Julia Dahl joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her latest novel The Missing Hours. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses a World Health Organization report on violence against women, as well as work being done by Not Our Native Daughters, National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault, The National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence, The Anti-Violence Project, The National Center for Transgender Equality, and The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. To learn more about Julia Dahl, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. The Missing Hours was featured in August 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

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Friday Morning Coffee: Julia Dahl, Author of The Missing Hours

We celebrate our 500th episode with the help of Pop Literacy hosts Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Kimberly Potts. They share some pop culture book and TV recommendations with Daniel Ford and share some lessons they've learned about podcasting (0:51 - 41:56). Two-time National Book Award finalist Lauren Groff then joins Daniel on the show to discuss her latest book Matrix (43:07 - 1:06:35). Groff explains to us how she went about crafting a story set in 12th century and featuring Marie de France as the main character. To learn more about Lauren Groff, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter. Matrix was featured in September 2021’s “Books That Should Be On Your Radar.” To learn more about Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. To learn more about Kimberly Potts, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also subscribe to Pop Literacy and pick up When Women Invented Television and The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch. Here's a list of recommendations featured in this episode: The Storyteller by Dave Grohl Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos by Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa Bad Motherfucker: The Life and Movies of Samuel L. Jackson, the Coolest Man in Hollywood by Gavin Edwards Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid "For All Mankind" on Apple TV "Heels" on Starz "Impeachment" on FX "Dopesick" on Hulu Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 500: Lauren Groff, Author of Matrix

We head to the U.K. for Episode 499! Author Jo Hamya chats with Daniel Ford about her debut Three Rooms. "I'm finding increasingly weirder ways to construct a sentence is what keeps me interested," says Hamya.  To learn more about Jo Hamya, follow her on Twitter. Three Rooms was featured in August 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 499: Jo Hamya, Author of Three Rooms

On today's Friday Morning Coffee, Mary Roach, author of Fuzz, tells Daniel Ford all about animals behaving badly (or more accurately, hungrily). Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposing delisting 23 species from the Endangered Species Act because they are extinct. To learn more about Mary Roach, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter. Also listen to our first conversation with the author in Episode 198. Fuzz was featured in September 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Friday Morning Coffee: Mary Roach, Author of Fuzz

Author, sportswriter, podcaster Joe Posnanski returns to the show to discuss his book The Baseball 100. Posnanski tells Daniel Ford about the metric he used to compile the greatest 100 baseball players of all time, the Field of Dreams game held earlier this year, and what it meant to him to research and include Negro League players on his list.  Ford is also joined by new hotshot podcaster, legendary ghostwriter, and hardball author Daniel Paisner. The pair discuss what Paisner has learned from his fellow ghostwriters and some of his favorite baseball players of all time. To learn more about Joe Posnanski, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to Rebecca Weston's interview with the author and subscribe to The Podcast, which Posnanski hosts with television guru Michael Schur. To learn more about Daniel Paisner, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also subscribe to As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and pick up his novel A Single Happened Thing. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 498: Joe Posnanski, Author of The Baseball 100

Author María Amparo Escandón joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel L.A. Weather, which is a Reese's Book Club selection. "My grandmother taught me the difference between a lie and a story," Escandón tells Ford. "How stories are fun and lies are hurtful. She gave me a notebook and told me, 'Go on, write your lies here.'" To learn more about María Amparo Escandón, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Episode 497: María Amparo Escandón, Author of L.A. Weather

A double shot for today's Friday Morning Coffee! Authors Nekesa Asia and John Fram join Daniel Ford to chat about their work. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the thrills and mysteries involved in being in a band with no name. To learn more about Nekesa Asia, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Dead Dead Girls was featured in June 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." To learn more about John Fram, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. The Bright Lands was featured in August 2020's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Friday Morning Coffee: Two Authors, Twice the Crime

Author Paula Hawkins (The Girl on the Train, Into the Water) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel A Slow Fire Burning. "One of the things I thought about a lot writing this novel is what is appropriate justice? Who gets what they deserve?" Hawkins tells Ford. "Should you restore order to the world? Is that your obligation as a crime novelist? Or should you be realistic?" To learn more about Paula Hawkins, visit her official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram. Also read our print interview with the author from 2015. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and Basic Pitches.

Episode 496: Paula Hawkins, Author of A Slow Fire Burning

Author James Tate Hill (Academy Gothic) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his memoir Blind Man's Bluff. "Follow your obsessions," Tate tells Ford. "They're probably connected to something that can very easily become a story that would be very entertaining to an audience or useful to you as a writer to explore." To learn more about James Tate Hill, visit his official website and follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Blind Man's Bluff was featured in August 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Also listen to the author's appearance on Pop Literacy. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Episode 495: James Tate Hill, Author of Blind Man's Bluff

Author and playwright Kia Corthron joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her latest novel Moon and the Mars. Caitlin Malcuit and Daniel also discuss the dumpster fire news cycle from the past week.  To learn more about Kia Corthron, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter. Moon and the Mars was featured in August 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s Friday Morning Coffee episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Friday Morning Coffee: Kia Corthron, Author of Moon and the Mars

Author Katie Crouch joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her novel Embassy Wife. To learn more about Katie Crouch, follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Embassy Wife was featured in July 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

Episode 494: Katie Crouch, Author of Embassy Wife

S.A. Cosby, author of Blacktop Wasteland, joins Daniel Ford and special guest host Kelly J. Ford (Cottomouths) to chat about his book Razorblade Tears. To learn more about S.A. Cosby, like his Facebook page and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 433. To learn more about Kelly J. Ford, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Listen to our first chat with the author in Episode 402. Today’s episode is sponsored by Daniel Paisner's new podcast As Told To and Libro.fm

Episode 493: S.A. Cosby, Author of Razorblade Tears (With Special Guest Host Kelly J. Ford)

Pulitzer Prize-winner Joby Warrick returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America's Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World. They also discuss the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan and the humanitarian crisis there, as well as other U.S. national security issues around the globe. To learn more about Joby Warrick, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter. Also listen to our first chat with the author in 2016 and read more of Warrick's work with The Washington Post.  Today’s Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Friday Morning Coffee: Joby Warrick, Author of Red Line

Megan Abbott, author of Give Me Your Hand and You Will Know Me, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her new, best-selling novel The Turnout. To learn more about Megan Abbott, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 492: Megan Abbott, Author of The Turnout

Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead Things, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her sophomore novel With Teeth. To learn more about Kristen Arnett, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. With Teeth was featured in July 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Episode 491: Kristen Arnett, Author of With Teeth

Author Daniel Ford and screenwriter Sean Tuohy discuss the craft of writing with best-selling authors, well known screenwriters, and comedians with the help of the most badass up-and-coming writers on the Internet.

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