Kathryn Davis

Kathryn Davis, author of The Thin Place (Little Brown, 2006) was Barbara's last instructor at Goddard College in Vermont. Barbara says that she instilled in her that idea that she was an artist, as well as a writer. In this interview, Barbara and Kathryn talk with one another for the first time in over two decades. What you will hear begins a few minutes into the interview.

(Broadcast date: Mar 2, 2006)

Barbara Seranella

Barbara Seranella, author of An Unacceptable Death.

(Broadcast date: Jan 12, 2006)

Rachel Manija Brown

Rachel Manija Brown, author of All the Fishes Come Home to Roost : An American Misfit in India.

(Broadcast date: Jan 05, 2006)

Judy Reeves

Judy Reeves, author of A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life.

(Broadcast date: Dec 1, 2005)

Maura Conlon-McIvor and Mary Gaitskill

Maura Conlon-McIvor, author of She's All Eyes, and Mary Gaitskill, author of Veronica. Download audio.

(Broadcast date: Oct 27, 2005)

Roxana Robinson and James Frey (Jun 20, 2005)

Roxana Robinson, author of A Perfect Stranger and Other Stories and James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces and My Friend Leonard. Download audio,.

(originally aired Jun 20, 2005)

Marcy Posner (3/03/2005)

New York City literary agent Marcy Posner talks about getting books published. Download audio.

(originally aired 3/03/2005)

Bernadette Murphy and Michelle Huneven

Bernadette Murphy, author of Zen and the Art of Knitting, and Michelle Huneven, author of Round Rock and Jamesland. Together they wrote The Tao Gal's Guide to Real Estate. Download audio.

(Broadcast date: Jan 19, 2005)

T. Coraghessan Boyle (Oct 28, 2004)

T. Coraghessan Boyle, author of The Inner Circle

(originally aired Oct 28, 2004)

Chris Bohjalian (Oct 14, 2004)

Chris Bohjalian, author of Before You Know Kindness

(originally aired Oct 14, 2004)

Audrey Niffeneggar (9/17/2004)

Audrey Niffeneggar, author of The Time Traveler's Wife. Download audio,

(originally aired 9/17/2004)

Janis Hallowell and Lesley Hazleton

Janis Hallowell, author of The Annunciation of Francesca Dunn and Lesley Hazleton, author of Mary : A Flesh-and-Blood Biography of the Virgin Mother. Download audio.

(Broadcast date: Jun 03, 2004)

Amy Rennert and Kim Dower

Northern California literary agent Amy Rennert and Los Angeles publicist Kim Dower talk about the business side of writing. Download audio.

(Broadcast date: Mar 25, 2004)

Chris Bohjalian

Chris Bohjalian, author of Idyll Banter : Weekly Excursions to a Very Small Town.

(Broadcast date: Dec 17, 2003)

Peter Levitt and Jane Anne Staw (Dec 11, 2003)

Peter Levitt, author of Fingerpainting on the Moon and Jane Anne Staw, author of Unstuck. Download audio.

(originally aired Dec 11, 2003)

Jacquelyn Mitchard, Elizabeth Pomada, and Michael Larsen

Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of Twelve Times Blessed, literary agents Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen.Link.

John Ware (9/11/2003)

New York City literary agent John Ware, perhaps the most articulate of all agents I've ever interviewed on air (a former poet, which may be why), discusses--guess?--the art and business of writing. Download audio.

(originally aired 9/11/2003)

Carolyn Parkhurst and Jodi Picoult

Carolyn Parkhurst, author of The Dogs of Babel, and Jodi Picoult, author of Second Glance: A Novel. Download audio.

(Broadcast date: Jul 10, 2003)

Judy Blunt and Robert Stone (6/19/2003)

Author Judy Blunt discusses her first book of narrative nonfiction, Breaking Clean, published in 2003, and author Robert Stone discusses writing and his novel, Bay of Souls, published in 2003. Download audio.

(originally aired 6/19/2003)

Robert Ferrigno and Dennis Palumbo

Robert Ferrigno, author of suspense fiction, and Dennis Palumbo, author of Writing from the Inside Out. Link.

(Broadcast date: Feb 20, 2003)