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WritersCast
by BookTrix
WritersCast is the voice of writers. Host David Wilk interviews authors of new and forthcoming fiction, poetry and non-fiction books, talking with them about their work as writers, the stories they tell, the subjects they write about and the books they write. Writers reveal the thoughts and ideas behind their writing, and talk about a wide variety of topics of interest to their readers.
Episodes
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Publishing Talks: Interview with Jeremy Facknitz
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology. Mostly we’ve talked with people in the book industry about the history and the evolution of publishing and books. I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with editors,...
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Interview with Nona Footz: A Mansion of Her Own
A Mansion of Her Own: The Mysterious Life of Heiress Alice Delamar – Nona Footz with Audrey Clare Farley – Grand Central Publishing – 9781538772072 – 272 pages – $32.50 – October 8, 2026 – ebook versions available at lower prices It was impossible for me to resist a story about a reclusive…
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Publishing Talks: Ramsey Kanaan of PM Press
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It has been an ongoing education talking with people in the book industry about the evolution of...
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Thomas W. Gilbert: Death in the Strike Zone
Death in the Strike Zone: The Mystery of America’s First Baseball Hero — Thomas W. Gilbert — David Godine — Hardcover — 978-1-56792-759-7 — 192 pages — $27.95 — March 24th, 2026 – ebook edition available at lower cost As most of my listeners probably know by now, I love baseball and I really love...
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Kim Dower reading her poems for National Poetry Month, 2026
Authors Voices gives writers and poets a platform for reading their work. It’s been too infrequent a series in the past. Starting in 2026, inaugurated by this wonderful reading by Los Angeles poet Kim Dower, we will be presenting a monthly reading series with a representation of poets I feel have...
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Publishing Talks Interview: Luke Palder of MemoirGhostWriting.com
I discovered the very interesting Luke Palder by accident one day when I saw an ad he ran for his memoir writing and publishing business, MemoirGhostWriting.com. It sounded really interesting, and similar enough to some of my own work that I wanted to find out more about his work. Luke is a…
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Jack El-Hai: The Nazi and the Psychiatrist
The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII — Jack El-Hai — PublicAffairs — 9781610394635 — 304 pages — Published September 2, 2014 — Paperback — $21.99 (ebook available at lower prices; audiobook download also available)…
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Publishing Talks Interview: Kathleen Schmidt, Publishing Confidential
I started Publishing Talks as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It has been great fun talking with people in the book industry about the evolution of publishing...
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Todd Goddard: Devouring Time: Jim Harrison a Writer’s Life
Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, a Writer’s Life — Todd Goddard — 9781799902362 – Blackstone Publishing — Hardcover — 558 pages — $29.99 — November 4, 2025 Jim Harrison was for so many readers – and other writers – one of the central voices of American literature for the last half century. When...
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Shirley C. Strum: Echoes of Our Origins: Baboons, Humans, and Nature
Echoes of Our Origins: Baboons, Humans, and Nature — Shirley C. Strum, with Cassandra Phillips — Johns Hopkins University Press — Hardcover — 978-1-4214-5203-6 — 376 pages — $32.95 — September 9, 2025 — ebook edition available. This book was a fantastic discovery for me. I consider myself fairly...
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Publishing Talks Interviews Jordan Fleming, Owlcrate Press
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It has been great fun talking with people in the book industry about the evolution of publishing…
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Publishing Talks Interviews Thad McIlroy-Future of Publishing
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It was great fun talking with people in the book industry about the evolution of publishing in the...
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Carla Malden: Playback (a novel)
Playback (A Novel) — Carla Malden — 9781644284872 — Hardcover — 216 pages — Rare Bird Books — Published August 12, 2025 — $28 — ebook versions available at lower prices Time travel fiction is among my favorite literary genres. I’ve been reading time travel novels avidly since I was a kid. I am…
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Publishing Talks Interviews Derek Newton/Verify My Writing
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations I had with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It was great fun discussing the evolution of publishing in the context of technology, culture, and...
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Helen Sheehy: Just Willa (a novel)
Just Willa (a novel)—Helen Sheehy—Cave Hollow Press—978-2-7342678-3-9—paperback—428 pages—$21.95—April 13, 2025—ebook versions available at varying lower prices As many Writerscast listeners know, I only interview writers about books I like and enjoyed reading enough to want to share with my...
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Publishing Talks Interview with Carol Fitzgerald of The Book Report Network
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It was great fun talking with people in the book industry about the evolution of publishing in the...
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Tamara Dean: Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless
Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless – Tamara Dean – University of Minnesota Press – 9781517918569 – Paperback – 224 pages – April 22, 2025 – $19.95 -ebook editions available at lower prices Books like Shelter and Storm are all too often errantly categorized as “regional,” both by…
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Publishing Talks Interview with Lauren Woods of LitBox
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It was great fun talking with people in the book industry about the evolution of publishing in the...
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Annalee Newitz: Automatic Noodle
Automatic Noodle – Annalee Newitz – Tordotcom – 9781250357465 – Hardcover – 176 pages – August 5, 2025 – $24.99 – ebook versions available at lower prices Annalee Newitz is one of the best and most original science fiction writers I have read in a long time. I read their last novel, The Future of...
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Publishing Talks Interview with John Cheary of John Marshall Media
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It was great fun talking with people in the book industry about the evolution of publishing in the...
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Jeff Kisseloff: Rewriting Hisstory: A Fifty-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss
Rewriting Hisstory: A Fifty-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss – Jeff Kisseloff – 9780700638338 – Hardcover – 392 pages – University of Kansas Press – April 19th, 2025 – $34.99 -ebook versions available at lower prices I’ve known about the Alger Hiss case since I was a kid…
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Mark van de Logt: Between the Floods: A History of the Arikaras
Between the Floods: A History of the Arikaras — Mark van de Logt — University of Oklahoma Press —Paperback — 9780806194905 — 384 pages — $29.95 – October 1, 2024 – ebook versions available at lower prices During the past couple of years, I’ve read several really good books that recast the history...
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Rachel Blau DuPlessis reading from The Complete Drafts
Authors Voices gives writers a platform for reading their work. It’s an honor for me to be able to present poet and literary critic Rachel Blau DuPlessis reading from her extraordinary long poem, Drafts, which she began in 1986 and completed in 2012. Now the great Minneapolis-based independent...
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Nikkya Hargrove: Mama: A Queer Black Woman’s Story of a Family Lost and Found
Mama: A Queer Black Woman’s Story of a Family Lost and Found — Nikkya Hargrove — Algonquin Books — 9781643751580 — Hardcover – 240 pages — October 15, 2024 — $29.00, ebook versions available at lower prices “The book is deeply moving and shows how one woman managed to differentiate herself from…
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Dennis James Sweeney: How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses
How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses – Dennis James Sweeney – New World Library – Paperback – 9781608689361 – 216 pages – $18.95 – February 25, 2025 – ebook versions available at lower prices This book is described by its publisher as “A...
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Iris Jamahl Dunkle: Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb
Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb — Iris Jamahl Dunkle — University of California Press — Hardcover — 9780520395442 — 416 pages — $27.95 — October 15, 2024 — ebook versions available at lower prices. “This absorbing biography, written with both affection and admiration, shows Babb as...
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Eric Vickrey: Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash that Changed Everything
Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash that Changed Everything – Eric Vickrey – Rowman & Littlefield – Hardcover – 9781538190722 – 176 pages – $34 – April 16, 2024 I am sure that most of my listeners already know that I have long been a dedicated...
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Jon Wlasiuk: An Alternative History of Cleveland
An Alternative History of Cleveland – Jon Wlasiuk – Illustrated by Libby Geboy – Belt Publishing – Paperback – 9781953368799 – 244 pages – paperback – $19.95 – October 15, 2024 This is a terrific book published by the very fine independent Belt Publishing (now part of Arcadia Publishing, a…
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Publishing Talks Interview with Jack David of ECW Press
I began Publishing Talks a number of years ago as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology. Most of these interviews originally involved the future of publishing, books, and culture, talking with people in the book industry about how...
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B.A. Van Sise: On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues
On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues – B.A. Van Side – 978-0-7643-6814-1 – Hardcover – 176 pages – September 28, 2024 – $50.00 – Schiffer Publishing This book was irresistible to me from the outset. I’ve long been interested in both the indigenous languages of the...
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Oliver Radclyffe: Frighten the Horse (A Memoir)
Frighten the Horses – Oliver Radclyffe – Roxane Gay Books – 978-0-8021-6315-8 – Hardcover – 352 pages – $28.00 – September 17, 2024 – ebook versions available at lower prices This is flat out a remarkable story told by a remarkable person. We live in a time when people are so often simply...
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Publishing Talks Interview with Ken Whyte of Sutherland House
I began Publishing Talks a number of years ago as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology. Most of these interviews originally involved the future of publishing, books, and culture, talking with people in the book industry about how...
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Abraham Chang: 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers
888 Love and the Divine Burden Numbers: A Novel — Abraham Chang — Flatiron Books — Hardcover — 978-1-250-91078-3 — 400 pages — $29.99 — ebook $14.99 — May 7, 2024 I met Abe Chang several years ago when he was gainfully employed at Simon and Schuster as a sales rep. I was immediately impressed […]...
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Publishing Talks Interview with Leah Paulos Press Shop PR
Publishing Talks began years ago as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology. Most of these interviews originally involved the future of publishing, books, and culture, talking with people in the book industry about how publishing is...
