Writer's Bone

Author Maurice Carlos Ruffin returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel The American Daughters.  To learn more about Maurice Carlos Ruffin, visit his official website.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Gho

On the first Friday Morning Coffee of 2025, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the Southern California wildfires. Poet Amanda Hawkins then chats with Daniel Ford about their debut collection When I Say the Bones I Mean the Bones. Resources: Cal Fire Current Emergency Incidents California Fire Safe Council  NPR: "Inmates ar

Author Erika Swyler joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her new novel We Lived on the Horizon (out now from Atria Books). To learn more about Erika Swyler, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of Color Auction, The Stacks Podcast, As Told To: The Ghostwriti

Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, creators of "Somebody Somewhere" on HBO, talk with Daniel Ford about crafting a show with comedian and actress Bridget Everett, how they assembled the perfect ensemble cast, and some of their favorite moments from the series. To learn more about Hannah Bos, visit her official website. Also

Host Caitlin Malcuit brews up one more Friday Morning Coffee for 2024 and encourages listeners to "keep reading and keep fighting." Author Sara B. Franklin then joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America. To learn more about Sara B. Franklin, visit

Activist and author Brea Baker closes out our 2024 with an in-depth conversation about her book Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership. To learn more about Brea Baker, visit her official website.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, Authors for Voices of C