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WritersCast
WritersCast is the voice of writers. Host David Wilk interviews authors of new and forthcoming fiction, poetry and non-fiction books, talking with them about their work as writers, the stories they tell, the subjects they write about and the books they write. Writers reveal the thoughts and ideas behind their writing, and talk about a wide variety of topics of interest to their readers.
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WritersCastHarry Moses: Mad as Hell: 60 Minutes Took on the Powerful and Made Television History
Mad as Hell: 60 Minutes Took on the Powerful and Made Television History — Foreword by Scott Pelley — 9781632261816 — Harry Moses — Prospecta Press — 256 pages…
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Jesse Wegman: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution
The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution — Jesse Wegman — Celadon Books — 384 pages — $30.00 — June 23, 2026 —…
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Publishing Talks: Interview with Jeremy Facknitz
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology. Mostly we’ve talked…
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Interview with Nona Footz: A Mansion of Her Own
A Mansion of Her Own: The Mysterious Life of Heiress Alice Delamar – Nona Footz with Audrey Clare Farley – Grand Central Publishing –…
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Mel Harkrader Pine: From Pain to Peace
From Pain to Peace: How Trauma and Tragedy Teach Us Compassion and Wisdom – Mel Harkrader Pine – Prospecta Press – Paperback –…
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Jeff Gomez: The 10 Commandments of Successful Corporate Narratives
The 10 Commandments of Successful Corporate Narratives – Jeff Gomez & Alan Berkson – Intelligist Press – Paperback – 9798218853914…
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Publishing Talks: Brooke Warner of She Writes Press 2026
I originally began Publishing Talks as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking…
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William Loving: Fells Point: A Novel
Fells Point: A Novel – William Loving – Rare Bird Books – Hardcover – 9781644285558 – 240 pages – $28.00 – June 9…
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David Margolick: When Caesar Was King
When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy – David Margolick – Shocken Books – Hardcover – 9780805242553 – 400 pages…
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Publishing Talks: Ramsey Kanaan of PM Press
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…
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Thomas W. Gilbert: Death in the Strike Zone
Death in the Strike Zone: The Mystery of America’s First Baseball Hero — Thomas W. Gilbert — David Godine — Hardcover — 978-1-56792-759-7 — 192 pages — $27.95…
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Kim Dower reading her poems for National Poetry Month, 2026
Authors Voices gives writers and poets a platform for reading their work. It’s been too infrequent a series in the past. Starting in 2026, inaugurated by…
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Anne Enright: Attention: Writing on Life, Art, and the World
Attention: Writing on Life, Art, and the World — Anne Enright — W.W. Norton — Hardcover — 978-1-324-12413-9 — 288 pages — $29.99 — April 7, 2026 — ebook and…
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Publishing Talks Interview: Luke Palder of MemoirGhostWriting.com
I discovered the very interesting Luke Palder by accident one day when I saw an ad he ran for his memoir writing and publishing business…
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Jack El-Hai: The Nazi and the Psychiatrist
The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII — Jack El-Hai — PublicAffairs —…
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Publishing Talks Interview: Kathleen Schmidt, Publishing Confidential
I started Publishing Talks as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…
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Todd Goddard: Devouring Time: Jim Harrison a Writer’s Life
Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, a Writer’s Life — Todd Goddard — 9781799902362 – Blackstone Publishing — Hardcover — 558 pages — $29.99 — November 4…
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Shirley C. Strum: Echoes of Our Origins: Baboons, Humans, and Nature
Echoes of Our Origins: Baboons, Humans, and Nature — Shirley C. Strum, with Cassandra Phillips — Johns Hopkins University Press — Hardcover — 978-1-4214-5203-6…
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Publishing Talks Interviews Jordan Fleming, Owlcrate Press
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…
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Publishing Talks Interviews Thad McIlroy-Future of Publishing
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…
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Carla Malden: Playback (a novel)
Playback (A Novel) — Carla Malden — 9781644284872 — Hardcover — 216 pages — Rare Bird Books — Published August 12, 2025 — $28 — ebook versions available at…
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Publishing Talks Interviews Derek Newton/Verify My Writing
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations I had with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, talking about the…
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Helen Sheehy: Just Willa (a novel)
Just Willa (a novel)—Helen Sheehy—Cave Hollow Press—978-2-7342678-3-9—paperback—428 pages—$21.95—April 13, 2025—ebook versions available at varying lower…
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Publishing Talks Interview with Carol Fitzgerald of The Book Report Network
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…
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Tamara Dean: Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless
Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless – Tamara Dean – University of Minnesota Press – 9781517918569 – Paperback – 224 pages…
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Publishing Talks Interview with Lauren Woods of LitBox
Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…
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Annalee Newitz: Automatic Noodle
Automatic Noodle – Annalee Newitz – Tordotcom – 9781250357465 – Hardcover – 176 pages – August 5, 2025 – $24.99…
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Publishing Talks Interview with John Cheary of John Marshall Media
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…
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Jeff Kisseloff: Rewriting Hisstory: A Fifty-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss
