The Lives of Writers
Candid conversations with writers about their lives in and out of books.
Show episodes
Autofocus Books publisher Michael Wheaton presents brief readings and various interview clips with the authors of the three Autofocus spring 2025 new releases: Erin Dorney (Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering), Shayne Terry (Leave: A Postpartum Account), and Teresa Carmody (A Healthy Interest in the Lives of Othe
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Andrew Bertaina interviews Nick Rees Gardner. Andrew Bertaina is the author of the essay collection The Body Is A Temporary Gathering Place, out now from Autofocus Books, and the short story collection One Person Away From You (2021), which won the Moon City Short Fiction Awa
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Jason McCall interviews Tasha Coryell. Tasha Coryell is the author of the debut novel Love Letters to A Serial Killer. Her forthcoming novel, Matchmaking for Psychopaths, is now available for preorder. Jason McCall is the author of the essay collection Razed by TV Sets (Autof
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Jason McCall interviews Juan Carlos Reyes. Juan Carlos Reyes is the author of the story collection, Three Alarm Fire, which is out on October 22, and the novella A Summer's Lynching. His stories, poems and essays have appeared in Florida Review, Waccamaw Journal, and Hawai’i
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Drew Hawkins interviews Jami Attenberg. Jami Attenberg is a New York Times bestselling author of now eight books of fiction, including The Middlesteins and All Grown Up; a memoir, I Came All This Way to Meet You; and 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused,
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Drew Hawkins interviews Kirsten Reneau. Kirsten Reneau is the author the debut full-length essay collection, Sensitive Creatures, which is out now with Belle Point Press. of two chapbooks, and her work has been published in The Threepenny Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Ree