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March 6, 2023
Episode 572: Jenny Jackson & Jai Chakrabarti
Author double feature!
Jenny Jackson joins Daniel Ford to discuss her debut Pineapple Street and then Jai Chakrabarti stops by to chat about his short story collection A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness, which was just named as Good Housekeeping's Book of the Month for March 2023.
To learn more about Jenny Jackson, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Jackson was also recently profiled in The New York Times.
Discover more about Jai Chakrabarti by visiting his official website, liking his Facebook page, and following him on Twitter and Instagram.
Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and the Reading Public Library's Evening with Dirtbag, Massachusetts author Isaac Fitzgerald.
February 27, 2023
Episode 571: Mark Whitaker, Author of Saying It Loud
Author, journalist, and "CBS Sunday Morning" contributor Mark Whitaker joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest book Saying It Loud: 1966—The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement.
You can learn more about Mark Whitaker by following him on Twitter and watching his work on "CBS Sunday Morning."
Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and the Reading Public Library's Evening with Dirtbag, Massachusetts author Isaac Fitzgerald.
February 23, 2023
Friday Morning Coffee: Sarah Kendzior, Author of They Knew
Author and journalist Sarah Kendzior joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her book They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent.
Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the continued fallout from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the just-released National Transportation Safety Board report that details their preliminary findings.
Further reading material:
"Officials burned off toxic chemicals from Ohio train. Was it the right move?" | The Washington Post "Rail Companies Blocked Safety Rules Before Ohio Derailment" | The Lever "Railroad Corporations Are Blocking Safety Regulations to Protect Profits" | Jacobin "The Trains Are Getting Longer and the Job Is Getting Worse" | Slate "Rail Safety: Freight Trains Are Getting Longer, and Additional Information Is Needed to Assess Their Impact" | GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) "A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts" | ProPublicaTo learn more about Sarah Kendzior, visit her official website, follow her on Twitter, and subscribe to Gaslit Nation.
Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and the Reading Public Library's Evening with Dirtbag, Massachusetts author Isaac Fitzgerald.
February 20, 2023
Episode 570: Rebecca Makkai, Author of I Have Some Questions for You
Author Rebecca Makkai returns to the show to discuss her latest novel I Have Some Questions for You (out today from Viking).
To learn more about Rebecca Makkai, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author.
Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and the Reading Public Library's Evening With Dirtbag, Massachusetts author Isaac Fitzgerald.
February 13, 2023
Episode 569: Amy Poeppel, Author of The Sweet Spot
How fitting that we welcome author Amy Poeppel back on Valentine’s Day! She chats with Daniel Ford about her latest book The Sweet Spot.
To learn more about Amy Poeppel, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our previous chat with the author in Episode 435.
Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Pop Literacy, The Thoughtful Bro, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.
February 9, 2023
Friday Morning Coffee: Kris Olson, Marblehead Current
Kris Olson, co-founder and consulting editor of the Marblehead Current, joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about his career in journalism and why local community news is so important.
In her biweekly intro, Caitlin Malcuit discusses other state-led community efforts to expand local journalism, the Rebuild Local News nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's $25 million, state-funded fellowship program. She also talks about a 2022 report that found that newspapers in the United States are closing at a rate of two a week, which makes all of these programs, grants, and tax breaks, not only altruistic, but necessary.
To learn more about Kris Olson, follow him on Twitter. Connect with the Marblehead Current by visiting its official website, liking its Facebook page, and following it on Twitter and Instagram.
Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Pop Literacy, The Thoughtful Bro, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.
February 6, 2023
Episode 568: Gothataone Moeng, Author of Call and Response
Author Gothataone Moeng joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her debut short story collection Call and Response.
To learn more about Gothataone Moeng, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter.
Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Pop Literacy, The Thoughtful Bro, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.
January 30, 2023
Episode 567: Brian Lies, Author of Little Bat Up All Day
2019 Caldecott Medal Honor-winner and New York Times best-selling children's author and illustrator Brian Lies joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his creative process.
Stephanie and Averie Ford also stop by to perform a dramatic reading of Lies' Little Bat Up All Day.
To learn more about about Brian Lies, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Pop Literacy, The Thoughtful Bro, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.
January 26, 2023
Friday Morning Coffee: Ilyon Woo, Author of Master Slave Husband Wife
Author Ilyon Woo joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her book Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom.
Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the excellent archives available through Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library's Anti-Slavery Collection, and some of the perils of relying on digital records.
To learn more about Ilyon Woo, visit her official website and follow her on Instagram. Also watch her appearance on "CBS Sunday Morning" with Mark Whitaker and her event at with Imani Perry at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Pop Literacy, The Thoughtful Bro, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.
January 23, 2023
Episode 566: Leah Konen, Author of You Should Have Told Me
Author Leah Konen joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel You Should Have Told Me.
To learn more about Leah Konen, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to Konen's appearance on Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Kimberly Potts' #Authoring series.
Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Pop Literacy, The Thoughtful Bro, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.
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