All Episodes

Author Joan F. Smith on Soulmates, Extreme Plotting, and Why Great Ideas Aren’t Enough

Amin Ahmad on failure, finding your niche, and A KILLER IN THE FAMILY

Author Lori Gold on Craft, Resilience, and Finding Your Path in Publishing

From Lawyer to Literary Magician: Inside the Author's Journey with Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

From the Playground to the Page: Corey Ann Haydu on Writing Motherhood and Memory in Her Adult Debut

Ariel Slick on Self-Publishing Her New Southern Gothic novel, The Devil Take The Blues

From Arctic Lawyer to Debut Novelist: Malcolm Kempt on Writing A Gift Before Dying

Kristi DeMeester on DARK SISTERS: Witchcraft, feminine rage, and breaking free from purity culture

From Doom Scroll to Book Deal: Michelle Maryk on found objects and an unexpected path to publication

Author Karen Winn on secret societies and sophomore novels

Stand-up Comedian Aaron Leidecker on self-publishing children's books, imposter syndrome, and more

Author Marisa Silver on leaving film for literature and writing about "ordinary" moments

Author Margaux Eliot (aka Julia Fine) on creating a literary alter ego

Author Kristin Bair Prefers Not To

Interview with Author Amy Gallo Ryan

Interview with Author Nick Medina

Interview with Author Kristen Loesch

Interview with Anthropologist and Author Danilyn Rutherford

Interview with Author Susan Coll

Interview with Author Ken Miller

Interview with Author Shobha Rao

Interview with Author Daphne Fama

Interview with Author Ruchira Gupta

Interview with Author Virginia Trench

Interview with Author Brooke Lea Foster

Acclaimed Literary Fiction Authors Share Their Best Advice for Aspiring Authors

Interview with Author Jessica Berger Gross

Interview with Author Lori Gold

Interview with Author Jon Hickey

Interview with Author Daria Lavelle

Interview with Author Anna Mitchael

Interview with Author Christina Li

Interview with Author Jessie Rosen

Interview with Author Sarah Penner

Interview with Author Alka Joshi

Interview with Author Holly Kennedy

Interview with Author Abbi Waxman

Interview with Publisher and Author Laura Stanfill

Interview with Author Roohi Choudhry

Interview with Author Karen Thompson Walker

Interview with Author Marcy Dermansky

Interview with Author Josh Duboff

Interview with Author Angela Brown

Interview with Author Jane Tara

Interview with Author Holly Brickley

5 New York Times Bestselling Authors Share How They First Got Published

Interview with Silly Goose Press Co-Founder and Poetry Editor Lexi Rosen

Interview with Author Wendy Dale

Interview with Author Cynthia Weiner

Interview with Author Tara Dorabji

Interview with Author Fiona Davis

Interview with Author Jennifer McGaha

Interview with Author Sara Reish Desmond

Interview with Book Publicist Leah Paulos

Interview with Author(s) A.D. Rhine

Interview with Author Sarah Seltzer

Interview with Author and Book Coach Courtney Maum

Interview with Author Julia Dahl

Interview with Author Ananda Lima

Interview With Author Anna Rasche

Interview with Author Lynda Cohen Loigman

Interview with Author Chad Beguelin

Interview with Author Kimberly Brock

Interview with Author Marissa Stapley

Interview with Author Iman Hariri-Kia

Interview with Author Madeline Martin

Interview with Author Chelsea Bieker

Interview with Author Tess Callahan

Interview with Author Sean Scott

Interview with Author Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

Interview with Author Sarah Easter Collins

Interview with Author Samuel Kolawole

Interview with Author Gila Pfeffer

Interview with Author Joselyn Takacs

Interview with Author Kimberly King Parsons

Episode 35: Interview with Author Elizabeth Birkelund

Interview with Author Amanda Eyre Ward

Interview with Author Swan Huntley

Interview with Author Evan S. Porter

Episode 31: Interview with Author Brooke Lea Foster

Interview with Author Lisa Barr

Interview with Author Mary Carroll Moore

Interview with Author Jessie Rosen

Interview with Author Emiko Jean

Interview with Author Sue William Silverman

Interview with Author Allison Pataki

Interview with Author Suzanne Park

Interview with Writing Coach Monica Hay

Interview with Author Julia Bartz

Interview with Literary Publicist Kathleen Carter

Interview with Author Isa Adney

Interview with Author Amy Lin

Interview with Author Emily Locker

Interview with Author Jennifer Belle

Interview with Author Julie Chavez

Interview with Author Miciah Bay Gault

Interview with Author Samantha Hunt

Interview with Author Julia Fine

Interview with Author Fran Hawthorne

Interview with Author Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Interview with Author Wade Rouse aka Viola Shipman

Interview With Author Daniel Turtel

Interview with Author Camille Pagan

Interview with Author Taylor Brown

Interview with Literary Agent Eleanor Jackson

Interview with Author Maggie Smith

Interview with Author Adele Myers

Interview with Book Editor Alexandra Shelley

Interview with Author Julia Dahl