Writer's Bone

If you're like us, food means family. It means love. It means comfort.  It's in that spirit that we welcome legendary chef, television star, and author Jacques Pépin to the show the week of Thanksgiving. Pépin not only discusses his latest cookbook, Cooking My Way: Recipes and Techniques for Economical Cooking, but also the origins of his love of cooking and how anxious home chefs (read: Daniel Ford) can overcome their trepidation in the kitchen.  As an added bonus, Daniel is joined by his mother Gail Ford, who discusses why she was drawn to Jacques Pépin's television presence and what cooking and baking has meant to her and her family for generations.  We hope you all enjoy time with your loved ones this Thanksgiving and our heart goes out to those around the globe who are separated from or without their family members. In the words of President Jed Barlet on "The West Wing" television series: "Here's to absent friends. And the ones that are here now." To learn more about Jacques Pépin, visit his official we

A Ben double feature!  First, author Ben Fountain (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his latest novel Devil Makes Three. Then, Ben Purkert talks with Daniel about his debut novel The Men Can't Be Saved.  To learn more about Ben Fountain, visit his official website. Learn more about Ben Purkert by visiting his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.

Heidi Pitlor (series editor of The Best American Short Stories) and Nicole Angeloro, (longtime editor of the series) chat with Daniel Ford about this year's edition, which was guest-edited by Min Jin Lee.  To learn more about Heidi Pitlor, visit her official website. You can learn more about Nicole Angerloro by visiting Mariner Books' staff page. Also check out The Best American Short Stories series landing page.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.

In this musical bonus episode, up-and-coming singer-songwriter Meredith Lane chats with Daniel Ford about her album "Greyhound," which has become a staple of our writing playlist.   Daniel is then joined by Ford family friend Peter Catucci. The longtime musician discusses his new song "Center Line," which he submitted for Grammy Award consideration, and his mentorship of younger musicians.    Caitlin Malcuit guest hosts and talks about her band Cat TV and their next gig on Nov. 18 at the Worthen Attic in Lowell, Mass. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.

Author Virginia Pye chats with Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee about her latest novel The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann.  Caitlin Malcuit also discusses Esquire's feature about the future of book publishing and a new study that found women now publish more than 50 percent of books. More resources: "Women now dominate the book business. Why there and not other creative industries?" | NPR  Community of Literary Magazines and Presses blackromanceconnoisseur | TikTok To learn more about Virginia Pye, visit her official website.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.

Author Nathan Hill joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his latest novel Wellness.  To learn more about Nathan Hill, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.

Author Nigar Alam chats with Daniel Ford about her debut novel Under the Tamarind Tree. To learn more about Nigar Alam, visit her official website.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.

Author and historian Ronald C. White (American Ulysses, A. Lincoln) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his new book On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. To learn more about Ronald C. White, visit his official website.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.

Author Julia Fine (The Upstairs House, What Should Be Wild) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Maddalena and the Dark. Caitlin Malcuit and Daniel also gab in studio about Halloween traditions, autumn New England events, and a Spirit halloween meet cute.  To learn more about Julia Fine, visit her official website. Also listen to our previous conversation with the author in Episode 469.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.

Author and pop culture obsessive Micol Ostow talks with Daniel Ford about her picture books Gilmore Girls: At Home in Stars Hollow, Life is Better With Friends, and Seinfeld: The Day of Nothing.  To learn more about Micol Ostow, visit her official website.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.

Author David Kruh joins Daniel Ford in studio to chat about his book Inseparable: An Alcatraz Escape Adventure. To learn more about David Kruh, visit his official website and Inseparable's website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.

We welcome back author and journalist Saul Austerlitz, who we first had on the show in 2019 when he was promoting his book Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era. He talked to Daniel Ford recently about his latest Kind of a Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century, which is available wherever books are sold, preferably your local independent bookseller. To learn more about Saul Austerlitz, visit his official website. Also listen to our first episode with the author in Episode 381. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.

Nancy Jooyoun Kim, author of The Last Story of Mina Lee, joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her latest novel What We Kept to Ourselves. To learn more about Nancy Jooyoun Kim, visit her official website. Also listen to our first conversation with the author in Episode 446. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.

Edgar Award-winning novelist Erin Flanagan (Deer Season, Blackout) joins Daniel Ford to chat about her latest book Come With Me.  Caitlin Malcuit discusses the end of WGA's strike and what Hollywood writers won in negotiations. She also talks about the search tool from The Atlantic that archives "which authors have been used to train the machines," and what authors can do when their work is injected into AI.  Finally, a hearty congrats to all of our literary friends that made TIME magazine's "100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time." To learn more about Erin Flanagan, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.

Erin Carlson, author of I’ll Have What She’s Having and Queen Meryl, returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her new book No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood. To learn more about Erin Carlson, visit her official website. Also listen to our first chat with the author in Episode 393. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.

Author Lou Berney (November Road, The Long and Faraway Gone) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his new book Dark Ride.  To learn more about Lou Berney, visit his official website. Also listen to our first conversation with the author on Friday Morning Coffee.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.

Author and historian Blair LM Kelley joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to talk about her book Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class.  Caitlin Malcuit also discusses meal debt and lunch shaming following a New Jersey district superintendent's attempted policy change that would have punished students whose parents or guardians owe lunch fees. She shares which states have passed universal free school meals and a list of state healthy school meal campaigns from the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). To learn more about Blair LM Kelley, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.

Rachel Harrison returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Black Sheep.  To learn more about Rachel Harrison, visit her official website. Also listen to our interviews with Harrison in Episode 503 and Episode 412, as well as her guest interviews with  Elisabeth Thomas, Clay McLeod Chapman, Adam Cesare, and Shaun Hamill. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.

Author and Porter Square Books co-owner and bookseller Josh Cook stops by to chat with Daniel Ford about his book The Art of Libromancy: On Selling Books and Reading Books in the Twenty-First Century. You can find Josh Cook at Porter Square Books. Also listen to his first appearance on the show and our NovelClass discussion about Ducks, Newburyport. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Craig Johnson returns to the show once more and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest Walt Longmire novel The Longmire Defense.  To learn more about Craig Johnson, visit his official website. Also listen to our past interviews with the author in Episode 455, Episode 383, and Episode 6.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.