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On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Erin Slaughter and Lena Ziegler interview each other about literary friendship, navigating disclosure, dignity, and responsibility in memoirs about trauma, writing with...
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The Lives of Writers
Hosted by Autofocus Literary, Michael Wheaton · arts · EN · 165 episodes
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Candid conversations with writers about their lives in and out of books.
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Who hosts The Lives of Writers?
The Lives of Writers is hosted by Autofocus Literary, Michael Wheaton. The show has published 165 episodes to date.
What has The Lives of Writers covered recently?
Recent episodes include "An Invitation to be Known: Erin Slaughter and Lena Ziegler discuss navigating disclosure, dignity, responsibility, compassion, and real-life risk in memoirs about trauma" (10 October 2025, 138 minutes), "Reading around the Margins with Naomi Washer" (17 September 2025, 31 minutes), and "Spring 2025" (3 April 2025, 87 minutes).
How often does The Lives of Writers publish?
The Lives of Writers publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 74 minutes across 165 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Lives of Writers?
Booking probability for The Lives of Writers is 25%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Lives of Writers requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Lives of Writers's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for The Lives of Writers are Artists, Writers & Performers. The Lives of Writers has an arts audience.
About the host
Autofocus Literary, Michael Wheaton hosts The Lives of Writers, an arts show with 165 episodes published.
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Episode #164
Reading around the Margins with Naomi Washer
Sep 17, 202531 minThis episode of The Lives of Writers is a recast of another podcast, Reading around the Margins. Normally, in each episode of Reading Around the Margins, host Naomi Washer talks with writers, readers, translators...
Episode #163
Spring 2025
Apr 3, 20251h 27mAutofocus Books publisher Michael Wheaton presents brief readings and various interview clips with the authors of the three Autofocus spring 2025 new releases: Erin Dorney (Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering)...
Episode #162
Nick Rees Gardner [Host: Andrew Bertaina]
Oct 30, 20241h 3mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Andrew Bertaina interviews Nick Rees Gardner. Andrew Bertaina is the author of the essay collection The Body Is A Temporary Gathering Place , out now from Autofocus Books...
Episode #161
Tasha Coryell [Host: Jason McCall]
Oct 23, 202455 minOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Jason McCall interviews Tasha Coryell. Tasha Coryell is the author of the debut novel Love Letters to A Serial Killer . Her forthcoming novel, Matchmaking for Psychopaths, is...
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Episode #160
Juan Carlos Reyes [Host: Jason McCall]
Oct 16, 20241h 29mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Jason McCall interviews Juan Carlos Reyes. Juan Carlos Reyes is the author of the story collection, Three Alarm Fire , which is out on October 22, and the novella A Summer's...
Episode #159
Jami Attenberg [Host: Drew Hawkins]
Oct 9, 202458 minOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Drew Hawkins interviews Jami Attenberg. Jami Attenberg is a New York Times bestselling author of now eight books of fiction, including The Middlesteins and All Grown Up ; a...
Episode #158
Kirsten Reneau [Host: Drew Hawkins]
Oct 2, 202457 minOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Drew Hawkins interviews Kirsten Reneau. Kirsten Reneau is the author the debut full-length essay collection, Sensitive Creatures , which is out now with Belle Point Press. of...
- Sep 27, 20241h 10m
On today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Kristine Langley Mahler interviews Dennis James Sweeney. Kristine Langley Mahler is the author of three nonfiction books: A Calendar Is a Snakeskin (Autofocus Books, 2023)...
Episode #156
Puloma Ghosh [Host: Kaycie Hall]
Sep 20, 202441 minOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Kaycie Hall interviews Puloma Ghosh. Kaycie Hall is the lead editor of our online journal Autofocus . She's also a writer and literary translator, whose work has appeared in...
Episode #155
Tomas Moniz [Host: Joshua James Amberson]
Sep 12, 20241h 9mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Joshua James Amberson interviews Tomas Moniz. Tomas Moniz is the author of the novels Big Familia and, most recently, All Friends Are Necessary . He also edited the popular...
Episode #154
Jenny Irish [Host: Erin Slaughter]
Sep 5, 20241h 51mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Erin Slaughter interviews Jenny Irish. Jenny Irish is the author, most recently, of Hatch . She is also the author of the hybrid collections Common Ancestor and Tooth Box...
Episode #153
Ursula Villarreal-Moura [Host: Sara Rauch]
Aug 11, 20241h 11mIn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Sara Rauch interviews Ursula Villarreal-Moura. Ursula Villarreal-Moura is the author of Math for the Self Crippling and Like Happiness . Her stories, essays, and reviews have...
Episode #152
Brooke Champagne [Host: Jason McCall]
Aug 2, 20241h 9mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Jason McCall interviews Brooke Champagne. Brooke Champagne is the author of Nola Face: A Latina’s Life in the Big Easy . Her writing appears widely in literary journals and...
Episode #151
Andrew Bertaina [Host: Mike Nagel]
Jul 23, 20241h 18mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Mike Nagel interviews Andrew Bertaina. Andrew Bertaina is the author of the essay collection The Body Is A Temporary Gathering Place , out now from Autofocus Books, and the...
Episode #150
Mallory Smart [Host: Jeff Alessandrelli]
Jul 17, 20241h 9mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Jeff Alessandrelli interviews Mallory Smart. Mallory Smart is the author of the books I Keep My Visions to Myself , The Only Living Girl in Chicago, I Want to Feel Happy But...
Episode #149
Josh Denslow [Host: Aaron Burch]
Jul 10, 20241h 28mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Aaron Burch interviews Josh Denslow. Josh Denslow is the author of the collection Not Everyone Is Special (7.13 Books) and the novel Super Normal (Stillhouse Press). Some...
Episode #148
Kristen E. Nelson [Host: Teresa Carmody]
Jun 17, 20241h 18mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Teresa Carmody interviews Kristen E. Nelson. Kristen E. Nelson is a queer writer, performer, and community builder. In addition to In the Away Time (Autofocus Books, 2024)...
Episode #147
Justin Taylor [Host: Emily Adrian]
May 24, 20241h 7mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Emily Adrian interviews Justin Taylor. Justin Taylor's most recent book is the novel Reboot. He is also the author of the memoir Riding with the Ghost , the novel The Gospel...
Episode #146
Lucas Mann [Host: Michael Wheaton]
May 9, 20241h 35mOn today's episode of The Lives of Writers , Michael Wheaton interviews Lucas Mann. Lucas Mann is the author of the new book, Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances , out just this week from University...
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