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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Linda Sue Park and Christian Lander

Marrie Stone interviews children and young adult writer Linda Sue Park, author of A Long Walk to Water and Christian Lander, author of Whiter Shades of Pale: Stuff White People Like, Coast to Coast, from Seattle's Sweaters to Maine's Microbrews.

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(Broadcast date: November 10, 2010)
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Debra Ginsberg

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Debra Ginsberg, author of The Neighbors Are Watching.

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(Broadcast date: Nov 24, 2010)
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Betsy Lerner

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone take listeners' questions for author, former editor and literary agent Betsy Lerner, author of The Forest for the Trees (Revised and Updated): An Editor's Advice to Writers.

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(Broadcast Date: December 1, 2010)

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Sharon Dogar and Roy P. Clark

Marrie Stone interviews Sharon Dogar, author of Annexed and Roy P. Clark, author of The Glamour of Grammar.

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(Broadcast date: October 13, 2010)
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Amy Bloom and Hilary Davidson

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone interview Amy Bloom, author of Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Stories and Hilary Davidson, author of The Damage Done.

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(Broadcast date: October 2010)
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Kim Dower and Kate Gale

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Kim Dower, literary agent 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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)Link
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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)
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Laura Jacobs

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Laura Jacobs, author of The Bird Catcher.
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(Broadcast date: July 14, 2010)
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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)
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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)
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