Writers Who Don't Write

Jim Butcher is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera, and the Cinder Spires. He... Read more

Lev Grossman is TIME Magazine's book critic, their lead technology writer and the author of The Magicians, The Magician ... Read more

Andy Weir is the author of The Martian and, most recently, Artemis. Though he's wanted to be a writer his whole life, it... Read more

Tim Urban is a writer for Wait But Why, a very unique blog with a cult following that Kyle and I love. We love it so muc... Read more

Laurie Frankel joins us via Skype from Seattle to discuss her work, her life, and her untold stories. Laurie is a writer... Read more

John August is the author of Arlo Finch and the Valley of Fire and the host of Scriptnotes and Launch. He’s mostly known... Read more

A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards, Ken Liu is the author of The Dandelion Dynasty, a silkpunk epic ... Read more

Jessica Pressler is a contributing writer for New York Magazine and has written for Elle, GQ, and a number of other outl... Read more

This week on the show we speak with NYT bestselling author Melissa Albert, who's new novel The Hazel Wood is out now. We... Read more

Ester Steinberg is a comedian in Los Angeles. She is the star of Oxygen’s hit show Funny Girls. Her dark comedy smoking ... Read more

Michael Finkel is a journalist who has written for The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Men's Journal, The Atlantic, and Ski... Read more

Beau Lotto is one of the few speakers to have given two TED talks, which have amassed over 5 million views combined. He ... Read more

Claire Messud is a recipient of Guggenheim and Radcliffe Fellowships and the Strauss Living Award from the American Acad... Read more

Dana Schwartz is an arts and entertainment writer for the New York Observer. She was formerly a New Yorker cartoon assis... Read more

Bijan Stephen, an associate editor for The New Republic. Bijan has written for Wired, The New Republic, Fast Company (To... Read more

Dave Weigel is a National Reporter for the Washington Post and author of the book The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and... Read more

Elliot Ackerman is an American author and journalist, currently based in Istanbul. Prior to his writing career, he serve... Read more

Jennifer Wright is the Author of Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them, and It Ended Bad... Read more

Jennifer Brody is the author of the award-winning Continuum Trilogy and chats with us about YA, science fiction, world b... Read more

Dara Horn is the award winning author of Eternal Life, as well as four other novels: A Guide For The Perplexed, All Othe... Read more