Each episode of Writing Stories features an interview with a contemporary author about how her book went from an idea in her head to an object on a shelf. Join us on Writing Stories for honesty, struggle, and triumph, for writing community, publishing insight, and inspiration to persist in whatever difficult but meaningful journey you've chosen for yourself.
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"Vomit drafts" - Teddy Wayne tells the story of The Au Pair
Teddy Wayne talks with Jessica Kinnison about his new novel The Au Pair. Along the way they cover what to do when you are stuck, fame, unlikable characters, screenplays, and shifts in publishing.
Teddy is the author of Kapitoil, The Love Song of Jonny Valentine (https://bookshop.org/a/1793/9781476705866), Loner (https://bookshop.org/a/1793/9781501107900), Apartment (https://bookshop.org/a/1793/9781635577853), The Great Man Theory (https://bookshop.org/a/1793/9781635578720), The Winner, and The Au Pair (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-au-pair-a-novel-teddy-wayne/c8b4037fbdceb506?ean=9780063457232) (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-au-pair-a-novel-teddy-wayne/c8b4037fbdceb506?ean=9780063457232)
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13 May 2026
"Deprogram Yourself" — Candice Wuehle Tells the Story of Ultranatural
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In this episode, Candice Wuehle (https://www.candicewuehle.com/bio)tells the story of ultranatural. (https://bookshop.org/p/books/ultranatural-candice-wuehle/35a3f3d9ddca60cd?ean=9781685970512&next=t)
Candice and host Jessica Kinnison (https://www.jessicakinnison.com/) discuss the physical demands of writing, differences in the process behind novels and poetry, and what it means to have an embodied experience of publishing a book.
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17 Jan 2026
The Sexiest Form: A Conversation with the Series Editor of Best American Short Stories 2025 and a Featured Author
Send us a text In this episode Series Editor Nicole Lamy and featured author Jessica Treadway talk about the Best American Short Stories Anthology 2025. The episode covers: Trends among the stories Who reads the anthology in 2026 and how representation may show up differently How to define a contemporary short story
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