Writer's Bone

Author Heather Chavez joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her debut thriller No Bad Deed, out now from William Morrow. To learn more about Heather Chavez, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also read our review of No Bad Deed in February's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.  

Author Michael Farris Smith never fails to fire our imaginations and get us back on the right writing path. His latest Friday Morning Coffee appearance is no exception! He joins Daniel Ford to chat about his new book Blackwood, which is out now from Little Brown & Company. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses a Crocs/Peeps mashup, just in time for Easter (and the apocalypse, we assume). To learn more about Michael Farris Smith, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our last interview with the author on Episode 272. Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Dave Eggers, author of You Shall Know Our Velocity, A Hologram for the King, and The Circle, talks to Daniel Ford about his most recent book The Captain and the Glory. Eggers also discusses his work with “McSweeney’s” and 826 National, the largest youth writing network in the country. NovelClass host Dave Pezza also stops by to chat about the influence Eggers has had on his own writing and which novels you should pick up if you haven’t read anything by him yet. To learn more about Dave Eggers, visit his official website. Also read our review of The Captain and the Glory in February’s “Books That Should Be On Your Radar.” Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Joe Ide, author of the IQ series, joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his latest book Hi Five. Caitlin Malcuit also chats about "My Ex-Boyfriend’s New Girlfriend Is Lady Gaga," a piece written by New York Times senior staff editor Lindsay Crouse. To learn more about Joe Ide, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter. Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Author Meng Jin joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut novel Little Gods. To learn more about Meng Jin, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also, you can read our review of Little Gods in February's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, NovelClass, and OneRoom.

Author and Polis Books founder Jason Pinter joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his new book Hide Away. Caitlin Malcuit also chats about Nintendo’s upcoming March release “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” To learn more about Jason Pinter, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also read our review of Hide Away in February’s “Books That Should Be On Your Radar.” Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Author Peter Kispert joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut short story collection I Know You Know Who I Am. To learn more about Peter Kispert, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Susan Rebecca White, author of A Soft Place to Land and Bound South, joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her novel We Are All Good People Here (which pubs in paperback on March 3). Caitlin Malcuit also chats about Rick Moranis’ return to acting with a “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” reboot. To learn more about Susan Rebecca White, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Instagram. Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Author Kelly J. Ford joins Daniel Ford at the PRX Podcast Garage in Allston, Mass., to chat about her debut novel Cottonmouths. To learn more about Kelly J. Ford, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also read our review of Cottonmouths in January 2020's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Author Christie Grotheim joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her debut novel The Year Marjorie Moore Learned to Live. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses MEL Magazine’s “The Inside Story of How ‘Wild Wild West’ Spun Out of Control” feature. To learn more about Christie Grotheim, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Author Kiley Reid joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her author origin story, her desire to capture how people really talk, and what inspired her debut novel Such A Fun Age (which was the Reese’s Book Club selection for January 2020). This episode features an audiobook excerpt from Such A Fun Age, courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio, which is read by Nicole Lewis. To learn more about Kiley Reid, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Author Serena Burdick joins host Caitlin Malcuit on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her latest book The Girls With No Names (out now from Park Row Books). Caitlin also chats with her sister, Courtney Malcuit, about all things Super/Puppy/Kitten Bowl. To learn more about Serena Burdick, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter and Instagram.  Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy celebrate Writer’s Bone’s 400th episode with Boston-based authors Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne and James Charlesworth, along with a rockin’ literary crowd at Belmont Books in Belmont, Mass.   To learn more about Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne, visit her official website, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to her appearance on Friday Morning Coffee and read our review of Holding On To Nothing. To learn more about James Charlesworth, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter. Also listen to his appearance on Episode 367 and read our review of The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, OneRoom, Daniel Ford's Black Coffee, and #Authoring.

Author Heather Harper Ellet joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her debut Ain’t Nobody Nobody.   Caitlin Malcuit also chats about the many Jan. 24 national holidays, including National Beer Can Appreciation Day and National Compliment Day. To learn more about Heather Harper Ellet, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also read our review of Ain't Nobody Nobody in January's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Chad Dundas, author of Champion of the World, joins the show to chat about his new book The Blaze (out today from Putnam Books). To learn more about Chad Dundas, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter. Also listen to “The Co-Main Event” podcast and read his work on The Athletic. Today's episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, the brand new #Authoring podcast, and OneRoom.    

Nick Petrie, author of Tear It Down and The Drifter, returns to the show to discuss his new Peter Ash novel The Wild One. Caitlin Malcuit also chats about all things "Star Wars" and extends a warm welcome to the #Authoring podcast, which will be joining the Writer's Bone Podcast Network on Jan. 21. To learn more about Nick Petrie, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our interview with the author last year. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, the upcoming #Authoring podcast, and OneRoom.

Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You, chats with Daniel Ford about his new book Cleanness (out today, Jan. 14, from Farrar, Straus and Giroux). To learn more about Garth Greenwell, visit her official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Greenwell is appearing at the Harvard Book Store tonight at 7 p.m., and he’ll be in conversation with author Stephen McCauley.  Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Daniel Ford's Black Coffee, and OneRoom.

Author Ruchika Tomar joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her debut A Prayer for Travelers. Caitlin Malcuit also chats about "John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch," which is now streaming on Netflix. To learn more about Ruchika Tomar, visit her official website and follow her on Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Daniel Ford's Black Coffee, and OneRoom.

Author and journalist Ada Calhoun returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her new book Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis (out today from Grove Press). To learn more about Ada Calhoun, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our previous interview with the author. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Daniel Ford's Black Coffee, and OneRoom.

Julia Phillips' debut Disappearing Earth topped our Best Books of 2019! She returns to Friday Morning Coffee to discuss being a finalist for the National Book Award, what she's learned from promoting the book, and the 2020 novels she's excited about. Caitlin Malcuit also recaps 2019. To learn more about Julia Phillips, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first conversation with the author and read our review of Disappearing Earth in our Best Books of 2019 feature. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Daniel Ford's Black Coffee, and OneRoom.