Heather Young, author of The Distant Dead, and I discuss the art, craft, and business of writing a crime novel. Download audio (Broadcast date: July 8, 2020)

Poet Jane Hirshfield is my guest on the show to talk about her new volume of poetry, Ledger. Download audio. (Broadcast date: June 24, 2020) Intro and outro music by Travis Barrett. Find more of my son’s work on Spotify … Continue reading →

Courtney Maum, author of Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book (Catapult), talks with me about the art, craft, and business of writing. Download audio. Intro and outro music … Continue reading →

Novelist S.M. Hulse, author of Eden Mine, joins me on the show to talk about the art, craft, and business of writing–and why she uses initials instead of her first name. Download audio. (Broadcast date: May 11, 2020) Intro and … Continue reading →

Novelist Jill Ciment, author of The Body in Question and Heroic Measures (made into the film, Five Flights Up, with Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton), and I talk about the art, craft, and business of writing. Download audio. (Broadcast date: … Continue reading →

Colette Sartor, author of the short story collection, Once Removed (University of Georgia Press) and I talk about the art, craft, and business of writing. This collection won the Flannery O’Conner Award. Listen! Download audio. (Broadcast date: March 11, 2020) … Continue reading →