Literary Forensics interview
from Writers Who Read
This bonus episode is actually an episode of Jason DeHart’s podcast, “Words, Images, and Worlds” where he interviews authors about their books and their process. You can find his podcast and videos on YouTube @WordsImagesWorlds, where he explores literacy through comics, media, fandom, and scholarship. Gary was Jason’s guest on an episode that dropped back in August of 2026, and, naturally, he talked (a lot!) about the creation of Literary Forensics, and how it arose from his work with Writers Who Read. You can learn more about Literary Forensics here, and find the book at bookstores everywhere. In every episode we analyze and discuss one novel that has been published within the past 18-24 months. We do this because we are writers who read with intent–we read to study content and form and to uncover techniques that we can apply to our own writing. We read like writers, turning our favorite authors into our writing teachers. We do this through Literary Forensics, a set of tools that allow us to look beyond the surface of plot points, down into the tapestry of themes, contexts, and symbols that hold the very intentions of the author. We uncover why they wrote this novel and how they did it. If you'd like to join our LIVE! meetings in person, find upcoming novel titles and event registration information here and be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter. Writers Who Read has been meeting in Boulder, Colorado, since 2018, and we are affiliated with the Boulder Writers Alliance.
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