Writer's Bone

Best-selling author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest book Misbehaving at the Crossroads: Essays & Writings. To learn more about Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Ivy Pochoda (Sing Her Down, These Women) joins Daniel Ford to discuss her novel Ecstasy, out now from G.P. Putnam's Sons. To learn more about Ivy Pochoda, visit her official website. Also watch her appearance on "CBS Saturday Morning." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses sports betting in America with guest co-host Scott Cassell. Then, author and journalist John W. Miller joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball. To learn more about John W. Miller, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Jess Walter returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his new novel So Far Gone, out now from Harper. To learn more about Jess Walter, visit his official website. Also listen to our previous interviews with the author in Episode 537 and Episode 452. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author John Kenney joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his novel I See You've Called in Dead.  To learn more about John Kenney, read his work with The New Yorker. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses The Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania launching a $5 million solar energy initiative, billed as "the largest solar energy project in Sylvania and one of the largest for a non-profit organization in Northwest Ohio." Author and Science correspondent Lizzie Wade then joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures. To learn more about Lizzie Wade, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author and journalist Suzanne Cope joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis. To learn more about Suzanne Cope, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Andrew Porter joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his latest novel The Imagined Life.  To learn more about Andrew Porter, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses New York committing to universal school meals in its next budget...and the federal budget cuts that will affect meal programs across the country.  Author Tom McAllister then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his essay collection It All Felt Impossible.  To learn more about Tom McAllister, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author and journalist Steve Oney joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author and journalist Elon Green (Last Call) returns to the show and talks with Daniel Ford about his latest book The Man Nobody Killed: Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart's New York. To learn more about Elon Green, visit his official website. Also listen to our previous interview with the author and read his guest essay in The New York Times titled "Why Should I Change My Name? He’s the Problem." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Friday Morning Coffee host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the budget shortfalls facing libraries and how intrepid library lovers can support their local library by running a lemonade stand (with the help of For the People). As FTP's website suggests: "When life gives you book bans, let's make lemonade!" Sophie Gilbert, author and staff writer for The Atlantic, then joins Daniel Ford to discuss her book Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves. To learn more about Sophie Gilbert, read her work with The Atlantic. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Annie Harnett (Rabbit Cake, Unlikely Animals) returns to the show to chat with Daniel Ford about her latest novel The Road to Tender Hearts, out now from Ballantine Books. To learn more about Annie Hartnett, visit her official website. Also listen to our past conversations with the author in Episode 527 and Episode 262. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Local Reading, Mass., author Amanda Rotondo sits down with Daniel Ford at the Writers' Collaborative Learning Center to chat about her book Place Names in Boston & Beyond: Tongue-Twisted Town Tales. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Charlotte Wood joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her book Stone Yard Devotional, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize. To learn more about Charlotte Wood, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Xhenet Aliu (Brass) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her lates novel Everybody Says It's Everything. To learn more about Xhenet Aliu, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses National P.O. Soapbox Day and the “Hands Off USPS” teach-in events being held on Saturday, May 3. Learn how you can host your own event! Author and pop culture writer Andrew Buss then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his latest book I AM MCLOVIN: How Superbad Became the Biggest Comedy Hit of its Generation. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Sameer Pandya (Members Only) returns to the show to chat about his new novel Our Beautiful Boys. To learn more about Sameer Pandya, visit his official website. Also listen to our previous Friday Morning Coffee interview with the author. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author and poet Maggie Smith joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about The Tragically Hip...wait, no, that's not right.... She's here to discuss her new book Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life. To learn more about Maggie Smith, 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. 

Regular Friday Morning Coffee host Caitlin Malcuit has the week off, so fill-in host Daniel Ford starts the show by recommending Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer if you're in need of grammar help or inspiration. Dreyer, retired managing editor and copy chief at Random House, also appeared on Daniel Paisner's As Told To podcast in Episode 80, which Ford also highly recommends. Author Marguerite Sheffer then chats with Ford about her short story collection The Man in the Banana Trees, available from University of Iowa Press. To learn more about Marguerite Sheffer, 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.