Writer's Bone

Author and historian Sara Georgini joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her book Household Gods: The Religious Lives of the Adams Family and her work as series editor for the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the Atlanta spa shooting. Organizations you can support: National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Red Canary Song Butterfly Find more helpful links on Sasponella's Google Doc and @taewchita's Twitter profile. To learn more about Sara Georgini, read The Junto and follow her on Twitter. Household Gods was featured in February 2021's Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author and poet Hala Alyan returns to the show to discuss her latest novel The Arsonists' City. To learn more about Hala Alyan, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 188. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Yamen Manai joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about The Ardent Swarm, the first of his novels to be translated into English. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the trial of Andrea Sahouri, who was found not guilty after being arrested at a Black Lives Matter protest, and anti-SLAPP laws. The Ardent Swarm was featured in February 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Julia Fine, author of What Should Be Wild, returns to the show to chat with Daniel Ford about her latest novel The Upstairs House. To learn more about Julia Fine, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Instagram and Twitter. Also listen to our first interview with the author and her appearance on Friday Morning Coffee. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Kate Hope Day, author of If, Then, joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her latest novel In the Quick. To learn more about Kate Hope Day, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Ashley Audrain joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her debut novel The Push. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses Massachusetts' crappy rollout of vaccine appointments and its suspect approach to reopening the state for business. To learn more about Ashley Audrain, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. The Push was featured in January 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Singer-songwriter Julien Baker joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her third album "Little Oblivions." Music guru Mike Nelson also stops by to discuss his Top 100 Songs of 2020. To learn more about Julien Baker, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. "Little Oblivions" drops on Feb.26. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Paul Vidich joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about his latest spy novel The Mercenary. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses how global warming (and incompetent governing) came and knocked out Texas. To learn more about Paul Vidich, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Te-Ping Chen joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her debut short story collection Land of Big Numbers. To learn more about Te-Ping Chen, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter.  Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Julie Carrick Dalton joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her debut Waiting for the Night Song. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses LaTricea Adams and Black Millennials for Flint, "a grassroots, environmental justice and civil rights organization." To learn more about Julie Carrick Dalton, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Waiting for the Night Song was featured in January 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Mike Chen joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest book We Could Be Heroes. To learn more about Mike Chen, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. We Could Be Heroes was featured in January 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Claire Handscombe, author of Unscripted, chats with Daniel Ford about her work and The Brit Lit Podcast. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses Anti-Racism Daily's 28 Days of Black History. To learn more about Claire Handscombe, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also visit The Brit Lit Podcast's website, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, and follow it on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Robert Jones, Jr. joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut The Prophets. To learn more about Robert Jones, Jr., visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. The Prophets was featured in January 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Gabriel Valjan joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about his latest Shane Cleary mystery Symphony Road. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the Austin, Texas City Council's decision to buy two hotels to house homeless citizens. To learn more about Gabriel Valjan, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Symphony Road was featured on January 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Ivelisse Rodriguez joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her short story collection Love War Stories. To learn more about Ivelisse Rodriguez, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Historian Serena R. Zabin joins Daniel Ford for Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her book The Boston Massacre: A Family History. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses poet Amanda Gorman's performance on Inauguration Day and Mariame Kaba's upcoming We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice. To learn more about Serena R. Zabin, visit her official website and and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Douglas Stuart chats with Daniel Ford about his Booker Prize-winning debut novel Shuggie Bain. To learn more about Douglas Stuart, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Linda Kass, author of Tasa's Song, joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her book A Ritchie Boy. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the continued fallout from last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. To learn more about Linda Kass, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. A Ritchie Boy was featured in the November/December issue of "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." You can also catch Kass at Gramercy Books, the indie bookstore she founded in Bexley, Ohio. Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Mateo Askaripour joins Daniel Ford to discuss his debut novel Black Buck. To learn more about Mateo Askaripour, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Julia Claiborne Johnson, author of Be Frank With Me, joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her heralded, much-anticipated second novel Better Luck Next Time. To learn more about Julia Claiborne Johnson, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our previous interview with the author.  Today’s Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm.