Writer's Bone

Carter Bays, co-creator of "How I Met Your Mother," joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his debut novel The Mutual Friend. To learn more about Carter Bays, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, Tennants Cove Writers, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

Author Daniel Olivas joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about his short story collection How to Date a Flying Mexican. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and gun control/rights in America. To learn more about Daniel Olivas, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, Tennants Cove Writers, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

Sportswriter Joon Lee joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss about his path to journalism and sportswriting, the story he wrote about the mental health of minor baseball players, his work on "Around the Horn," what the media and the country needs to do to have more collaborative and constructive discussions about Asian American and Pacific Islander issues in the United States.   To learn more about Joon Lee, visit his official website, read his work on ESPN, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram.   Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, Tennants Cove Writers, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

Jack Curry, YES Network studio analyst and co-author of David Cone's Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book with Paul O'Neill, Swing and a Hit: Nine Innings of What Baseball Taught Me. To learn more about Jack Curry, follow him on Twitter. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, Tennants Cove Writers, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

Another author double feature! First, Lindsey J. Palmer returns to the show to chat with Daniel and Stephanie Ford about her latest novel Reservations for Six. Author and screenwriter Sascha Rothchild then joins Daniel to discuss her debut Blood Sugar. To learn more about Lindsey J. Palmer, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our previous conversation with the author. To learn more about Sascha Rothchild, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, Tennants Cove Writers, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

Tiffany Jeffers, associate professor of Law, Legal Practice at Georgetown University Law Center joins Caitlin Malcuit to discuss what the leak of the SCOTUS opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health means for the future of abortion rights in the United States. The draft indicates the impending overturn of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of SE Pennsylvania v. Casey.    Tiffany Jeffers can be found on the Georgetown Law Center website and on Twitter @lawproftj. Tiffany is also the resident legal analyst on Farai Chideya's podcast Our Body Politic. Also listen to our chat with Jeffers about voting rights last year. Links and resources: Partners in Abortion Care Twitter: @PartnersClinic GoFundMe: Expand abortion access in Maryland The Guttmacher Institute  Roe v. Wade in Peril: Our Latest Resources Background and infographics and animated graphics that give "an overview of data and policies about abortion in the United States, as well as who would be impacted if Roe is weakened or overturned." I Need An

Chris Bohjalian, author of The Flight Attendant and Hour of the Witch, joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his latest novel The Lioness. To learn more about Chris Bohjalian, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, Tennants Cove Writers, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

Author and journalist Gus Garcia-Roberts joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about his book Jimmy the King: Murder, Vice, and the Reign of a Dirty Cop. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the Supreme Court's upcoming ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, and the (surprise, surprise) weak political responses. To learn more about Gus Garcia-Roberts, read his work with The Washington Post and follow him on Twitter. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, Tennants Cove Writers, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

Author Lee Kravetz joins Daniel Ford to discuss his novel The Last Confessions of Sylvia P. To learn more about Lee Kravetz, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. The Last Confessions of Sylvia P. was featured in March 2022's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, Tennants Cove Writers, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

Author Neema Avashia joins Daniel Ford and Kelly J. Ford on the show to discuss her debut essay collection Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place. To learn more about Neema Avashia, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Another Appalachia was featured in March 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

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.