Author2Author

Bill welcomes novelist and short story writer Chris Power to the show. Chris is the author of Mothers, which was long-listed for the Rathbones Folio Prize and short-listed for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. His new novel, A Lonely Man, was just published to rave reviews! He lives in London.Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes novelist Kevin McIlvoy to the show. Kevin’s novel One Kind Favor is his eighth published book. He has published five novels, A Waltz, The Fifth Station, Little Peg, Hyssop, At the Gate of All Wonder, and a short story collection, The Complete History of New Mexico. His short fiction has appeared in Harper’s, Southern Review, Ploughshares, Missouri Review, and other literary magazines. A collection of his prose poems and short-short stories, 57 Octaves Below Middle C, has been published by Four Way Books. For twenty-seven years he was fiction editor and editor in chief of the national literary magazine, Puerto del Sol. He taught in the Warren Wilson College MFA Program in Creative Writing from 1987 to 2019; and he taught as a Regents Professor of Creative Writing in the New Mexico State University MFA Program from 1981 to 2008.

Bill welcomes debut novelist Mary Dixie Carter to the show. Mary Dixie graduated from Harvard College with an honors degree in English Literature and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Her writing has appeared in TIME,  The Economist, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer,  The New York Sun, The New York Observer and other print and online publications.  She worked at The Observer for five years, where she served as the publishing director.  In addition to writing, she also has a background as a professional actor. The Photographer is her debut novel!

Bill turns the tables and is interviewed by author and activist Michael Kaufman. Michael talks to Bill about his new book, Everyone Has What It Takes: A Writer's Guide to the End of Self-Doubt. In addition to hosting Author2Author every week, Bill is the author of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Writer with Confidence, Write Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion, and is the Editor-in-Chief of Author magazine. In addition to his books he’s been published in The New York Times, Writer’s Digest,Edible Seattle, Parent Map, and has been a featured blogger for the Huffington Post.

Bill welcomes screenwriter, director, and actor Blake Robbins to the show. Blake is an award winning director, writer, and actor. His feature film writing and directing debut THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL world premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival to rave reviews and went on to win 8 Grand Jury Awards at film festivals around the globe. His follow up film THE SCENT OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING (100% Rotten Tomatoes score) world-premiered at the Atlanta Film Festival as the opening night film and won 9 Grand Jury Awards on the festival circuit prior to a theatrical release. As an actor Blake's known for performances such as Dave Brass on the critically acclaimed HBO series OZ, Tom Halpert on NBC’s hit comedy THE OFFICE, for the cult hit FIREFLY from creator Joss Whedon, for playing Mitch Glender on FX’s SONS OF ANARCHY,  and for appearing opposite Sean Bean on the TNT series LEGENDS. Among his more than 35 film appearances are WIND RIVER, the MARTYRS remake , THE UGLY TRUTH opposite Gerard Butler, as well as the cult hit RUBBER, in which he starred opposite a KILLER TIRE named Robert.

Bill welcomes debut novelist Lauryn Chamberlain to the show. Laurynwas born and raised in Michigan. She studied journalism and French at Northwestern University and then moved to New York City, where she worked for several years as a journalist, freelance writer, and content strategist (sometimes simultaneously). She currently lives in Toronto. Friends from Home is her debut novel.

Bill welcomes crimes novelist Aidan Truhen to the show. Aidan lives in London. He worked in commodities of one sort or another until he was thirty, which is an age when a man wants his positive achievements to outnumber his acquittals. He's trying to reinvent himself as a writer. We'll see how it goes.He's also the author of The Price You Pay, and, most recently, Seven Demons. He's hilarious and interesting and we had a fantastic conversation. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes debut novelist Clare Whitfield to the show. Clare is a UK based writer living in a suburb where the main cultural landmark is a home store/Starbucks combo. She is the wife of a tattoo artist, mother of a small benign dictator and relies on a black Labrador for emotional stability. People of Abandonned Character is her first novel. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes artist and author Rebekah Modrak. Rebekah is a writer and interventionist artist whose artworks resist consumer culture. Re Made Co. (remadeco.org) poses as an online “company” to recreate actual company Best Made Co. by promoting artisanal toilet plungers. RETHINK SHINOLA (rethinkshinola.com) will guide you through the Shinola company’s past and present of marketing white supremacy. Hyperallergic, Core77, The Creators Project, Detroit MetroTimes, and Design Observer and other publications have written about her work. A Professor in the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, she is co-editor of Radical Humility: Essays on Ordinary Acts.

Bill welcomes author Jamie Beck to the show. A Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author, Jamie’s realistic and heartwarming stories have sold more than three million copies. She is a two-time Booksellers’ Best Award finalist, a National Readers’ Choice Award winner, and critics at Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist have respectively called her work “smart,” “uplifting,” and “entertaining.” In addition to writing novels, she enjoys dancing around the kitchen while cooking and hitting the slopes in Vermont and Utah. Above all, she is a grateful wife and mother to a very patient, supportive family. Don't miss it!