
31 episodes

Taking 5 with Kerri Maher Kerri Maher
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Welcome to Taking 5, a podcast about the writing process, where I ask my favorite authors five burning questions about what happens at their writing desks.
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Taking 5 with Melodie Winawer
Taking 5 with Melodie Winawer who lets us in on the secrets of her subway writing, her youthful crush on Alexander the Great, and why history is magical. If you want a copy of her gorgeous recent novel ANTICIPATION head to the Yankee Book Shop for a signed copy!
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Taking 5 with Natalie Jenner
Natalie Jenner had the most lovely, wise, and generous perspective on the writing life I have heard in a long time. And her bestselling novel BLOOMSBURY GIRLS is available signed at my own local indie Wellesley Books, where you can also get signed copies of Paris Bookseller. As they are both novels about brave, female literary entrepreneurs, they make terrific companion reads.
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Taking 5 with Kate Quinn
Another AMAZING CONVERSATION with my friend and agency sister Kate Quinn about, well, everything. Lots of laughter and deep insights. Thank you, Kate! And if you haven’t read it yet, her latest THE DIAMOND EYE about a Ukrainian librarian turned sniper is not to be missed! You can buy it here.
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Taking 5 with Weina Randel
I learned so much on this edition of Taking 5 with Weina Randel! If you want to understand character, and what writers do to develop character, Weina gives an amazing and FUN mini master class here - and if you want a signed copy of the bestselling LAST ROSE OF SHANGHAI contact Belmont Books.
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Taking 5 with Elise Hooper (#2!)
Taking 5, Episode 1 of Season 2 with Elise Hooper is in the books! Elise is a good friend of mine and we had a great time talking about the worst writing advice she’s ever gotten, the amazing dollhouse she’s working on, and her latest novel ANGELS OF THE PACIFIC, which you can buy here.
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