The Secret Library Podcast

Scrumptious Murder with Orlando Murrin

From Cooking to Cold Water with Anna Brones

The Novel Journey with Emma Gannon

Tiny Experiments in Writing with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Is a Good Story Worth Paying for? with JP Watson

Read Yourself Happy with Daisy Buchanan

Intro Ep: Novel Possible

No Perfect Time to Write with Sonal Champsee

The End of an Era with Jacqueline Winspear

Soothing Your Nervous System with Sonya Brewer

Moving from a Big 5 Publisher to an Indie Publisher with Judith Lindbergh

Profit Equals Permission with Carl Richards

Attracting Your Best Readers with Billy Broas

The Cauldron of Emotional Soup with Erika Rasure

Working Together in a New Way with Heidi Fiedler

The Thriving Writer with Kern Carter

The Art of Money

What Do You Want from Writing?

Wrap Up: Publishing in 2023 | Solo Episode

Writing Dreams for the Screen | AL Berggren

Children’s Book Publishing Now | Jo Loring-Fisher

The Emotions of Publication | Huma Qureshi

For the Publishing Reluctant Out There | Craig Mod

Writing a Sure Thing | Jennifer Herrera

The Shadow Side of Writing and Publishing | Joanna Penn

Writing for Right Now | Kerri Maher

When Librarians Get Murderous! | Laura Sims

Humor and Bittersweetness in Fiction | Steven Rowley

The Gifts of Writing | Caroline Donahue

[Replay] Why We Need Writers Over 40 | Kusi Okamura

[Replay] We're All Real Writers | Greta Solomon

The Delight of Genre Fiction | Tamsin Woodward

Finding Wonder in Self Publishing | Kali Patrick

Everything as a Possibility | Tara Calihman

Making Space for Stories to Be Told | Lena McCullough

Letting Writing Transport You | Anna Schroeder

Wonder not Control | Aleksandra Merk

Finding Enchantment in Exhaustion | Katherine May

Stone Soup: Murk Middle Advice | Sonal Champsee

NaNoWriMo and the Murky Middle | Hannah Dennison

Draft to Draft | Danny Ramadan

Letting Your Characters Guide You | Richard Osman

Going There | Emerson Whitney

Writing Your Way Through | Jasmine Guillory

Hitchhiking through the Murky Middle | Thomas Kearney

Writing from Personal Experience | Courtney Zoffness

Peeling Back the Layers | LaToya Watkins

The Messy Middle | Chloe Benjamin

Evelyn Steinthaler | Austrian Publishing Lessons

Mary Laura Philpott | Publishing from the Bomb Shelter

Renée Belliveau | Publication, Canadian Style

Jacqueline Winspear | Publishing a Series

Danielle Lazarin | Writing in the Dark

Melissa Fu | Transformation via Traditional Publication

A.L. Berggren | The Publication Project

Kemi Nekvapil | Empowered Publication

Rewards of Writing

Being Comfortable With Risk

Letting Writing Go

The Corona Effect

Teaching

Boundaries and Burnout

Creative Fuel

Mindset

Time

Day Jobs

Caroline Donahue | Balancing Visibility

Panel Discussion | How I Wrote a Novel in 2020

Mia P. Manansala | Visibility and Community

Nikka Karli | Honoring the Magic

Raynor Winn | Becoming a Visible Writer

Maria Busqué | The Right Book at the Wrong Time

Claire Harnett-Mann | How You Share the Story

Natalie Goldberg | Three Simple Lines

Alexandra Franzen | The Many Ways to be Visible

Caroline Donahue | The Boat Explosion Principle

Sarah Selecky | Going Through the Portal

Helen Redfern | Writing and Boundaries

Amy Cooper-Wright | The Fancy Notebook Challenge

Amie McNee | Staying Inspired to Write

Jacqueline Winspear | This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing

