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)
Memoirist Glen Retief in conversation with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Barbara talks with memoirist Glen Retief, author of The Jack Bank: A Memoir of a South African Childhood.
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(Broadcast date: July 20, 2011)
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(Broadcast date: July 20, 2011)
Lyanda Lynn Haupt and lit agent Kelly Sonnack
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Lyanda Lynn Haupt, author of Crow Nation and literary agent Kelly Sonnack with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
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(Broadcast date: 1/11/12)
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(Broadcast date: 1/11/12)
Alethea Black and Robyn Griggs Lawrence
Marrie Stone interviews Alethea Black, author of I Knew You'd Be Lovely, and Robyn Griggs Lawrence, author of Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House.
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(Broadcast date: Jul 6, 2011)
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(Broadcast date: Jul 6, 2011)
Tom Perrotta and Jane Mendelsohn
Marrie Stone interviews Tom Perrotta, author of The Leftovers and Jane Mendelsohn, author of American Music.
(Broadcast date: September 21, 2011)
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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(Broadcast date: October 6, 2010)
Chris Van Allsburg and Erin Morgenstern
Marrie Stone interviews Chris Van Allsburg, author of The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, and Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus.
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(Broadcast date: Oct 5, 2011)
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(Broadcast date: Oct 5, 2011)
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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(Broadcast date: Apr 6, 2011)
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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(Broadcast date: February 2, 2011)
Allison Burnett and Merrill Markoe
Allison Burnett, author of The House Beautiful and Merrill Markoe, author of Walking in Circles Before Lying Down.
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(Broadcast date: Jul 26, 2007)
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(Broadcast date: Jul 26, 2007)
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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(Broadcast date: Oct 24, 2007)
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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(Broadcast date: Sep 27, 2007)
Adam Chromy and Diana Abu-Jaber
Literary agent Adam Chromy and Diana Abu-Jaber, author of Origin: A Novel.
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(Broadcast date: Aug 09, 2007)
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(Broadcast date: Aug 09, 2007)
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)
Andrew Vachss
Andrew Vachss, author of Two Trains Running : A Novel.
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(Broadcast date: Jun 23, 2005)
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(Broadcast date: Jun 23, 2005)
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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(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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(Broadcast date: Jul 30, 2008)
Caroline Adderson, Anastasia Royal, and Jennie Nash
Fiction roundtable moderated by Marrie Stone with authors Caroline Adderson (Sitting Practice), Anastasia Royal (Undoing I Do), and Jennie Nash (Last Beach Bungalow).
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(Broadcast Date: Feb 20, 2007)
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(Broadcast Date: Feb 20, 2007)
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)