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Kevin Baker: The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City — Kevin Baker — Knopf Publishing – 9780375421839 – Hardcover — 528 pages — $35.00 — March 5, 2024 — ebook versions available at lower prices I am guessing that anyone who knows me well will be aware that baseball has been a […] The post Kevin...
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Karl Marlantes: Cold Victory, a Novel
Cold Victory: A Novel — Karl Marlantes — Atlantic Monthly Press – 978-0-8021-6142-0 – Hardcover — 352 pages — $28.00 — January 9, 2024 — ebook versions available at lower prices I have to confess at the outset that Karl Marlantes has become one of my favorite authors of recent times and his…
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Sarah Neidhardt: Twenty Acres A Seventies Childhood in the Woods
Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods – Sarah Neidhardt – University of Arkansas Press – Paperback – 320 pages – 9781682262276 – $29.95 – Published March 7, 2023. Audiobook and ebook versions available at varying prices. Twenty Acres is a wonderful, rewarding family memoir that will...
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Lee Klancher: The Farmall Century 1923-2023
The Farmall Century 1923-2023: The Evolution of Red Tractors and Crawlers in the Golden Age of International Harvester – Lee Klancher – Octane Press – Hardcover – 9781642341393 – 384 pages (11.8 x 10.5) – $59.95 – October 26, 2023 This fantastic coffee table book is a massive, well-researched,...
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John Oakes: The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without
The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without—John Oakes—Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster—Hardcover —9781668017418—320 pages—$30—February 13, 2024—ebook versions available at lower prices If you’re expecting to find a “how to guide to fasting” you will have to look...
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Chris Yogerst: The Warner Brothers
The Warner Brothers by Chris Yogerst, Foreword by Michael Uslan – University Press of Kentucky – Hardcover – 9780813198019 – 360 pages – $34.95 -September 5, 2023. eBook and audio book versions are also available at lower prices. My grandfather, Jacob Wilk, worked for Warner Brothers as their…
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Publishing Talks Interview with Jane Friedman of Hot Sheet
Publishing Talks began first as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It was great fun talking with people in the book industry about the evolution of publishing in...
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Chris Jones: The Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality
The Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality – Chris Jones – Foreword by Tom Philpott – Ice Cube Press – 9781948509404 – 400 pages – $29.99 – June 1, 2023 When I saw the title of this book, I knew I would want to read it. How could I resist? […] The post Chris...
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Baron Wormser: The Road Washes Out in Spring
The Road Washes Out in Spring: A Poet’s Memoir of Living Off the Grid – Baron Wormser – Brandeis University Press – 9781684581603 – 214 pages – paperback – $24.95 – March 7, 2023 – ebook versions available at lower prices Baron Wormser is a poet and prose writer whose work I have been familiar…
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S.C. Gwynne: His Majesty’s Airship interview by David Wilk
His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine — Sam Gwynne — Scribner — 9781982168278 — 320 pages — hardcover — $32.00 – May 2, 2023 — ebook versions available at lower cost Sam Gwynne is the author of the outstanding Empire of the Summer Moon, a book I…
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Publishing Talks: An Interview with Shouvik Paul of CopyLeaks
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. I’ve spent time talking with people in the book industry about how publishing is evolving in the...
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Maureen Owen and Barbara Henning: Poets on the Road
Poets on the Road – Maureen Owen and Barbara Henning – City Point Press – 9781947951709 – Paperback – 176 pages – $18 – June 6, 2023 – ebook editions available at lower prices This is a special book by two very special poets. I know I am biased. They are both friends of mine, […] The post Maureen...
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Publishing Talks: Interview with Josh Schwartz of Pubvendo
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. I’ve spent time talking with people in the book industry about how publishing is evolving in the...
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Publishing Talks: Interview with Michael Wolfe
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. I’ve spent time talking with people in the book industry about how publishing is evolving in the...
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Cornelia Maude Spelman: Missing: A Memoir
Missing: A Memoir – Cornelia Maude Spelman – Jackleg Press – 9781737513445 – Paperback – 176 pages – $17.00 – July 15, 2022 – ebook versions available at lower prices Cornelia Maude Spelman is best known as a children’s book author. This memoir of her family was spurred by her meeting with and...
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Publishing Talks: Interview with Dan Harke of Mayo Clinic Press
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. I’ve spent time talking with people in the book industry about how publishing is evolving in the...
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WritersCast is the voice of writers. Host David Wilk interviews authors of new and forthcoming fiction, poetry and non-fiction books, talking with them about their work as writers, the stories they tell, the subjects they write about and the books they write. Writers reveal the thoughts and ideas behind their writing, and talk about a wide variety of topics of interest to their readers.
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