Greta Solomon | We're All Real Writers

Emily Nagoski | Writing and Burnout

Tana French | Hope In Hard Times

Kemi Nekvapil | Asking For What We Need

Rachael Stephen | Containing the Story

Esmé Weijun Wang | For Ambitious Writers Living with Limitations

Sarah Von Bargen | Efforts Not Outcomes

Trina O'Gorman | Writing For Self vs. Other

Season 3 Teaser

Caroline Donahue | My Next Draft

Susannah Conway | Revision and Memory

Simon van Booy | Approaching the End

Sue Monk Kidd | Following Your Characters

Stephanie Scott | Finding Fiction in Facts

Julie Parker | Priestess of Revision

Hannah Dennison | The Secrets of Revision

Tasha Harrison | Revise like an Editor

Manda Scott | Writing in Tough Times

Sarah Selecky | Making Magic with Revision

Marginally | Revision Method + Madness

Sarah-Jane Stratford | Revision and History

Chip Cheek | Revision is Writing

J Thorn + Rachael Herron | Revision Nitty Gritty

Jade Chang | Set Yourself up for Revision Success

#159 Elizabeth Duvivier | The LIVE Episode

#158 Writing Women in History | Philippa Gregory

#157 The Creative Cave | Caroline Donahue

#156 : The Goal of a Book | Meg Wolitzer

#155 : The Hardest Book I Ever Wrote | Ruth Reichl

#154 : Finding Fresh Language + A New Publishing Model | Greta Solomon

#153 : Finding a Writing Group | Judy Reeves

#152: From Editor to Novelist | Anna Pitoniak

#151 : When Memoir Takes You By Surprise | Allison Pataki

#150 : The Glorious First Draft Mess | Chip Cheek

#149 : Cracking the Code of Anne Lister | Anne Choma

#148 : Putting Sexuality at the Center | Saskia Vogel

#147 : Trusting Your Editor | Martine Fournier Watson

#146 : Why We Need Writers Over 40 | Kusi Okamura

#145 : How to Disappear | Akiko Busch

#144 : Staying Motivated through Dark Places | Jacqueline Winspear

#143: Writing the Salt Path | Raynor Winn

#142: The Trial of Lizzie Borden | Cara Robertson

#141: Fiction Revolution & New Clone City | Mike Hembury

#140 : Breaking Through Writer's Block | Jasper Fforde

#139: Point of View | Christopher Castellani

#138: The Truth in Fiction | Lauren Wilkinson

#137: The Curse of Ambition (+Tarot!) | Theresa Reed

#136: Writing When Life Happens | Caroline Wright

#135 :: Writer as Company of One | Paul Jarvis

#134 :: Writing Intimidating Characters | David Gillham

#133 :: Writing Confessions | Caroline Donahue

#132 :: Bullet Journaling for Writers | Ryder Carroll

#131 :: Intentions for the Year Ahead | Susannah Conway

#130 :: How to Write Science Fiction | Mary Robinette Kowal

#129 :: I Miss You When I Blink | Mary Laura Philpott

#128 :: It Takes a Village | A.J. Jacobs

#127 :: Mining History for Science Fiction | Ada Palmer

#126:: How to Work With an Editor | NY Book Editors

#125 : Writers, Keep Your Day Job | Sarah St. Vincent

#124 :: Your Book as an Audiobook | Rachel Fulginiti

#123 :: Hacking NaNoWriMo | Tasha Harrison

#122 :: The Importance of Trying | Alexandra Franzen

#121 :: The Library Book | Susan Orlean

#120 :: Using Tarot for Writing | Jessa Crispin

#119 :: How to Write a Good Story | Simon Van Booy

118 :: Writing through Grief | Allie Rowbottom

#117 :: How to Write Nonfiction | Joanna Penn

#116 :: The Courage to Call Yourself a Writer | Amy Alkon

#115 :: Power to the Poetry | Anne Waldman

#114 :: Reading and Writing History | Diana Gabaldon

#113 Donal Ryan

#112 :: Finding the Story of Your Novel | Lucy Tan

BONUS :: July Reads with Mary Laura Philpott

#111 :: Trusting Your Process | Keith Gessen

#110 :: Difficult characters + sticky situations | Edan Lepucki + Jim Butcher

#109 :: Getting the Details Right | Rebecca Makkai

#108 :: Writing about Real People | Michelle Kuo

#107 :: Writing a Large Cast of Characters | Chibundu Onuzo

#106 :: Travel and Setting | Stephanie Rosenbloom + Lauren Weisberger

#105 :: The Biz of Writing | Scott Carney (+ Harmon Leon + Ted Rall)

#104 :: Facing Your Fears | Amber Rae + Madeline Miller

#103 :: Fatherhood in Fiction | Catherine Isaac + Tom Rachman

#102 :: Building a Business around Books | Chris Guillebeau + Tom Hodgkinson

#101 The Adventure of Publishing | Ezzie Spencer and Meaghan O'Connell

#100 :: When the Book Finally Comes Out | Sarah Selecky (+ Mary Laura Philpott Book Recs)

#99 :: Creating a Writing Life in France | ML Longworth

#98 :: The Editing Adventure | Elaine Castillo

#97 :: Co-Writing a Book | Emily Thompson and Kathleen Shannon

#96 :: Starting a Writing Career after 40 | Kit De Waal

#95 :: Translation and the Mystery of Swedish Crime Novels | Henning Koch + Lars Kepler

#94 :: The Story of the 19th Amendment | Elaine Weiss

#93 :: The Magic of the Absurd | Lord Birthday

#92 :: How to Thrill Your Reader | Ben Percy

#91 :: Writing About Iran | Jasmin Darznik

#90 :: Succeeding Slowly | Jojo Moyes

#89 Danielle Lazarin Talks Back about Back Talk

#88 I Wrote it Anyway

#87 Paula Priamos Turns Suspense Inside Out

#86 Chloe Benjamin on the Immortalists

#85 Cecil Castellucci on Writing for Young People

#84 Joanna Penn on building a full-time writing life.

#83 Anu Partanen on the Nordic Theory of Writing

#82 Mark Frauenfelder on Broad-Spectrum Enthusiasm

#81 Malu Halasa on redefining American Fiction

#80 Sandra Scofield gets you to the Last Draft

#79 David Rocklin on finding a novel in a photograph.

