Episodes

  • S4 Ep9 - The Art of Being a Prosecutor Turned Author (but Also Still a Prosecutor): A Conversation with Author Alex Kenna
    Dec 27 2025

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    Wildfires, “clown perverts,” the meth epidemic, and the monetary necessities of becoming an author… A shockingly expansive convo with author Alex Kenna.

    Learn more about her novels, What Meets the Eye and Burn This Night.

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    37 mins
  • S4 Ep8 - The Art of Writing Anything You Want (But Well): A Conversation with Adam Plantinga
    Nov 26 2025

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    Once you get past the football references, a no-nonsense talk with author Adam Plantinga (The Ascent, Hard Town), who breaks down his POV on un-meat-heading your writing, characters as “angry monks,” and navigating the elusive, often-mysterious Taco Bell wifi.

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    38 mins
  • S4 Ep7 – The Art of Finding Catharsis Through Writing: A Conversation with Author Bree Barton
    Nov 10 2025

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    “This is the most intimate I’ve ever been on a podcast.” Buckle up. A fast-paced convo with writer Bree Barton (Heart of Thorns, Zia Erases the World) on mental health, reading old notes from 9th grade, and reinventing yourself.

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    50 mins
  • S4 Ep6 - The Art of Publicity (in Publishing): A Conversation with Julia Borcherts
    Oct 21 2025

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    All things PR in publishing with book publicist Julia Borcherts. Being a good “literary citizen,” some juicy secrets on author branding, the fun epiphanies of discovering why you wrote the story you wrote, and how to reclaim the power back from A.I. More about Julia here.

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    59 mins
  • S4 Ep5 - The Art of Chasing Terrorists and Writing Books: A Conversation with Jeffrey James Higgins
    Oct 6 2025

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    Author of several thriller novels, former supervisory special agent Jeffrey James Higgins (The Havana Syndrome) talks about writing, conferences, and the very normal and chill job of wrestling suicide bombers... ⁠Learn more about Jeffrey.

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    41 mins
  • S4 Ep4 - The Art of Poets Becoming Fiction Authors: A Conversation with Maria Kelson
    Jul 31 2025

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    An open chat on poetry-to-fiction, the immigrant experience, the glory of nature, and some brief musings on the Buffalo, NY food scene with author Maria Kelson. Her debut novel “Not the Killing Kind” (Crooked Lane) is now available.

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    44 mins
  • S4 Ep3 - The Art of Living in a Noir: A Conversation with Yaroslav Barsukov
    Apr 4 2025

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    Nebula Award nominated author Yaroslav Barsukov (Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory) on defying genre expectations, the punishment of originality, writing “between the notes,” and always leaving the “to” field empty until you’re done with the email.

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    38 mins
  • S4 Ep2 - The Art of Writing for TV (And Also Novels) - A Conversation with Laura Bensick
    Mar 10 2025

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    She's sold shows to Fox (Everyday Insanity) and [redacted streamer] (redacted name of show), and now, writer Laura Bensick is entering the foray of the publishing industry as she shops her first novel. A wide-ranging chat from TV to writing books to the glory of Austin, TX.

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    40 mins