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Episode 693: Erika Krouse

Edgar Award-winning author Erika Krouse (Tell Me Everything, Contenders) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her short story collection Save Me, Stranger.

To learn more abour Erika Krouse, 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. 

Episode 692: Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Author Maurice Carlos Ruffin returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel The American Daughters. 

To learn more about Maurice Carlos Ruffin, visit his 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. 

 

Friday Morning Coffee: Following the Whale With Poet Amanda Hawkins

On the first Friday Morning Coffee of 2025, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the Southern California wildfires.

Poet Amanda Hawkins then chats with Daniel Ford about their debut collection When I Say the Bones I Mean the Bones.

Resources:

Cal Fire Current Emergency Incidents California Fire Safe Council  NPR: "Inmates are fighting California wildfires" California Fire Map & Tracker

To learn more about Amanda Hawkins, visit their official website.

Photo credit: Beowulf Sheehan

Episode 691: Erika Swyler

Author Erika Swyler joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her new novel We Lived on the Horizon (out now from Atria Books).

To learn more about Erika Swyler, 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. 

Episode 690: Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen

Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, creators of "Somebody Somewhere" on HBO, talk with Daniel Ford about crafting a show with comedian and actress Bridget Everett, how they assembled the perfect ensemble cast, and some of their favorite moments from the series.

To learn more about Hannah Bos, visit her official website. Also follow Paul Thureen on Instagram and check out The Debate Society.

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. 

Friday Morning Coffee: Sara B. Franklin

Host Caitlin Malcuit brews up one more Friday Morning Coffee for 2024 and encourages listeners to "keep reading and keep fighting."

Author Sara B. Franklin then joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America.

To learn more about Sara B. Franklin, 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. 

Episode 689: Brea Baker

Activist and author Brea Baker closes out our 2024 with an in-depth conversation about her book Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership.

To learn more about Brea Baker, 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. 

Episode 688: Melissa Ludtke

Author and journalist Melissa Ludtke joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside.

To learn more about Melissa Ludtke, visit her official website.

Photo credit: Stan Grossfeld

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. 

Friday Morning Coffee: Emily Van Duyne

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee episode, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses how intimate partner violence was a factor in Sylvia Plath's suicide and how it continues to be a major public health crisis. She also highlights a WBZ News story featuring Dr. Bharti Khurana, founder and director of the Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center, and her team's automated clinical decision support tool for Intimate Partner Violence Risk and Severity Prevention (AIRS).

Author Emily Van Duyne then talks with Daniel Ford about her book Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation.

To learn more about Emily Van Duyne, follow her on Instagram. 

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. 

Episode 687: Shaun Hamill

Author Shaun Hamill returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his book The Dissonance.

To learn more about Shaun Hamill, visit his official website. Also listen to his conversation with author Rachel Harrison in Episode 438.  

Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing.