Writer's Bone

Aspiring writers, best-selling scribes, and award-winning screenwriters confront existential dread and writing angst! A podcast for the conversationalist.

Episode 769: Eric Scot Tryon 08/11/2026

Episode 769: Eric Scot Tryon Author Eric Scot Tryon joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his debut novel . To learn more about Eric Scot Tryon, visit his . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/42382215

Friday Morning Coffee: Joshua Jelly-Schapiro 08/07/2026

Friday Morning Coffee: Joshua Jelly-Schapiro Host Caitlin Malcuit talks about Harry Belafonte's activism and how it differs from the MO of today's pop stars and celebrities. She also highly recommends checking out Harry Belafonte's appearance on "." Geographer and writer Joshua Jelly-Schapiro then joins Daniel Ford to chat his book . To learn more about Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, visit his . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/42350415

Episode 768: Manifesting a Zinn-aissance With Dave Zirin 08/04/2026

Episode 768: Manifesting a Zinn-aissance With Dave Zirin Author and sportswriter Dave Zirin sits down with Daniel Ford to discuss his book . To learn more about Dave Zirin, visit his . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/42304335

Episode 767: Lori Gold 07/28/2026

Episode 767: Lori Gold Author Lori Gold returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel . To learn more about Lori Gold, visit her . Also listen to the author's first appearance on the show (as Lori Goldstein) in . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/42228675

Friday Morning Coffee: Matthew Wolfe 07/24/2026

Friday Morning Coffee: Matthew Wolfe Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the ; sewage main breaks in Haverhill, Mass., into Merrimack River; and . Then, author and journalist Matthew Wolfe joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book . To learn more about Matthew Wolfe, visit his . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/42198910

Episode 766: David Heska Wanbli Weiden 07/21/2026

Episode 766: David Heska Wanbli Weiden Author David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Winter Counts) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel . To learn more about David Heska Wanbli Weiden, visit his and listen to our with the author. This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/42155805

Episode 765: Julie Buntin 07/14/2026

Episode 765: Julie Buntin Author Julie Buntin (Marlena) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel . To learn more about Julie Buntin, visit her official website and listen to our . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/42056080

Friday Morning Coffee: Helen Benedict 07/10/2026

Friday Morning Coffee: Helen Benedict Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses about how war impacts women and girls. "Bombs do not discriminate between men and women, but the consequences of war do," the report reads. Then, author, journalist, and professor Helen Benedict chats with Daniel Ford about her book . To learn more about Helen Benedict, visit her . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/42029805

Episode 764: Tim Brown 07/07/2026

Episode 764: Tim Brown Author and journalist Tim Brown joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book . To learn more about Tim Brown, visit his . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41948500

Episode 763: Jenny Jackson 06/30/2026

Episode 763: Jenny Jackson Author Jenny Jackson returns and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel . To learn more about Jenny Jackson, visit her . Also listen to our first interview with the author in . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41861460

Episode 762: Louise Fein & Kara McDowell & Edith Forbes 06/23/2026

Episode 762: Louise Fein & Kara McDowell & Edith Forbes Welcome to Author-poolza 2026! We're joined by a trio of authors who felt like a complete set, so we decided to include them all in one episode. Best-selling author chats about her novel (2:44). We're then joined by , author of her adult fiction debut (25:24). Our third and final guest is , author of (46:44). This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41729430

Friday Morning Coffee: Sarah L. Kaufman 06/19/2026

Friday Morning Coffee: Sarah L. Kaufman Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Roberta Smith and Jerry Saltz's and the current, troubled state of criticism and journalism. Then, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Sarah L. Kaufman joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book . To learn more about Sarah L. Kaufman, visit her . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41694215

Episode 761: Ben Fountain 06/16/2026

Episode 761: Ben Fountain Author Ben Fountain (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Devil Makes Three) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel . To learn more about Ben Fountain, visit his . Also listen to our first conversation with the author in . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41656955

Episode 760: Caroline Kepnes 06/09/2026

Episode 760: Caroline Kepnes Author Caroline Kepnes returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about , the latest installment in the Joe Goldberg series. To learn more about Caroline Kepnes, visit her . Also listen to our past interviews with the author in and . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41572635

Friday Morning Coffee: Michael P. Murphy 06/05/2026

Friday Morning Coffee: Michael P. Murphy Friday Morning Coffee host Caitlin Malcuit discusses how is reclaiming bronze melted down from Confederate monuments and the in Virginia. Author and architect Michael P. Murphy then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book . To learn more about Michael P. Murphy, visit his . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast. /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41541740

Episode 759: Nicole Blades 06/02/2026

Episode 759: Nicole Blades Author Nicole Blades (Have You Met Nora?, The Thunder Beneath Us) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel To learn more about Nicole Blades, visit her and listen to our past interviews with the author in and . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41496325

Episode 758: Kate Crane 05/19/2026

Episode 758: Kate Crane Author and journalist Kate Crane joins Daniel Ford for a powerful conversation about her book To learn more about Kate Crane, visit her . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41322320

Episode 757: Dimitry Elias Léger 05/12/2026

Episode 757: Dimitry Elias Léger Author Dimitry Elias Léger (God Loves Haiti) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel . To learn more about Dimitry Elias Léger, listen to our past interview with the author in and read our ! This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41253925

Friday Morning Coffee: Mark Frost 05/08/2026

Friday Morning Coffee: Mark Frost Author, screenwriter, director, and "Twin Peaks" co-creator Mark Frost joins Caitlin Malcuit on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his new book . We also give hearty congratulations to reporter Julie K. Brown for her for her reporting on Jeffrey Epstein in her Perversion of Justice series. The Pulitzer Prize board writes that Brown "went on to document and give voice to the scores of victims who had been groomed and abused by him and others in his circle. Her work, and the release of the government’s Epstein files, continue to reverberate around the world." Read way back in 2014. To learn more about Mark Frost, visit his . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41210785

Episode 756: Rachel Khong 05/05/2026

Episode 756: Rachel Khong Author Rachel Khong joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her short story collection . To learn more about Rachel Khong, visit her . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41144430

Episode 755: Radiating Moon Joy With Jeffrey Kluger 04/28/2026

Episode 755: Radiating Moon Joy With Jeffrey Kluger Author and journalist Jeffrey Kluger returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his book . To learn more about Jeffrey Kluger, read his work with . Also listen to our first interview with the author in . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/41021600

Episode 754: Living by the Pen With Allison LaMothe 04/21/2026

Episode 754: Living by the Pen With Allison LaMothe Author Allison LaMothe joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut mystery . To learn more about Allison LaMothe, visit her . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/40934400

Friday Morning Coffee: Ethelene Whitmire 04/17/2026

Friday Morning Coffee: Ethelene Whitmire Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Reed Peggram's Boston connections and his niece Debra Farrar-Parkman's docudrama "." Author Ethelene Whitmire then talks with Daniel Ford about her book . To learn more about Ethelene Whitmire, visit her . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/40900310

Episode 753: Tolani Akinola 04/14/2026

Episode 753: Tolani Akinola Author Tolani Akinola joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut novel . To learn more about Tolani Akinola, visit her . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/40821265

Episode 752: Molly Knight 04/09/2026

Episode 752: Molly Knight Author and journalist Molly Knight joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about the start of the 2026 Major League Baseball season, her Substack , and building a non-toxic community for baseball fans. To learn more about Molly Knight, visit her , subscribe to , and pick up her book . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/40778915

Episode 751: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong 04/07/2026

Episode 751: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Best-selling author and good friend of the pod Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Seinfeldia, Sex and the City and Us, When Women Invented Television) returns to the show to discuss her book . To learn more about Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, visit her official website. Also listen to our interviews with the author in Episo, , and our first chat with her during ! This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/40745965

Episode 750: A.M. Gittlitz 03/31/2026

Episode 750: A.M. Gittlitz Author and podcaster A.M. Gittlitz joins Daniel Ford and host Daniel Paisner on the show to discuss his book . To learn more about A.M. Gittlitz, subscribe to his podcast . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/40665875

Friday Morning Coffee: Seth Gordon 03/27/2026

Friday Morning Coffee: Seth Gordon Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses a into the state's theater tax credit that appears to provide monetary help to short-run flops and established hits that would likely succeed without assistance. She also highlights how in Fort Meyers, Fla., and the in Washington State are finding innovative ways to stay solvent int he face of state budget cuts and fighting for audiences. Theater director, educator, and author Seth Gordon then joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his book and the issues facing the nonprofit theater world and what the future might hold. To learn more about Seth Gordon, follow him on . Also listen to our first mention of his book in the intro to . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/40635335

Episode 749: Keith O'Brien 03/25/2026

Episode 749: Keith O'Brien Author and journalist Keith O'Brien (Charlie Hustle, Fly Girls) returns to the show to discuss his latest book . To learn more about Keith O'Brien, visit his . Also listen to our first interview with the author in . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/40610975

Episode 748: Amy Jo Burns 03/24/2026

Episode 748: Amy Jo Burns Author Amy Jo Burns (Mercury) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest book . To learn more about Amy Jo Burns, visit her . Also listen to our first interview with the author in . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/40595375

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