From debut authors to Pulitzer Prize winners, Writers on Writing tackles a little of everything — novels, short stories, memoir, poetry, and more, as well as interviews with agents and publishers.

Unlike other shows dedicated to discussing books, we focus on the art, craft, and business of writing. Writers appreciate the opportunity to talk about the artistic elements of their job — the thousands of decisions that must be made to produce a manuscript. There’s no aspect of craft, creativity, and publishing we don’t explore.

We’ve hosted well over 1,500 authors on the show including Elizabeth Strout, S.A. Cosby, Ann Patchett, Amor Towles, and George Saunders. Expert advice from some of the industry’s top writers allows us to offer a show that’s been called “your own personal MFA program” (with no financial strain).

Host: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Host: Marrie Stone

Music and sound editing by Travis Barrett

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EPISODES

(2001 - present)

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Preeta Samarasan and Dan Ariely

Marrie Stone interviews Preeta Samarasan, author of Evening is the Whole Day and Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions.

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(Broadcast date: August 6, 2008)
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David Francis and Jon Fasman

Marrie Stone interviews David Francis, author of Stray Dog Winter and Jon Fasman, author of The Unpossessed City.

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(Broadcast date: December 3, 2008)
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Julia Glass

Julia Glass, author of I See You Everywhere.

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(Broadcast date: December 10, 2008)
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Linda Pastan, Martha Serpas and Lisa Williams

Marrie Stone moderates a poetry panel with Linda Pastan, author of Queen of a Rainy Country, Martha Serpas, author of The Dirty Side of the Storm, and Lisa Williams, author of Woman Reading to the Sea.

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(Broadcast date: November 5, 2008)
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Stephen Baker and Padma Viswanathan

Marrie Stone interviews Stephen Baker, author of The Numerati and Padma Viswanathan, author of The Toss of a Lemon

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(Broadcast date: October 1, 2008)
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Melissa Bank

Melissa Bank, author of The Wonder Spot.


(Broadcast date: Nov 26, 2008) 
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Sam Greengard

Sam Greengard, author of AARP Crash Course in Finding the Work You Love.


(Broadcast date: Nov-12-2008) 
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Robert Masello

Robert Masello, author of A Friend in the Business: Honest Advice for Anyone Trying to Break into Television Writing.

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(Broadcast date: Nov 09, 2000)
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Marvin Bell and John Morgan Wilson

Marvin Bell, author of Nightworks: Poems 1962-2000 and John Morgan Wilson, author of The Limits of Justice.

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(Broadcast date: Nov 02, 2000)
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Rochelle Krich and Dennis Palumbo

Rochelle Krich, author of Dead Air: A Jessie Drake Mystery and Dennis Palumbo, author of Writing From The Inside Out.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 26, 2000)
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Billy Collins

Poet Billy Collins, author of Questions About Angels: Poems.

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(Broadcast date: Jan 18, 2001)
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Betsy Amster and Jackie Green

"Before and After The Book Deal" - Literary agent, Betsy Amster and book publicist, Jackie Green.

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(Broadcast date: Mar 23, 2000)
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Maxine O'Callaghan

Maxine O'Callaghan, author of Down for the Count: A Delilah West Novel.

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(Broadcast date: Dec 29, 1999)
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Ted Conover

Ted Conover, author of Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing.

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(Broadcast date: Dec 14, 2000)
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Donald Maass

Literary agent Donald Maass, author of Writing the Breakout Novel.

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(Broadcast date: Jan 16, 2002)
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Jenoyne Adams

Literary agent Jenoyne Adams.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 22, 2008)
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Billy Collins on Writers on Writing

Billy Collins, author of Ballistics: Poems.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 22, 2008)
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Irvine Welsh and Roxana Robinson

Marrie Stone interviews Irvine Welsh, author of Crime: A Novel and Roxana Robinson, author of Cost: A Novel.

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(Broadcast date: Sep 17, 2008)
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Eric Weiner and Alan Weisman

Marrie Stone interviews Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss and Alan Weisman, author of The World Without Us.

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(Broadcast date: Aug 27, 2008)
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Steven Lukes and Sarah Lyall

Marrie Stone interviews Steven Lukes, author of Moral Relativism: Big Ideas/Small Books and Sarah Lyall, author of The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British.

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(Broadcast date: Sep 10, 2008)
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