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    Episode 182: Adapting a Book to the Screen — Interview with Howard Kaplan

    Hey there word nerds! Today I am delighted to have author Howard Kaplan on the show! Howard is a native of Los Angeles, but he has lived in Israel and traveled to numerous places across the world, including Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt. He also has had some incredible adventures in the former Soviet Union which,… Read more »

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    Episode 181: Getting to Know Your Characters — Interview with Joan Dempsey

    Hey there word nerds! Today I am delighted to have award-winning author Joan Dempsey on the show! Joan’s writing has been published in numerous places including The Adirondack Review and  Alligator Juniper, and she is the author of This is How it Begins. For this fascinating novel, that is a mix of literary fiction and… Read more »

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    Episode 180: Writing a Thriller Series — Interview with D.P. Lyle

    Hey there word nerds! Today I am so excited to have author D.P. Lyle on the show! In his writing career, Doug has received a Macavity and Benjamin Franklin Silver Award and has been nominated for a gazillion others including, but nowhere near limited to, the Edgar, Agatha, and Silver Falchion. He is the author… Read more »

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    Episode 179: Research and Close Reading — Interview with Stephen Morris

    Happy Holidays word nerds! To help you enjoy this special week between Christmas and New Year’s, we’ve got an awesome show for you featuring author Stephen Morris! Stephen holds degrees in medieval history and theology from Yale and St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Academy. He is also a former priest of the Russian Orthodox Church. He… Read more »

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    Episode 178: Writing Speculative Fiction — Interview with Ada Palmer

    Today I have the pleasure of talking with author Ada Palmer on the show! Ada is an intellectual historian and the author of the four part science fiction series Terra Ignota. The first book in the series (also Ada’s first science fiction novel), Too Like the Lightning, was a Hugo Best Novel Finalist in 2017… Read more »

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    Episode 177: Narration and Voice — Interview with Ayobami Adebayo

    Hey there word nerds! Today I am so excited to have author Ayobami Adebayo on the show! Ayobami’s stories have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. She holds BA and MA degrees in literature in English as well as an MA in creative writing, and has received numerous fellowships and residencies. Her debut… Read more »

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    Episode 175: Crafting the Medical Thriller — Interview with Robin Cook

    Hey there word nerds! Today I am so excited to have doctor and writer Robin Cook on the show! Robin started his medical career as a general surgical resident and finished with an ophthalmology residency at Harvard. His literary career, however, began as he wrote his debut novel, The Year of the Intern, underwater inside… Read more »

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    Episode 174: Story and Context — Interview with Jarett Kobek

    Hey there word nerds! Today I am delighted to have Jarett Kobek on the show! Jarett published his first novel, I Hate the Internet, last year with a small indie publisher and it immediately took on cult status and received rave reviews. His new book, The Future Won’t Be Long, centers on one of the… Read more »

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    Episode 173: Fake It ’til You Make It and Other Life Lessons — Interview with A.J. Jacobs

    Hey there word nerds! I am having the biggest fangirl moment of all time because today I have author A.J. Jacobs on the show! I was first introduced to A.J.’s work back when I was just an itty-bitty baby writer, and heard him give a talk on “faking it until you make it.” DIY MFA… Read more »

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    Episode 172: A Life in Novels — Interview with Kathleen Hill

    Hey there word nerds! Today I have the pleasure of hosting author Kathleen Hill on the show! Kathleen teaches in the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence College, and has also taught and lived in the country of Niger which is also where her debut novel Still Waters in Niger is set. Her debut received many… Read more »

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