Our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy have changed. We think you'll like them better this way.

WordSmitten

WordSmitten

Edit Profile
Episodes
114
Followers
Listens
169567
×  

Follow This Show

Stay in the know about new episodes and updates.
Featured Host
WordSmitten produces the About the Books broadcast on Sunday afternoons at 5 PM. Our interviews for 2014 include Johnny Temple, book publisher (Akashic Books), and chair of the Brooklyn Literary Council. Recent segments include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King (Devil in the Grove), literary legend Tom Robbins, Guy Kawasaki (Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur (APE): How to Publish a Book") and Sara Nelson, returning guest to talk about her legendary career as editor-in-chief of Publishers Weekly (PW), as book editor of the Oprah Magazine, and now editorial director of a division of Amazon. Visit www.About-the-Books.com for all our interviews with great authors. WordSmitten. www.WordSmitten.com www.About-the-Books.com www.twitter.com/wordsmitten www.meetup.com/wordsmitten www.WordSmittenMedia.com

On-Demand Episodes

The WordSmitten "About the Books" Broadcast and LIve Interview. In this previous segment, Kate Sullivan talked with a former book editor of the St. Petersburg Times, Margo Hammond. A co-founder and host of the Book Babes,... more
Play Now

With an innovative government program, Mayor Pam Iorio breaks new ground in her local program, "Mayor's Book Talk" shown on local TV and online. Few municipalities in the United States provide this kind of support for the publishing... more
Play Now

WordSmitten "About the Books" summer segments. In this segment, Manhattan literary agent Jeff Kleinman discusses some of his clients' newest books, including "The Art of Racing in the Rain," due out in May 2008, and Quinn Cummings'... more
Play Now

Part One :: Creative Writing Professor Joseph Skibell, who teaches in Atlanta, talks with Kate Sullivan about his European research for his expansive novels, his body of work, and comparisons with Philip Roth's canon of writing, including... more
Play Now

Part One: "Metropolis" --an exploration of New York's early struggle for water rights for the growing city's immigrant and resident population, is Elizabeth Gaffney's recent novel. In this interview, she discusses the era, the graft, the... more
Play Now

Notable writing instructor, beloved author of "Writing Down the Bones" and New Mexico resident, Natalie Goldberg is the featured guest on this Sunday broadcast. In a witty and poignant interview, Goldberg discusses her late... more
Play Now

Connie May Fowler, an Oprah-pick author, discusses her writing career, her dog Atticus (who took a bite out of a Pulitzer Prize-winning author), and her newest book.
Play Now

Scott Manning's clients include P. J. O'Rourke, author of "CEO of the Sofa" and "Parliament of Whores," and Mark Bowden, author of "Black Hawk Down." Kate Sullivan interviews Scott Manning, who discusses book publishing, the role of... more
Play Now

Kate Sullivan interviews Janet Burroway, who is the noted author of "Embalming Mom" and the famous college text, "Writing Fiction," required reading in creative writing courses on every major university campus.
Play Now

WordSmitten interviews author Nancy Horan in today's segment. Her debut novel, "Loving Frank," hit the bestseller list and she worked for more than seven years to bring this story of Frank Lloyd Wright and his mistress to paper. Listen to... more
Play Now
Show Extras

Facebook comments

Available when logged-in to Facebook and if Targeting Cookies are enabled