Episode 34: Laurie Ann Doyle On Crafting Unputdownable Stories
This week, Laurie Ann Doyle -- author of the new short-story collection World Gone Missing, founder of the Babylon Salon literary performance series and GrottoPod co-producer -- sits down for a warm, ...
26 Syys 201758min
Episode 33: Mary Roach On Where Best-Sellers Come From
This week, the GrottoPod travels to the downtown Oakland office of Grotto alum Mary Roach, the New York Times best-selling author of six titles, including Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, B...
19 Syys 20171h 5min
Episode 32: “Dr. Frank” Portman, From Punk to Publishing
What do you do when a music industry meltdown kills your band’s record sales? If you’re “Dr. Frank” Portman of East Bay pop-punk pioneers The Mr. T Experience, you get to work becoming a successful YA...
12 Syys 20171h 9min
Episode 31: Janelle Brown On Writing A Best-Seller
What are the unique challenges of being a best-selling author? Find out this week as Janelle Brown -- whose latest book, Watch Me Disappear, debuted at #13 on the New York Times bestseller list -- joi...
5 Syys 20171h
Episode 30: Christian Winn On Finding Your Writing Path
When Christian Winn moved from Seattle to Boise, he didn’t realize that he was also jump-starting his writing career. Twenty years later, he’s Idaho’s writer-in-residence and a central piece of Boise’...
29 Elo 20171h 2min
Episode 29: Roberto Lovato On Chasing the Truth
Journalist and writer Roberto Lovato has spent his life running toward -- rather than away from -- conflict. Through it all, he has never stopped seeking the truth and has never wavered from his belie...
22 Elo 201755min
Episode 28: Ex-NYT Poetry Editor Matthew Zapruder On His New Book
Critically-acclaimed poet, Grotto member and former New York Times poetry editor Matthew Zapruder releases his newest book, Why Poetry?, today. To celebrate, we're revisiting his April interview with ...
15 Elo 201746min
Episode 27: Laura Fraser On Turning Travel Into Books
Laura Fraser is, among other things, a best-selling memoirist; an instinctive muckraking journalist; a celebrated travel writer; the founder of Shebooks, a publishing imprint dedicated to women author...
8 Elo 201757min