#78 Lisa Cron on Writing from the Why

#77 Piper Huguley Expands History

#76 Fran Krause on Our Deep Dark Fears

#75 Steven Tagle on Fulbrights for Writers

#74 Crushing NaNoWriMo with Kate Newburg + Tasha Harrison

#73 Victor LaValle on Amazing Stories read While Young

#72 Scott O'Connor teaches in my living room

#71 Patricia Park on Trusting the Process

#70 Joe Fassler Lights the Dark

#69 Paul McVeigh on How a Story is Born

#68 Gabriela Pereira on to MFA or not to MFA

#67 Scott Stabile on the Rawness of Real Life

#66 Kim Krans August Archive Episode

#65 Susan Orlean August Archive Episode

#64 V.E. Schwab August Archive Episode

#63 Natashia Deon August Archive Episode

#62 Sarah Selecky August Archive episode

#61 Kameron Hurley on the Feminist Geek Revolution

#60 Megan Hannum goes Draft by Draft

#59 J. Ryan Stradal explores the Middle

#58: Dal Kular on being at the beginning of the writing process

#57 Wesley Brown on Dialogue, Fiction, and Jazz

#56 Doree Shafrir on Startup and Satire

#55 Autumn Witt Boyd Demystifies Book Contracts

#54 Manjula Martin on Getting Paid as a Writer

#53 Jade Chang on Where Fiction and Real Life Collide

#52 Bari Tessler on the Price of Publishing

#51 Ruby Warrington on Material Girl Mystical World

#50 Natalie Obando and the Mysteries of Good PR

#49 Rob Cohen & Christine Roth Revolutionize Publishing

#48 Madelyn Kent Unlocks Writers Block with the Body

#47 Cory Doctorow on Walkaway and the Future of Publishing

#46 Guinevere de la Mare and The Silent Book Club

#45 Katie Dalebout on After the Book Deal

#44 Susan Orlean on Making Writing Your Career

#43 Ben Winters takes on Trump with Fiction

#42 Ezzie Spencer on Writing by the Light of the Moon

#41 Elizabeth Hess on Writing About Animals

#40 Paul Scheuring goes from Screenwriter to Novelist

#39 Tasha Harrison on how to write a sex scene

#38 V.E. Schwab on Writing Through Fear

#37 Alexandra Franzen on Hope & Making it Through

#36 Kim Cooper on Writing from History and Weirdos

#35 Amy Kuretsky on the Healthy Writer

#34 Scott Carney on journalism, writing books, & rolling in snow

#33 Kate Newburg has you covered on Digital Covers

#32 J.H. Moncrieff writes the next Gone Girl

#31 Kim Krans from The Wild Unknown

#30 Sarah Selecky on Joyous Revision

#29 Susannah Conway on Creating Non-Fiction Books

#28 Gary Wilson on Structure and Novels

#27 Lucy Bellwood on Kickstarter and Comics

#11 Minisode from Dal

#26 Theresa Reed on The Tarot Coloring Book

#25 Terra Chalberg on Finding an Agent

#24 Meghan Dowell on Reading and Media Bubbles

#10 Minisode from Marissa

#23 Heidi Fiedler Rocks Structure and Kids Books

#9 Minisode from Kristy

#22 Mary Laura Philpott on Making it Funny

#8 Minisode from Logan

#21 Colette Lafia on Memoir and a Monk

#7 Minisode from Jane

#20 Michelle Wetzel from Inside the High School Library

#6 Minisode from Jess

#19 Erin Jourdan on Stunt Journalism

#5 Minisode: Dear Book Dr. from Genevieve

#18 Natashia Deón on Fiction and Grace

#4 Minisode: Dear Book Dr. from Megan

#17 Krysta Williams on Art Books and Photography

#3 Minisode: Dear Book Dr. from Sheryl

#16 Lindsay Smith on Working With an Editor

#2 Minisode: Dear Book Dr. from Mara

#15: Janelle Hardy on Personal Mythmaking

#1 Minisode: Dear Book Dr. from Arthur

#14 April Peveteaux Goes From Blog to Book Deal

#13: LeAnna Smith on the Secrets of Cover Design

#12 Sarah Selecky on Where the Magic Comes From

#11 Tosh Berman on Butter, Sparks, Translation and Other Madness

#10 Julia Callahan on Small Press Publishing

#9 Elora Ramirez says Everything You Need to Hear Right Now

#8 Ruth Bernstein and the Future of Libraries

#7 Milda Harris on Self-Publishing and Writing a Serial Novel

#6 Christina Orlando is Your Monthly Muse

#5 Catherine Theis on Reading Poetry Before Coffee

#4 Edan Lepucki talks Novels and Writing After the Colbert Bump

#3 Sam Potts on the Secrets of Interior Book Design

#2 Esmé Weijun Wang :: The Border of Paradise

#1 Bari Tessler and The Art of Money