Author, Can I Ask You?
Hi there from Joni B. Cole, author of "Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier." This podcast gives me the chance to ask notable authors about what they write, how they write, and why they write. Plus, I throw in the odd question or two to help us get to know each author a little bit better as a person. Eavesdrop along with a new episode every Thursday.
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Producer: Helmut Baer
Music credit: "Upbeat Forever" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Episodes
39 episodes
It's party time!
In this topsy turvy episode, guest host Tracy Wood interviews Joni B. Cole about her new essay collection, Party Like It's 2044. For more info about Joni and her books: www.jonibcole.com
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28:26
Radio personality turned author Mike Morin on being the guy on both sides of the mic
Mike talks about how his books "found" him, what authors need to do to drum up publicity, and the importance of making fun (of yourself). https://www.mikemorinmedia.com/
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27:22
Host Joni B. Cole Talks Toxic Feedback (the book)
In this topsy turvy episode, host Joni B. Cole finds herself on the other side of the interview, as her friend and fellow writer Drew Rockwell asks her about her acclaimed book for writers, Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive...
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29:00
Mega bestselling author Lauren Kate on believing in love above all.
Lauren talks about writing her first rom-com, authors who aren't who they say they are, and what happens when writers hit that 80 percent mark when drafting their manuscripts. http://laurenkatebooks.n...
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20:16
Poet and teacher Camille Guthrie pays us in Diamonds
Camille talks about her hilarious and heartbreaking poems from a woman in midlife on the edge. A ribald collection that is “all too relatable and unputdownable.”
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26:37
Robert Kerbeck on Ruse: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street
From promising actor to corporate con man/spy, Kerbeck's story is a fascinating "you can't make this stuff up" tale of two lives.
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24:22
Eliza Jane Brazier on Good Rich People
Eliza talks about her "Most Anticipated" new novel and the haves and have nots who people it. Follow her on Twitter @EJaneBrazier
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21:01
Toufah Jallow: The Woman Who Inspired an African #MeToo Movement
Toufah shares the inspiring story of how she found the courage to publicly accuse the former president of her country of rape, and how she established the Toufah Foundation to support other victims of sexual assault.
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22:45
Elite firefighter turned poet Kevin Goodan on his latest collection, Spot Weather Forecast
Kevin talks about his sixth acclaimed book of poetry, inspired by his days as an elite firefighter for the National Forest Service. He also explains why he shies away from the "P" word. https://kevingoodan.com/
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21:22
Leslie Lehr on A Boob's Life
Leslie discusses America's (and her own) obsession with this much-nicknamed body part. Plus, she shares what it's like to have her personal boob story serve as fodder for a potential HBO comedy series. www.lesl...
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23:22
Wanda Morris shares All Her Little Secrets
Wanda (a 2021 "Writer to Watch," according to Publisher's Weekly) discusses her much-touted debut thriller, plus she shares her journey from the "black hole" of querying agents to having her novel go to auction.
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25:47
Amy Butler Greenfield on one of the world's most remarkable (and least known) code breakers
Amy cracks the story of brilliant code breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman, and talks about the life event that changed the course of her writing. https://www.amybutlergreenfield.com/
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22:01
Teri Rizvi on essays and Erma Bombeck
Teri discusses her new essay collection One Heart with Courage, plus her role as the director of the world's best (and friendliest) humor-writing conference. To purchase a copy of Teri's book (all proceeds go to the Erma Bombeck Writer...
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21:18
Jasmin Darznik on The Bohemians
Jasmin talks about how the legendary photographer Dorothea Lange inspired her acclaimed new novel, and her own " unconventional" path to becoming a writer.
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21:56
Tim Horvath on unruly fictions
Short story author (and NPR fav!) Tim Horvath talks about imaginative possibilities, his collaboration with a cellist, and the perks of being obsessive.
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21:35
Veterans Writing Award winner Dewaine Farria on war and prose
Dewaine talks about writing as a bridge from Mogadishu to Montpelier, and why he thinks Tobias Wolfe loves his novel. https://www.dewainefarria.com/
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19:45
Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Joe Ellis dishes on America's Founding Fathers
With thirteen books to his credit, Joe explains why the founding era is "the big bang in the American political universe." https://josephellishistorian.com/
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22:29
An Na on having her debut novel (almost) win the National Book Award
Na talks about writing for young adults, non-traditional story structures, and a welcome diversity of voices in the world of publishing.
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20:05
Danusha Laméris on the path of poetry
Danusha talks about her journey from loss to "the luckiest girl in the world."
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19:26
Sarah Stewart Taylor on the crimes that haunt us
Acclaimed mystery novelist Sarah Stewart Taylor talks about her newest police procedural, on-ramping her crime-writing career, and what she learned from cartoonists
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17:38
KJ Dell'Antonia on her really, really good day (courtesy of Reese Witherspoon)
K.J. talks about her book being picked up by Reese's Book Club, her career path from NYTimes editor to novelist, and the best writing advice she ever got. https://kjdellantonia.com/
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16:51
Lee Conell on The Party Upstairs
Lee discusses her much-acclaimed debut novel, lessons learned from working with literary luminaries, and how she knows when a short story is done.
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16:44
Memoirist Gretchen Cherington on Poetic License
Gretchen shares stories of growing up with a Pulitzer-Prize-winning father, a houseful of famous poets, and coming to terms with a parent's betrayal. gretchencherington.com
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