Constance Hale, author of the revised and updated edition of Sin and Syntax came on the show to talk about writing and style. Download audio. (Broadcast date: August 21, 2013)

Good friend and colleague, Linda Marsa, author of Fevered: Why a Hotter Planet Will Harm Our Health and How We Can Save Ourselves, came on the show to talk about her new narrative nonfiction book, science and medical writing, freelancing, … Continue reading →

Novelists Susan Choi (My Education) and Jessica Lott (The Rest of Us) talk about their books and writing with guest host Nicole Nelson. Download audio. (Broadcast date: July 31, 2013)

Elmore Leonard passed away this week, and in honor of him, I want to re-podcast this show we did back in 2007.  My guess is most of you who now follow the show didn’t hear this one. The second half … Continue reading →

Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves and The Jane Austen Book Club, and David Groves, author of What Happens to Us, talk with my guest host Nicole Nelson and with me about their novels, their … Continue reading →

Guest host Nicole Nelson talks with novelists Erika Robuck, author of Call Me Zelda and Courtney Angela Brkic, author of The First Rule of Swimming. Download audio. Please be aware there may be technical problems with the broadcast…it’s not you, … Continue reading →