Susan Flanagan and SIX other authors reveal what books make them cry! | The Write Project

Authors reveal the first books that ever made them cry, tear up, get emotional! What books affect the people who write what affects you?Featuring, from Running the Goat:Susan Flanagan, author of The Degrees of Barry LickFrom Breakwater Books:Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsAinsley Hawthorn, author of Land of Many ShoresShelley Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningFrom Flanker Press:Emily Hepditch, author of Alone on the TrailFrom Engen Books: Erin Vance, author of ExposureFrom amazing small presses:Katheryn Taylor, author of Misty's MisadventuresOriginally broadcast on April 21, 2025 as a part of The Write Project + Premium Content.  Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BABIt's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history! Support the showProduced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/​This program is sponsored by:Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/​Or sign up for their newsletters at: The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OTEngen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8YemrFantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zLEngen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5JmgThis recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew