Novelist Nathan Hill, author of The Nix, joins Marrie Stone for the hour. They talk politics, betrayal, what we owe each other and what we don’t, how history repeats itself, writing over the course of a decade, weird Amazon reviews, … Continue reading →

Wendy Corsi Staub, mystery author with more than 75 books to her credit, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about writing mystery and suspense fiction, and her path to becoming a NYT bestselling author. Staub will be a keynote presenter at Ladies … Continue reading →

Don Winslow, author of The Force, and Janelle Brown, author of Watch Me Disappear join me to talk about their latest novels. Don talks about a writer’s job and his pathway to publication, and Janelle talks about how Watch Me … Continue reading →

Short story writers Meghan Kenny, Love Is No Small Thing, and Michael Knight, Eveningland, join Marrie to talk about their collections. Both writers discuss the importance of place in their fiction. They dissect a few of their most challenging stories, … Continue reading →

Bernadette Murphy, author of the memoir, Harley and Me, talks with Barbara about the art and craft of writing the memoir, with a focus on the hybrid memoir, among other things. Download audio. (Broadcast date: August 16, 2017)

Jonathan Dee joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest novel, The Locals, and its relevancy in the rise of Trump. He talks about the complications of class relations, as well as craft issues including point of view, writing challenges … Continue reading →