Local Reading, Mass., author Amanda Rotondo sits down with Daniel Ford at the Writers' Collaborative Learning Center to chat about her book Place Names in Boston & Beyond: Tongue-Twisted Town Tales.

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Author Charlotte Wood joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her book Stone Yard Devotional, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize.

To learn more about Charlotte Wood, visit her official website.

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Author Xhenet Aliu (Brass) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her lates novel Everybody Says It's Everything.

To learn more about Xhenet Aliu, visit her official website.

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Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses National P.O. Soapbox Day and the “Hands Off USPS” teach-in events being held on Saturday, May 3. Learn how you can host your own event!

Author and pop culture writer Andrew Buss then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his latest book I AM MCLOVIN: How Superbad Became the Biggest Comedy Hit of its Generation.

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Author Sameer Pandya (Members Only) returns to the show to chat about his new novel Our Beautiful Boys.

To learn more about Sameer Pandya, visit his official website. Also listen to our previous Friday Morning Coffee interview with the author.

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Author and poet Maggie Smith joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about The Tragically Hip...wait, no, that's not right.... She's here to discuss her new book Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life.

To learn more about Maggie Smith, visit her official website.

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Regular Friday Morning Coffee host Caitlin Malcuit has the week off, so fill-in host Daniel Ford starts the show by recommending Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer if you're in need of grammar help or inspiration. Dreyer, retired managing editor and copy chief at Random House, also appeared on Daniel Paisner's As Told To podcast in Episode 80, which Ford also highly recommends.

Author Marguerite Sheffer then chats with Ford about her short story collection The Man in the Banana Trees, available from University of Iowa Press.

To learn more about Marguerite Sheffer, visit her official website.

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Susan Morrison, articles editor at The New Yorker, sits down with Daniel Ford to discuss her debut book Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.

To learn more about Susan Morrison, explore her work at The New Yorker.

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