer's Bone

Author Julie Carrick Dalton returns to the show to chat with Daniel Ford about her latest novel The Last Beekeeper.  Caitlin Malcuit also discusses No Mow May and how lawn care helps conservation efforts.  To learn more about Julie Carrick Dalton, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first conversation with the author. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Film Freaks Forever!, and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Well, if you love crime fiction like we do, if it’s in your blood and your words and your noir heart, you have come to the right place.  Today we have two master storytellers, and while both are certainly worthy of standalone episodes, the fact they’re both dropping books the same day was too good an opportunity to pass up in creating an epic literary team up.  Caroline Kepnes returns to the show to discuss her latest Joe Goldberg novel, You and Only You, available now from Random House. Then Dennis Lehane drops by to chat about his novel Small Mercies, out now from Harper. To learn more about Caroline Kepnes, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. To learn more about Dennis Lehane, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Film Freaks Forever!, and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Bonnar Spring returns to the show to chat with Daniel Ford about her book Disappeared.  Learn more about Bonnar Spring by visiting her official website, liking her Facebook page, and following her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our previous interview with the author.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Film Freaks Forever!, and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Author Don Winslow returns to the show to chat with Daniel Ford about City on Fire and City of Dreams.  To learn more about Don Winslow, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 348. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Film Freaks Forever!, and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Meg Howrey (The Wanderers, The Cranes Dance) joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to talk about her novel They're Going to Love You.  Caitlin Malcuit also discusses disability discrimination in the workplace. Some further reading material:  "Why Union Membership Is Good For Workers With Disabilities" | The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) "Building a Community of Disabled Workers Changed My Relationship with My Union" | Jacobin "EEOC Sues Total Systems Services for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation" | JD Supra To learn more about Meg Howrey, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Film Freaks Forever!, and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Author, poet, and activist Tara M. Stringfellow joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her novel Memphis, which is now out in paperback.  To learn more about Tara M. Stringfellow, visit her official website and follow her on Instagram.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Film Freaks Forever!, and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Author Daisy Alpert Florin chats with Daniel Ford about her debut My Last Innocent Year.  Learn more about Daisy Alpert Florin by visiting her official website and following her on Twitter and Instagram.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Film Freaks Forever!, and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel, joins Daniel Ford to chat about her novel Sea of Tranquility, which is now out in paperback.  To learn more about Emily St. John Mandel, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to the NovelClass episode featuring The Glass Hotel.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Film Freaks Forever!, and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Yseult Polfliet Mukantabana and Hannah Summerhill, hosts of The Kinswomen podcast, join Caitlin Malcuit on the show to discuss their book Real Friends Talk About Race: Bridging the Gaps Through Uncomfortable Conversations (out April 4 from Park Row Books). To learn more about The Kinswomen podcast, visit the official website and follow the show on Instagram.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

We close out March with another author double billing. Shelley Reid stops by to chat about her debut Go as a River and then Heinz Inus Fenkl joins us to discuss his debut Skull Water.  To learn more about Shelley Read, visit her official website and follow her on Instagram.  To learn more about Heinz Inus Fenkl, visit his official website.   Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author, poet, and playwright Quan Barry stops by to chat with Daniel Ford about her novel When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East.  To learn more about Quan Barry, visit her official website and learn more about her playwriting. Also read our print interview with the author way back in 2015.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Heather Webb joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her latest book Strangers in the Night.  To learn more about Heather Webb, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Two crime writers for the price of one! Award-winning author Tracy Clark returns to chat about her latest book Hide, the first in her Harriet Foster series. Ana Reyes joins us after that interview to discuss her debut The House in the Pines, which was selected for Reese's Book Club in January 2023.  To learn more about Tracy Clark, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 427.  To learn more about Ana Reyes, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

We've always been intoxicated by the adrenaline rush that comes with hosting a live event, but our recent turn as moderator for a live virtual chat with Dirtbag, Massachusetts author Isaac Fitzgerald had us good and righteously smashed. Please enjoy the replay from our March 7 Crowdcast broadcast.  The Reading Public Library hosted this event with a coalition of libraries from throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It was generously sponsored by the Reading Public Library Foundation. To learn more about Isaac Fitzgerald, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Janet Somerville joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her book Yours, For Probably Always: Martha Gellhorn's Letters of Love and War 1930-1949. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses Atlanta's "Cop City" and the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which "bails out activists who are arrested for participating in social justice movements, and helps them get access to lawyers." To learn more about Janet Somerville, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also check out the cool video from her book launch! Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm. 

Author double feature!  Jenny Jackson joins Daniel Ford to discuss her debut Pineapple Street and then Jai Chakrabarti stops by to chat about his short story collection A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness, which was just named as Good Housekeeping's Book of the Month for March 2023. To learn more about Jenny Jackson, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Jackson was also recently profiled in The New York Times. Discover more about Jai Chakrabarti by visiting his official website, liking his Facebook page, and following him on Twitter and Instagram.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and the Reading Public Library's Evening with Dirtbag, Massachusetts author Isaac Fitzgerald.

Author, journalist, and "CBS Sunday Morning" contributor Mark Whitaker joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest book Saying It Loud: 1966—The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement.  You can learn more about Mark Whitaker by following him on Twitter and watching his work on "CBS Sunday Morning." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and the Reading Public Library's Evening with Dirtbag, Massachusetts author Isaac Fitzgerald.

Author and journalist Sarah Kendzior joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her book They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the continued fallout from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the just-released National Transportation Safety Board report that details their preliminary findings. Further reading material: "Officials burned off toxic chemicals from Ohio train. Was it the right move?" | The Washington Post "Rail Companies Blocked Safety Rules Before Ohio Derailment" | The Lever "Railroad Corporations Are Blocking Safety Regulations to Protect Profits" | Jacobin "The Trains Are Getting Longer and the Job Is Getting Worse" | Slate "Rail Safety: Freight Trains Are Getting Longer, and Additional Information Is Needed to Assess Their Impact" | GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) "A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts" | ProPublica To learn more about Sarah Kendzior, visit

Author Rebecca Makkai returns to the show to discuss her latest novel I Have Some Questions for You (out today from Viking).  To learn more about Rebecca Makkai, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and the Reading Public Library's Evening With Dirtbag, Massachusetts author Isaac Fitzgerald.

How fitting that we welcome author Amy Poeppel back on Valentine’s Day! She chats with Daniel Ford about her latest book The Sweet Spot. To learn more about Amy Poeppel, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our previous chat with the author in Episode 435. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Pop Literacy, The Thoughtful Bro, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.