Rewriting Hisstory: A Fifty-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss – Jeff Kisseloff – 9780700638338 – Hardcover – 392 pages…
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Mark van de Logt: Between the Floods: A History of the Arikaras
Between the Floods: A History of the Arikaras — Mark van de Logt — University of Oklahoma Press —Paperback — 9780806194905 — 384 pages — $29.95 – October…
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Rachel Blau DuPlessis reading from The Complete Drafts
Authors Voices gives writers a platform for reading their work. It’s an honor for me to be able to present poet and literary critic Rachel Blau DuPlessis…
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Nikkya Hargrove: Mama: A Queer Black Woman’s Story of a Family Lost and Found
Mama: A Queer Black Woman’s Story of a Family Lost and Found — Nikkya Hargrove — Algonquin Books — 9781643751580 — Hardcover – 240 pages — October…
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Dennis James Sweeney: How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses
How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses – Dennis James Sweeney – New World Library –…
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Iris Jamahl Dunkle: Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb
Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb — Iris Jamahl Dunkle — University of California Press — Hardcover — 9780520395442 — 416 pages — $27.95 — October…
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Eric Vickrey: Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash that Changed Everything
Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash that Changed Everything – Eric Vickrey – Rowman &…
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Jon Wlasiuk: An Alternative History of Cleveland
An Alternative History of Cleveland – Jon Wlasiuk – Illustrated by Libby Geboy – Belt Publishing – Paperback – 9781953368799…
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Publishing Talks Interview with Jack David of ECW Press
I began Publishing Talks a number of years ago as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology. Most…
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B.A. Van Sise: On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues
On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues – B.A. Van Side – 978-0-7643-6814-1 – Hardcover – 176 pages…
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Oliver Radclyffe: Frighten the Horse (A Memoir)
Frighten the Horses – Oliver Radclyffe – Roxane Gay Books – 978-0-8021-6315-8 – Hardcover – 352 pages – $28.00 –…
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Publishing Talks Interview with Ken Whyte of Sutherland House
I began Publishing Talks a number of years ago as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology. Most…
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Abraham Chang: 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers
888 Love and the Divine Burden Numbers: A Novel — Abraham Chang — Flatiron Books — Hardcover — 978-1-250-91078-3 — 400 pages — $29.99 — ebook $14.99 — May 7…
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Publishing Talks Interview with Leah Paulos Press Shop PR
Publishing Talks began years ago as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology. Most of these…
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Kevin Baker: The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City — Kevin Baker — Knopf Publishing – 9780375421839 – Hardcover — 528 pages — $35.00 — March 5, 2024 —…
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Karl Marlantes: Cold Victory, a Novel
Cold Victory: A Novel — Karl Marlantes — Atlantic Monthly Press – 978-0-8021-6142-0 – Hardcover — 352 pages — $28.00 — January 9, 2024 — ebook…
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Sarah Neidhardt: Twenty Acres A Seventies Childhood in the Woods
Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods – Sarah Neidhardt – University of Arkansas Press – Paperback – 320 pages –…
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Lee Klancher: The Farmall Century 1923-2023
The Farmall Century 1923-2023: The Evolution of Red Tractors and Crawlers in the Golden Age of International Harvester – Lee Klancher – Octane…
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John Oakes: The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without
The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without—John Oakes—Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster—Hardcover —9781668017418—320…
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Chris Yogerst: The Warner Brothers
The Warner Brothers by Chris Yogerst, Foreword by Michael Uslan – University Press of Kentucky – Hardcover – 9780813198019 – 360 pages…
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Publishing Talks Interview with Jane Friedman of Hot Sheet
Publishing Talks began first as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about…
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Chris Jones: The Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality
The Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality – Chris Jones – Foreword by Tom Philpott – Ice Cube Press…
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Baron Wormser: The Road Washes Out in Spring
The Road Washes Out in Spring: A Poet’s Memoir of Living Off the Grid – Baron Wormser – Brandeis University Press – 9781684581603 – 214 pages – paperback…
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S.C. Gwynne: His Majesty’s Airship interview by David Wilk
His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine — Sam Gwynne — Scribner — 9781982168278 — 320 pages —…
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Publishing Talks: An Interview with Shouvik Paul of CopyLeaks
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…
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Maureen Owen and Barbara Henning: Poets on the Road
Poets on the Road – Maureen Owen and Barbara Henning – City Point Press – 9781947951709 – Paperback – 176 pages – $18…
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Publishing Talks: Interview with Josh Schwartz of Pubvendo
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…
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Publishing Talks: Interview with Michael Wolfe
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…
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Cornelia Maude Spelman: Missing: A Memoir
Missing: A Memoir – Cornelia Maude Spelman – Jackleg Press – 9781737513445 – Paperback – 176 pages – $17.00 – July…
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Publishing Talks: Interview with Dan Harke of Mayo Clinic Press
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the…