Writer's Bone

In the third installment of #NovelClass, Dave Pezza and Daniel Ford discuss Lisa Gardner's Right Behind You. (Be warned, there a major spoilers.)

James Boice, author of The Shooting, talks to Gary Almeter about America's gun culture and how he developed his empathetic characters.

Stephanie Danler, author of last year's hot novel Sweetbitter (which is out in paperback today), talks to Daniel Ford about how her restaurant jobs inspired her debut novel, her serendipitous publishing journey, and why it's imperative that aspiring authors finish what they start.

Today's guest is Lee Goldberg, author, television producer, and "charming man around town."

Goldberg talks to Sean Tuohy about his love of mysteries and thrillers, his work on hit TV shows like "Diagnosis Murder," "seaQuest," "Spenser for Hire," and "Monk," his journalism career, and his relationship with the legendary Stephen J. Cannell.

He also describes one of the worst episodes of television ever made (featuring "Egyptian terrorists" and "sexy New York models"), what he looks for when choosing novels for his crime fiction publishing company Brash Books, and what authors and television writers need to do to learn their craft.

Music and writing inspiration, y'all! Country music artist Kasey Lansdale returns to add sweet snark and creative mojo to your morning coffee. She talks to Sean Tuohy about life on tour, her performing process, funny album titles, and what she has planned next.

Today's guest is Pamela Samuels Young, award-winning author of Anybody's Daughter, Every Reasonable Doubt, Murder on the Down Low, and the upcoming Abuse of Discretion.

Young talked to Daniel Ford recently about how a desire to see more minority characters in legal thrillers led her to storytelling, her early morning writing process, and her work as an anti-trafficking advocate.

Lilly Goren, co-author of Mad Men and Politics and Women and the White House, talks to Daniel Ford about her path to academia and writing, her research process, and the connections between "Mad Men," pop culture, and politics.

Live from Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass., authors Joshua Mohr and Josh Cook talk to Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy about their writing processes, which authors influence their work, and why working writers and readers need to "share the garlic."

Joshua Mohr is the author of Sirens, a memoir about addiction, relapse, and recovery. Author Ron Currie says, "there is no line Mohr won't cross, either in his erstwhile quest for self-immolation, or his fearless honesty in reporting back from that time."

Josh Cook is the author of An Exaggerated Murder, which Kirkus Reviews called, "a beautifully written postmodern novel of deduction."

Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, founder of Healing Justice and co-author of Picking Cotton, talks to Sean Tuohy about her relationship with Ronald Cotton, the origin story behind the book, and her efforts to help victims and survivors of wrongful convictions.

Elliot Ackerman, author of Green on Blue and the recently published Dark at the Crossing, talks to Dave Pezza about toggling between journalism and fiction, painting an honest and realistic portrait of the Middle East, developing characters who feel real, and why it takes guts to write.