Writer's Bone

Caitlin Malcuit, Daniel Ford

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Booking Overview

Writer's Bone is a literary-leaning show where accomplished authors discuss their work—often through an angst-and-existential lens aimed at writing practitioners and readers. For PR teams, it’s a credible outlet for pitching major author news (new releases, books, and creative craft conversations) rather than general brand stories.

Metrics

Episodes: 1146

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Caitlin Malcuit - Host (as named in the episode description) who leads the opening segment and introduces the guest for the episode.

Daniel Ford - Named as the show’s conversational host who chats with visiting authors during the episodes.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established or award-level authors/critics with published books (often notable best-sellers) and a body of work recognized by major literary audiences; Pulitzer-winning criticism appears in recent coverage.
Required Achievements:  
Pulitzer Prize recognition (for critics), Best-selling or highly visible novelists, Published book releases tied to current promotion

Recent Guest Discussions

Sarah L. Kaufman - Verb Your Enthusiasm; The State Of Criticism And Journalism; Writing And Critique (framed By Her Book And Related Documentary).

Ben Fountain - Rasputin Sails The Potomac; His Latest Novel.

Caroline Kepnes - You First; The Joe Goldberg Series; Her Latest Installment.

Recent Topics

Screenwriting, Writing, Literature, Authors, Books

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Writer's Bone
:

Episode 762: Louise Fein & Kara McDowell & Edith Forbes

June 23, 2026

Welcome to Author-poolza 2026! We're joined by a trio of authors who felt like a complete set, so we decided to include them all in one episode.  Best-selling author Louise Fein chats about her novel Book of Forbidden Words (2:44). We're then joined by Kara McDowell, author of her adult fiction debut The Write Off (25:24). Our third and final guest is Edith Forbes, author of The Lawnmower Lady (46:44). This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Friday Morning Coffee: Sarah L. Kaufman

June 19, 2026

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Roberta Smith and Jerry Saltz's "House of Criticism" documentary and the current, troubled state of criticism and journalism. Then, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Sarah L. Kaufman joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book Verb Your Enthusiasm. To learn more about Sarah L. Kaufman, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Episode 761: Ben Fountain

June 16, 2026

Author Ben Fountain (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Devil Makes Three) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Rasputin Sails the Potomac. To learn more about Ben Fountain, visit his official website. Also listen to our first conversation with the author in Episode 623.  This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

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