Writer's Bone

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...

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 Gradua...

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 .

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...

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 offi...

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...

Author Alex Kenna joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut What Meets the Eye . To learn more about Alex Kenna, 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 .

Author Oindrila Mukherjee joins Daniel Ford on the first Friday Morning Coffee of 2023 to discuss her sensational debut The Dream Builders . Caitlin Malcuit also discusses a tenant group in Los Angeles buying four buildings from Boston University , an affordable housing win , some upcoming Cat TV gigs , and our March 7 event with Issac Fitzgerald (author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts ) and our friends...

Author Jean Chen Ho joins Daniel Ford on our first episode of 2023 to chat about her debut Fiona and Jane (which is now out in paperback!). To learn more about Jean Chen Ho, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm , Pop Literacy , The Thoughtful Bro , and A Mighty Blaze podcast .

Author Monica Acker joins Daniel Ford on the 2022 season finale to discuss her debut children's book Brave Like Mom . Stephanie and Averie Ford make a special appearance and share their favorite children's books they've discovered during the last year. Titles include:  Good Night, Little Bookstore , written by Amy Cherrix and illustrated by E.B. Goodale Little Elliot, Big City , written and illust...

Author David Heska Wanbli Weiden joins Daniel Ford on the final Friday Morning Coffee of 2022 to chat about his book Winter Counts . Caitlin Malcuit also discusses tribal sovereignty in the United States and an appeals court's decision to revisit a June decision that would allow a company to establish a copper mine on Oak Flat land, which is part of a Native American reservation in Arizona. To lea...

Author Jenna Blum returns to the show to chat about the paperback edition of Woodrow on the Bench . She also discusses her new podcast series, " The Key of Love ," and what's cooking for A Mighty Blaze in 2023 and beyond. To learn more about Jenna Blum, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Also listen to our last interview with the author...

We're gettin' down to the last few weeks of 2022. We hope your writing is going well and you're hitting all your goals. If not, hey, a new year is about to dawn, more pots of coffee will be brewed, and your notebooks, laptops, tablets, and post-it notes await your next brilliant thoughts. And, really, what better way to avoid your own writing at the end of the year than by reading other writers' w...

Author Dahlia Adler stops by the show and chats with Daniel Ford about editing and collaborating on At Midnight: 15 Beloved Fairy Tales Reimagined . To learn more about Dahlia Adler, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , and follow her on Twitter , Instagram , and TikTok . Also, if you happen to live or find yourself in Connecticut, attend Adler's live book event at RJ Julia Bookse...

Multiple-talented actress and scribe Tracy Dawson chats with Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee about her debut book Let Me Be Frank: A Book About Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren't Supposed to Do . Caitlin Malcuit also discusses this year's 55th anniversary of Kathrine Switzer's famous Boston Marathon run , the 50th anniversary of the Boston Marathon allowing women to run in the...

Andrew Limbong, host of NPR's " Book of the Day " podcast, joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about how he got into public radio and some of his favorite books of the year. To learn more about Andrew Limbong, follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also subscribe to " Book of the Day, " check out more of Limbong's work on NPR , and peruse the 2022 edition of " Books We Love ." Audio excerpt used...

Author and historian Fred Kaplan joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer . To learn more about Fred Kaplan, visit his official website . Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm , Pop Literacy , The Thoughtful Bro , and A Mighty Blaze podcast .

Author Scott Blackburn joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his debut novel It Dies With You . To learn more about Scott Blackburn, visit his official website 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 .

Author and historian Matthew F. Delmont joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his book Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad . Caitlin Malcuit also chats about the midterm elections ( what the hell happened in New York State ?) and the HarperCollins Union's strike . To learn more about Matthew F. Delmont, visit his official webs...

Author and journalist Jonathan Abrams returns to the show to chat with Daniel Ford about his latest book The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop . To learn more about Jonathan Abrams, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 267 . Audio courtesy of Random House from The Come Up by Jonathan Abrams,...

Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe . To learn more about David Maraniss, visit his official website , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Also subscribe to Maraniss' podcast Ink in Our Blood and listen to our first conversation with the author . Audio...

In this bonus Friday Morning Coffee, Yaffa S. Santos talks with Daniel Ford about her latest novel A Touch of Moonlight . Caitlin Malcuit also discusses a book launch she attended for author Brian Serven and illustrator Dan Blakeslee's Lore of the Jack-O'-Lantern . She also chats about Blakeslee's alter ego Doctor Gasp, of Doctor Gasp and the Eeks fame. To learn more about Yaffa S. Santos, visit h...

Author and journalist Jeff Pearlman joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his latest book The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson . To learn more about Jeff Pearlman, visit his official website , subscribe to his podcast Two Writers Slinging Yang , like his Facebook page , and follow him on Twitter and Instagram . Be sure to watch the video of Bo Jackson's first big league hit we...

Talented young artist Girl in the Garden (aka Kate Plaisted) joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her just released EP " Time Will Tell " and her approach to songwriting. Caitlin Malcuit also chats with her bandmate Steve Herdegen about their band Cat TV . To learn more about Girl in the Garden, visit her official website , like her Facebook page , subscribe to her YouTube channel...

Author and journalist Jessica Radloff joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss about her book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series . As an added bonus, Stephanie and Averie Ford drop by to chat about some of their favorite episodes and scenes from "The Big Bang Theory." To learn more about Jessica Radloff, follow her on Twitter and Instagram . Also read her work...