Writer's Bone

Historian and author Jacqueline Jones joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her Pulitzer Prize-winning book No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Audio storyteller and author Lissa Soep joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her memoir Other People's Words.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Author Asha Thanki chats with Daniel Ford about her debut novel A Thousand Times Before.  To learn more about Asha Thanki, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Author Catherine Joy White chats with Daniel Ford about her book This Thread of Gold: A Celebration of Black Womanhood. To learn more about Catherine Joy White, follow her on Instagram.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, Caitlin Malcuit talks about the current state of cinema (sigh). She mentions an article from More Perfect Union titled Why Hollywood Can't Stop Making Sequels, Prequels and Reboots (published in June 2023) that is well worth your time. Author Scott Ryan then talks to Daniel Ford about his book The Last Decade of Cinema, in which he makes the argument that feature films peaked in the 1990s. To learn more about Scott Ryan, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Author Nash Jenkins joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his debut novel Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos, which is now out in paperback.  To learn more about Nash Jenkins, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Author Liz Moore (Long Bright River, The Unseen World) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her novel The God of the Woods, out today from Riverhead Books. To learn more about Liz Moore, visit her official website and read our first interview with the author in 2016. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit and her guest co-anchor Scott Cassell discuss the passing of Major League Baseball legend Willie Mays, the Rickwood Field game held in Birmingham, Ala., the game's troubled history of racism, and the recent integration of Negro League statistics into baseball's official record book.  Author and historian Kevin Baker (The Fall of a Great American City: New York and the Urban Crisis of Affluence, Paradise Alley) then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City. To learn more about Kevin Baker, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, and filmmaker Chelsea Devantez joins Daniel Ford to chat about her memoir I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway) and her podcast Glamorous Trash.  To learn more about Chelsea Devantez, visit her official website. Also listen to her appearance on As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast with Daniel Paisner. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Author John Vercher (After the Lights Go Out, Three-Fifths) returns to the show to chat with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Devil Is Fine, out today from Celadon Books. To learn more about John Vercher, visit his official website and listen to our previous interview with the author in Episode 535. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Caitlin Malcuit discusses the 16 mass killings in the United States in 2024, including the 11 that involved a firearm, and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.  Then author Eric Rickstad (I Am Not Who You Think I Am, The Names of Dead Girls) returns to chat with Daniel Ford about his explosive new novel Lilith.  To learn more about Eric Rickstad, visit his official website. Also listen to our previous interview with the author in Episode 518. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Author Clare Pooley (Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting, The Authenticity Project) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her new book How to Age Disgracefully, out today from Pamela Dorman Books. To learn more about Clare Pooley, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Best-selling author and Emmy-nominated scribe George Pelecanos joins Daniel Ford to chat about his latest book Buster: A Dog.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Award-winning author Morgan Talty (Night of the Living Rez) returns to the show and talks with Daniel Ford about his debut novel Fire Exit, out now from Tin House. To learn more about Morgan Talty, visit his official website and listen to our first interview with the author. Also read his essay about blood quantum in Esquire.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Author Elizabeth O’Connor joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss about her debut Whale Fall.  Guest host Daniel Paisner, prolific ghostwriter and host of As Told To, also chats about his upcoming conversation with author and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, as well as his book with Olympian Lindsey Jacobellis, Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Kate Feiffer—writer, illustrator, television and event producer, ice cream scooper—joins Daniel Ford to write about her fiction debut Morning Pages.  To learn about Kate Feiffer, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.  

Author Fiona Warnick joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her debut novel The Skunks. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Journalist and critic Noah Gittell joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his book Baseball: The Movie. To learn more about Noah Gittell, visit his official website.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Amy Lin joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her moving and lyrical memoir Here After.  Caitlin Malcuit also discusses pending legislation in Massachusetts and Connecticut aimed at improving wheelchair repair delays and why disabled customers struggle to get their equipment fixed in a timely manner. To learn more about Amy Lin, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Filmmaker D.J. Caruso joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about the new Peacock documentary “Bronx Zoo ‘90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball." The three-episode series is based on New York Post columnist Joel Sherman’s series of articles about the New York Yankees' disastrous 1990 season. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.