Welcome to Author-poolza 2026!

We're joined by a trio of authors who felt like a complete set, so we decided to include them all in one episode.

Best-selling author Louise Fein chats about her novel Book of Forbidden Words (2:44). We're then joined by Kara McDowell, author of her adult fiction debut The Write Off (25:24). Our third and final guest is Edith Forbes, author of The Lawnmower Lady (46:44).

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Roberta Smith and Jerry Saltz's "House of Criticism" documentary and the current, troubled state of criticism and journalism.

Then, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Sarah L. Kaufman joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book Verb Your Enthusiasm.

To learn more about Sarah L. Kaufman, visit her official website.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Author Ben Fountain (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Devil Makes Three) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Rasputin Sails the Potomac.

To learn more about Ben Fountain, visit his official website. Also listen to our first conversation with the author in Episode 623.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Author Caroline Kepnes returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about You First, the latest installment in the Joe Goldberg series.

To learn more about Caroline Kepnes, visit her official website. Also listen to our past interviews with the author in Episode 583 and Episode 297.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Friday Morning Coffee host Caitlin Malcuit discusses how Swords into Plowshares is reclaiming bronze melted down from Confederate monuments and the three finalists to replace the Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia.

Author and architect Michael P. Murphy then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live.

To learn more about Michael P. Murphy, visit his official website.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Author Nicole Blades (Have You Met Nora?, The Thunder Beneath Us) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Would I Lie to You?

To learn more about Nicole Blades, visit her official website and listen to our past interviews with the author in Episode 377 and Episode 234.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Author and journalist Kate Crane joins Daniel Ford for a powerful conversation about her book What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane?

To learn more about Kate Crane, visit her official website.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Author Dimitry Elias Léger (God Loves Haiti) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Death of the Soccer God.

To learn more about Dimitry Elias Léger, listen to our past interview with the author in Episode 67 and read our first print interview with him!

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.