Writer's Bone

Author and sportswriter Mike Sielski joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his new book Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk.  To learn more about Mike Sielski, read his work for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Author Erin Crosby Eckstine joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut novel Junie.  To learn more about Erin Crosby Eckstine, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses what citizens can do to take care of each other in light of President Trump's flurry of executive orders.  Resources: Defend & Recruit  American Immigration Lawyers Association  Author and journalist Stephen B. Shepard then chats with Daniel Ford about his book Salinger's Soul: His Personal & Religious Odyssey. To learn more about Stephen B. Shepard, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Author Wes Browne (Hillbilly Hustle) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel They All Fall the Same. To learn more about Wes Browne, visit his official website. Also listen to our last conversation with the author. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Edgar Award-winning author Erika Krouse (Tell Me Everything, Contenders) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her short story collection Save Me, Stranger. To learn more abour Erika Krouse, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Author Maurice Carlos Ruffin returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel The American Daughters.  To learn more about Maurice Carlos Ruffin, visit his official website.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing.   

On the first Friday Morning Coffee of 2025, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the Southern California wildfires. Poet Amanda Hawkins then chats with Daniel Ford about their debut collection When I Say the Bones I Mean the Bones. Resources: Cal Fire Current Emergency Incidents California Fire Safe Council  NPR: "Inmates are fighting California wildfires" California Fire Map & Tracker To learn more about Amanda Hawkins, visit their official website. Photo credit: Beowulf Sheehan Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Author Erika Swyler joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her new novel We Lived on the Horizon (out now from Atria Books). To learn more about Erika Swyler, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, creators of "Somebody Somewhere" on HBO, talk with Daniel Ford about crafting a show with comedian and actress Bridget Everett, how they assembled the perfect ensemble cast, and some of their favorite moments from the series. To learn more about Hannah Bos, visit her official website. Also follow Paul Thureen on Instagram and check out The Debate Society. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Host Caitlin Malcuit brews up one more Friday Morning Coffee for 2024 and encourages listeners to "keep reading and keep fighting." Author Sara B. Franklin then joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America. To learn more about Sara B. Franklin, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Activist and author Brea Baker closes out our 2024 with an in-depth conversation about her book Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership. To learn more about Brea Baker, visit her official website.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Author and journalist Melissa Ludtke joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside. To learn more about Melissa Ludtke, visit her official website. Photo credit: Stan Grossfeld Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee episode, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses how intimate partner violence was a factor in Sylvia Plath's suicide and how it continues to be a major public health crisis. She also highlights a WBZ News story featuring Dr. Bharti Khurana, founder and director of the Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center, and her team's automated clinical decision support tool for Intimate Partner Violence Risk and Severity Prevention (AIRS). Author Emily Van Duyne then talks with Daniel Ford about her book Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation. To learn more about Emily Van Duyne, follow her on Instagram.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Author Shaun Hamill returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his book The Dissonance. To learn more about Shaun Hamill, visit his official website. Also listen to his conversation with author Rachel Harrison in Episode 438.   Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Traci Thomas gives Daniel Ford a behind-the-scenes look at The Stacks podcast and the incredible community she's fostered.  To learn more about Traci Thomas and The Stacks, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Author and anthropologist Jason De León joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling and his work with the Undocumented Migration Project.  To learn more about Jason De León, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses various initiatives by public libraries in Massachusetts during the past year, including cat photos replacing late fees and hiring social workers, and how they're evolving into multi-service community centers.  Author and screenwriter Gary Goldstein then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his latest book Please Come to Boston.  To learn more about Gary Goldstein, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Author and New York Times television editor Jeremy Egner chats with Daniel Ford about his book Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts. To learn more about Jeremy Egner, read his work with The New York Times.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

Authors and journalists Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels join Daniel Ford on the show to discuss their Pulitzer Prize-winning book His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice. Toluse Olorunnipa is the White House Bureau Chief of The Washington Post. He joined The Post in 2019 and has covered the last three presidents. Previously, he spent five years at Bloomberg News, where he reported on politics and policy from Washington and Florida. Olorunnipa has reported from five continents and more than 30 countries as part of the presidential press corps. He started his career at The Miami Herald. Robert Samuels is a staff writer at The New Yorker who focuses on stories about politics, policy, and the changing American identity. He co-authored His Name Is George Floyd while he was a national enterprise reporter for The Washington Post, where he worked for nearly 12 years. He grew up in the Bronx and is an alumnus of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern, where he was edi

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, established by President Joe Biden in 2023.  Author and journalist Wright Thompson (Pappyland, The Cost of These Dreams) then joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi. To learn more about Wright Thompson, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing.