Writer's Bone

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

Friday Morning Coffee: Following Sam Shepard's Lead With Robert M. Dowling 11/21/2025

Friday Morning Coffee: Following Sam Shepard's Lead With Robert M. Dowling On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Seth Gordon's new book , which explores the current state of the U.S. nonprofit theatre movement. Then, author Robert M. Dowling (Eugene O’Neill: A Life in Four Acts, Slumming in New York: From the Waterfront to Mythic Harlem) chats with Daniel Ford about his book . This episode is sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/39117300

Episode 733: Yael van der Wouden 11/18/2025

Episode 733: Yael van der Wouden Author Yael van der Wouden joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her Booker Award-nominated novel . To learn more about Yael van der Wouden, visit her . This episode is sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/39065630

Episode 732: Craig Thomas 11/11/2025

Episode 732: Craig Thomas Craig Thomas, co-creator of "How I Met Your Mother" and co-host of the podcast "," joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut novel . To learn more about Craig Thomas, follow him on . Also listen to our interview with Carter Bays in . This episode is sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/38979785

Friday Morning Coffee: Char Adams 11/07/2025

Friday Morning Coffee: Char Adams In this edition of Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the , a New York City-based abolitionist who operated the first known Black bookstore and is featured in our guest's book, and his connections to New England. She also mentions the , located in Northampton, Mass. Then author and journalist Char Adams joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book . To learn more about Char Adams, visit her . This episode is sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/38944650

Episode 731: Celeste Ng and Nicole A. Lamy 11/04/2025

Episode 731: Celeste Ng and Nicole A. Lamy In this episode, we celebrate the short story and the recently published with author and guest editor Celeste Ng and series editor Nicole A. Lamy. To learn more about Celeste Ng, visit her . Learn more about this year's . This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/38901440

Episode 730: Ambassador Michael McFaul 10/28/2025

Episode 730: Ambassador Michael McFaul Michael McFaul, former Ambassador to Russia for President Barack Obama and NBC News contributor, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his new book . To learn more about Ambassador Michael McFaul, visit his . This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/38794595

Friday Morning Coffee: David Ambroz 10/24/2025

Friday Morning Coffee: David Ambroz On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, Caitlin Malcuit, with an assist from the late comedian George Carlin, discusses poverty and homelessness in America (and who is getting rich off of both). Author and activist David Ambroz then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his memoir . To learn more about David Ambroz, visit his . This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/38761725

Episode 729: Jeff Pearlman 10/21/2025

Episode 729: Jeff Pearlman Author and journalist Jeff Pearlman returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book . To learn more about Jeff Pearlman, visit his . Also listen to our first interview with the author and subscribe to his podcast "." This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/38631685

Episode 728: Mary Roach 10/14/2025

Episode 728: Mary Roach Author Mary Roach returns to the show to discuss her latest book . To learn more about Mary Roach, visit her . Also listen to our past interview with the author in and . This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/38568520

Friday Morning Coffee: Joshua Moore 10/10/2025

Friday Morning Coffee: Joshua Moore On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses why it's healthy and helpful to question and explore the seedier aspects of our nostalgic fandom. Author and journalist Joshua Moore then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book . To learn more about Joshua Moore, visit his . This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/38533670

Episode 727: Sam Sussman 10/07/2025

Episode 727: Sam Sussman Author Sam Sussman joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut novel . To learn more about Sam Sussman, visit his . Also read his piece "" in Harper's Magazine. This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/38482885

Episode 726: Amy Silverberg 09/09/2025

Episode 726: Amy Silverberg Author and comedian Amy Silverberg chats with Daniel Ford about her debut novel . To learn more about Amy Silverberg, visit her . Also listen to her appearance on Daniel Paisner's . This episode is sponsored by , by Kathleen Rhodes, , and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/38105255

Episode 725: Peter Ames Carlin 08/25/2025

Episode 725: Peter Ames Carlin Author and journalist Peter Ames Carlin joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book . To learn more about Peter Ames Carlin, visit his . This episode is sponsored by , by Kathleen Rhodes, and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37898775

Episode 724: Sara Reish Desmond 08/19/2025

Episode 724: Sara Reish Desmond Author Sara Reish Desmond joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut short story collection . To learn more about Sara Reish Desmond, visit her . This episode is sponsored by , by Kathleen Rhodes, and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37857320

Friday Morning Coffee: Robert W. Fieseler 08/15/2025

Friday Morning Coffee: Robert W. Fieseler In honor of today's guest and subject matter, host Caitlin Malcuit talks about what author and journalist Robert W. Fieseler might call "the Floridafication" of the United States and how . Then, Fieseler returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book . To learn more about Robert W. Fieseler, visit his and listen to our first interview with the author in . Also read about the 1951 murder of Harry T. Moore, president of the Florida Conference of the NAACP. This episode is sponsored by , by Kathleen Rhodes, and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37823260

Episode 723: Finding Emotional Courage With Dave Patterson 08/12/2025

Episode 723: Finding Emotional Courage With Dave Patterson Author Dave Patterson (Soon All the Light Will Be Perfect) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his short story collection . To learn more about Dave Patterson, visit his or listen to our first interview with the author in . Also stop by , emceed by Richard Russo, at Print: A Bookstore in Portland, Maine, on Aug. 12 from 7 - 8 p.m. This episode is sponsored by , by Kathleen Rhodes, and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37739255

Episode 722: C.M. Kushins 08/05/2025

Episode 722: C.M. Kushins Author C.M. Kushins (Nothing’s Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon, Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book . This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37667420

Friday Morning Coffee: Dheepa R. Maturi 08/01/2025

Friday Morning Coffee: Dheepa R. Maturi Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the "" gardening method and how could aid in river restoration and rehabilitation. Then, author Dheepa R. Maturi joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her eco-thriller . To learn more about Dheepa R. Maturi, visit her . This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37623125

Episode 721: Claudette Sabbag 07/29/2025

Episode 721: Claudette Sabbag Local Reading, Mass., author Claudette Sabbag chats with Daniel Ford at the about her debut novel . This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37583070

Episode 720: Sally Quinn 07/22/2025

Episode 720: Sally Quinn Legendary Washington Post journalist and columnist, Washington D.C. insider, and author Sally Quinn joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel . To learn more about Sally Quinn, visit her . Also read her about her husband Ben Bradlee's struggle with Alzheimer's. This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37482660

Friday Morning Coffee: Allison King 07/18/2025

Friday Morning Coffee: Allison King On the latest Friday Morning Coffee episode, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses , New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian. Author Allison King then chats with Daniel Ford about her debut . To learn more about Allison King, visit her . Also catch her at . This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37441630

Episode 719: Peter Swanson 07/15/2025

Episode 719: Peter Swanson Author Peter Swanson (The Kind Worth Killing, Eight Perfect Murders) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book . To learn more about Peter Swanson, visit his . Also listen to our preview interviews with the author in and . This episode is sponsored by by Kathleen Rhodes and . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37401635

Episode 718: Michelle Huneven 07/08/2025

Episode 718: Michelle Huneven Author Michelle Huneven (Search, Off Course) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel . To learn more about Michelle Huneven, visit her . Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37307370

Episode 717: Greg Grandin 07/01/2025

Episode 717: Greg Grandin Author and historian Greg Grandin (The Empire of Necessity, Fordlandia, Empire’s Workshop) joins Daniel Ford to discuss his latest book . To learn more about Greg Grandin, visit his . Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37198780

Friday Morning Coffee: Rachel Slade 06/27/2025

Friday Morning Coffee: Rachel Slade Author and journalist Rachel Slade talks with Caitlin Malcuit and Daniel Ford about her book , which is now out in paperback. To learn more about Rachel Slade, visit her . Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37149680

Episode 716: Being About It With Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 06/24/2025

Episode 716: Being About It With Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Best-selling author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest book . To learn more about Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, visit her . Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37114375

Episode 715: Ivy Pochoda 06/17/2025

Episode 715: Ivy Pochoda Author Ivy Pochoda (Sing Her Down, These Women) joins Daniel Ford to discuss her novel , out now from G.P. Putnam's Sons. To learn more about Ivy Pochoda, visit her . Also watch her appearance on "." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/37029550

Friday Morning Coffee: John W. Miller 06/13/2025

Friday Morning Coffee: John W. Miller Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses with guest co-host Scott Cassell. Then, author and journalist John W. Miller joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book . To learn more about John W. Miller, visit his . Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/36973115

Episode 714: Jess Walter 06/10/2025

Episode 714: Jess Walter Author Jess Walter returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his new novel , out now from Harper. To learn more about Jess Walter, visit his . Also listen to our previous interviews with the author in and . Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/36924365

Episode 713: John Kenney 06/03/2025

Episode 713: John Kenney Author John Kenney joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his novel . To learn more about John Kenney, read his work with . Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by . /episode/index/show/writersbone/id/36796800

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