Writer's Bone

Author Paula Hawkins (The Girl on the Train, Into the Water) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel A Slow Fire Burning. "One of the things I thought about a lot writing this novel is what is appropriate justice? Who gets what they deserve?" Hawkins tells Ford. "Should you restore order to the world? Is that your obligation as a crime novelist? Or should you be realistic?" To learn more about Paula Hawkins, visit her official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram. Also read our print interview with the author from 2015. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and Basic Pitches.

Author James Tate Hill (Academy Gothic) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his memoir Blind Man's Bluff. "Follow your obsessions," Tate tells Ford. "They're probably connected to something that can very easily become a story that would be very entertaining to an audience or useful to you as a writer to explore." To learn more about James Tate Hill, visit his official website and follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Blind Man's Bluff was featured in August 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Also listen to the author's appearance on Pop Literacy. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Author and playwright Kia Corthron joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her latest novel Moon and the Mars. Caitlin Malcuit and Daniel also discuss the dumpster fire news cycle from the past week.  To learn more about Kia Corthron, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter. Moon and the Mars was featured in August 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Author Katie Crouch joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her novel Embassy Wife. To learn more about Katie Crouch, follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Embassy Wife was featured in July 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

S.A. Cosby, author of Blacktop Wasteland, joins Daniel Ford and special guest host Kelly J. Ford (Cottomouths) to chat about his book Razorblade Tears. To learn more about S.A. Cosby, like his Facebook page and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 433. 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. Today’s episode is sponsored by Daniel Paisner's new podcast As Told To and Libro.fm

Pulitzer Prize-winner Joby Warrick returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America's Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World. They also discuss the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan and the humanitarian crisis there, as well as other U.S. national security issues around the globe. To learn more about Joby Warrick, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter. Also listen to our first chat with the author in 2016 and read more of Warrick's work with The Washington Post.  Today’s Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Megan Abbott, author of Give Me Your Hand and You Will Know Me, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her new, best-selling novel The Turnout. To learn more about Megan Abbott, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead Things, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her sophomore novel With Teeth. To learn more about Kristen Arnett, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. With Teeth was featured in July 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Carol Anderson, author of One Person, No Vote, joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her latest book The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America. Caitlin Malcuit also chats about The Verge's feature on Chicago's predictive policing program and Interrupting Criminalization's "Cop’s Don’t Stop Violence" report. To learn more about Carol Anderson, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter. The Second was featured in July 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Andrea Bartz, author of The Herd and The Lost Night, returns to the show to discuss her latest novel We Were Never Here. To learn more about Andrea Bartz, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our past interviews with the author on Episode 408 and Episode 345. We Were Never Here was featured in July 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Award-winning actress and author Meg Tilly joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her new novel The Runaway Heiress. To learn more about Meg Tilly, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author David Vine joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his book The United States of War: A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State. Caitlin Malcuit also chats about the U.S. military's exit from Afghanistan and critiques Frontline's special "Leaving Afghanistan." To learn more about David Vine, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. The United States of War was featured in June 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Matthew Norman returns! One of our favorite authors joins us once again to chat about his latest book All Together Now. To learn more about Matthew Norman, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our Norman's Friday Morning Coffee appearance and Gary Almeter's interview with the author in Episode 127. All Together Now was featured in June 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Elias Rodriques joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut All the Water I've Seen Is Running. To learn more about Elias Rodrigues, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter. All the Water I've Seen Is Running was featured in June 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Georgetown Law professor Tiffany Jeffers and journalist Kira Lerner join Caitlin Malcuit and Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss voting rights in light of the Supreme Court's ruling in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and the 2020 election. To learn more about Tiffany Jeffers, read her Georgetown Law bio and follow her on Twitter. To learn more about Kira Lerner, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Facebook. Today’s Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by the Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast and Libro.fm. Photo credit: Will Reyes 

Bestselling author Laura Lippman returns to the show to discuss her latest novel Dream Girl. To learn more about Laura Lippman, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our past interviews with the author on Episode 269 and Episode 371. Dream Girl was featured in June 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by the Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast and Libro.fm.

Author and newly minted Catapult editor in chief Megha Majumdar joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut A Burning (out today in paperback). To learn more about Megha Majumdar, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast and Libro.fm.

Author and A Mighty Blaze co-founder Caroline Leavitt joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her book With or Without You (out in paperback June 29). Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the new special episode of HBO's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark." To learn more about Caroline Leavitt, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. With or Without You was featured in August 2020's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Authors Robyn Gigl, Eddy Boudel Tan, Dave Valdes join Daniel Ford and special guest co-host Kelly J. Ford for a virtual podcast recording hosted by the Cambridge Public Library. Kelly J. Ford is the author of Cottonmouths, named one of 2017’s best books of the year by the Los Angeles Review and featured in the “52 Books in 52 Weeks” from The Los Angeles Times. Her work has appeared in Post Road Magazine, Black Heart Magazine, Fried Chicken and Coffee, and Knee-Jerk Magazine. She is an instructor for GrubStreet Writing Center and an IT project manager. Kelly is Arkansas bred and Boston based. Eddy Boudel Tan was selected as a 2021 Rising Star by the Writers’ Trust of Canada. His debut novel After Elias was a finalist for the Edmund White Award, and his second novel The Rebellious Tide arrives this summer. His stories can also be found in Joyland, Yolk, Gertrude Press, and the G&LR. He lives with his husband in Vancouver. Follow Eddy on Twitter @eddyautomatic. Robyn Gigl, the author of By Way of Sorrow, is

Author P.J. Vernon joins Daniel Ford and special guest co-host Kelly J. Ford (Cottonmouths) on the show to chat about his book Bath Haus. To learn more about P.J. Vernon, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast and Libro.fm.