Writer's Bone

Author Peng Shepherd chats with Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee about her latest novel The Cartographers. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the issues surrounding the widely used Mercator projection and why we should examine maps more critically (shout out to the American Association of Geographers and The West Wing). To learn more about Peng Shepherd, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. The Cartographers was featured in March 2022's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Also listen to our last chat with the author. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

Author Annie Hartnett returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford and Kelly J. Ford about her latest novel Unlikely Animals. To learn more about Annie Hartnett, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author. To learn more about Kelly J. Ford, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Listen to our first chat with the author in Episode 402. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

Rachel Barenbaum returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford and Kelly J. Ford about her latest novel Atomic Anna. To learn more about Rachel Barenbaum, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author. Atomic Anna was featured in February 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." To learn more about Kelly J. Ford, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Listen to our first chat with the author in Episode 402. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, and Write-Off with Francesca Steele.

Author Tessa Hadley chats with Daniel Ford on the latest Friday Morning Coffee episode about her novel Free Love. National Library Week also gives Caitlin Malcuit an excuse to discuss the magic of libraries and librarians. She also talks about how libraries are woefully underfunded at the national level. #FundLibraries To learn more about Tessa Hadley, read her work in The New Yorker. Free Love was featured in February 2022's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, and Write-Off with Francesca Steele.  

Author and journalist Keith Law helps Daniel Ford and Mike Nelson celebrate Major League Baseball's upcoming Opening Day by discussing his books The Inside Game and Smart Baseball. Law also chats about the analytics revolution, the use and abuse of amateur pitchers, and why great writers have to be great readers. To learn more about Keith Law, visit his official website and read his work for The Athletic. Also follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Smart Baseball was featured in September 2017's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar" and The Inside Game landed in September 2021's #bookradar. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, and Write-Off with Francesca Steele.

This is the first episode in March not to feature our new co-host Kelly J. Ford, which means we had to bring on two authors to help us fill the wine glass-shaped hole we had in the show. Daniel Ford chats with our dear literary friend Edwin Hill about his new standalone novel The Secrets We Share. Daniel then welcomes Paul Vidich, perhaps our favorite spy fiction author at the moment, back on the show to discuss his latest novel The Matchmaker. To learn more about Edwin Hill, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our previous interview with the author.  To learn more about Paul Vidich, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our most recent Friday Morning Coffee interview with the author. The Matchmaker was featured in February 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze Podcast, and Write-Off with Francesca

OG Writer's Bone guest John Nardizzi joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about his latest Ray Infantino novel The Burden of Innocence. Caitlin Malcuit is off this week, so Daniel runs down a few topics such as the United States accepting 100,000 Ukrainian refugees (but only 75,000 Afghans not too long ago with more time to plan and execute a smooth withdrawal) and some stupid questions from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings (“Do you agree with this book that is being taught with kids that babies are racist?”).  To learn more about John Nardizzi, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter. The Burden of Innocence was featured in November/December 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 53! Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Write-Off with Francesca Steele.

Author Eli Cranor stops by the show to drink a little God's Own and chat with Daniel Ford and Kelly J. Ford about his debut Don't Know Tough. Learn more about Eli Cranor, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter. To learn more about Kelly J. Ford, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Listen to our first chat with the author in Episode 402. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Write-Off with Francesca Steele.

Alex Segura, author of the Pete Fernandez series, joins Daniel Ford and Kelly J. Ford on the show to chat about his new book Secret Identity. To learn more about Alex Segura, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our last chat with the author. Make sure you read his "The Delectable Neo-Noir of Taylor Swift" post on Tidal as well. To learn more about Kellye Garrett, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author at Books on the Square in Providence, R.I. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Write-Off with Francesca Steele.    

Author Yara Zgheib joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her novel No Land to Light On. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the disparate treatment of refugees from Syria and Ukraine. To learn more about Yara Zgheib, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Instagram. No Land to Light On was featured in January 2022's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Write-Off with Francesca Steele.

Author Kellye Garrett returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford and special guest host Kelly J. Ford about her new book Like a Sister.  To learn more about Kellye Garrett, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author at Books on the Square in Providence, R.I. To learn more about Kelly J. Ford, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Listen to our first chat with the author in Episode 402. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Jillian Cantor, author of Half Life and In Another Time, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel Beautiful Little Fools. To learn more about Jillian Cantor, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Beautiful Little Fools was featured in February 2022's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author and journalist Elon Green joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about his book Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York. Caitlin Malcuit discusses Texas governor Greg Abbott giving the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services the green light to begin prosecuting parents of transgender children as child abusers. Caitlin also talks about the continued fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. To learn more about Elon Green visit his official website and follow him on Twitter. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Brit Bennett (The Mothers) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her best-selling novel The Vanishing Half, which is now out in paperback. To learn more about Brit Bennett, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. The Vanishing Half was featured in June 2020's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Eric Rickstad returns to the show to chat with Daniel Ford about his latest novel I Am Not Who You Think I Am. To learn more about Eric Rickstad, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter. Listen to our previous interview with Rickstad live from Belmont Books. I Am Not Who You Think I Am was featured in "The Best Books of 2021" and October 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Bethany C. Morrow joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her book Cherish Farrah. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses unionization efforts across the country, including the first Starbucks in the U.S. to succeed in forming a union. Also check out the work More Perfect Union is doing in support of union initiatives. To learn more about Bethany C. Morrow, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author and sportswriter Chris Herring joins Daniel Ford and Mike Nelson on the show to discuss his book Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks. Daniel and Mike also chat about the best (and worst) NBA nicknames of all time. To learn more about Chris Herring, read his work with Sports Illustrated and follow him on Twitter. Blood in the Garden was featured in January 2022's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Learn more about Mike Nelson by visiting his website and following him on Twitter and Instagram.  Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Syed M. Masood joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his novel The Bad Muslim Discount, which is now available in paperback. To learn more about Syed M. Masood, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. The Bad Muslim Discount was featured in January 2022's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Rudy Ruiz joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his novel The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses a Tennessee school board banning Art Spiegelman's Maus and gives a shout out to 40-time "Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider for her impressive run on the show. Be sure to read Schneider's blog post on "J!Buzz." To learn more about Rudy Ruiz, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter. The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez was featured in November/December 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Christy Hallberg joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her award-winning debut Searching for Jimmy Page. To learn more about Christy Hallberg, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Searching for Jimmy Page was featured in October 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.