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Episode 503: Rachel Harrison, Author of Cackle

Happy Halloween! In a special bonus episode, Rachel Harrison, author of The Return, chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Cackle.

"I wanted to explore folk-horror and also destructing a fairy tale," Harrison tells Ford. "I go with my instincts and let the book what it's trying to be and not fight against it."

To learn more about Rachel Harrison, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Cackle was featured in October 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Also listen to our first interview with Harrison, as well as her guest interviews with Elisabeth Thomas, Clay McLeod Chapman, Adam Cesare, and Shaun Hamill.

Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Friday Morning Coffee: Jan Brogan, Author of The Combat Zone

On this week's Friday Morning Coffee, we welcome author and journalist Jan Brogan. She chats with Daniel Ford about her book The Combat Zone: Murder, Race and Boston’s Struggle for Justice.

Caitlin Malcuit also discusses some of the racial, political, and sociological issues facing Boston's past and present.

To learn more about Jan Brogan, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. The Combat Zone was featured in September 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar."

Today's Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 502: Gregory Maguire, Author of The Brides of Maracoor

Wicked author Gregory Maguire chats with Daniel Ford about his new book The Brides of Maracoor, the first in the Another Day series.

"I had no other responsibility but to follow Rain in my little author's rowboat and see what happened to her," Maguire tells Ford.

To learn more about Gregory Maguire, visit his official website.

Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 501: Jayne Allen, Author of Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

Author Jayne Allen talks with Daniel Ford about her novel Black Girls Must Die Exhausted.

"There's a lot of competition for readers' attention these days," Allen tells Ford. "Readers aren't only readers. What is going to make someone choose my eight hours over binging something?"

To learn more about Jayne Allen, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Friday Morning Coffee: Julia Dahl, Author of The Missing Hours

Julia Dahl joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her latest novel The Missing Hours.

Caitlin Malcuit also discusses a World Health Organization report on violence against women, as well as work being done by Not Our Native Daughters, National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault, The National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence, The Anti-Violence Project, The National Center for Transgender Equality, and The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

To learn more about Julia Dahl, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. The Missing Hours was featured in August 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar."

Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 500: Lauren Groff, Author of Matrix

We celebrate our 500th episode with the help of Pop Literacy hosts Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Kimberly Potts. They share some pop culture book and TV recommendations with Daniel Ford and share some lessons they've learned about podcasting (0:51 - 41:56).

Two-time National Book Award finalist Lauren Groff then joins Daniel on the show to discuss her latest book Matrix (43:07 - 1:06:35). Groff explains to us how she went about crafting a story set in 12th century and featuring Marie de France as the main character.

To learn more about Lauren Groff, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter. Matrix was featured in September 2021’s “Books That Should Be On Your Radar.”

To learn more about Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. To learn more about Kimberly Potts, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also subscribe to Pop Literacy and pick up When Women Invented Television and The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch.

Here's a list of recommendations featured in this episode:

The Storyteller by Dave Grohl Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos by Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa Bad Motherfucker: The Life and Movies of Samuel L. Jackson, the Coolest Man in Hollywood by Gavin Edwards Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid "For All Mankind" on Apple TV "Heels" on Starz "Impeachment" on FX "Dopesick" on Hulu

Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 499: Jo Hamya, Author of Three Rooms

We head to the U.K. for Episode 499! Author Jo Hamya chats with Daniel Ford about her debut Three Rooms.

"I'm finding increasingly weirder ways to construct a sentence is what keeps me interested," says Hamya. 

To learn more about Jo Hamya, follow her on Twitter. Three Rooms was featured in August 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar."

Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Friday Morning Coffee: Mary Roach, Author of Fuzz

On today's Friday Morning Coffee, Mary Roach, author of Fuzz, tells Daniel Ford all about animals behaving badly (or more accurately, hungrily).

Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposing delisting 23 species from the Endangered Species Act because they are extinct.

To learn more about Mary Roach, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter. Also listen to our first conversation with the author in Episode 198. Fuzz was featured in September 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar."

Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 498: Joe Posnanski, Author of The Baseball 100

Author, sportswriter, podcaster Joe Posnanski returns to the show to discuss his book The Baseball 100. Posnanski tells Daniel Ford about the metric he used to compile the greatest 100 baseball players of all time, the Field of Dreams game held earlier this year, and what it meant to him to research and include Negro League players on his list. 

Ford is also joined by new hotshot podcaster, legendary ghostwriter, and hardball author Daniel Paisner. The pair discuss what Paisner has learned from his fellow ghostwriters and some of his favorite baseball players of all time.

To learn more about Joe Posnanski, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to Rebecca Weston's interview with the author and subscribe to The Podcast, which Posnanski hosts with television guru Michael Schur.

To learn more about Daniel Paisner, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also subscribe to As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and pick up his novel A Single Happened Thing.

Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 497: María Amparo Escandón, Author of L.A. Weather

Author María Amparo Escandón joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel L.A. Weather, which is a Reese's Book Club selection.

"My grandmother taught me the difference between a lie and a story," Escandón tells Ford. "How stories are fun and lies are hurtful. She gave me a notebook and told me, 'Go on, write your lies here.'"

To learn more about María Amparo Escandón, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.