Writers at Work

Tribute to Rod Serling 24.12.2024 23:23 ↓

This episode of Writers at Work pays tribute a man who is high on the short list of the best writers in the history of the TV medium. He is Rod Serling and this week marks the centennial of his birth on December 25, 1924.

M.T. Anderson 19.12.2024 45:14 ↓

Today on Writers at Work, I'll be speaking with M.T. Anderson, an author of enormous imagination. His latest novel, NICKED, is his first for adult readers. It's set in 1087, and a gang of misfits is sailing to what's known today as Turkey to recover the 700-year-old bones of St. Nicholas. Yes, that St. Nicholas. But NICKED is not a Christmas story. It is an amazement aptly described as a swashbuck...

Jessica Anthony 12.12.2024 44:49 ↓

It's that time of year when book lovers and critics declare their favorites from the prior 12 months. The latest by today's guest on Writers at Work has been turning up on quite a few of those lists. She is Jessica Anthony, and the book is THE MOST, a, crisp, suspenseful, wonderfully detailed, and altogether remarkable study of a marriage and a woman who has had enough. I count it among my favorit...

Tirzah Price 05.12.2024 30:14 ↓

This episode of Writers at Work features Tirzah Price , author of the Jane Austen murder mystery series. Her latest novel, IN WANT OF A SUSPECT, a spin off from that series, is subtitled A Lizzie and Darcy Mystery and is available now.   Tirzah set out to be an author of books for young adults. She's in possession of an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts...

Robert Hilburn 26.11.2024 40:11 ↓

This episode of Writers at Work features Robert Hilburn, author of A FEW WORDS IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY, the biography of Randy Newman. Bob is best known for his work for the Los Angeles Times, where during his four decades with the paper, he became the dean of American rock music writers, winning the loyalty of his readers and the trust of the artists he covered.   It would be easier to list the...

Ruth D Nelson 21.11.2024 41:12 ↓

This episode of Writers at Work features Ruth D. Nelson, art historian and author of OUR LADY OF THE WORLD'S FAIR: BRINGING MICHELANGELO'S "PIETÀ" TO QUEENS IN 1964.   Make no mistake, Nelson's book is work of serious scholarship, but it is also a tale of intrigue and suspense as mighty forces struggle to bring or to prevent the export of the Pieta to America. With a deft, confident hand, Nelson i...

Robert Plunket 14.11.2024 25:05 ↓

Conversation with author Robert Plunket

George Pelecanos 07.11.2024 34:01 ↓

Conversation with writer George Pelecanos

Kate Greathead 31.10.2024 30:40 ↓

Conversation with author Kate Greathead

David Morrell and James Grady 24.10.2024 51:07 ↓

Conversation with authors David Morrell and James Grady

Paul Rousseau 17.10.2024 23:17 ↓

Conversation with writer Paul Rousseau

Eddie Muller 10.10.2024 37:24 ↓

Conversation with writer Eddie Muller

Johnny D Boggs 03.10.2024 26:38 ↓

Conversation with author Johnny D Boggs

Lee and Andrew Child 25.09.2024 43:46 ↓

Conversation with authors Lee and Andrew Child

Will Smith 24.09.2024 38:52 ↓

Conversation with author and SLOW HORSES showrunner Will Smith

Alexander Boldizar 18.09.2024 27:00 ↓

Conversation with author Alexander Boldizar

Alex Segura 17.09.2024 38:27 ↓

Conversation with author Alex Segura

Mailan Doquang 12.09.2024 19:02 ↓

Conversation with author Mailan Doquang

Willy Vlautin 11.09.2024 27:48 ↓

Conversation with author and musician Willy Vlautin

Carl Hiaasen 05.09.2024 41:46 ↓

Conversation with Author Carl Hiaasen

Peter Blauner 04.09.2024 42:56 ↓

A conversation with author Peter Blauner

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 28.08.2024 28:29 ↓

A conversation with authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Walter Mosley 27.08.2024 32:08 ↓

A conversation with author Walter Mosley

Sara Paretsky 20.08.2024 24:27 ↓

A conversation with author Sara Paretsky

James Lee Burke 20.08.2024 15:26 ↓

A conversation with author James Lee Burke