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)
Beth Kephart
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Beth Kephart, author of Into the Tangle of Friendship: A Memoir of the Things That Matter.
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(Broadcast date: September 13, 2000)
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(Broadcast date: September 13, 2000)
Beth Kephart
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Beth Kephart, author of Nothing but Ghosts.
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(Broadcast date: March 11, 2009)
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(Broadcast date: March 11, 2009)
Amy Dickinson and T.C. Boyle
Marrie Stone interviews Amy Dickinson, author of The Mighty Queens of Freeville and T.C. Boyle, author of The Women.
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(Broadcast date: March 4, 2009)
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(Broadcast date: March 4, 2009)
Debra Gwartney and Sonja Lyubomirsky
Marrie Stone interviews Debra Gwartney, author of Live Through This: A Mother's Memoir of Runaway Daughters and Reclaimed Love and Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want.
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(Broadcast date: February 18, 2009)
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(Broadcast date: February 18, 2009)
Judith Ryan Hendricks and Peter Craig
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Judith Ryan Hendricks, author of The Baker's Apprentice and Peter Craig, author of Hot Plastic.
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(Broadcast date: April 29, 2005)
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(Broadcast date: April 29, 2005)
Shreve Stockton and Andrea Portes
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Shreve Stockton, author of The Daily Coyote: A Story of Love, Survival, and Trust in the Wilds of Wyoming and Andrea Portes, author of Hick.
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(Broadcast date: February 25, 2009)
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(Broadcast date: February 25, 2009)
Janice Y.K. Lee and Sylvia Sellers-Garcia
Marrie Stone interviews Janice Y.K. Lee, author of The Piano Teacher and Sylvia Sellers-Garcia, author of When the Ground Turns in Its Sleep.
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(Broadcast date: January 14, 2009)
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(Broadcast date: January 14, 2009)
Amy MacKinnon and Jincy Willett
Marrie Stone interviews Amy MacKinnon, author of Tethered and Jincy Willett, author of Jenny and the Jaws of Life and The Writing Class.
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(Broadcast date: January 28, 2008)
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(Broadcast date: January 28, 2008)
Sarah Murray and Gail Belsky
Marrie Stone interviews Sarah Murray, author of Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat and Gail Belsky, author of The List: 100 Ways to Shake Up Your Life.
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(Broadcast date: December 31, 2008)
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(Broadcast date: December 31, 2008)
Jo-Ann Mapson
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Jo-Ann Mapson, author of The Wilder Sisters, Blue Rodeo, Hank & Chloe, Loving Chloe, Along Came Mary, Goodbye, Earl and The Owl & Moon Cafe.
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(Broadcast date: May 5, 2000)
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(Broadcast date: May 5, 2000)
Elizabeth Strout
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Elizabeth Strout, author of Olive Kitteridge.
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(Broadcast date: Unknown)
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Terri Cheney and Beth Lisick
Marrie Stone interviews Terri Cheney, author of Manic: A Memoir and Beth Lisick, author of Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus, and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone.
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(Broadcast date: April 9, 2008)
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(Broadcast date: April 9, 2008)
Nora Raleigh Baskin
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Nora Raleigh Baskin, author of All We Know of Love.
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(Broadcast date: January 21, 2009)
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(Broadcast date: January 21, 2009)
Kirsten Menger-Anderson and Jennifer Traig
Marrie Stone interviews Kirsten Menger-Anderson, author of Doctor Olaf Van Schuler's Brain and Jennifer Traig, author of Well Enough Alone: A Cultural History of My Hypochondria.
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(Broadcast date: November 19, 2008)
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(Broadcast date: November 19, 2008)
Lisa See and Jacquelyn Mitchard
Marrie Stone interviews Lisa See, author of Peony in Love and Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of All We Know of Heaven.
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(Broadcast date: June 25, 2008)
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(Broadcast date: June 25, 2008)
Janice Y.K. Lee and Silvia Sellers Garcia on Wednesday, January 14
This week, co-host Marrie Stone will be joined by Janice Y.K. Lee, author of The Piano Teacher (Viking, 2009) and Silvia Sellers Garcia, author of When the Ground Turns In Its Sleep (Riverhead Books).
Tune in Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. PT at 88.9 FM, KUCI, listen live at www.kuci.org, or go to iTunes and listen via public radio.
Past shows can be heard at http://penonfire.blogspot.com.
Thanks for listening!
Tune in Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. PT at 88.9 FM, KUCI, listen live at www.kuci.org, or go to iTunes and listen via public radio.
Past shows can be heard at http://penonfire.blogspot.com.
Thanks for listening!
Official White House photographer Pete Souza
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Pete Souza, author of The Rise of Barack Obama.
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(Broadcast date: December 17, 2008)
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(Broadcast date: December 17, 2008)
Peter Ferry, Anne Roiphe and Heather King
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Peter Ferry, author of Travel Writing, Anne Roiphe, author of Epilogue: A Memoir and Heather King, author of Redeemed: A Spiritual Misfit Stumbles Toward God, Marginal Sanity, and the Peace That Passes All Understanding.
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(Broadcast date: October 29, 2008)
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(Broadcast date: October 29, 2008)
Laurence Gonzales and John Demos
Marrie Stone interviews Laurence Gonzales, author of Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things and John Demos, author of The Enemy Within: 2,000 Years of Witch-hunting in the Western World.
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(Broadcast date: October 15, 2008)
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(Broadcast date: October 15, 2008)
"Writers on Writing" Holiday Show
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone are joined by The Green Room in a special Holiday episode of Writers on Writing. Enjoy music and readings by the cast and crew of the show.
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(Broadcast date: December 24, 2008)
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(Broadcast date: December 24, 2008)