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.

Hosts Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone have interviewed 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).

Music and sound editing are provided by Travis Barrett.

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EPISODES

(2001 - present)

Marrie 8/6/10 Marrie 8/6/10

Anita Shreve and John McNally

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Anita Shreve, author of A Change in Altitude and John McNally, author of After the Workshop.

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(Broadcast Date: June 10, 2010)

Marrie 6/19/10 Marrie 6/19/10

Emily White and Anne Lamott

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Emily White, author of Lonely: A Memoir, and Anne Lamott, author of Imperfect Birds.

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(Broadcast date: May 5, 2010)

Marrie 6/19/10 Marrie 6/19/10

Melissa Febos and Bonnie Jo Campbell

Marrie Stone interviews Melissa Febos, author of Whip Smart: A Memoir, and Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of American Salvage.

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(Broadcast date: May 26, 2010)

Marrie 6/19/10 Marrie 6/19/10

Yann Martel and Tatjana Soli

Marrie Stone interviews Yann Martel, author of Beatrice and Virgil, and Tatjana Soli, author of The Lotus Eaters.

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(Broadcast date: Jun 9, 2010)

Marrie 6/6/10 Marrie 6/6/10

Scott Turow

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Scott Turow, author of Innocent.

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(Broadcast date: June 2, 2010)

Marrie 5/20/10 Marrie 5/20/10

Susannah Charleson and Sarah Moss

Marrie Stone interviews Susannah Charleson, author of Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog and Sarah Moss, author of Cold Earth.

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(Broadcast date: May 12, 2010)

Marrie 5/13/10 Marrie 5/13/10

Rebecca Miller and Victoria Chang

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Rebecca Miller, author of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and poet Victoria Chang, author of Salvinia Molesta: Poems.

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(Broadcast date: March 10, 2010)

Marrie 4/14/10 Marrie 4/14/10

Orange County Noir

Marrie Stone interviews Gary Phillips (editor and contributor), Patricia McFall and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, contributors to Orange County Noir.

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(Broadcast date: April 14, 2010)

Marrie 4/12/10 Marrie 4/12/10

Danielle Trussoni and Lois Lowry

Marrie Stone interviews Danielle Trussoni, author of Angelology, and Lois Lowry, author of The Birthday Ball.

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(Broadcast date: Apr 7, 2010)

Marrie 4/6/10 Marrie 4/6/10

Maile Meloy and Marisa Matarazzo

Marrie Stone interviews Maile Meloy, author of Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, and Marisa Matarazzo, author of Drenched: Stories of Love and Other Deliriums.

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(Broadcast date: Mar 24, 2010)

Marrie 4/6/10 Marrie 4/6/10

Pen on Fire Speaker Series (T. Jefferson Parker)

T. Jefferson Parker, author of Iron River, is interviewed by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett at the Pen on Fire Speaker Series at the Scape Gallery in Corona del Mar.

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(Broadcast date: Jan 26, 2010)

Marrie 4/6/10 Marrie 4/6/10

Michael Zadoorian

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Michael Zadoorian, author of The Leisure Seeker.

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(Broadcast date: Mar 31, 2010)

Marrie 3/25/10 Marrie 3/25/10

Siri Hustvedt and Raj Patel

Marrie Stone interviews Siri Hustvedt, author of The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves, and Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy.

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(Broadcast date: Mar 3, 2010)

Marrie 3/18/10 Marrie 3/18/10

Jess Walter

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Jess Walter, author of The Financial Lives of Poets.

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(Broadcast date: March 17, 2010)

Marrie 3/14/10 Marrie 3/14/10

Short Story Authors T.C. Boyle and Lydia Millet

Marrie Stone interviews T.C. Boyle, author of Wild Child and Other Stories and Lydia Millet, author of Love in Infant Monkeys: Stories.

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(Broadcast date: January 20, 2010)

Marrie 3/6/10 Marrie 3/6/10

Chris Bohjalian

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Chris Bohjalian, author of Secrets of Eden.

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(Broadcast date: February 24, 2010)

Marrie 3/1/10 Marrie 3/1/10

Pen on Fire Speaker Series: Susan Straight and Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum

The Pen on Fire Speaker Series presents an evening with Susan Straight, author of Highwire Moon and Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, author of Ms. Hempel Chronicles.

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(Event date: October 27, 2009)

Marrie 2/17/10 Marrie 2/17/10

Colum McCann

Marrie Stone interviews Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin.

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(Broadcast date: February 03, 2010)

Marrie 2/12/10 Marrie 2/12/10

Memoirists Dani Shapiro and Rhoda Janzen

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion: A Memoir and Rhoda Janzen, author of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home.

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(Broadcast date: February 10, 2010)

Marrie 2/1/10 Marrie 2/1/10

Elizabeth Gilbert and Kelly Sonnack

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage and literary agent Kelly Sonnack of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

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(Broadcast date: January 27, 2010)