John Hargraves & Lauren Oliver

Marrie Stone interviews John Hargraves, translator of the book The Druggist of Auschwitz written by Dieter Schlesak, and young adult author Lauren Oliver, author of the Delirium Series (Delirium, Pandemonium and Requiem), as well as the novels Before I Fall and Liesl & Po.  

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(Broadcast date: March 7, 2012)

A Must Listen To: Nathan Englander and Pam Houston with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Nathan Englander, author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, and Pam Houston, author of Contents May Have Shifted talk with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett on this fantabulous show.  Two authors that any serious student of writing should be digesting their fiction.  One of my favorite shows, of late.  (Of late...my son hates that phrase, and so do I! But you get the gist.)

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 (Broadcast date: February 29, 2012)

Will Allison & Stacy Bierlein/Gina Frangello

Marrie Stone interviews Will Allison, author of Long Drive Home, and Stacy Bierlein and Gina Frangello, editors and contributors to the anthology Men Undressed: Women Writers on the Male Sexual Experience.  

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(Broadcast date: February 15, 2012)

Andrew Stanton on the elements of a great story

My friend Ron Yeo sent me this link and now I'm sharing it with you. Only 19 minutes but a wonderful 19 minutes with Andrew Stanton, producer/screenwriter of Finding Nemo, Wall-e, and Toy Story.  The beginning joke is a tad graphic, so if you get offended at these sorts of jokes, skip to two minutes in. It'll be worth your time.

The Writer's [Inner] Journey

The lovely Meredith Resnick, who is a journalists and also a therapist, has a wonderful writers' blog-- I thought it was great even before she did a Q&A with yours truly.  We talked about how to use lil teensy bits of time to get your writing done. Click here for more.

Literary events and writers conferences coming up

Greetings!

I've been meaning to post this list of events of interest to writers.  I'll be participating in all but the Biographer's Conference (which I plan to attend).

 March 6 Pen on Fire Writers Salon with Dennis Palumbo and me, in conversation. More here.

April 2  The Laguna Playhouse presents a conversation with Dean Koontz. I will introduce Dean.  It's a fundraiser for the Playhouse.

April 14 Literary Orange with Lisa See as keynote. I'll be moderating a memoir panel with James Brown and Matt Logelin.

April 21-22 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books    I'll be moderating a panel, but just don't know which one yet. Stay tuned....

April 26 - 28 American Society of Journalists and Authors   I'm co-chair of the ASJA Awards and will most likely be in New York on the 26th to present awards. Fantastic panels for any aspiring writer.

May 15 Pen on Fire Writers Salon with memoirists James Brown and Claire Bidwell Smith, in conversation with moi!  More information on the authors to come, soon!

May 19 Biographers Conference

Check back here often as I'll be updating the listings and providing more links.

Marrie Stone talks with Naomi Benaron, author of Running the Rift, and Meg Rosoff, the widely banned young adult author of There is No Dog.

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(Broadcast date: February 2, 2012)

Keija Parsinnen and Eric Weiner, on Writers on Writing: Podcast is up!

Keija Parsinnen, author of the novel,The Ruins of Us, and Eric Weiner, author of the narrative nonfiction book, Man Seeks God, talk about their books, read from their books, and discuss the art and craft--and business--of writing with me. I loved talking with both of them.  It's a week later and I'm still thinking about Keija's novel. Such a different culture and place.  The closest I may ever get to the Middle East is via novels and The Ruins of Us took me there.

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(Broadcast date: February 8, 2012)