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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Amy Bloom and Hilary Davidson

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

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(Broadcast date: October 6, 2010)
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Alexandra Penney and Donna Albrecht

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Alexandra Penney, author of Magic Words: 101 Ways to Talk Your Way Through Life's Challenges and Donna Albrecht, author of Buying a Home When You're Single.

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(Broadcast date: Unknown)
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Amy Alkon and Tracy Ross

Marrie Stone interviews Amy Alkon, author of I See Rude People: One Woman's Battle to Beat Some Manners Into Impolite Society, and Tracy Ross, author of The Source of All Things: A Memoir.

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(Broadcast date: Apr 6, 2011)
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Allison Brennan and Alisa Bowman

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Allison Brennan, author of Kiss Me, Kill Me: A Novel of Suspense and Alisa Bowman, author of Project: Happily Ever After: Saving Your Marriage When the Fairytale Falters.

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(Broadcast date: February 2, 2011)
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Andrea Barrett and Claire Davis

Marrie Stone interviews Andrea Barrett, author of The Air We Breathe: A Novel and Claire Davis, author of Labors of the Heart: Stories.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 24, 2007)
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Amy Bloom and Wally Lamb

Marrie Stone interviews Amy Bloom, author of Away: A Novel and Wally Lamb, author I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison.

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(Broadcast date: Sep 27, 2007)
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David Vann, Ellen Bell, Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler

Marrie Stone interviews David Vann, author of Last Day on Earth: A Portrait of the NIU School Shooter; Ellen Bell, author of Irvine (Images of America); and Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler, co-authors of The Future of Us.


(Broadcast date: November 19, 2011)
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Andrew Vachss

Andrew Vachss, author of Two Trains Running : A Novel.

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(Broadcast date: Jun 23, 2005)
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Amy Hempel

Amy Hempel, author of The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel.

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(Broadcast date: May 18, 2006)

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Andre Dubus III

Andre Dubus III, author of The Garden of Last Days: A Novel.

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(Broadcast date: Jul 30, 2008)
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Heather King and Nell Casey

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Heather King, author of Shirt of Flame: A Year With St. Therese of Lisieux, and Nell Casey, author of The Journals of Spalding Gray.


(Broadcast date: November 23, 2011)
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Amy Ephron & Karen Karbo, with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, author of Pen on Fire, discusses books and writing with Amy Ephron, author of the memoir, Loose Diamonds, and Karen Karbo, author of How Georgia Became O'Keeffe.

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(Broadcast date: November 9, 2011)
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Carole Moore and Stephen Wetta

Marrie Stone interviews Carole Moore, author of The Last Place You'd Look: True Stories of Missing Persons and the People Who Search for Them and Stephen Wetta, author of If Jack's In Love.

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(Broadcast date: October 19, 2011)
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