Since this week is both the podcast’s half-birthday and the Fourth of July week--which means you’re more likely to be... more

In this final installment of interview with “Daughters of Nantucket” author Julie Gerstenblatt, we get a peek at her next... more

In this second part of my interview with Julie Gerstenblat, author of “The Daughters of Nantucket,” I talk with Julie... more

This week I am talking with Julie Gerstenblatt, whose debut novel, “Daughters of Nantucket,” came out last year and was... more

In this final installment of my conversation with award-winning book coach (who has helped dozens and dozens and dozens of... more

In this second part of my interview with Lisa Tener–award-winning book coach and author of the brand-new “Breath. Write. Breathe.”--we... more

This week I am talking with award-winning book coach and award-winning author–of the books The Joy of Writing Journal and... more

In this third and final installment of my interview with Donna Russo, author of “Vincent's Women, the Untold Story of... more

In this second part of my conversation with Donna Russo, author of “Vincent's Women: the Untold Story of the Loves... more

Up this week is Donna Russo, an internationally best-selling author of 11 multiple award winning historical novels, including “Gilded Dreams”... more

In part three of my interview with Marlon Weems, author of the prize-winning essay "How Starting an Investment Business Almost... more

In this second part of my interview with Marlon Weems, founder of The Journeyman newsletter on Substack, where he covers... more

This week I am talking with Marlon Weems, a former Wall Street trader who started his career in finance in... more

In this final part of my interview with Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, we get a look at what's... more

In the second part of my interview with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, author of "Fight Like a... more

This week I am talking with badass advocate, author, Substacker, and "summoner of women's audacity," Shannon Watts. Shannon is the founder... more

In the final part of my interview with maritime history author Eric Jay Dolin, we get a tantalizing look at... more

In the second part of my conversation with Eric Jay Dolin, (author of "Left for Dead," a true story about... more

Calling all lovers of true tales about the sea! This week I'm talking with Eric J. Dolin, bestselling author of... more

In this final section of my conversation with "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," Kate Schapira, we cover: - Finding... more

In this second part of my conversation with Kate Schapira, author of "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," we... more

This week I'm talking with Kate Schapira, author of "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," which takes readers through... more

In part three of my conversation with multiple New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of "A Very Inconvenient... more

In this second part of my interview with the brilliant and hilarious Jacquelyn Mitchard, we talk about the squishier side... more

This week I am thrilled to be talking with Jacquelyn Mitchard, the New York Times bestselling author of 23 novels... more

In the final installment of my interview with generous and prolific writing goddess Sari Botton (she publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir... more

In part two of my interview with Sari Botton, founder of Oldster Magazine and author of And You May Find... more

Sari Botton is the author of And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming, Gen-X Weirdo and Goodbye to... more

In this final part of my interview with Sonya Huber, professor at Fairfield University and author of Voice First: A... more

[Sonya Huber, inner stuff]: How your personal writing can deepen your relationships + how not to hate writing In this episode... more