Jul 15, 2019

Bestselling author Ben Schott, (Schott’s Miscellany, Schott’s Almanac), takes a surprising creative turn with his new book, Jeeves and the King of Clubs, an authorized follow-up to P.G. Wodehouse’s classic Jeeves and Wooster comic novels. If you’ve ever thought about writing a book in an existing series, or...

Jul 9, 2019

In this episode of Writerly, Danielle and Panio discuss the various ways they fight against the urge to procrastinate when writing. Every writer develops his or her unique way of avoiding a blank page, but wouldn't it be nice to kill procrastination before it starts? Join Writerly for tips about getting your writing...

Jul 3, 2019

What are the hot trends in fiction? Which trends have cooled? Should writers even care about what’s popular? Panio sits down with Rachel Kahan, executive editor of bestsellers such as Hidden Figures and the Friday Night Knitting Club series, to discuss the phenomenon of blockbuster titles—and how to increase your...

Jun 26, 2019

Language lovers rejoice! Panio talks with Amanda Montell, feminist linguist and author of Wordslut, about the weird, wild, witty world of words (whew!). Find out why using “like” is a sign of social intelligence, how “vocal fry” can be an act of conversational dominance, and why certain curse words are so much...

Jun 18, 2019

Drama alert! Danielle’s title saga continues, Stephen King edits a problematic horror story collection, and Panio makes a bold announcement that he can’t take back (uh-oh!)