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 11/3/10 Marrie 11/3/10

Kim Dower and Kate Gale

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Kim Dower, publicist and author of Air Kissing on Mars and Kate Gale, managing editor of Red Hen Press, poet, and a recent two-term president of PEN USA.

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(Broadcast date: November 3, 2010)

Marrie 10/24/10 Marrie 10/24/10

Daniyal Mueenuddin and Shawna Ryan

Marrie Stone interviews Daniyal Mueenuddin, author In Other Rooms Other Wonders and Shawna Ryan, author of Water Ghosts.

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(Broadcast date: August 4, 2010)

Marrie 10/10/10 Marrie 10/10/10

Sara Gruen and Dennis Palumbo

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone interview Sara Gruen, author of Ape House and Dennis Palumbo, author of Mirror Image.

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(Broadcast date: September 29, 2010)

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

Claudia Dreyfus and Jeff Lindsay

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Claudia Dreyfus, author of Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids and What We Can Do About It and Jeff Lindsay, author of Dexter is Delicious.

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(Broadcast date: September 15, 2010)

Marrie 9/23/10 Marrie 9/23/10

Greg Breining and Literary Agent Jill Marr

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Greg Breining, author of Super Volcano: The Ticking Time Bomb Beneath Yellowstone National Park and literary agent Jill Marr.

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(Broadcast date: April 28, 2010)

Marrie 9/18/10 Marrie 9/18/10

Novella Carpenter

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer.

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(Broadcast date: July 8, 2010)

Marrie 9/6/10 Marrie 9/6/10

Speaker Series: Susan Straight and Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum

Susan Straight, author of A Million Nightingales, Highwire Moon and the forthcoming Take One Candle Light a Room (October 2010) and Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, author of Ms. Hempel Chronicles and Madeleine is Sleeping appear at the Pen on Fire Speaker Series at the Scape Gallery in Corona del Mar on October 27, 2009.

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(Broadcast date: October 27, 2009)

Marrie 9/6/10 Marrie 9/6/10

Mary Roach and Jane Vandenburgh

Marrie Stone interviews Mary Roach, author of Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void and Jane Vandenburgh, author of Architecture of the Novel: A Writer's Handbook

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(Broadcast date:August 18, 2010)

Marrie 8/22/10 Marrie 8/22/10

Laila Lalami and Howard Norman

Marrie Stone interviews Laila Lalami, author of Secret Son and Howard Norman, author of What is Left the Daughter.

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(Broadcast date: August 11, 2010)

Marrie 8/16/10 Marrie 8/16/10

Ann Brashares and Raymond Bean

Marrie Stone interviews Ann Brashares, author of My Name Is Memory, and Raymond Bean, author of Sweet Farts.

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(Broadcast date: Jul 28, 2010)

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

Laura Jacobs

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Laura Jacobs, author of The Bird Catcher.

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(Broadcast date: July 14, 2010)

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)