Writer's Bone

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.

Newly minted Pulitzer Prize-winner Jayne Anne Phillips joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her novel Night Watch.  To learn more about Jayne Anne Phillips, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.  

Former White House Social Secretary and advocate Deesha Dyer joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her book Undiplomatic: How My Attitude Created the Best Kind of Trouble.  To learn more about Deesha Dyer, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Author Tricia Romano joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book The Freaks Came Out To Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper that Changed American Culture.  To learn more about Tricia Romano, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Author and storyteller Alicia D. Williams joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her book Mid-Air.  Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the protests at Columbia University and how they connect to campus activism in the past.   To learn more about Alicia D. Williams, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Author Mark Stevens joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his novel The Fireballer.  To learn more about Mark Stevens, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

David L. Roll, author of George Marshall and The Hopkins Touch, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest book Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakespeare.

Filmmaker and screenwriter Ned Benson joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his new film "The Greatest Hits." He chats about his screenwriting process, which has involved working with the likes of Jessica Chastain and Scarlet Johansson, how he rounded up the terrific ensemble cast for the “The Greatest Hits,” and his approach to collaborating with said cast as a director. To learn more about Ned Benson, follow him on Instagram. Watch "The Greatest Hits" trailer.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line and Libro.fm.

Author Clifford Garstang (Oliver's Travels, What the Zhang Boys Know), joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about his new book The Last Bird of Paradise. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the possible "Sesame Street" writers' strike and why it's so damn important for writers to fight for the compensation and benefits they deserve. To learn more about Clifford Garstang, visit his official website. Also listen to our first conversation with the author. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line and Libro.fm.