In this edition of Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the life of David Ruggles, a New York City-based abolitionist who operated the first known Black bookstore and is featured in our guest's book, and his connections to New England. She also mentions the David Ruggles Center for History & Education, located in Northampton, Mass.

Then author and journalist Char Adams joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore.

To learn more about Char Adams, visit her official website.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

In this episode, we celebrate the short story and the recently published The Best American Short Stories 2025 with author and guest editor Celeste Ng and series editor Nicole A. Lamy.

To learn more about Celeste Ng, visit her official website. Learn more about this year's Best American Short Stories.

This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Michael McFaul, former Ambassador to Russia for President Barack Obama and NBC News contributor, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his new book Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder.

To learn more about Ambassador Michael McFaul, visit his official website.

This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, Caitlin Malcuit, with an assist from the late comedian George Carlin, discusses poverty and homelessness in America (and who is getting rich off of both).

Author and activist David Ambroz then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his memoir A Place Called Home.

To learn more about David Ambroz, visit his official website.

This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Author and journalist Jeff Pearlman returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur.

To learn more about Jeff Pearlman, visit his official website. Also listen to our first interview with the author and subscribe to his podcast "Two Writers Slinging Yang."

This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Author Mary Roach returns to the show to discuss her latest book Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy.

To learn more about Mary Roach, visit her official website. Also listen to our past interview with the author in Episode 198 and Friday Morning Coffee.

This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses why it's healthy and helpful to question and explore the seedier aspects of our nostalgic fandom.

Author and journalist Joshua Moore then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book Morphenomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered the World.

To learn more about Joshua Moore, visit his official website.

This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Author Sam Sussman joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut novel Boy From the North Country.

To learn more about Sam Sussman, visit his official website. Also read his piece "The Silent Type: On (Possibly) Being Bob Dylan's Son" in Harper's Magazine.

This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Author and comedian Amy Silverberg chats with Daniel Ford about her debut novel First Time, Long Time.

To learn more about Amy Silverberg, visit her official website. Also listen to her appearance on Daniel Paisner's As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast.

This episode is sponsored by Accountability Workshops' Fall Writing Camp, The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and Libro.fm.

Author and journalist Peter Ames Carlin joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run.

To learn more about Peter Ames Carlin, visit his official website.

This episode is sponsored by Accountability Workshops' Fall Writing Camp, The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes, and Libro.fm.