TK with James Scott: A Writing, Reading, & Books Podcast

Javier tells James about his journey to the United States at the age of 9. They discuss the power of teachers, the Undocupoets Campaign, transcendent readings, struggling to find an ending, and his c…

Set in Spain in the late 70s, Gabrielle's debut novel, THE SLEEPING WORLD, represents something deeply personal to her. She tells James about writing through grief, how the novel grew from a short st…

The interconnected stories in YOU MAY SEE A STRANGER took Paula Whyman over a decade to compile. She gives James some advice for writing sex scenes and explains how she writes with such honesty. Then…

After some negative pre-publication reviews, Jamie Quatro feared the worst. Then, critic James Wood and the NYTBR (among others) hailed her collection, I WANT TO SHOW YOU MORE, as a classic. Jamie an…

Chris and James go through Chris's life from set maker and creator of latex fish to author of the brilliant GOLDEN DELICIOUS and HOW TO KEEP YOUR VOLKSWAGEN ALIVE. They talk about how writers want to…

Mark Powell pulls double duty to talk about both writing (as the author of four novels, most recently, THE SHELTERING) and MFA programs (he helped start the program at Stetson University). They chat …

Pauls tells James about his new book, DOG GONE, his path to sobriety, his favorite pencil, and how his life has (thankfully) changed since their days at Middlebury College. Plus Emily Crowe from Odys…

It's an all-out poetry extravaganza! Sarah Holland-Batt (THE HAZARDS) talks to James about creating a collection, poems as river stones, inadvertent plagiarism, waterproof editions of her books, and …

Mona and James talk about her brilliant book 13 WAYS OF LOOKING AT A FAT GIRL and its portrayal of a woman struggling with body image and dysmorphia. She discusses the magic of thirteen, the happines…

Wil S. Hylton, journalist and author of VANISHED, talks toJames about his upcoming book as well as the stages of his writingcraft, limiting decisions with burritos, letting your reader work,and Willi…

Robin and James commiserate about agoraphobia and how nice is boring before discussing her excellent new book, CRASH COURSE, and the life and craft lessons it contains. Plus, Melanie McNair from Mala…

Howard talks to James about his memoir, THE POINT OF VANISHING, and how he was able to create such a vivid portrait of his two years spent living alone in the woods of Vermont. They discuss finding p…

James and Jung talk about her incredible debut novel, Shelter, and the craziness she has ahead of her. They compare the similar traits that made them want to process dark subject matter into fiction …

James and Urban discuss desperate writing, genre snobbery, risking freezing to death for booze, and how a brush with the law turned him into a writer. Plus Becky Tuch discusses literary magazines and…

James and Daniel Torday, author of The Last Flight of Poxl West, discuss working on second novels, getting the facts right, writing about World War II, magnetic people, and, of course, Carrot Top. Pl…

In this double-LP episode one spectacular, James and Laura discuss her latest novel, FIND ME, her unusual path to becoming a writer, why Florida wants to murder you, and why she's not smiling. Plus E…